E.P. Carrillo has announced it is changing the secondary bands on its Perez-Carrillo Series. The new secondary names will now identify the name of the blend. Previously the secondary band read “PEREZ-CARRILLO.” The change to these bands will be across the four blends in the Perez-Carrillo Series: La Historia, Encore, Pledge, and the soon-to-be-released Allegiance. […]
This month Arturo Fuente will be shipping a batch of its limited-production Rare Pink Vintage 1960s line. Included in this batch are the long-awaited Queen of Hearts and Sophisticated Hooker sizes. The Queen of Hearts is a 3 3/4 x 54 figurado while the Sophisticated Hooker is the largest size in the Rare Pink Vintage […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced four sampler offerings aimed at the Christmas and Year End Holidays. The four brands that will see these offerings are CAO, Diesel, El Rey Del Mundo, and Punch. First up is CAO 12 Days. This is an Advent Calendar style offering designed for the 12 Days of Christmas where each […]
In a survey conducted by the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), a survey question on the dates the annual PCA Trade Show and Convention is held showed strong support for the early July timeframe during which this year’s Trade Show was held. It also showed strong support for keeping the Trade Show at the Venetian Convention […]
Manifatture Sigaro Toscano, the maker of Toscano Cigars, has announced the launch of Il Moro for the United States market. Il Moro is a super premium limited offering that will hits U.S. shelves starting November 1st, 2022. It will be the first time Il Moro has been offered in the U.S. Il Moro was first […]
Quality Importers has announced its Global NFT Gallery Collection. It’s a line of accessories based on NFT (Non Fungible Token) artwork. The first two installments of the series, the Calavera Series Havana Beauties, are shipping this week. Through Quality Importers’ in-house customization facility, the Swag Bunker, the NFT artwork was imprinted on several Quality Importers’ […]
Philips and King has announced it has become the exclusive distributor for the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo and Maduro lines. The move was made effective last month. The Olde World Reserve line was first introduced by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars in 2006. National distribution was discontinued in 2012 when the Costa Rican Maduro […]
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 […]
Crowned Heads is moving production of its Le Pâtissier line to Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A., the factory better known as NACSA. The move was reported earlier today by Cigar Aficionado. Recently Crowned Heads has been involved in an acrimonious split from its strategic business partner, ACE Prime. Crowned Heads produced several lines out of Tabacalera […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced a new regular production maduro offering to its lineup known as Evening Primrose. Like many of Southern Draw’s core offerings, the name is inspired by a flower. The Primrose is one of the first flowers to bloom in spring and its name comes from the Latin word ‘primus,’ which means […]
