Providencia Cigars has announced its fourth blend, known as “The Hostage”. It’s a limited production cigar that was inspired by a real life experience of Providencia Cigars founder Jim Faber. The name stems from an experience where Faber was held at gunpoint in the parking lot of youth soccer field during the time he lived in […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Opens Brooklyn New York Store
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Davidoff has officially announced the opening of a store in Brooklyn, New York.The new Davidoff Since 1911 Brooklyn store is one that is a partnership with Boris Grossman, owner of Matador Cigars. The store is located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn next to the world famous Peter Luger’s Steakhouse.. Officially the store had a […]
Cigar News: Crux IPCPR Show Exclusive 2018 Edition Heads to Retailers
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Crux Cigars has announced the 2018 edition of its Crux IPCPR Show Exclusive Limitada is now shipping to retailers. It’s the third annual release of this cigar. Like the previous installments, the Crux IPCPR Show Exclusive Limitada 2018 is a 5 x 52 box-pressed vitola with Crux’s signature marblehead cap. The blend is highlighted by […]
Cigar News: La Palina Blue Label TAA Exclusive Released
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With little fanfare, La Palina Cigars has rolled out its 2018 release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series, the La Palina Blue Label. The La Palina Blue Label is a cigar produced at Nestor Plasencia’s El Paraiso factory in Honduras. The blend consists of a Habano wrapper, Honduran binder, and a combination […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 41 (9/8/18)
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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: Villiger North America Turns West Coast Distribution Over to JMG International Inc.
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Villiger Cigars has announced that it has reached an agreement for JMG International Inc to handle its distribution on the West Coast. Under the agreement, JMG International will handle distribution for both Villiger’s premium and machine-made cigars in California, Washington, and Oregon. In a press release announcing the agreement, Villiger President Rene Castañeda said: “JMG International […]
Cigar News: JSK Cigars Announces Distribution in Norway
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JSK Cigars has become the latest company to announce distribution in Norway. Distribution is being handled by Nordic Cigars. According to JSK Cigars founder Riste Ristevski, the Red Knight and Toothpicks 2.0 Habano and Maduro lines arrive in Norway last week. “We are excited to work with JSK and a proud carrier of the […]
News: Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard Named Interim CEO of MCH Group AG
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A little over a year after his tenure at Oettinger Davidoff AG came to an end, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard is back in a CEO’s chair – at least for a short time. This past Tuesday, Hoejgaard was named Interim CEO of MCH Group AG, a marketing corporation based in Basel Switzerland. According to a press release […]
Cigar News: Fratello Cigars Announces Norwegian Distribution Partner
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Fratello Cigars is continuing its international expansion. Today Fratello Owner Omar de Frias announced that Nordic Cigars will handle his company’s distribution in Norway. Nordic Cigars is headquartered in Sandnes, Norway and has been in the business since 2017. “Arnt [Ånensen] and his team are passionate cigar smokers and are taking a very unique approach […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Postpones Cigar Safari Until Fall 2019
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The continuing civil unrest in Nicaragua has led to the postponement of one of the cigar industry’s most popular tourism programs, Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari. Typically Cigar Safari tickets go on sale in the May/June timeframe for the following year’s schedule. Because of the civil unrest, Drew Estate made a decision to originally postpone 2019 […]