Southern Draw Cigars has announced the national release of its third blend under the Jacobs Ladder line, Jacobs Ladder – The Ascension. Jacobs Ladder – The Ascension commemorates the recent 21st birthday of the brand’s namesake, Ethan Jacob Holt of Southern Draw Cigars. The company said this is a blend that was produced in September […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 463 (12/11/21)
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 […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Sends 20 Acre Farm to Retailers
Drew Estate has announced that the 20 Acre Farm, a new blend featuring Florida Sun Grown tobacco from Jeff Borysiewicz’s farm is now en route to retailers. 20 Acre Farm made its debut on the November 2021 edition Freestyle Live. The cigar had been released as a “mystery cigar” as a part of an event […]
Cigar News: All Saints Cigars Ships Saint Francis Colorado
All Saints Cigars has announced it is shipping its Saint Francis Colorado to retailers. The All Saints Colorado is based on a similar blend to the existing Saint Francis Oscuro line. The blend features an Ecuadorian Habano Colorado wrapper over the same Nicaraguan binder and filler. Owner Micky Pegg says the fillers contain different ratios […]
Cigar News: Smoke Inn Releases Multi-Vendor Advent Calendar
Smoke Inn has released its long-awaited cigar advent calendar. The project has been over a year in the making and was scheduled to be released in October. This was delayed because of shipping and supply chain issues of the specially humidified box used for the Advent Calendar. With the box in, the Advent Calendar was […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Cigar Company Names Aldo Puncioni International Sales Director
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has named Aldo Puncioni as its International Sales Director. In his new role based in Italy, Puncioni will oversee J.C. Newman’s sales in Europe and its European warehouse in Slovakia. Puncioni has a nickname of “Smoking Moses” on social media. He is a cigar store owner in Venice, and has also […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Benediction Returns as Shop Exclusive
One of the first lines by Black Label Trading Company is returning. Benediction, a small-batch line that was introduced when Black Label Trading Company first launched. This time it will be a shop exclusive to Smoker’s Abbey in their Austin, Memphis, and Nashville stores Benediction is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. […]
Cigar News: Favilli Cigars S.A. Announces New Ten-Count Packs for Diplomático Rum Cigars
Favilli Cigars S.A. has announced a new ten-count paper bundle packaging option for its Diplomático Rum Cigars line. Diplomático Rum Cigars is a collaboration brand done with Ron Diplomático. It was released in 2019 under the name Diplomático by Mombacho. Consistent with the changes announced by Favilli Cigars S.A. last week, the Mombacho name has […]
Cigar News: Juan Lopez Selección Especial Launching in Benelux
The Juan Lopez Selección Especial, a cigar exclusive to La Casa del Habano retailers and first previewed at the Festival de Habano XXII in 2020 has had its long-awaited official launch. This past weekend, Laguito 1492 (Cubacigar Benelux), the exclusive distributor of Habanos, S.A. for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg hosted a worldwide online launch […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Announces Plans for Hotel, Restaurant, and Cigar Lounge in Ybor City
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has recently announced plans to restore the historic Sanchez y Haya hotel across the street from its El Reloj factory. The company acquired the abandoned building and will now go through a restoration process that will include a new hotel, restaurant, and cigar lounge. The project is scheduled to be […]