The Dan Carr era at ITG Brands LLC has come to an end. Today the company named longtime company executive Oliver Kutz its new President and CEO replacing Carr who had held both titles. Carr is best known to premium cigar enthusiasts as the former President of General Cigar Company. Carr had started his career […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Introducing ACID Accent Collection at the 2019 IPCPR
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Today Drew Estate kicked off what is expected to be a series of announcements around its 2019 IPCPR (i.e #DEIPCPR). With 2019 being the 20th anniversary of the ACID brand, ACID is expected to have considerable attention from Drew Estate at this year’s trade show. Today, the company announced it will launch the ACID Accent […]
Cigar News: Alec and Bradley Gatekeeper to Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec and Bradley Rubin, the namesakes of Alec Bradley Cigar Company and sons of owner Alan Rubin will unveil their second cigar line known as the Alec and Bradley Gatekeeper. It’s going to be a unique project as the Rubin brothers have gone to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. and […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw to Add Three New Sizes to Cedrus at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Southern Draw Cigars will add three new sizes to its Cedrus line. The sizes include a Robusto, Toro, and Gordo with each of the new sizes box pressed. These sizes join Cedrus – The Hogan, a 5 1/2 x 52 box pressed belicoso that made its debut last year. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 333 (6/8/19)
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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: Texas Becomes 15th State to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will make his state the 15th one in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. Texas now will become one of 30% of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase age of 21. The new law begins to go into effect […]
Cigar News: La Familia Robaina Pelones to Launch at 2019 IPCPR
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La Familia Robaina has announced it will release a bundle offering at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show known as Pelones. Pelones is a long filler triple-capped offering. It will be available in three sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 x 52), and Gordo (6 x 60) with three different wrapper options: Ecuadorian Maduro, Ecuadorian […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Brings ACID to Germany
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Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Drew Estate’s ACID brand, the company announced the launch of the ACID brand in Germany. The launch begins with the introduction of ACID Blondie and ACID Mega and a series of supporting events. ACID Mega is actually ACID Cuba Kuba with a new name for specific international markets. The […]
Cigar News: Arturo Fuente Releases “A Father and His Son” Sampler
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Arturo Fuente has recently announced a ten-count sampler including ten cigars and two Fuente Fuente OpusX branded rocks glasses. The “A Father and His Son” sampler is being released to coincide with Father’s Day. The five cigars include: Don Carlos Personal Reserve Double Robusto Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration Fuente Fuente OpusX Oro Oscuro Perfection X: Fuente […]
Cigar News: Bryan Bird Named Director of Sales for National Accounts
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Drew Estate has announced that Bryan Bird is its new Director of Sales for National Accounts. Prior to joining Drew Estate, Bird worked for nineteen years at Thompson Cigar. He most recently served as its Director of Merchandising, a role he had since 2015. Bryan began his journey in Thompson’s call center, quickly progressed to […]