Earlier this month, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) opened up voting for its Board of Directors. The PCA Board of Directors consists of 14 retail members and five Associate Members. The PCA holds elections each year to fill open board seats for directors whose terms have been completed. This year, there are three open Retail […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Karen Berger Cigars will introduce the K by Karen Berger 25th Anniversary by AJ Fernandez. The cigar commemorates the 25 years Karen and her late husband Don Kiki have been in the cigar business. As the name indicates, it is a cigar being produced by AJ […]
Next month General Cigar Company will unveil a limited edition cigar under its Punch brand known as “The People’s Champ. It’s a cigar General says was created from input from the Punch Brotherhood, an online group of Punch brand enthusiasts. According to General Cigar, the project started back in 2019. All aspects of the cigar […]
The Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Belicoso, a limited edition size of the Alec Bradley’s flagship Prensado line, is making a return. The cigar will be featured at a July 2, 2022 event at Executive Cigar Lounge in Sanford, Florida hosted by media publication Ash Quarterly. It was in 2019 when the 5 1/2 x 56 […]
Arizona-based Ambassador Fine Cigars is celebrating 25 years in business and next month Selected Tobacco will release a commemorative exclusive humidor to mark the occasion. The humidor will not only contain Selected Tobacco’s flagship brands of Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero, but a first look of a new cigar called Alfonso, named for Selected Tobacco owner […]
On May 14, Habanos, S.A. through its distributor Phoenicia T.A.A. Cyprus had a formal launch of the new Cohiba 55 Aniversario Edición Limitada. The launch was a hybrid of a virtual launch and face-to-face events in nine countries. Shortly after the launch, it was announced the Cohiba 55 Aniversario Edición Limitada would go on sale […]
Back on August 13, 2020, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Steve Saka announced a temporary halt on opening new purveyor accounts. It took a little while, but last week Saka announced he is opening up a window that will allow for the onboarding of new accounts. Saka made the following statement in a press release: [themify_box] […]
Frontier Brands, LLC has announced Acosta as the exclusive national broker for Frontier Cigars. Frontier Brands is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Island Lifestyle Importers. Frontier Brands focuses on mass-market cigars and is focused on the convenience store channel. Ryan Frailing, Chief Operating Officer of Frontier, stated: “With Acosta’s preeminence in the C-store segment, I believe […]
Back in February 2021, the three trade associations for the cigar industry (Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America, and Premium Cigar Association) filed a motion for summary judgment and permanent injunction with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking the Court to nullify the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Final […]
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 […]
