George Sosa Vice President of Sales and a long-time fixture at the company has resigned. “I would like to thank George for his many years of service,” Alec Bradley founder, Alan Rubin said in a press release. “Over the last 12 plus years, George has been an integral part of the brand; increasing both domestic […]
Late in 2018, Crux Cigars announced a trio of 6 x 54 Short Salomone line extensions. Today, the company announced that two of the Short Salomone releases, the Crux Guild Short Salomone and Crux Limitada Short Salomone are heading to retailers. The two Short Salomone releases join the Crux Epicure Short Salomone which shipped in […]
Cigar Marketplace, a company founded by Starky Arias focused on delivering a B2B platform between retailers and manufacturers has announced its first set of clients. According to the company, the set of companies signing on-board includes: AJ Fernandez Cigar Company, C.L.E. Cigar Company, Casa Cuevas Cigars, Caldwell Cigar, HF Barcelona, Los Caidos Cigars, PDR Cigars, […]
Now currently heading to retailers is a new addition to the C.L.E. Cigar Company’s Eiroa brand, the Eiroa Dark. As the name indicates, the Eiroa Dark will be highlighted by dark corojo tobacco. The cigar itself is a Honduran puro and will be available in three sizes: 50 x 5, 54 x 6, and 60 […]
White Hat Cigars has hired Todd Vance as Vice President of Sales and Erica Arroyo as Director of Marketing and Social Media. Both were most recently with Cornelius & Anthony Cigars. “We are incredibly excited to add two friends and industry pros that will add significant value to our growing operation. We are creating a […]
The first of La Flor Dominicana’s releases as a part of the 2019 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series will soon be available. Today the company announced the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición Natural will be heading to retailers this week. The La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición Natural is based […]
Concerto Cigars has announced it will be partnering with Tabacalera G. Kafie y Cia to produce the RTB Cigar line – a brand named company owner Ronald Thomas Brown. Concerto Cigars launched in 2015. The cigar landed a footprint in the Southeast U.S. in the Charlotte, North Carolina region where Brown is based. The line was […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, the Oliva Serie V Maduro, previously an annual limited edition line, will make its debut as a regular production offering. News of the release was reported this past Friday by Cigar Aficionado. The Oliva Serie V Maduro made its debut in 2008. Since then, the series has showcased different […]
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 […]
If you are keeping track of the percentage of the states to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, it is now 28%. On Friday, May 17th the State of Vermont became the 14th State in the U.S. to raise the tobacco age to 21. A bill which was passed in the Maryland legislature was […]
