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: Davidoff Delays 2020 Product Innovation Plan
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Davidoff of Geneva has announced its production innovation plan for 2020 will be delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, this will delay the launch of products that had been already announced for the Camacho and AVO brands earlier this year. In addition, like many companies, Davidoff is planning a series of virtual events through […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Cigars Announce Strategic Alliance
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Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Cigars have announced a new strategic alliance. Under the alliance, ACE Prime Cigars will now exclusively be distributed by Crowned Heads Cigars. The alliance goes beyond distribution. The two companies had already been working together as ACE Prime’s Tabacalera Pichardo is handling production for the Crowned Heads Juarez line. In […]
Cigar News: Artesano Del Tobacco Announces Viva La Vida Club 500
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Artesano Del Tabaco has announced a line extension to its Viva La Vida brand known as Club 500. The cigar is Viva La Vida’s first box-pressed offering. The name Club 500 is a tribute to the first 500 cigar lounges who supported the Viva La Vida brand. The Viva La Vida Club 500 is a […]
Cigar News: CAO Expedición to be TAA Exclusive for 2020
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For third year in a row, General Cigar Company will release an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Once again the blend will come from the CAO brand. The release is called the CAO Expedición and it will hit TAA retailers this May. Produced in Honduras, the CAO Expedición features […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Brick House Ciento Por Ciento Returns as TAA Exclusive for 2020
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For the second straight year, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will release its Brick House Ciento Por Ciento as an exclusive offering to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA)’s 2020 Exclusive Series of cigars. Brick House Ciento Por Ciento was introduced last year as a part of the 2019 TAA Exclusive Series. The cigar is a […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Announces Bishops Blend Fifth Year Anniversary Lancero
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The year 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of Black Label Trading Company’s Bishops Blend and this year the company will release a special lancero size to commemorate the occasion. According to the Black Label Company, the lancero is being released to encourage sales to its retailers during the challenging times of the COVID-19 threat. The […]
Cigar News: Encore 656 by E.P. Carrillo to be Part of 2020 TAA Exclusive Series
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It’s been said that the cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) are the best cigars by the best manufacturers for the best retailers. Now E.P. Carrillo its taking one of its most acclaimed blends and making it a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series. Last week at a virtual meeting held by […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 374 (3/28/20)
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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: AJ Fernandez Belles Artes Maduro Figurado to be a Part of 2020 TAA Exclusive Series
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For the second year in a row, AJ Fernandez Cigars will release an exclusive cigar to the retailers of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). At a virtual meeting held in place of the annual TAA Convention, it was announced that the AJ Fernandez Belles Artes Maduro will be a part of the 2020 TAA […]