On the August 30, 2023 edition of Freestyle Live, Drew Estate announced a release for the international market known as the Liga Privada 10 Selección de Mercado. For recent Liga Privada releases such as the Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo and Liga Privada 10 Aniversario, the market outside the U.S. has had limited access to […]
Back in June, Prometheus released 50 units of the Fuente Fuente OpusX Serie “Heaven & Earth” humidors. These humidors contain 102 rare and vintage Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars. This December, Prometheus will release the remaining humidors – just in time for the year-end holidays. The cigars contained in the humidor are: 12 Fuente Fuente OpusX […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, C.L.E. Cigar Company showcased C.L.E. and Asylum-branded PCA Exclusive releases available only to retailers who attended the show. Today, C.L.E. announced it has shipped the first of these retail exclusives, the Eiroa PCA Exclusive. All three PCA Exclusives contain tobacco grown on a farm in South […]
Ferio Tego is heading to the Asian market. Today, Ferio Tego announced its portfolio of premium cigars is now available in the Hong Kong, Japan, and Macau markets. Davidoff of Geneva Asia is handling distribution for Ferio Tego. This is the first international expansion for Ferio Tego. “Asia is a very important market for the […]
Zander-Greg has appointed Irving Rodriguez as North East Regional Sales Manager. Earlier today, Rodriguez had announced his departure from PDR Cigars on social media. Rodriguez began his career in the cigar industry as a member of the media outlet CigarNews.com. Most recently, he held the position of National/Global Sales Manager at PDR Cigars for three […]
Scheduled to be released in November will be a new size of the Fuente Fuente OpusX Lost City. It’s a 47 x 9 1/4 inch “A” size vitola – and it’s called Carlito’s A. The Fuente Fuente OpusX Lost City line is a project that came about back in 2004. At the time, Andy Garcia […]
Next month, Altadis U.S.A. will add a new line under its Onyx brand known as Onyx Vintage Nicaragua. The Onyx Vintage Nicaragua features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos. This is highlighted by an extra-aged Habano Nicaragua wrapper sourced from an esteemed 2019 harvest. The cigars will be available in three sizes – each packaged in 20-count boxes: […]
Black Star Line Cigars has announced the release of Jean Baptiste, an exclusive cigar to Binny’s Beverage Depot. Jean Baptiste pays homage to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a Haitian man considered to be the founder of Chicago, Illinois. Both Black Star Line Cigars and Binny’s are based in Chicago. “As a retired Chicago firefighter […]
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. […]
Garret Robinson has announced he has parted ways with Don Doroteo Cigars. Robinson served as Vice President of Sales since January 2023. Both Robinson and Don Doroteo founder Juan Lugo confirmed that Robinson’s employment was terminated. In a statement on Robinson’s social media, Robinson commented, “It’s an overdue update. I have parted ways with Don […]
