At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Frontier Brands LLC will introduce a new three-blend handmade cigar line known as VS Platinum. Frontier Brands is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Island Lifestyle Importers. Over the past few years, the company has focused on the mass-market space. Island Lifestyle Importers has produced handmade cigars in the past, most […]
Bellevue Kentucky’s The Party Source is celebrating its 30th anniversary. This week the retailer will begin selling an exclusive commemorative Aladino 30th Anniversary Cigar from JRE Tobacco Co to mark the occasion. The Aladino 30th Anniversary is a 48 x 4 1/2 sized Rothschild that features all-Honduran tobacco grown on the JRE Tobacco Farm. The […]
Next week Festival del Habano XXIII opens in Havana, Cuba marking the return of the Cuban cigar festival for the first time since 2020. Keeping with the tradition of the festival, there will be featured brands highlighting different evening galas at the festival. This week Habanos S.A. announced the brands being highlighted will be Montecristo, […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Blackbird Cigar Company will introduce a new value-priced three-blend cigar line known as Glitch. Glitch is a classic lemons-to-lemonade story. Back in 2022, Blackbird Cigar Company was producing a blend when their Master Blender arrived at the factory from a trip overseas to check on the tobacco crop. When […]
At the Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Drew Estate will debut a new three-pack known as Kubariety. The pack contains two Acid Kuba Kuba cigars and one Undercrown Shade cigar. The idea behind Kubariety is to broaden the palate of Acid cigar enthusiasts and help expand awareness of Drew Estate’s portfolio. The three cigars are […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Gran Habano Cigars will introduce a limited cigar called the George Rico El Enemigo. El Enemigo will be a cigar under Rico’s GAR Brand, and what is significant is that this cigar is being made at the TABADOM factory in the Dominican Republic. It marks the first time Rico […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) announced the Limited-Edition Flying Tiger Xi1, its first Qualified Program retailer exclusive. The Limited-Edition Flying Tiger Xi1 will be showcased during the upcoming Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023 show. The Qualified Program was announced earlier this week as a loyalty and rewards program to those retailers that carry Quality Importers […]
At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Altadis USA will introduce a new rough-cut, handmade cigar line known as Lion Leaf. Lion Leaf cigars are 100% handmade in Honduras using tobaccos grown in Central America. The Lion Leaf will be offered in three varieties: Original, Sweet, and Very Berry. Altadis USA says additional varietals […]
Last year, HVC Cigars’ owner Reinier Lorenzo announced he was opening his own factory, Fabrica de Tabacos HVC S.A de Reinier Lorenzo. He soon released a cigar called HVC Selección No.1 to commemorate the first line produced out of the facility. The Selección No. 1 was a San Andres Maduro offering. Next month, Lorenzo will […]
