Viaje has just rolled out its latest iteration of the Viaje Exclusivo brand, the Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Maduro. For many years, Viaje Exclusivo was the private blend of Viaje Cigars owner Andre Farkas. The blend itself is all Nicaraguan tobacco. In 2015, due to the popularity of the Exclusivo brand Farkas made it an ongoing […]
Vintage Rock-A-Feller Group (VRFG) is getting ready to release a limited edition cigar called the Art of Magic. To produce this cigar, owner Kevin Schweitzer is turning to the Aganorsa leaf factory for production, and the ever-popular Jesse Flores to handle the artwork on the packaging. As a part of the release, 5% of the […]
Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the group under Kretek International that runs the annual Tobacco Products Expo, has announced it will be aligning with several new groups, one of which is the Cigar Association of America (CAA). The announcement came in a press release issued by TMG. The CAA is an organization that represents many of […]
Casa De Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar, located in the Brickell section of Miami has rebranded as Empire Social Lounge. Empire Social Lounge follows the opening of a sister location, Empire Social Lounge in Downtown Dadeland. Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar opened its doors in 2016. While it was […]
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is known as the biggest shopping day of the year. It’s a day in our culture that has taken on a life of its own. Each year since 2015, HVC Cigars has released a limited edition cigar meant to coincide with Black Friday. 2020 is no exception as HVC […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced two line extensions to its Jacobs Ladder Brimstone brand. This includes a 9 x 48 Gran Corona known as El Presidente and a 5 x 58 perfecto known as Oblivion. Un Presidente will be an ongoing limited production release while Oblivion is being released as an exclusive to Cigar Federation. […]
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 […]
Joya de Nicaragua has announced a new extension to its Cinco Décadas line known as El Embargo. The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas is the fifth size in the blend that was launched in 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the oldest cigar factory in Nicaragua. The Cinco Décadas line pays homage to the […]
This week Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced the release of the Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro – the second cigar in the company’s Experimental Series. It’s a follow-up to the original Alec Bradey Project 40 which landed the #3 Cigar of the Year on Cigar Coop in 2019. ‘Project 40’ is the name for a […]
The Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco has announced that Puro Sabor 2021, the cigar festival held in Nicaragua, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber has announced it will work on a series of virtual visits to cigar factories and classes hosted by the leaders of the Nicaraguan Cigar Industry. “Our priority is […]
