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 […]
All Saints Cigars marked a return to the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show for Micky Pegg. Pegg had been a part of many Trade Shows in the past, but after a hiatus in the industry, Pegg is now co-owner of a company called All Saints Cigars. It’s still very much a small operation, but what was impressive […]
While Alec Bradley Cigar Company scaled down the size of its booth at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, there didn’t seem to be a loss of foot traffic. The booth was so crowded when we arrived for our appointment with Alec Bradley, we had to interview Bradley Rubin outside the booth. In […]
My Father Cigars bought the Fonseca brand from Quesada Cigars in 2019, which had been making the iconic brand in the Dominican Republic since 1974. Quesada had been using a mixture of tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the United States for their Fonseca cigars, but the new Fonseca from My Father is using […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands showed off a third size in its limited production Emilio LJZ line in the form of a 6 1/2 x 42 Lonsdale. Emilio Cigars is a brand that was founded by Scott Zucca over a decade ago. Several years ago, James Brown joined […]
Oliva Cigar Company has purchased the trademarks for three well-known brands from the Reyes Family in Honduras. These brands are the Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios and Roly. Information on this deal was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. Reyes Family Cigars is currently run by Carlos Diez, the grandson of Rolando Reyes, Sr. While the brand […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars showcased its long-awaited advent calendar, officially dubbed Tatuaje Holiday. The Tatuaje Holiday contains 24 cigars (15 Core lines, 5 Monsters, 2 “Holiday” Cigars, and 2 Tatuaje Pumpkin Cigars). Each cigar is hidden behind a panel, and each day a cigar enthusiast can remove the […]
E.P. Carrillo’s fourth exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) has reached member retailers. This one is dubbed simply as the E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021. The E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021 comes in one size – a 6 x 52 soft box-pressed Toro. The blend consists of a Nicaraguan wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a […]
In what could be a foreshadowing of what we will see in the cigar industry for the last 4 1/2 months of 2021, Drew Estate announced it has suspended its in-person events for the remainder of 2021. This includes the cancellation of the 2021 Barn Smoker Season as well as the postponement of the DE25 […]
Tonight we welcome the one and only Abe Flores of PDR Cigars as our special guest! In the past decade Abe has become a power in the cigar industry, and we’ll talk about his journey and get up to date on some of the latest happenings at PDR. Plus we will have our Live True, […]
El Septimo Geneva has announced the purchase of LV-Wholesale, a distribution center based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For El Septimo, it’s the company’s first acquisition of a tobacco distribution center. Upon the acquisition, LV-Wholesale has been rebranded to 7 Global Distribution in an effort to rebrand the distribution center under its seven locations throughout the […]
In reality, there were actually two booths at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show that La Palina was exhibiting. One of the booths was literally set up as a mobile studio for La Palina’s Cigar Lockdown show. The other booth was where La Palina was doing its Trade Show business. When it came to […]
