Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) has announced the release of Araposa, an exclusive to Fox Cigar Bar in Arizona. “Araposa is dark, rich and extremely well balanced. This cigar has bold flavors and just the right amount of spice on the retro hale. The flavors of black cherry, anise and bitter cocoa let you know this is […]
Drew Estate has announced the 2021 edition of the Liga Privada Unico Serie Pancetta will soon be available to Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, Pa., and Barrister Cigars in Union, N.J. on Oct. 1. This annual release has been exclusive to these two retailers since it was introduced in 2019. The blend of the […]
Mombacho Cigars S.A.has announced Botucal by Mombacho. It’s a cigar that will be exclusive to the German market and being done in partnership with Diplomático Rum. Botucal is the name given to Diplomatico rum products in Germany. The Botucal by Mombacho cigar is something that was designed to be paired with Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva rum. […]
Swedish Match has announced it is exiting the cigar business. The company has announced it intends to separate its cigar business into a spin-off company and completely get out of the business of manufacturing combustible tobacco products. The move is expected to be completed by the second half of 2022 as it will require […]
Ferio Tego has announced the return of the Timeless Prestige and Timeless Sterling brands. These are the first two products that the company is shipping since the official launch of Ferio Tego at the beginning of the year. Ferio Tego is the venture started by former Nat Sherman International employees Michael Herklots and Brendon […]
JR Cigars has announced the tenth installment of its 50th Anniversary Series. The Oliva Serie V Melanio JR 50th will introduce a rounded version of the famed Oliva Serie V Melanio blend for the first time in the U.S. market. Up until this point, all of the Melanio releases for the U.S. have been box-pressed. […]
Over the past couple of weeks, various committees in the House of Representatives have been marking up a huge bill known as the Build Back Better Act. This is a human infrastructure plan that includes parts of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan. One committee that is doing markups is the House […]
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 […]
Actor Jeremy Piven is entering the cigar business. This week details behind Piven’s collaboration with Illusione Cigars was revealed. The cigar line is called The Jeremy Piven Collection and the first cigar is called the PIV Robusto. While it is also Piven’s first venture into the cigar industry, it is also the first time that […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced that Ryan Parada has officially joined PCA as the full-time manager of government affairs. Parada had been working as a contractor over the past year for the PCA. Parada’s role will involve focusing on grassroots and political operations including Premium Cigar PAC, assisting both federal and state government […]