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 […]
As we head into early spring, it’s the time of the year when we see many candela-wrapped cigars hit the market. This week, a release is scheduled to hit the market called Sylent Green – a cigar that contains candela tobacco in the filler. The project was announced on the January 29, 2022 edition of […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock, two annual seasonal releases, are now heading to retailers. The Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan made its debut in 2013 as a Candela-wrapped offering. In 2016, the Filthy Hooligan was switched to a barber-pole featuring a Candela […]
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 […]
