In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 148 – Virtual Trade Show
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Tonight tune in for our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game […]
Cigar News: Protocol Pool Party Year 1 Event Cigar Announced
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Protocol Cigars has announced a limited edition cigar known as the Protocol Pool Party Year 1. It’s a cigar that won’t be for sale, but available to attendees for the company’s Protocol Pool Party – being held Saturday August 1st, at the Oak Tree Lodge in Neptune, New Jersey. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona […]
Cigar News: Epic Cigars Celebrates Ten Years with EPIC TEN, Announces Expansion to UK
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This year Epic Cigars will celebrate ten years in the cigar business, and to commemorate the occasion the brand will release a cigar to mark the occasion known as the EPIC TEN. The EPIC TEN marks Epic Cigars’ first cigar out of Nicaragua, where owner Dean Parsons worked with AJ Fernandez to produce the blend. […]
Cigar News: Crux Epicure Gordo Heading to Retailers
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Crux Cigars has announced the Crux Epicure Gordo, a 6 x 60 line extension to the Crux Epicure line. The Crux Epicure Gordo becomes the fifth regular production offering in the Crux Epicure line. Crux Epicure was introduced in 2017 and it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It is […]
The Blog: About the Summer of ’20 Virtual Trade Show
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a plethora of virtual events by the cigar industry. Some have been Zoom calls connecting with customers or retailers. Some have been virtual sales events. In other cases some companies have decided they have wanted to become podcasters. While certainly this content has been made available, one thing that […]
The Blog: Perdomo Cigars Unveils Virtual Trade Show for 2020
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Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the cancellation of the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, it has led to many cigar companies coming up with creative ways to showcase […]
Cigar News: HVC Hot Cake Announced
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Beginning July 22nd, HVC Cigars will begin shipping its latest line, the HVC Hot Cake. HVC Hot Cake features a San Andres wrapper with Jalapa Corojo ’99 with Esteli Corojo ’98 for the binder and filler. Both varietals are from the Aganorsa Farms. In addition, the fillers utilize three different varieties of a newer tobacco […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (7/16/20) – Product Announcements Increase
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In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live […]
Cigar News: Toscano Duecento Coming to U.S.
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Toscano Cigars is introducing the Toscano Duecento in the U.S. market. “Duecento” is Italian for 200, and it’s appropriate for the name of this cigar. This is because the Toscano Duecento was released in 2018 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Toscano Cigars brand. At the time of the release, the cigar was not […]