At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, United Cigars will bring back a brand known as Red Anchor. The history of the Red Anchor brand can be traced back to 1772, and the relaunch will coincide with the 250th anniversary of the brand. “Boutique Cigar is a term overused in the cigar industry […]
For the eighth year in a row, CLE Cigar Company will be participating in the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. For 2022, CLE will release a TAA Exclusive under its Asylum brand for the first time since 2017. The cigar will feature Asylum’s signature Asylum 13 brand in co-owner Christian Eiroa’s signature size, […]
On the May 12, 2022 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live, it was announced that Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat is returning for a limited production run for Drew Diplomat retailers. Year of the Rat was originally launched in 2016 where it was a lounge exclusive at a Drew […]
On the May 12, 2022 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live show, the company announced a new 7 x 40 lancero-size line extension to its Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo known as Phineas Gage. Phineas Gage will be an event-only cigar for Drew Diplomat retailers. The cigar features the Connecticut Corojo H99 hybrid wrapper that […]
Forged Cigar Company has released its first limited edition cigar for El Rey del Mundo. It’s also the first time AJ Fernandez has worked on a blend for El Rey del Mundo. The cigar is appropriately titled El Rey Del Mundo by AJ. It’s a cigar that has already begun arriving at retailers. El Rey […]
The Cigar Association of America (CAA) has named Mudi Kpohraror as the new State Government Relations Director. Kpohraror will report to Vice President Chris Newbry. In a statement CAA President David Ozgo said “Mudi will continue to enable and advance how we advocate on behalf of our member companies to ensure that they have an active […]
On the May 12 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live show, Joya de Nicaragua announced the national release of the Numero Uno L’Attache. The new size will be a 5 1/2 x 42 limited production offering. Numero Uno is a project that started out as a private blend where it was handed out to Nicaraguan […]
On the May 12th edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live Show, Joya de Nicaragua announced it is adding a 6 5/8 x 44 Lonsdale to its Joya de Nicaragua Antaño CT. The new size will be made available to Joya de Nicaragua’s new Club de Amigos preferred retailer program. The Antaño is perhaps the best-known […]
The La Mezcla Cubana Rothschild, a release brought back from United Cigars and launched at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 has started shipping to retailers. La Mezcla Cubana is a line that was originally distributed by Victor Vitale’s The Cigar Agency. In 2013, United Cigars acquired The Cigar Agency and the brand has been dormant […]
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 […]
