Villiger Cigars has announced it is adding a 6 x 52 line extension to its La Flor de Ynclan line. The origins of this brand trace back to Cuba. In the 1960s, Villiger acquired the trademark, but it wouldn’t be until 2007 when Villiger would release its version of La Flor de Ynclan. After it […]
Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced it has shopped the Cuevas Reserva. The line was created by company patriarch Luis Cuevas Sr. a decade ago, but was put on the back burner. Just prior to IPCPR, Casa Cuevas cigars announced it was time to recreate the brand and introduce it to market. “The Cuevas Reserva for […]
Black Label Trading Company has announced the release of the Santa Muerte Barrio Santo. This is an event-only cigar that was first showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The company says Barrio Santo will be available for purchase at select Black Label Trading Company events. Barrio Santa features an Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper over […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, a new company called A.C.E. Prime launched a series of blends under the Pichardo name called Pichardo Reserva Familiar and Pichardo Clasico. Both cigars were blended by Don Eradio Pichardo, the Master Blender at Tabacalera Pichardo. Tabacalera Pichardo recently garnered some attention when Crowned Heads’ cigars turned to that […]
Last year, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced a third blend by Hamlet Paredes known as the Hamlet Liberation. This year the company introduced two parejo shaped line extensions in the form of a Corona Gorda and a Robusto. The Hamlet Liberation features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a combination of Nicaraguan and […]
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 […]
This month Viaje will ship the second installment of its Private Keep series. The company is calling this release Private Keep Tangerine. Private Keep made its debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. The Private Keep line is a vehicle for Viaje to introduce many of the blends he has worked on, but for […]
This month, Viaje Cigars will re-release the first three vitolas in its Viaje Nicaragua Series. The Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua is an off-shoot of Viaje’s Exclusivo line. The original Viaje Exclusivo line started out as a personal blend for founder Andre Farkas. The blend is produced in Honduras at Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (i.e […]
Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars has announced the second installment of its Nuggs line, a line of cigars infused with CBD( Cannabidiol). This one is the maduro counterpart to the original JSK Nuggs Habano and it’s going to have 100mg of CBD infused in it. The cigar itself features a Broadleaf Maduro over an Indonesian […]
Ten years ago, Dion Giolito and Illusione introduced a brand called Epernay, a cigar that was designed to pair with Champagne. Over the years, the cigar has grown to be one of the company’s most successful. This year Illusione Cigars commemorates ten years of the Epernay blend with a special release appropriately called the Illusione […]
