Two years ago Ventura Cigar Company acquired a small company called Cuban Cigar Factory. Now Ventura is turning to two Cuban legends to revive the brand. At this year’s 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company will showcase a pair of cigars under the Cuban Cigar Brand name where Benjamin “Benji” Menendez and Manuel “Manolo” […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will unveil eight tubs offerings across different brands in its portfolio. According to Drew Estate, the Tubos will be packaged in 25-count bundles and a retail counter merchandising solution to display the Tubos. Each Tubo offering contains a 6 x 52 Toro. The released Tubos are shipping […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Drew Estate has announced the shipping of its ACID Plush and ACID Croqueta releases to retailers nationwide. These are two new additions to the ACID brand that are a part of a year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ACID brand. Both cigars were initially showcased at the 2019 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) […]
At the 2018 Inter-Tabac Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars debuted a line to commemorate 115 years in operation. The cigars are appropriately called the La Aurora 115th Anniversary. Now the two limited edition installments of the series are heading to distribution – the Belicoso and the Gran Toro. Both 115th Anniversary Limited Edition Cigars consist […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of 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 morning at […]
A fifth size is coming to E.P. Carrillo’s La Historia line, and one will be an exclusive to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The company has announced it is adding the La Historia 656 as an exclusive that will be a part of the 2019 TAA Exclusive series. The cigar will be made available […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of 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 morning at […]
The first night of the XXI Festival de Habano paid homage to the 500th anniversary of Havana. On center stage that evening was Habanos S.A.’s San Cristobal de la Habana, the brand named for the city of Havana which was celebrating its 20th anniversary. On the gala evening, a special limited edition handcrafted humidor was […]
Joya de Nicaragua is continuing to celebrate 50 years in the tobacco business as the company has announced it is releasing “Cinco Decadas”: The Rise of the Nicaragua Cigar. It’s a book that tells the story of the history of the company while in parallel telling the story of the culture and history of Nicaragua. […]
