The Undercrown ShadyXX, a cigar that was showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is now on its way to Drew Diplomat retailers. The origins of the ShadyXX actually trace back to 2014 when Drew Estate and Shady Records collaborated for the Undercrown ShadyXV to commemorate Shady Records’ 15th anniversary. The cigar was originally released […]
The CAO Orellana, the fourth installment of CAO’s Amazon Series, is now beginning to appear on retail shelves. This was a cigar that was previewed at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Orellana is named for Francisco de Orellana, the European explorer who was the first the navigate the Amazon River. The cigar is highlighted […]
The La Palina Goldie Churchill, the eighth installment of the La Palina Goldie Series has now arrived at retailers. The cigar was originally showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show as the La Palina Goldie Julieta, but since then has been given a new name. The Churchill is the same 7 x 48 cigar that […]
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 […]
La Aurora Cigars has announced the La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2007 Is now heading to retailers. The name “Cosecha” means harvest and the name is appropriate because this cigar is highlighted by tobaccos from the 2007 harvest year. It’s the second “Cosecha” cigar done by La Aurora cigars. In 2016, La Aurora Cigars launched […]
Royal Agio Cigars has announced it is shipping the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble to retailers today. Paso Double is the second installment of the Balmoral Serie Signaturas series, a line used for Royal Agio to work on collaborations with prominent names in the cigar industry. Paso Doble was a collaboration where Royal Agio Cigars […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
