The Villiger 1888 cigar is getting a new look. While the blend is remaining the same, the cigar is getting repackaged with newly designed boxes and bands. Back in February 2009, the VilligerNorth America introduced the Villiger 1888 cigar into the U.S. market. 1888 represents the year that Villiger Cigars was founded and the cigar […]
Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Company Launches PSyKo Seven Connecticut
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Ventura Cigar Company has officially released its third blend in its PSyKo Seven line, the PSyKo Seven Connecticut. This was a cigar that was first showcased at this 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Like the original PSyKo Seven and PSyKo Seven Maduro offerings, the PSyKo Seven Connecticut consists of a blend of seven different tobaccos from […]
Cigar News: Gran Habano Releases Los Tres Reyes Magos Culebra Release
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Gran Habano has announced a limited edition culebra set consisting of three of its popular brands. The Gran Habano Los Tres Magos provides a culebra offering from three of Gran Habano’s most popular blends The name Los Tres Reyes Magos stands for “The Three Wise Men”. Each culebra will contain three 7 x 32 panatela […]
Cigar News: Ricky Somoza Departs A.J. Fernandez
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Ricky Somoza, the U.S. Director of Operations for A.J. Fernandez Cigars has left the company. Multiple sources have confirmed to Cigar Coop that Somoza tendered his resignation earlier this week. Last year, when A.J. Fernandez Cigars’ partner Kris Kachaturian left the company, A.J. Fernandez assumed full control of the party. A new distribution center was established in […]
Cigar News: President-Elect Trump Nominates Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services
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It’s the Cabinet nomination the cigar industry will most be interested in. Today, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Georgia Congresman Tom Price M.D. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services. While much of the attention of this appointment will be focused on repealing Obamacare (for which Rep. Price has been a harsh critic), the […]
Cigar News: Colibri Slide Now Available
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The Colibri Slide, a new lighter that was introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show has now hit the stores. The unique feature of the Colibri Slide is the new single action “push up” system. To ignite the flame on the lighter, this simply involves pushing up with the thumb. This moves the housing for […]
Cigar News: Alan Willner Departs General Cigar
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General Cigar Company has announced that Alan Willner, the company’s Vice President of Marketing since 2011 has left the company to pursue other interests. The company also announced that current General Cigar President Regis Broesma will assume the day to day leadership of General’s marketing efforts. In a press release announcing Willner’s departure Broesma commented, […]
Cigar News: President-Elect Trump Names Pro-Embargo Advocate Mauricio Claver-Carone to Transition Team
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In a move that could lead to a change in the course of action of United States relations with Cuba, President-Elect Donald Trump named Mauricio Claver-Carone to his Transition Team for the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Claver-Carone currently serves as Executive Director of Cuba Democracy Advocates, a lobbying group in favor of keeping the U.S. Embargo against Cuba intact. He […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 1 (11/26/16)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]
Cigar News: Fidel Castro Dies at 90
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the Communist party revolutionary and dictator who seized power in Cuba in 1959, implementing a totalitarian regime and nationalizing business and industry has died. He was 90 years old. Castro’s death was announced in Cuba by Castro’s brother and current President of Cuba, Raul Castro just after midnight EDT. In addition to […]