This October, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 6 x 60 Gordo size to its New World Connecticut line. It will be the fifth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. The blend features a U.S. Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andreas binder and fillers from Brazil and Nicaragua. The 6 […]
Fratello Cigars has announced Reality Cigars will handle its import and distribution in Brazil. Reality Cigars has been in operation since 1995 and according to Fratello Cigars in the largest importer and distributor of cigars, tobacco, and associated accessories in Brazil. “I first met Omar when he came to Brazil. He told me his […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the in-person 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and InterTabac 2020 Trade Shows, some questions have arisen as far as 2021’s first tobacco trade show, Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE). Today TMG (Tobacco Media Group), announced it is optimistic that TPE 2021 will […]
Protocol Cigars has announced a limited edition cigar known as the Protocol Pool Party Year 1. It’s a cigar that won’t be for sale, but available to attendees for the company’s Protocol Pool Party – being held Saturday August 1st, at the Oak Tree Lodge in Neptune, New Jersey. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona […]
This year Epic Cigars will celebrate ten years in the cigar business, and to commemorate the occasion the brand will release a cigar to mark the occasion known as the EPIC TEN. The EPIC TEN marks Epic Cigars’ first cigar out of Nicaragua, where owner Dean Parsons worked with AJ Fernandez to produce the blend. […]
Crux Cigars has announced the Crux Epicure Gordo, a 6 x 60 line extension to the Crux Epicure line. The Crux Epicure Gordo becomes the fifth regular production offering in the Crux Epicure line. Crux Epicure was introduced in 2017 and it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It is […]
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 […]
At the start of the month, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced it was furloughing its entire staff. Today, the PCA announced two key employees will be returning, Executive Director Scott Pearce and Head of Government Affairs Joshua Habursky. In a communication to PCA members, John Anderson, President of the PCA commented, “Over the past […]
Beginning July 22nd, HVC Cigars will begin shipping its latest line, the HVC Hot Cake. HVC Hot Cake features a San Andres wrapper with Jalapa Corojo ’99 with Esteli Corojo ’98 for the binder and filler. Both varietals are from the Aganorsa Farms. In addition, the fillers utilize three different varieties of a newer tobacco […]
At the time InterTabac 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, who organizes the Trade Show said there were plans to present a new alternative concept in place of InterTabac and its sister show InterSupply. This week Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe announced ITShub. It’s an event will take place November 3-4 in Dortmund, Germany […]
