For Episode 201, we welcome Hostos Quesada Fernandez of Tabacalera La Isla as our special guest. Many people know Hostos from his work at Quesada Cigars, where he spent many years behind the scenes at the factory. Late last year, Hostos opened his own factory – Tabacalera La Isla. We’ll talk to Hostos about this […]
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 […]
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 […]
On the September 16th Drew Estate “Freestyle Live” show, the company announced a line extension to its Deadwood Tobacco Leather Rose line in the form of a 4 x 43 Petite Corona. Deadwood Tobacco was originally a line of shop exclusive cigars for Deadwood Tobacco, a retailer based in South Dakota. In 2016, Drew Estate […]
There is a new limited edition La Gloria Cubana coming from Forged Cigar Company. It’s called Criollo de Oro and it’s named after a hybrid varietal used for its wrapper developed by crossing two Cuban seed tobaccos: the Criollo ’98 and the rare Cuban seed Pelo de Oro. The cigar is expected to arrive at retailers […]
As mentioned in the Summer of ’20 report on Southern Draw Cigars, it was probably the most transparent company when it has come to the difficulties the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had on it. Last summer, Southern Draw essentially halted their road schedule, but when fall came around, the company introduced several new […]
El Artista Cigars has entered into a new distribution agreement with Star Cigar & Spirits of Sweden. Star Cigar & Spirits will bring El Artista cigars to Swedish retailers. Cigars are expected to arrive on Swedish shelves by the end of the month. “I am so happy to work with Star Cigar & Spirits” states […]
At the 2021 PCA trade show, Aganorsa Leaf introduced the 4th vitola in their limited edition Supreme Leaf line, a torpedo. The previous sizes, robusto, toro, and corona gorda, have been well received and sold out quickly. The blend is being kept as a secret as they only say it has a majority of Corojo […]
Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) has announced the release of Araposa, an exclusive to Fox Cigar Bar in Arizona. “Araposa is dark, rich and extremely well balanced. This cigar has bold flavors and just the right amount of spice on the retro hale. The flavors of black cherry, anise and bitter cocoa let you know this is […]
Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group (VRCG) focused its attention on the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 Show held earlier this year. When 2021 started, the company released its Art of Magic, a limited edition project that proved to be a success for the company. At TPE 2021, the company decided to build on the success for […]
For Episode 202, we welcome back the Protocol Boys – Juan Cancel & Kevin Keithan. Protocol Cigars was launched in 2015 and has adopted a theme of law enforcement under its branding. Today the company has built a portfolio with something for everyone and with some highly acclaimed cigars – and all with a loyal […]
Drew Estate has announced the 2021 edition of the Liga Privada Unico Serie Pancetta will soon be available to Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, Pa., and Barrister Cigars in Union, N.J. on Oct. 1. This annual release has been exclusive to these two retailers since it was introduced in 2019. The blend of the […]
