Wholesale distributor Alliance Cigar has announced they have become the exclusive distributor of what was the recently discontinued Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut Cigar. Information on this announcement was communicated in the recent summer newsletter of Alliance Cigar. Earlier this year, Alec Bradley informed retailers that the Maxx Connecticut had been discontinued. The Maxx Connecticut had […]
Rafael Nodal – President of Olveros/Boutique Blends Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, we identified Boutique Blends as one of our “Five Spotlight Entities” (companies). Boutique Blends would spinoff the Swag and Aging Room Cigars lines of Oliveros Cigars in 2012 into a subsidiary company. The moved proved to be very successful has those […]
Guayacan Cigars launched its second cigar blend at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. This cigar is a maduro offering and is known as the Guayacan Maduro. Guayacan Cigars is a new company in the cigar scene. The company was founded by a gentleman name by Noel Rojas. The cigars are produced in Esteli, Nicaragua where […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Zino Platinum brand of Davidoff showcased its second release in its “Make” series. This one pays homage to the city of Los Angeles and is called “The Make of L.A.” From a report in Cigar Insider, the Zino – Make of L.A. is a slightly modified blend of […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, mini Cigars were definitely an emerging trend. General Cigar’s Partagas Black Label announced a line extension that would add a mini/cigarillo offering. The Partagas Black Label Purito, due for release in September will be the thinnest ring gauge offering of the line to date. The Partagas […]
El Cedro Cigars has announced its initial offerings into the United States cigar market. Information of the launch was made available in a press release to Cigar Coop. El Cedro Cigars will be produced in the Dominican Republic at Hendrick Kelner Jr’s Kelner Boutique Factory. This cigar also produces Kelner Jr’s Smoking Jacket Cigars and […]
A few weeks ago, we noted a segment in which Davidoff North America president Jim Young was a guest on Kiss My Ash Radio. During that segment, Young mentioned that there were a pair of 25th Anniversary Cigars coming from Davidoff of Geneva. One cigar was meant to showcase the 25th anniversary of Davidoff in the […]
The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
It was nearly three years ago when I first learned about La Palina. I happened to be in Roanoke, Virginia at Milan Tobacconist and a La Palna event was taking place upstairs at Commonwealth Cigar Club. I had not heard of La Palina Cigars, but I came out of that event and realized this was […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff was showcasing some packaging for will become their second installment in their limited edition series dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac – the Davidoff Year of the Horse 2014 Limited Edition. The Year of the Horse release was not a surprise. Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff North […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Ashton Cigars announced a line extension to its La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva line. The La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva Pomposo will become the fifth vitola in the line – adding a 6 1/2 x 60 non box-pressed offering into the line. The La […]
Avo Serenata Toro – Cigar Coop IPCPR 2013 photo At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Avo Cigars section of the Davidoff booth was showcasing a new cigar being added to the brand. The Avo Serenata will be a core line offering – becoming the brand’s first non limited release since the Avo Heritage released […]
