Now going into its fifth year, the Chattanooga Tweet Up and Cigar Festival is no stranger to event only cigars – and this year there will be another one. Burns Tobacconist, the host store for the event has announced that Guayacan Cigars will be providing an exclusive cigar for the 2015 event called Sabor de […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will introduce the new Gurkha Cask Blend. The company is describing this cigar as a “signature cigar”. Details of the blend itself are not being disclosed, but perhaps the most striking feature is that the cigars are being packaged in 200 count cabinet boxes. The cigar […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will launch a new cigar called the Gurkha Heritage. For the Gurkha Heritage, it is being produced in Nicaragua at American Caribbean Cigars and will incorporate Nicaraguan tobacco. In a press release announcing the Gurkha Heritage, Kaizad Hansotia, President and CEO of Gurkha Cigar Group said, […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will launch the Gurkha Cellar Reserve Platinum Edition. Platinum Edition will be the fourth installment of its Gurkha Cellar Reserve Series that was initially launched in 2011. While the cigar will incorporate 12 year old tobaccos in the filler, perhaps the most significant point is that […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, AKA Cigar co-owners Jay Lundy and Tom Poehler have joined forces with Elliot Suied and Romereo Hartfield to launch an all-new cigar company called Acme Cigar Company. The company name is the resurrection of an old U.S. brand from the early 1900s. The company will be a separate company from AKA Cigars […]
In 2014, Crux Cigars launched its brand and bursted on to the cigar scene releasing six different blends. The company shows no signs of slowing down as it is planning three new releases during the second half of 2015. Today details of one of those new releases, the Crux Guild has been announced. The Crux […]
Editor’s Note For the sixth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past three years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. This year we made some […]
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 […]
Chicago-area based retailer Casa de Montecristo has announced it is the latest recipient of a shop exclusive from Tatuaje Cigars. The cigar is known as Tatuaje – The Jackal and will feature the Sancti Spiritus wrapper, a wrapper most recently used on the Tatuaje Jekyll and several L’Atelier Imports releases. The Jackal will begin shipping […]
Cornelius and Anthony, a premium boutique cigar company based in Virginia have announced that cigar industry veterans Courtney Smith and Spencer Drake have joined the company. Drake joins Cornelius & Anthony as its National Sales Director. Drake is best known to serve in similar capacities at Cubancan Cigars and A.J. Fernandez Cigars. In his new […]
