Following the release of the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition line, Altadis has announced a second regional release, the Montecristo Texas Edition Titan. As the name indicates, this will be offered to retailers in the State of Texas. The cigar will be made at Tabacalera de Garcia in the Dominican Republic. The blend for the […]
Cigar Review: Brick House Mighty Mighty Maduro by J.C. Newman
Brick House Might Mighty Maduro by J.C. Newman The Brick House Mighty Mighty Maduro is a new maduro wrapper version of the popular Brick House brand. A few years ago, J.C. Newman introduced their Brick House line of cigars. The Brick House line was originally one of the first lines of cigars by J.C. Newman […]
Cigar Conversation: Oliver Hyams of Gurkha Cigars (Part 4 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
In this cigar conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, I catch up with Oliver Hyams, Marketing Manager of Gurkha Cigars. I’ve known Oliver since his days with Torano Family Cigars and have always found him to provide an enjoyable and informative conversation. In this video, Oliver will introduce us to Gurkha’s two new lines, […]
Cigar Preview: Casa Magna Colorado Box-press Line Extensions
Casa Magna Colorado Box-press At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, S.A.G Imports showcased the new box-pressed line extensions to its popular Casa Magna Colorado line. These line extensions are the first box-press vitolas that have been added to the Casa Magna Colorado line. The Casa Magna Colorado line is a collaboration between Manuel Quesada and […]
Press Release: Miami Cigar & Emilio Cigars Press Release #CHATweetup2012
What started last year with the inaugural Tweetup event at Burns Tobacconist (@burnstobacco99) and was put together by the hard work of David Jones (@dmjones1009) tikibaronline.com has grown into the massive event that is expected to converge on Chattanooga on August 24th and August 25th. To commemorate the united voice of cigar smokers on Twitter; […]
Cigar Conversation: Gary Sheffield – Cigars and More (Part 3 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
In this cigar conversation, we sit down with baseball great Gary Sheffield. Sheffield has been working with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars on an exciting new project – the Rocky Patel HR500 (Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield 500 Homerun Club Cigar). This is cigar meant to commemorate baseball great Gary Sheffield’s 500th home run. In this conversation, […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro
La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars unveiled the special limited production La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro cigar. Last month, La Aurora announced the return of the La Aurora Cien Anos. The Cien Anos was a limited edition cigar that was launched in 2003 to commemorate the 100th […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Tres Reynas
Tres Reynas – Robusto The Tres Reynas Cigar is a joint project between two of the iconic families in the cigar business – the Quesadas and the Garcias. In particular it was the daughters of the family, Patricia and Raquel Quesada (S.A.G. Imports) and Janny Garcia of My Father Cigars that spearheaded the project. At […]
Cigar Conversation: Joseph R. Gannascoli (Part 2 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
As a milestone, this is our 1000th published article on Cigar Coop. We’re very proud to include actor and entrepreneur Joseph R. Gannascoli as a feature in our 2012 Cigar Conversation Series. Gannascoli was our first interview that was done at 2012 IPCPR in Orlando, Florida. Not only do we thank him for the interview, […]
Cigar Preview: RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine
The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show was the first for RoMA Craft Tobac. It was at the show where the company unveiled their latest blend, the Aquataine. The Aquataine is the third new blend to be launched by RoMA Craft Tobac in 2012 (the Intemperance EC XVIII and Intemperance BA XXI are the other two). The […]