One of the major players in the cigar industry has said based on the current plans by the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) for its CigarCon event that he is pulling out. David Garofalo today confirmed on the July 6th edition of his The Cigar Authority podcast that PCA 2020 will go on without him. Garofalo […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Premium Cigars launched the second installment of its Las 6 Provincias Series – the Las 6 Provincias MTZ. Las 6 Provincias is a line that is intended to pay homage to the pre-Castro era in Cuba. It was spearheaded by Erik Espinosa Jr., the son of company founder […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Mombacho Cigars launched the Diplomatico by Mombacho line. As the name indicates, it’s a cigar that is designed to be paired with Diplomatico Rum. Diplmoatico Rum is produced in Venezuela, and Mombacho Cigars are produced in Grenada, Nicaragua. The collaboration creates a pairing between two countries that have certainly […]
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 […]
As Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas told me, nobody seems to celebrate half-year anniversaries in the cigar industry, so why not start now? At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Farkas unveiled a series of cigars to commemorate the company’s 12 1/2 years known as Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary. There are three […]
Tabacalera USA has announced that Rob Norris, head of Altadis U.S.A. has accepted a transfer to Fontem Ventures as General Manager of Canada. Altadis U.S.A. is a unit of Tabacalera USA, Imperial Brands’ premium cigar division in the United States. Norris had served as Altadis U.S.A.’s head since 2017. Fontem Ventures is another separate Imperial […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth re-introduced a brand from the past that he had in his Room101 Cigars’ portfolio – the Room101 Big Payback Maduro. The Big Payback was a value-priced brand originally introduced back in 2014 by Room101 Cigars. It quickly became a successful line and eventually, a Connecticut Shade version […]
This Halloween, there be two full-sized Monster Series releases. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars showcased two full-sized versions of the Tatuaje Chuck and Tiff. It’s the first time Tatuaje has released two full-sized Monsters as a part of the Halloween release. Tatuaje Chuck and Tiff made their debut as a part of […]
While it wasn’t on display at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars announced the return of the Viaje Satori Arya for a limited 2019 run. Viaje Satori is typically a release that coincides with the IPCPR Trade Show. From 2010 to 2015, the line was released each year. In 2018, after a three-year hiatus, […]
The long-awaited Major Announcement took place at the 87th International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Convention on June 28th. To nobody’s surprise, the renaming of the IPCPR to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), the new mission of the organization to include consumers, and subsequent consumer day called CigarCon was the lion’s share of the announcement. […]
