Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has announced that Tony Gomez, Vice President of La Flor Dominicana, has been appointed to the CRA Board of Directors. Gomez fills the seat vacated by Alan Rubin, who resigned following the sale of his company, Alec Bradley, to Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). CRA said the CRA board voted unanimously […]
Crowned Heads Paniolo Especiale, an exclusive cigar to the State of Hawaii, has announced details for the 2023 edition. The Paniolo Especiale 2023 will debut on October 7, at a special VIP Dinner Event hosted by Marvin Chang and R. Field Wine Co. Paniolo refers to a Hawaiian cowboy and has been a near-annual release […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Lampert Cigar showed off the Lampert PCA Exclusive, a cigar made for retailers that attended the PCA Trade Show. This past weekend, Lampert announced the cigar has shipped. The Lampert PCA Exclusive consists of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and Dominican tobaccos for the binder and filler. It […]
Meerapfel Cigar has announced it is rebranding its Selection Meerapfel line as “The Selection.” The rebranded line will be showcased at InterTabac 2023. “The Selection” has been described as a series of personal blends by the Meerapfel family that have now been made available on a more widespread basis. The company says the offerings under […]
Gurkha Cigars has announced it is discontinuing two regular production lines, Treinta and San Miguel. The move is being made to facilitate Gurkha making room for additional productions in the future. Both blends were produced at Aganorsa Leaf’s factory in Estelí Nicaragua. “We fully recognize that shelf space is real estate in our industry. In […]
The NFT Auctions for the Tatuaje Anarchy NFT package have closed. A total of six NFTs were auctioned for a total of $503,461.00 or an average of $83,910.17 per NFT package. Beginning on August 21 2023, the Tatuaje Anarchy NFTs were launched, one at a time, in 48-hour intervals. The winning bids for each of […]
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. […]
Following lower financial results for the second quarter of 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has lowered its full-year guidance. The company attributes this to a more volatile environment than expected and reflective of ongoing inventory adjustments across customers and distributors, slower regain of market shares in Europe, delays in new store openings in the US, […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Quality Importers showed off a series of one-of-a-kind luxury cutters done in partnership with renowned jeweler Jacob & Co. under the banner of the Xikar X-Clusive Series. On August 12, a formal launch was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Bal Harbour, Florida to officially introduce […]
The Viaje Satori, a line that has not been released since 2019, has made a return to store shelves. Satori was first introduced at the 2010 IPCPR Trade Show. Since then, it has been primarily offered and showcased to retailers who attend the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. The 2023 edition of the Viaje Satori uses the same […]
