While most of Gurkha Cigars’ new product was announced prior to the 2017 IPCPR, the company held back one thing to unveil at the trade show. It’s a two blend line known as the Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection. The Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection comes in one size – a 5 x 50 Robusto, but it comes in two blends […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 41 (9/2/17)
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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: Quesada Cigars and The Cigar Shop Team Up for Quesada Oktoberfest Bayern
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Quesada Cigars and The Cigar Shop are teaming up for a limited edition exclusive size of the Oktoberfest 2017. A copy of the press release is below: For the past seven years, the seasonal small batch release of Quesada Cigars’ Quesada Oktoberfest, has become a tradition cigar enthusiasts look forward to each Fall. The Oktoberfest is a cigar line […]
Cigar News: ITG and Tabacalera USA Donate to Texas Recovery
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Imperial Tobacco and its premium cigar division Tabacalera USA and their affiliates announced they are donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross for Hurricane related assistance in Houston, Texas and other affected areas. “We have been touched by the devastation, loss of life and disruption this natural disaster has wrought on Houstonians and many […]
Cigar News: Herrera Estelí 6 x 60 Added to Alliance Cigar’s DeSocio Family
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Drew Estate’s Herrera Estelí line now has a 6 x 60 offering – and it will become the latest installment in Alliance Cigar’s DeSocio series. The DeSocio series is a set of exclusive sizes of popular cigar blends that are only available through Alliance Cigar. The DeSocio series was the brainchild of Tom Sullivan, President […]
Cigar News: Sir David Tang Passes Away
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Hong Kong businessman Sir David Tang, known to the cigar industry as the founder and chairman of Pacific Cigar Company, has died at age 63. Pacific Cigar Company is the exclusive distributor of Habanos products and the exclusive distributor of Habanos SA products in the Asia Pacific region. The company also offered cigar accessories branded […]
Cigar News: Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 2 Launched at 2017 IPCPR
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One year ago at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. launched a special, limited edition cigar known as the Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 1. Given the name, it was safe to assume there would be a Batch 2. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A delivered the follow-up with the Montcristo Artisan Series […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Honors Benji Menendez at 2017 IPCPR; Plans Event Series
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While he retired from a day-to-day role at General Cigar Company over three years ago, Benji Menendez is still very much a part of the General Cigar family. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company held a private reception to honor Menendez for his 60+ years of service in the cigar industry. “Our […]
Cigar News: Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard and Andreas Schmid Depart Oettinger Davidoff AG
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Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced two major executive changes to its organization. Today the company announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hans Kristian Hoejsgaard and Chairman Andreas Schmid. The Board of Directors has named former Oettinger Davidoff AG COO Beat Hauenstein as its new CEO, and Domenico Scala as its new Chairman. Hoejsgaard had been CEO at Davidoff […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 40 (8/26/17)
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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 […]