At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos SA announced a new line extension to its Hoyo de Monterrey brand called Le Hoyo Río Seco. It’s a new line extension that continues a trend of Habanos in recent years of introducing thicker ring gauges. The Le Hoyo Río Seco introduces a 140 mm x […]
Cigar News: Vegueros Centrofinos Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, a Centrofinos vitola was added to the Vegueros line. This introduces a classic robusto-sized vitola into the Vegueros line. The Vegueros Centrofinos measures 50 x 130mm (5 1/10 x 50). When the line was re-introduced in 2014, it includes: Tapados (46 x 122 mm / 4.7 x […]
Cigar News: Two New Sizes of Partagás Linea Maduro Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced a pair of line extensions to its Partagás Linea Maduro line. The new sizes include the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2, which is a short Pirámides measuring 55 x 120mm (approximately 4 3/4 x 55), and the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2 measuring 145 […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 14 (2/24/18)
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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: United Cigar Adds José Domínguez Signature to Portfolio
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United Cigars has announced it will now handle the distribution of the José Dominguez Signature line as a part of its offerings. The José Dominguez Signature line includes a Natural (Ecuadorian Connecticut) and Maduro (Mexican San Andres). The new agreement takes place immediately. Prior to this agreement, the José Dominguez Signature line had been a […]
Cigar News: Camacho Candela Returns
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One of the most popular candela releases is making a return. Today, Camacho Cigars announced it is bringing back the Camacho Candela. Like many other candela cigars, the Camacho Candela is returning for a limited production run just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day Holiday. The Camacho Candela was first released in 2007. However, […]
Cigar News: Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole Returns for 2018
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With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, many cigar companies are offering candelas. Once again, for 2018 Alec Bradley will bring back its candela wrapped offering – the Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber-Pole. The 2018 installment of the Filthy Hooligan will use the barber-pole candela format that was introduced in 2016. Produced at […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Wasabi Returns for 2018
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The Espinosa Wasabi, a box-pressed candela that had a very limited run in 2016, is returning next month Blended by Hector Alfonso Sr., the Wasabi will now have a run of 500 boxes this time around. The cigar is unique in that it is a box press that is completely draped in a candela wrapper. […]
Cigar News: La Aurora to Offer Special Humidor Containing Preferidos Double Barrel Aged Parejos
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Each year at the annual ProCigar Festival held in the Dominican Republic, there is a charity auction where many manufacturers donate a special item for the auction. This year, La Aurora Cigars will donate a special humidor containing 182 parejo cigars of the La Aurora Preferidos Double Barrel Aged. The La Aurora Preferidos Double Barrel Aged made […]
Cigar News: La Aurora Hors D’Age to be Showcased at ProCigar 2018
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The annual ProCigar Festival will take place in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic from February 18, 2018 through February 23, 2018; and at the 2018 festival La Aurora Cigars will showcase a limited edition line known as La Aurora Hors D’Age. According to La Aurora, Hors d’Age stands for “beyond time” and it […]