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 […]
Javier Estades Saez, President and CEO of Tabacalera USA Inc. has once again been elected as Chairman of the Cigar Association of America (CAA). Estades previously served as Chairman from 2016 to 2020. Last year Estades stepped down as Chairman of the CAA and was succeeded by Swisher CEO John Miller. This past month, it […]
The 11th Cigar Smoking World Champion competition took place the weekend of September 17-19, 2021 in Split, Croatia. This year, Henrik Kristensson of Sweden was crowned the world champion for 2021. The general concept is the person who smokes the cigar for the longest period of time without having to re-light it is crowned the […]
Foundation Cigar Company has announced it has added David (5 x 54) and Goliath (5 x 58) perfecto sizes to its Tabernacle Havana Seed CT-142 line. The cigars will begin shipping to the U.S. retailers in October. The CT-142 line was originally introduced in 2019 and is named for its signature wrapper, the Havana Seed […]
JR Cigar has announced that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be the latest company to collaborate on the JR 50th Anniversary Series. For this eleventh installment of the JR 50th series, Rocky Patel is setting aside a limited amount of Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Toros. The ALR (which stands for Aged, Limited, and Rare) […]
Falto Cigars’ Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo is finally heading to cigar stores. The Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo is a project that was originally announced in 2020 as a part of Falto Cigars’ 25th anniversary. The ELH Hato Viejo will now be a cigar to celebrate the 46th birthday of company founder […]
The Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020, a cigar announced in 2020 at the XXII Festival del Habano, finally had its official worldwide debut. The cigar made its debut on September 25th, at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid Spain, which hosted three years ago the launching of La Noche de Romeo y Julieta. The ceremony was […]
Falto Cigars, a company based in Puerto Rico, has a new cigar it is releasing known as Falto El Surco Cosecheros. The name Cosecheros means “growers” and “el Surco” is the furrow, which is the long narrow trench made by a plow when planting seeds. The El Surco Cosecheros is available in a 6 7/8 […]
General Cigar Company has announced a new limited edition, brick and mortar exclusive offering known as the Punch Bento Box. This will contain the three Punch “Year of the Zodiac” releases from 2019, 2020, and 2021. Punch Bento Box includes: 20 Punch Egg Roll Cigars (2019 release) 12 Punch Chop Suey Cigars (2020 release) 10 […]
United Cigars has announced it is bringing back its limited-edition Cigar Bar. The plans are to make the United Cigar Bar an annual release as part of the United Cigars Series Unidas collection. Series Unidas is a series of collaborations with which United Cigars partners with leading manufacturers. In the case of the Cigar Bar, […]
