For Episode 16 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Bryan Mussard of Cattle Baron Cigars. Bryan comes into the cigar business via the cattle industry – and he’s one of the most influential people in that industry. We will learn how he made his way into the cigar industry and get some insights on the brand. In our […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Southern Draw Cigars introduced new packaging and band art to its whole portfolio. Most visible to end consumers will be unique color schemes for each of the company’s seven blends to make them easily identifiable. The company worked with Sancho Oset and Starky Arias of Cigar Rings of Estelí to […]
Bayron Duarte, the man best known as a partner and blender for Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co., is getting a cigar of his own. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. will launch the My Way by Bayron Duarte. My Way is described as a limited production cigar with 1,000 boxes of twenty produced. The blend […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show opening in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 11th, Drew Estate will unveil a massive line horizontal extension that includes a series of 4 x 32 vitolas packaged in ten-count tins. The cigars reach most of the brands in the Drew Estate portfolio, including its premium brands. This line extension […]
Tabacalera USA has opened the doors on its new Austin, Texas Casa de Montecristo lounge and retail store. Come June 16 and 17, the new location will have its formal launch with a series of special events to commemorate the occasion. Back in February, Tabacalera USA announced Austin, Texas would become home to a Casa de Montecristo lounge. The new Casa de […]
The Jas Sum Kral Zlatno Sonce is a Connecticut Shade offering by Jas Sum Kral (JSK) cigars. The company was founded by cigar enthusiast Riste Riatevski. After being disappointed with many cigars on the market, Riatevski set out to create his own cigar that would satisfy him. That cigar turned out to be a Habano offering known […]
The changes continue here at Cigar Coop and I’m very excited about them. I’ll preface this by saying – this is not an April Fools Joke. In addition to being #rumorfree and #teaserfree, we are #aprilfoolsfree (I know, we are no fun!) This past month, announced the Cigar Coop Prime Time Podcast, a podcast that will […]
A re-designed version of Colibri’s Talon lighter has now hit the stores. The Talon is a single jet lighter. It was at this year’s IPCPR when a re-engineered version of the lighter was first introduced. The new Colibri Talon lighter is now available. The big feature of the revamped Talon is a new ignition system, […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars brought back a blast from the past as it showcased the return of the La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series. The four blends feature the Perdomo signature wrappers found in many offerings in the portfolio – Nicaraguan Sun Grown, Nicaraguan Maduro, Connecticut Shade, and Cameroon. The cigars return pretty […]
Caldwell Cigar Company’s maduro offering, the Eastern Standard Midnight Express had its official launch at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Eastern Standard Midnight Express uses the Araparica Connecticut Shade Hybrid leaf found on the company’s Eastern Standard line. The difference is the leaf is subject to additional fermentation to transform it into a maduro wrapper. The […]
