Today Crowned Heads announced its fifth annual release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The 2018 release, dubbed The Angel’s Anvil 2018 will make its debut at the TAA’s 50th annual convention scheduled to open April 29 at Casa de Campo in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. As with the previous installments, The Angel’s Anvil […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Announces IGNITE Project
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Southern Draw Cigars has announced a new collaborative project it will be doing with several of its retail partners. The project is know as IGNITE and it will combine the release of several new cigars with charitable donations. The first release will be done in conjunction with Casa de Montecristo and Serious Cigars and will […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 20 (4/7/18)
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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: CAO Zócalo Coming in May
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CAO Cigars has a new CAO Zócalo limited edition cigar. It’s a cigar that not only draws inspiration from the country of Mexico, but it will introduce the first CAO with a wrapper from that country. The cigar was announced as a part of a marketing campaign by CAO Cigars paying homage to the famed Pan […]
Cigar News: Marrero Cigars Expands Sales Force in Dallas
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The Texas market is important to most brands in the cigar industry, and Marrero Cigars is targeting it. This the company announced it has named Tony Gomez as its Regional Sales Representative for the Dallas market. “I am honored to embark on an exciting new chapter in my career in the cigar industry. Many of […]
Cigar News: Texas Cigar Groups Petition Court to Throw Out Warning Label Requirements while FDA Seeks to Combine Cases
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Back in January came word that a group of cigar-related businesses in Texas had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) challenging Warning Labels requirements. This past week, the group has motioned the court to throw out the current Warning Label requirements that are a part of the Deeming Regulations. Meanwhile, […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry Trade Associations Ask Court to Drop Warning Label Regulations
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In the latest round of the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the three plaintiffs have motioned the court to throw out the current Warning Label requirements that are a part of the Deeming Regulations. The move comes a little over a week after the FDA issued an Advanced Noticed […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Selección 702 Limited Edition 2009 to Return in May
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As a part of the brand’s 50th anniversary, today Davidoff has announced the return of the Davidoff Selección 702 Limited Edition 2009. As the name indicates, this is a cigar that was last released back in 2009. The Davidoff Selección 702 Limited Edition 2009 derives its name from the “702” wrapper that covers the cigar. This […]
Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Finalizes Thompson Cigar Acquisition
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced its acquisition of Thompson Cigar is now completed. It was back on January 31st that STG announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. based retail giant. In a press release, STG commented, “The acquired business is a leading online retailer of cigars in the […]
Cigar News: Montecristo Línea 1935 Finally Set to Release
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The Montecristo Línea 1935, Habanos S.A.’s signature release at the XIX Habanos Festival in 2017, is finally set for its worldwide release. Habanos S.A. says the cigars should be arriving at merchants this month. The Montecristo Línea 1935 pays homage to the year 1935 – the year the Montecristo brand was founded.The Línea 1935 is […]