The Rocky Patel Grand Reserve, a cigar that was released in 2018 to the International market is now heading to the U.S. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars told Cigar Aficionado the cigar is shipping now and will be available for order during The Traveling Road Show this month. The cigar features an undisclosed blend and is […]
Cigar News: Perdomo 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Maduro Details Announced
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Tabacalera Perdomo has announced details on two new releases, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro. The two offerings will begin to reach retailers this August. “Our Perdomo Reserve line has been on the market for over 20 years. We wanted to come out with something really […]
Cigar News: Illusione Cigars to Handle Distribution of Cavalier Genève Cigars in U.S.
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Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced that Illusione Cigars will handle its import and distribution effective July 1st, 2020. Cavalier Genève will leverage Illusione’s FTZ (Free Trade Zone) as well as its import and distribution operation. Cavalier Genève says with the FTZ, it will allow Illusione Service to better service international markets for both Cavalier Genève […]
Cigar News: Premium Cigar Association Announces Staff Furlough
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The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the entire staff will be furloughed as a result of economic effects stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The furloughs will begin on July 15. The furlough also includes Executive Director Scott Pearce. In a conference call with the cigar media, Pearce described the furlough as a short-term, temporary […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Releasing Castle Hall Nicaragua
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Gurkha Cigars has announced it is adding another offering under its Castle Hall line, the Castle Hall Nicaragua. Castle Hall is a grandfathered value line of cigars that was re-launched earlier this year at the 2020 TPE. While that line is produced out of the Dominican Republic, the Castle Hall Nicaragua is produced at the […]
Cigar News: Fratello Arlequín Prensado to be Released
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Last year Fratello Cigars released a sampler called the Fratello Space Pack that contained two unreleased blends in a 6 x 50 format. The intent was to get market research on whether either of these blends should be brought to market. Today Fratello announced that one of the blends, Arlequín, will now be released in […]
Cigar News: Black Works Studio Killer Bee Swarm to be Released
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Black Works Studio has announced a new extension to its Killer Bee line known as the Killer Bee Swarm. This limited edition cigar marks the brand’s Fabrica Oveja Negra foray into the world of Cameroon wrappers. The Killer Bee Storm consists primarily of a Cameroon wrapper, but it also has a Maduro and candela linear […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 387 (6/27/20)
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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: Mombacho Cosecha 2015 Set to Ship
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Mombacho Cigars SA has announced its Cosecha 2015, the fourth installment of its annual pure vintage series. These cigars are set to hit retailers on July 1st. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest.” It’s a concept that is analogous to the wine world – namely harvesting premium grapes from a particular crop. Cosecha 2015 […]
Cigar News: Lost & Found Announces GAF Initiative
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Lost & Found Cigars has announced the Give A F**k (GAF) initiative, an ongoing project where the company will donate a percentage of profits to charitable causes. Three summer releases will be released: Plume, Malditos Bastardos and Instant Classic will kick off the series. According to Lost & Found, GAF will be an ongoing project […]