At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Southern Draw Cigars will add three new sizes to its Cedrus line. The sizes include a Robusto, Toro, and Gordo with each of the new sizes box pressed. These sizes join Cedrus – The Hogan, a 5 1/2 x 52 box pressed belicoso that made its debut last year. […]
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 […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will make his state the 15th one in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. Texas now will become one of 30% of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase age of 21. The new law begins to go into effect […]
La Familia Robaina has announced it will release a bundle offering at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show known as Pelones. Pelones is a long filler triple-capped offering. It will be available in three sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 x 52), and Gordo (6 x 60) with three different wrapper options: Ecuadorian Maduro, Ecuadorian […]
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Drew Estate’s ACID brand, the company announced the launch of the ACID brand in Germany. The launch begins with the introduction of ACID Blondie and ACID Mega and a series of supporting events. ACID Mega is actually ACID Cuba Kuba with a new name for specific international markets. The […]
Arturo Fuente has recently announced a ten-count sampler including ten cigars and two Fuente Fuente OpusX branded rocks glasses. The “A Father and His Son” sampler is being released to coincide with Father’s Day. The five cigars include: Don Carlos Personal Reserve Double Robusto Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration Fuente Fuente OpusX Oro Oscuro Perfection X: Fuente […]
Drew Estate has announced that Bryan Bird is its new Director of Sales for National Accounts. Prior to joining Drew Estate, Bird worked for nineteen years at Thompson Cigar. He most recently served as its Director of Merchandising, a role he had since 2015. Bryan began his journey in Thompson’s call center, quickly progressed to […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Foundation Cigar Company will showcase updated packaging of The Upsetters. The changes include new Inside art work and a series of secondary bands on most of the line (the exception being the Upsetters Ska) The artwork is meant to pay homage to the artistry of legendary Jamaican musicians. The […]
For the first time in five years, Warped Cigars is releasing its La Colmena Unico Especial, a special 5 x 48 size of the company’s La Colmena line packaged in ten-count tins. Produced at El Titan de Bronze, the La Colmena Unico Especial features an Ecuadorian DeFlorada wrapper, Ecuadorian binder, and fillers from Nicaraguan and […]
For the first time in three years, IndianHead Cigars will add a new blend under its La Galera brand. It’s called La Galera Anemoi (pronounced: A-nem-oy) and it pays homage to the winds that play a key role in growing tobacco. The cigars will make their debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show scheduled to […]
