Habanos S.A. has announced the dates for the XXII Festival de Habano will be February 24-28, 2020. The good news it will not be up against the Dominican Republic’s ProCigar festival like it was last year. The annual festival cycle gets back to a more normalized schedule. ProCigar 2020 is scheduled the week before February […]
Cigar News: CRA Voices Opposition to Dayton Employment Policy Around Smokers and Nicotine Users
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Today, Cigar Rights of America issued a letter in opposition to a recently adopted policy by the City of Dayton, Ohio that would prevent the city from hiring prospective employees who are tobacco or nicotine users. In a press release, Glynn Loope, excecutive director of CRA commented, “This type of employment discrimination should not be […]
Cigar News: Altria and Philip Morris International Merger Talks End
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Tobacco giant Altria has announced its merger talks with Philip Morris international have come to an end. “While we believed the creation of a new merged company had the potential to create incremental revenue and cost synergies, we could not reach agreement,” said Howard Willard, Altria’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in a press release. […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Full Court Press Announced
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Crowned Heads has a announced a new limited production line extension to its Court Reserve XVIII line. The new vitola is a 5 7/8 x 52 box-pressed vitola known as “Full Court Press.” “The idea came to me last May during the NBA playoffs, said Jon Huber, co-founder/owner of Crowned Heads in a press release. […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Undercrown Dogma Heads to Retailers
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Drew Estate has announced the 2019 release of its limited production Undercrown Dogma has shipped to Drew Diplomat retailers. The release will include a new packaging design featuring blue soft bundles and corresponding sales trays. The Dogma was first released in 2014 as a small batch limited production sold initially through Smoke Inn. It’s a 6 […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez Finca La Lilia 2009 Announced
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At the end of this month, Altadis USA will release a special limited edition offshoot under its H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez. The cigar is called H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez Finca La Lilia 2009. While it features the same components as the regular production H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez line, Finca La […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 347 (9/21/19)
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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: Drew Estate Announces Liga Privada Unico Serie Pancetta Lounge Exclusive for Two Stores
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Two Drew Estate lounges will be the recipient of new limited production Liga Privada Unico Serie cigar. Today Drew Estate announced the release of the Liga Privada Unico Serie Pancetta. It’s a once a year exclusive cigar that will be exclusive to Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, PA and Barrister Cigars in Union, NJ. […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Adds Corona Line Extensions to Crema, Habano, and Laranja Reserva Lines
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Espinosa Cigars is adding three Corona extensions to it Espinosa Crema, Espinosa Habano, Espinosa Laranja Reserva lines. Each of the cigars will be a classic 5 x 42 size. “We kept hearing from our consumers up in the northeast and our cigar connoisseurs, when are you going to release some corona sizes? Some wanted a […]
Cigar News: Alec Bradley Magic Toast Chunk Line Extension Announced
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Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced it is adding a fourth size to its Magic Toast line. The new size will be a 4 1/2 x 60 vitola known as “Chunk.” Prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley announced it was releasing a “mystery” cigar at the show. That cigar turned out to […]