Southern Draw Cigars has announced that the Rose of Sharon Perfecto will be the second installment of its collaborative charity project. The IGNITE Rose of Sharon Perfecto will be done in collaboration with Famous Smoke Shop and make its debut at a launch event hosted at Leaf Cigar Bar and Restaurant in Easton, Pennsylvania on […]
Cigar News: Cubariqueño Cigar Company to Introduce Fourth Line with Protocol Official Misconduct
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Cubariqueño Cigar Company has announced the release of its fourth line, Protocol Official Misconduct. Once again, the name of the line keeps to the theme of law enforcement as owners Bill Ives and Juan Cancel serve as police officers and Bill Agathis is an attorney. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory, the Protocol […]
Cigar News: Cubariqueño Cigar Company Adding Protocol Probable Cause Corona Gorda
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Cubariqueño Cigar Company has announced a line extension to its Protocol Probable Cause line. A new 5 5/8 x 46 Corona Gorda will become the fourth vitola for the company’s maduro offering. Protocol Probable Cause was the second blend released by Cubariqueño. The blend features a San Andres Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. […]
Cigar News: AVO Maduro Makes Return for 30th Anniversary
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2018 marks the 30th anniversary for AVO Cigars and the brand is releasing several special offerings to commemorate the occasion. One of the commemorative offerings is a limited run of the AVO Maduro – and this past week, the cigar has begun to surface at retailers. The AVO Maduro was a staple of the brand for many years. Back in 2015, the AVO brand […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Names Chris Tarr Vice President of Marketing
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General Cigar Company has named Chris Tarr its new Vice President of Marketing. Tarr replaces José de Castro, who was appointed to that position last July. The company has also done some restructuring to its sales team. Tarr has been with General Cigar since 2008, most recently serving as the company’s west regional sales manager. Prior […]
Cigar News: Asylum Medulla Oblongata Maduro Released
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This past week, Asylum Cigars released the Medulla Oblongata Maduro. As the name indicates, it’s a maduro version of the Asylum’s Maduro Oblongata line released in 2017. While the original Medulla Oblongata was a Honduran puro highlighted by Authentic Corojo, the Medulla Oblongata uses a San Andres wrapper in place of the Honduran wrapper. The Maduro comes in […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 23 (4/28/18)
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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: Gurkha to Partner with Kretek Canada to Expand Presence in Canadian Market
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Gurkha has announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kretek Canada to distribute its brands in Canada. Under the agreement, Gurkha will work closely with the Kretek Canada sales force to further grow the brand’s presence in Canada. These sales initiatives will also be supported through special events and promotions. “Canadians represent the […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Trade Show and Convention Returning to Sands Expo & Venetian for 2019 and 2020
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The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) will be staying in Las Vegas for its annual trade show and convention until 2020. And following this year, it is returning to a familiar place. Today the trade organization announced it is returning to the Sands Expo & Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas for its […]
Cigar News: Casa Fernandez Changes Company name to Aganorsa Leaf
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Casa Fernandez Cigars, the company owned and operated by Eduardo Fernandez and his son Max has a new, but familiar name. Today the company announced it was changing its name to Aganorsa Leaf. It’s the first step in what is a large rebranding effort the company is undergoing. AGANORSA is an acronym for Agricola […]