Crowned Heads has announced a limited edition line extension to its recently released Mil Días line. It’s in the form of a 7 1/8 x 49 double corona and its being dubbed the Mil Días Escogidos Edición Limitada 2021. Like the rest of the line, the Mil Días Escogidos Edición Limitada 2021 consists of an […]
General Cigar has announced the seventh blend released under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade. General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand brings a contemporary look and feel. It has also served as an innovation platform with the Macanudo brand. In this case, as the name indicates the cigar features a proprietary Brazilian-grown Connecticut […]
Tonight we look at the next generation of cigar makers and compare and contrast styles between the major tobacco countries. We will be joined by Klaas Kelner representing the Dominican Republic and George Rico representing Central America for what promises to be an informative discussion. Plus we will have our “One Must Go” and “Great […]
Ferio Tego, LLC, has announced it entered into an agreement with Davidoff of Geneva USA, for the distribution of Ferio Tego’s portfolio of products in the United States and its territories. The announcement of the agreement came at the Davidoff of Geneva sales meeting in Islamorada, Florida. The agreement goes into effect immediately. Ferio Tego […]
Cigar enthusiasts in Belgium and Luxembourg will soon have access to offerings in the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust portfolio. Today Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust announced it has reached an agreement with European distributor Media Rueda to handle its distribution in the Belgium and Luxembourg markets. “When I began Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust I had a […]
The E.P. Carrillo Pledge is the third installment in E.P. Carrillo’s Perez-Carrillo Series (also called the Family Series). The Perez-Carrillo Series is probably the collection of cigars in the E.P. Carrillo portfolio that has garnered the most acclaim. The first installment was the La Historia. Released in 2014, this is a blend highlighted by a […]
LH Cigars has announced a fourth vitola in its Nick line in the form of a 4 1/2 x 64 botella figurado known as the “Junior”. The Nick line is named for LH Cigars founder and owner Nick Syris. It was a line that was created in response to customer feedback for specific […]
The Oliveros Gran Retorno is a line of three blends offered by Boutique Blends Cigars. The name “Gran Retorno” means “Great Return.” When it comes to the Oliveros Gran Retorno, it’s actually a second “Great Return.” To understand this we need to go back into the history of Boutique Blends Cigars. Ten years ago, before there […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On April 2nd, Juan Cancel of Protocol Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video […]
Tonight, we explore naming standards for cigars, and in particular names of vitolas. This was a concept introduced by the folks at Developing Palates, and tonight we will put this to a panel discussion with John McTavish and Seth Geise joining Aaron and Coop for this show. Each of us will be bringing cigars to […]
This weekend, Fuente & Meerapfel Present Meet the Professor will be celebrating its one-year show. As a part of the celebration, the podcast is attempting to break the unofficial record for the longest single live cigar-centric broadcast. To this author’s knowledge, it’s the first time the cigar industry/cigar media is attempting to do a 24-hour […]
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 […]
