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 […]
Three and a half years after it first made its debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate’s Liga Privada H99 is going to be a regular ongoing offering for Drew Diplomat retailers. The Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo uses a wrapper called H99 which is a leaf grown from a hybrid of Stalk […]
Cavalier Genève Cigars announced earlier today that it is expanding its US operations by hiring Brian Motola as its new Sales Director. As a part of the agreement, Motola has become a part owner in the company. Motola is best known for his five years working for Illusione cigars. Illusione handles distribution for Cavalier Genève. […]
Black Star Line Cigars has announced that Illusione Cigars will handle its distribution. Black Star Line Cigars was launched in 2019 by Aric Bey. The company works with El Titan de Bronze and Tabacos Valle de Jalapa (TABSA) for its production. “This is going to be a great partnership. We are a very small organization […]
K by Karen Berger Cigars will now be offering a 20-count box offering. The company says that all four blends of the K by Karen Berger series (Connecticut, Habano, Maduro, and Cameroon) will be available in 20-count boxes as well as the original ten-count boxes. “We want to give our retailers a couple of options […]
Lampert Cigars has announced distribution into Slovakia. Today the company announced it will be working with its appointed distributor MY & MI. MY & MI handles importation, distribution, and retail of premium cigars in Slovakia. Under the agreement, Lampert’s Edición Azul, My Cigar Lab, and Ocean Breeze lines will be available. The cigars will be […]
General Cigar Company has announced it is adding the Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro, a maduro counterpart to the original Punch Knuckle Buster Habano released in February 2020. The Punch Knuckle Buster line is a value-priced offering under the Punch brand. The Knuckle Buster Maduro consists of a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder, and all Nicaraguan […]
The United States Senate voted 50-46 to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s will be Califf’s second term as FDA Commissioner. Califf served as Deputy Commissioner of the FDA’s Office of Medical Products and Tobacco from January 2015 through February 2016. He […]
Carlos A. Toraño, the third generation cigar maker and founder of the Toraño cigar brand, has passed away. He died peacefully at his home in Miami Florida, he was 78 years old. The Toraño family has over a century of history in the cigar business. Founded by Santiago Toraño in 1916, the Toraños were one […]
Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced its two limited edition “Flaco” (7 x 43) offerings in its Casa Cuevas Maduro and Casa Cuevas Habano lines are heading to retailers. The Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco Maduro and Habano offerings were first released in December 2018. A couple of months later, the Casa Cuevas distribution center in […]
