The Cigarette Store (TCSC), the parent company of the Smoker Friendly retail chain of stores, has announced it has acquired the twenty-two stores of Tobacco Road Outlet. According to TCSC, the Tobacco Road Outlet stores will be rebranded under the Smoker Friendly name. “These stores provide a great opportunity to expand our corporate store footprint […]
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his budget for Fiscal Year 2021. As a part of his proposed budget, it calls for moving the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates tobacco products, into its own agency. The proposed idea would allow the new […]
A plumper version of the Viaje Jalapeño is coming this month. This week the company announced that it is shipping the Viaje Phat Jalapeño. It’s the latest installment of Viaje’s popular series paying homage to farm-grown peppers. Like most of the installments of Viaje’s pepper series, details of the blend have not been disclosed. […]
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 […]
Viaje has announced its annual release, the Viaje Super Shot, is making a return for 2020. This month will also feature a new installment of the Super Shot series with the Viaje Super Shot Buckshot. The Super Shot is a short smoke reminiscent of a shotgun shell, will be making a return in 2019. The […]
Daniel Marshall and Carlos Fuente have collaborated to introduce the Daniel Marshall by Carlos Fuente XXXVIII Anniversary Cigar, Limited Edition 2020. It’s a cigar that will be a limited edition cigar. The cigar symbolizes the 38 years of friendship between Marshall and Fuente. 2020 also marks several milestones for Marshall and Fuente. It marks […]
First there was the Punch Egg Roll, now there is Punch Chop Suey. Later this month, General Cigar will release Punch Chop Suey, a 7 x 37 panatela packaged in a Chinese food takeout-style box containing a bundle of 25 cigars. Each cigar will have a 1″ shaggy foot. The blend features an Ecuadorian Sumatra […]
Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s requirements for warning labels are unlawful and has ordered those requirements to be vacated from the agency’s Deeming Rule on premium cigars. It essentially gives the premium cigar industry a major victory. […]
JRE Tobacco Company went big at TPE 20, introducing the long-awaited Rancho Luna Grandes, a pair of long, large-ring gauge cigars under its Rancho Luna line. While JRE is best known for Aladino, Rancho Luna is a premium offering that has been with the company since its inception. The Rancho Luna Grandes is the first […]
Imperial Brands PLC has announced that Stefan Bomhard will be its new Chief Executive Officer. Bomhard comes from Inchcape plc, a global distribution and retail company in the premium and luxury automotive sectors where he has served as CEO since 2015. Bomhard will succeed Alison Cooper, whom the company announced back in October would be […]
