Back in 2014, Viaje Cigars took its Viaje Exclusivo blend and added some high priming medio tiempo tobacco to it, creating a new bolder spin on the Exclusivo called Viaje Exclusivo Leaded. Now Viaje is doing the same to its Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua blend – incorporating the medio tiempo to create Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Leaded. […]
On Monday November 27th, 2018 U.S. President Donald J. Trump an Executive Order permitting the Treasury Department to prevent individuals contributing to the violence and civil rights abuses in Nicaragua from conducting business with the United States. While this indicates the United States government is now putting a more watchful eye on Nicaragua, the measure […]
As has become the norm, Oliva has done its annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial with little fanfare. This year will see two releases, one familiar one from recent years, and one returning for the first time in five years. For the fifth consecutive year, the 6 x 60 Double Toro size […]
On Thursday, November 29, Davidoff will release its latest installment in its Vault Series, the Davidoff Superior. Davidoff Superior is described as a collaboration between Davidoff Master Blenders Henke Kelner and Eladio Diaz along with Davidoff Head Agronomist Manuel Peralta. The cigar is a 6 x 52 Toro consisting of an Ecuadorian wrapper over Dominican […]
The Bolivar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018, a cigar that was unveiled earlier this year at the XX Habanos Festival in Cuba had its official worldwide debut on November 19th and November 20th at a pair of events in Hong Kong. The Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018 brings Habanos’ popular “Duke” size to the Bolívar line. This is […]
Casa Favilli, Momnacho Cigars’ third regular production line has begun to ship to retailers in a limited fashion. Today the company would begin shipments to retailers in the U.S. and Switzerland the first week in December,. Casa Favilli is a cigar that pays homage to the company’s factory located in Grenada, Nicaragua. The cigar is […]
PDR Cigars has announced the release of a new small batch cigar series known as the AR Cigar Collective. It is a series that is a project that gets its name from the principals involved with it: PDR Cigars owner Abe Flores and PDR National Sales Manager Richie “Riot” Otero. According to Otero, over the […]
Crowned Heads has announced a new limited edition extension under its Headley Grange brand known as the Headley Grange Black Lab Limited Edition 2018. Made at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza, the Black Lab utilizes the original Crowned Heads Headley Grange blend. It then incorporates a Connecticut Habano Maduro wrapper. The cigar is then box […]
Just before the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars announced it was releasing a “mystery cigar” at the trade show. It used to be common for many companies to wait for the trade show to unveil their offerings, but with the rise of more media channels, many companies now choose to make announcements prior to IPCPR […]
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 […]
As expected, Oliva Cigar Company José R. Oliva has been named the Speaker of the House for the State of Florida for 2019-2020. He succeeds current Florida Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran (R-Land O’Lakes, Florida). Hailing from Miami Lakes, Florida, Oliva was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives back in 2011 in a […]
On Special Edition #43 we catch back up with Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars. He’s got a couple of projects hitting the market this Fall and we will talk about ithem with Omar. Plus Bear and Coop resist Part 2 of the Aging Experiment with the Crowned Heads Le Carême. They also will talk […]
