Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust founder Steve Saka announced on Social Media that he expects the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale to hit retail shelves in mid-November. Just before the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust had started taking pre-orders on the second installment of the Muestra de Saka series, the Nacatamale. Muestra de Saka follows a “one […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Year of the Dog Details Announced
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Davidoff’s latest installment of its annual Chinese New Year series is heading into widespread release. Today Davidoff announced the details of the Davidoff Year of the Dog 2018 Limited Edition. Each installment of the series has had a unique blend and vitola and is named for one of the animals that are a part of the Chinese […]
Cigar News: Colibri Quantum Now Available
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Colibri’s Quantum, the company’s new triple jet lighter and V-Cut cigar cutter combo accessory is now available. Earlier this year, the triple jet/v-cut accessory was announced under the name Gotham. Since then, the project has now been renamed Quantum. According to Colibri, this is a project that has been under development for three years. The […]
Cigar News: Manuel Garcia Joins Villiger Cigars
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Manuel Garcia, best known for his tenure as Vice President at Habanos S.A., has joined Villiger Cigars. The company has announced Garcia will join the Villiger International Handmade Cigar division. He will be based in Santo Domingo at the ABAM factory where all Dominican-made Villager products are produced. Garcia spent 15 years as the Commercial […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 48 (10/21/17)
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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: Mombacho Adds New Ten and Fifty Count Box Options for Mombachito
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Concurrent with the release of the Mombacho Cosecha 2012, Mombacho Cigars has announced it is adding ten and fifty-count boxes for its Mombachito cigar. The Mombachito was previously known as the Volcanito. It is a 4 1/2 x 26 hand-rolled cigarillo offering. The blend for the Mombachito is based on Mombacho’s Tierra Volcan line. It […]
Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars Releases Cosecha 2012
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Mombacho Cigars’ Cosecha 2012, the first installment of the company’s limited edition, single-vintage project is now en-route to retailers. This was a cigar that was showcased earlier this year at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest”. Each release will feature what the company considers to be the best Nicaraguan tobaccos from a harvest […]
Cigar News: Select FDA Compliance Deadlines Extended for Areas Affected by Natural Disasters
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With natural disasters affecting the Caribbean and U.S., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is extending the deadlines for submitting product ingredient listings and select health documents six months for manufacturers and importers located in the affected areas. The FDA stated: “The FDA is aware that tobacco manufacturers and importers in the […]
Cigar News: Court Denies Health Organizations’ Motion to Intervene in FDA Lawsuit
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On Monday, October 16, 2017, a federal judge denied a motion for intervention by a group of health organizations to intervene in the cigar industry’s lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The ruling was handed down by Judge Amit Mehta in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Court […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Master Select Heading to Retailers
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The return of Gurkha’s Master Select is now in full swing. Today, the company announced it has begun shipping the Gurkha Master Select to retailers. Master Select is one of several predicate lines that Gurkha Cigar Company brought back and showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The Master Select was introduced back in […]