Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard (Left) and Jim Young (Right) (Photo Credit: Davidoff.com) This year, we introduce a new category for our Year in Review postseason recognition. The award is for Cigar Industry Person of the Year. The purpose of this award is to look at a person(s) in the cigar industry that has made a significant impact, […]
VegaFina Nicaragua Robusto At Inter Tabac 2014 in Dortmund Germany, Altadis showcased a new cigar as a part of its VegaFina brand called VegaFina Nicaragua. The cigar was shortly released to the European market afterwards and now has made its way to the U.S. market. There is no surprise by this roll-out as VegaFina has been […]
Fratello Cigars has announced its first shop exclusive cigar. Company owner Omar de Frias announced in a press release that the Fratello Lancero will be heading to Stogies World Class in Houston, Texas. This becomes the sixth vitola to be made in under the Fratello umbrella. The Fratello Lancero will be a traditional lancero size […]
The vision behind the Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Coutndown is to find the best new blends that were smoked in the past year. At the same time, there are many great blends that have already been released that add line extensions in the form of new vitolas. These vitolas share the same tobacco […]
Swag Black by Boutique Blends Cigars The Swag Black is one of four cigars launched by Boutique Blends Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. The Swag Black is the fifth blend to be released under the Swag brand. The origins of the Swag line date back to 2010 when the company was still operating under […]
Today, we unveil the second of three new post-season awards for the 2014 Cigar Year. Today, we recognize another selection for “Factory of the Year”. Given our first selection was for small, single operation, we wanted to introduce another category that was geared more toward either a larger and/or multi-faceted operation. The winner for […]
For the fourth consecutive year, we provide the Cigar Coop selections for Best Aged Cigar. The purpose of this category is to look at some cigar lines that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of age on them. This is a unique category not often seen, but one we feel as important […]
Distributer Zander-Greg has announced the launch and availability of the Nat Cicco HHB Gold. This cigar is meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nat Cicco brand. The HHB Gold is a revamping of a previously announced cigar line called the Nat Cicco HHB Habano. The HHB Gold will also feature reduced pricing. The […]
JM Tobacco has announced the launch of Sealed-In Humdity Packs. These introduce re-sealable stay fresh packs containing three Churchill cigars. The Sealed-In Humidity Packs are available in two blends in the JM Dominican line and two blends in the JM Nicaraguan line. JM is currently shipping these packs to leaders. In a press release announcing […]
Padron 50th Anniversary Maduro The year 2014 marked 50 years since Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To no surprise, the company has unveiled some new cigars to mark the occasion. These new cigars marked the first new lines released by Padron in over three years. Front and center of these releases is the […]
