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: MoyaRuiz Hand Gripper Becomes 13th MicroBlend for Smoke Inn
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Back in November 2018, MoyaRuiz Cigars announced on KMA Talk Radio it would be producing an installment for Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series called The Hand Gripper. Today details of the cigar were announced by Smoke Inn. This is the thirteenth installment of the MicroBlend Series. Plans are for the Hand Gripper to go on sale at […]
Cigar News: Fratello Cigars Teams Up with W. Curtis Draper to Offer Discounts to Furloughed Federal Employees
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Fratello Cigars announced it is teaming up with W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist to offer a discount on Fratello Cigars to furloughed Federal government employees affected by the U.S. government shutdown. “Having been furloughed myself back in 2013 while working at NASA, I can tell you the uncertainty and the worry was real for me […]
Cigar News: Legendary Roller Maria Sierra Passes Away
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Maria Sierra, the acclaimed Cuban roller who built a second career in the United States at the famed iconic El Titan de Bronze factory in Little Havana has passed away. She was 70 years old. Sierra’s career spanned six decades. She started out as an apprentice at Cuba’s Fabrica de Tabacos El Laguito, which at […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company and Emilio Cigars Merge
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Emilio Cigars is officially joining the Black Label Trading Company family. Today it was announced that Emilio Cigars will be merging with Black Label Trading Company. Under the agreement, Black Label Trading Company will take over the branding and marketing of Emilio Cigars. In addition, all cigar production for Emilio Cigars will move […]
Cigar News: Warped Cigars Announces Flor de Valle Ghost Orchid for 2019
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A fifth marca is coming to Warped Cigars Flor de Valle line. Today Warped Cigars’ owner Kyle Gellis announced plans to release a 6 x 52 offering with a 109 cap in the line known as Ghost Orchid. While a firm release date has not been announced, Gellis says it will be sometime in 2019. […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Reports Increase in Retail Sales Traffic and Volume with Decrease in Customer Spending During Christmas Season
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For the second consecutive year, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association surveyed its retail members on sales conducted the week before Christmas. According to the survey results, IPCPR reported an increase from the previous year in sales traffic and sales volume in its brick and mortar locations, but a decrease in consumer […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 313 (1/19/19)
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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: Crowned Heads Paniolo Especial 2019 Announced
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Next month Crowned Heads will release a new installment of its annual exclusive cigar for the State of Hawaii. The Paniolo Especiale 2019 marks the fifth installment of this exclusive regional release. The cigar will have an official launch at the Prince Waikiki Hotel hosted by R. Field Cigar Company. Paniolo is a name that […]
Cigar News: D’Crossier Moves Three Lines to ABAM Factory
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Pure Aroma Cigars, makers of the D’Crossier brand of cigars will bring production of three of its lines from Costa Rica to the Dominican Republic. Owner Isaias Santana Diaz has said production of the lines will now be handled by the ABAM factory in the Dominican Republic. The three blends moving are the D’Crossier Imperium Class […]