Emilio Cigars has announced a new cigar for the second week in a row. On his Facebook page, and then on his blog, brand developer Gary Griffith announced the “Mia Dora”. This is a new cigar line that will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Griffith has said the name […]
News: Gurkha Begins Circulating 2013 Pre-Release Cigar
Gurkha Pre-Release Sample – due for Summer 2013 release Gurkha Cigar Company has begun circulating a pre-release sample of a new unnamed cigar brand. The cigar was recently showcased at a March 21, 2013 event at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, North Carolina that featured Gurkha Cigar Company Chairman Kaizod Hansotia. Gurkha has remained pretty tight-lipped […]
Cigar Week Wrap: Volume 2, Number 9 (3/16/13)
The Cigar Week Wrap 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. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
News: Emilio Cigars Announces Plans for Draig Cayuquero
Image linked from Gary Griffith’s Facebook Page Emilio Cigars Brand Developer Gary Griffith has announced on his Facebook account plans for the second cigar in the Emilio Cigars Draig Series. The cigar will be called the Draig Cayuquero. Griffith described a little of the background of this cigar and mentioned the cigar is being planned for […]
News: Mike Ditka to be Guest Speaker at 2013 IPCPR Trade Show Breakfast
Mike Ditka – public domain picture linked from Wikipedia The IPCPR has announced that Mike Ditka will be the speaker at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show Opening Day Breakfast. Information was announced via the IPCPR’s twitter account. The message via Twitter link said: Davidoff is pleased to announce that Mike Ditka (AKA ”Da Coach”) has […]
News: Oliveros Cigars to Release Vista de Cuba Reserva
Picture Credit: Rafael Nodal Facebook page At the 2013 Tobacco Expo, Oliveros Cigars announced a new cigar under their Vista de Cuba line called the Vista de Cuba Reserva. This past Monday, Oliveros President Rafael Nodal posted on his Facebook page a picture of the cigars and packaging in the new line and provided some […]
News: Aging Room Cigars to launch Aging Room Mini
Photo linked from Rafael Nodal’s Facebook page Oliveros Cigars’ President Rafael Nodal announced on his Facebook page the upcoming Aging Room Mini Cigar. The Aging Room Mini adds a cigarillo offering to the Aging Room Cigars’ line. According to what was posted on his facebook page, the Aging Room Mini: “Do you want a good […]
News: Sam Leccia’s Return to the Cigar Industry
It appears that Sam Leccia’s return to the cigar industry is coming soon. Yesterday some information on twitter indicated not only Leccia’s return, but that Torano Family Cigars will once again be poised to be his distributor. Leccia was once the face of the Cain and Nub brands from Oliva Cigar Company. Late in 2010, both […]
News: H. Upmann Legacy Vitola to be Launched in Charlotte
Altadis USA is planning a new vitola to add to its recently released H. Upmann Legacy line. The new size will be launched at Cigar Dave’s annual “Charlotte Invasion” live broadcast event on June 1, 2013 hosted by Tinder Box of the Carolinas at the Ballantyne Resort in Charlotte, North Carolina. The details of […]
Cigar Week Wrap: Volume 2, Number 8 (3/9/13)
The Cigar Week Wrap 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. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]