Foundry Tobacco Company is once again bringing new life to an old brand. Today the subsidiary under General Cigar announced it is bringing back a re-imaged version of the legendary Jamaican brand, the Temple Hall Estates Collection. The new Temple Hall Estates Collection becomes the third major installment of the FTC Heritage Series – […]
Casa de Montecristo Inc, the luxury retail and lounge operation under Tabacalera USA is adding stores in the Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; and Tampa, Florida markets. Each of the three stores will be new brick and mortar locations constructed from the ground up carry the “Casa de Montecristo” name. The new Casa de Montecristo Nashville is […]
Cigar Coop and Smooth Draws Radio are entering into a collaborative partnership. Under the agreement, Cigar Coop Founder and Editor and Chief Will Cooper will be joining the Smooth Draws Radio team as a co-host. Smooth Draws Radio Show is a cigar lifestyle broadcast, airing live from Noon to 2pm EST every Saturday, on ESPN […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning […]
Tabacalera USA, the U.S. premium cigar division of Imperial Brands PLC has named Rob Norris the General Manager of the Altadis U.S.A. premium division effective immediately. Norris had previously served as CEO of Tabacalera USA’s JR Cigar retail operations. Norris will report to Javier Estates, the head of Tabacalera USA, who had been filling the […]
Quesada Cigars has announced details around its 2017 edition of the Quesada Keg – a seasonal release for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. While the Quesada Keg 2017 still uses a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos, the company says the blend has been tweaked to be stronger. The use of a stronger blend is meant […]
With the 115th Congress now in session, Senator Bill Nelson [D-Florida] has once again introduced a bill to exempt premium cigars from regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Senate Bill 294 (S. 294) joins a companion bill H.R. 564 which was introduced last month in the House of Representatives that also proposes an […]
La Flor Dominicana is releasing its third “Special Football Edition” cigar. The La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2017 is heading as a regional release to the State of Texas – and once again it showcases the artesian work coming out of Tabacalera La Flor. Texas was chosen to receive the La Flor Dominicana Special Football […]
Pure Aroma Cigars, the makers of D’Crossier Cigars has announced it is releasing a batch of 150 boxes of its Flor de Crossier Enormous 360 Claro cigar. The Flor de Crossier Enormous 360 is a line geared around large ring gauge offerings. The company two distinct blends – a Claro and an Oscuro. The Claro […]
This Spring, General Cigar will formally launch a new offering under its Partagas brand known as the Partagas Heritage. According to Jhonys Diaz, Vice President of Operations at The General Cigar Dominicana factory, the blend for the Partagas Heritage features a Honduran Olancho San Agustin (OSA) wrapper. The wrapper itself was developed by Nestor Placencia for General […]
