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 […]
Fratello Cigars has announced an 8% increase in prices effective on January 1st, 2022. The company cited an increased cost of materials as the reason making the decision that will affect all blends. “Costs have finally caught up to us after almost 4 years”. said, Omar de Frias in a press release. “Like we stated […]
This month Viaje is bringing back two small-batch releases that it has not released in some time, the Viaje Late Harvest and Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time. While in the wine industry, “Late Harvest” refers to harvesting grapes, the Viaje concept involves picking the last primings from the tobacco plant. These leaves are exposed to […]
Espinosa Cigars has informed Cigar Coop that next week it is shipping the Las 6 Provincias Las Villas. The cigars are expected to arrive at retailers just in time for the end of year holiday season. Las Villas is the third installment for the Las 6 Provincias Series. The cigar is a box-pressed 5½ x […]
Jas Sum Kral (JSK Cigars) has announced a second release for the Swedish market, the Söta Kakor Chokladkakor. Söta Kakor Chokladkakor (which translates to Chocolate Sweet Cookies) follows up the original Söta Kakor that was a micro-batch blend released in 2020. The original Söta Kakor was an Ecuadorian Habano blend. The Söta Kakor Chokladkakor follows […]
This month, Viaje will introduce a Christmas-themed seasonal release around its Farmer Bill Hatchet character, the Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet Holiday Edition. The Farmer Bill Hatchet character has been most associated with Viaje’s Thanksgiving releases. There have been several cigars featuring the character including the Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet, Viaje Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet, and […]
Warped Cigars has informed retailers it has a second Dominican-made release, Companion de Warped. Produced at Tabacalera La Isla, Companion de Warped features a grade A San Andres wrapper, a Dominican Cotui binder, and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar comes in one size – a 4 1/2 x 48 vitola. It […]
United Cigars has announced the Garofalo La Famiglia line. This is a series of three new blends that are a collaboration between New England retailer David Garofalo and President and CEO of Perdomo Cigars Nick Perdomo, Jr. This is the second line that Garofalo and Perdomo have come together on, joining the original Garofalo Legacy […]
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 […]
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 […]