Esteban Disla is best known for being the co-owner of Fabrica de Tobacos Nica Sueno with RoMa Craft Tobac co-founder, Skip Martin. Now Disla is about to launch his own premium cigar brand. Disla’s brand is known as Guaimaro. The new brand will be showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar gets its name […]
Cigar News: New Leadership, New Lines for Kuuts LLC
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Kuuts LLC, the company best known as the U.S. distribution arm to the brands out of Compania Hondurena de Tabacos has a new CEO in Steven Ysidron. Ysidron well known for his time as the owner of Epicurean Cigars. Since joining Kuuts, he has been working on rebounding and revamping the portfolio into eight lines. As a […]
Cigar News: Crux Epicure to Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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Crux Cigar Company is getting ready to introduce its first Connecticut wrapper offering. The Crux Epicure will become the company’s ninth regular production line. The new line will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas opening on July 24th. In addition to the Connecticut wrapper, the Crux Epicure will feature a binder […]
Cigar News: D’Crossier to Introduce Flor de D’Crossier Cabinet Selection No.1 at 2016 IPCPR
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Pure Aroma Cigars, the maker of D’Crossier Cigars is introducing a new blend to its Flor de D’Crossier brand. The new Flor de D’Crossier Cabinet Selection No. 1 will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show on July 24th. As the name indicates, it incorporates classic cabinet style packaging into the release. The […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Olde Penn Cigars to be Shop Exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop
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Drew Estate has become the latest company to create a shop exclusive for Famous Smoke Shop. Today the Easton, Pennsylvania based company announced that it will be receiving Olde Penn Cigars. Olde Penn Cigars is a new premium offering made at Drew Estate’s La Gran Fabrica. The new line will make its debut at a […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Adding Sobremesa Elegante En Cedro and Short Churchill
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Sobremesa, the first line released by Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust is receiving two line extensions. The new sizes will feature the long awaited Elegante En Cedro vitola as well as a newly announced Short Churchill Vitola. While these cigars feature the same tobacco components as the Sobremesa line, the cigars feature a tweaked blend […]
Cigar News: A.J. Fernandez Bellas Artes to be Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
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At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars will showcase its newest offering – Bellas Artes. The story of this cigar is around the tobacco. The cigar utilizes a proprietary hybrid wrapper known as Rojita. It consists of a cross of three varietals – U.S Connecticut Shade (a 50% proportion), Corojo 99 (a 25% […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 33 (7/9/16)
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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: Seven U.S. Senators Write Letter to FDA Questioning Final Regulations
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On June 7, 2016, a letter was sent by seven U.S. Senator to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioning the agency’s final rule in regards to the regulation of premium cigars. Today details of that letter surfaced in an email communication by Cigar Rights of America (CRA). According to the CRA communication, the letter […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Names Rick Ardito Executive Brand Manager for The Upsetters
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Foundation Cigar Company, the company owned by Nicholas Melillo has named Rick Ardito’s its new Executive Brand Manager for its upcoming The Upsetters line. It’s a sort of reunion for Ardito and Melillo, as both had been longtime members of the Drew Estate team. Ardito served as a Partner and Executive Vice President of Public […]