ADVentura Cigars has officially announced the opening of its own dedicated factory, Tabacalera Mina del Rey. The factory (which translates to “King’s Mine” is located in Tamboril, Dominican Republic). This brings an exciting new chapter following a devastating blow ADVentura took a little over a year ago. In September 2022, a massive fire took place at […]
MB Fuma has announced it will ship its Nov30 line beginning in January 2024. Currently, the company is taking pre-orders for the El Cuadrado size, a 5 x 52 box-press. Nov30 is an abbreviation for November 30th, the traditional Feast Day of Saint Andrew. Nov30 pays homage to Saint Andrew’s Martyrdom and Patronage of Ponce […]
Casa 1910 has announced Lieb Tobacco will handle its distribution in Mexico. Mexico is the home country where the Casa 1910 brand is based. The goal of the agreement is to increase geographic distribution and thus grow the accessibility of Casa 1910 products. Lieb Tobacco was founded in 1991 and has handled importing and distributing […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced a state advocacy grant program. This program aims to invest in State Associations and fund lobbying activities at the state level for 2024. “This is not only a way for us to support existing state associations and their advocacy capacity, but it also establishes a baseline for starting […]
The ADVentura La Llorona Corona is shipping to retailers. The 44 x 6 Corona size was launched at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and is the second size released in the La Llorona line. ADventura Cigars is the main brand created by ADV & McKay, the company owned by Henderson Ventura and Marcel […]
United Cigars has announced that the Red Anchor Commodore, a 7 x 55 line extension to its Red Anchor line, is now available. This was one of four new sizes for Red Anchor introduced at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The Red Anchor Commodore joins the Admiral (6 x 52), Gunner (6 […]
HVC Cigars is introducing the Hot Cake Maduro Half Corona. This will be a new offering under the HVC Hot Cake Maduro line. The new size will become the fifth regular production size of the HVC Hot Cake Maduro to be offered. Plans are for the new size to ship to retailers in December. Like […]
Fuente y Padrón Legends, the collaboration between Carlos “Carlito” Fuente and Jorge Padrón which pays homage to their fathers, is now shipping. According to Carlito Fuente, two containers each containing 375 boxes have begun shipping. “Shipped on Thanksgiving day as promised. A very significant date to pay gratitude and tribute to two legendary men in […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week, we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday at 8am Eastern Time. […]
New Zealand’s new coalition government is planning to repeal the country’s generational smoking ban. The ban, which went into effect on January 1, 2023, would have prohibited tobacco products from being purchased for anyone born after 2009. A coalition government was formed between New Zealand Prime Minster Elect Christopher Luxon’s National Party along with the […]
