Alan Rubin, founder and President of Alec Bradley Cigar Company makes his return to the Prime Time Show for Episode 180. We will catch up with Alan on all things happening with Alec Bradley. We’ll discuss Scotch with Alan in our Live True segment, and get into some industry talk with him on our […]
Claudio Sgroi, who currently served as Mombacho Cigars’ Master Blender and had been the face of the company for several years, is leaving Mombacho Cigars. Sgroi has said he will focus on his family and other professional ventures, including his role as President of the Nicaraguan Tobacco Chamber (CNT). “In the past decade I worked […]
For the second year in a row, the InterTabac Trade Show has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event had been scheduled to run from September 16-18, 2021, in Dortmund, Germany. The next planned show is scheduled for September 15-17, 2022. InterSupply, the Trade Show that focuses around the production of tobacco and […]
In 2020, the Diesel Cigar brand would introduce a new regular production offering known as the Diesel Estelí Puro. Diesel is a brand that has a long history with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). It’s a brand that STG has partnered with AJ Fernandez on for many years. In 2017 STG moved the brand into the […]
Joya de Nicaragua has announced the release of a cigar for the 2021 Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the Cuatro Cinco Edición Americana TAA Exclusive. The cigar was formally unveiled today at a virtual convention being hosted by the TAA. The cigar itself pays homage to Joya de Nicaragua’s close ties […]
The Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) held a virtual convention today and announced the cigars for the 2021 TAA Exclusive Series. This is a series of cigars that will be offered exclusively for retail members of the TAA. The 2021 TAA Exclusive Series features 23 blends, 15 of which are 2021 releases and eight are […]
Perdomo Cigars has announced it is re-introducing the Perdomo Inmenso line. Dubbed the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy, it is being released in both a Sun Grown and Maduro blend with three-70 ring gauge formats for each blend. The cigars are scheduled to ship to retailers in May, 2021. “The seventy ring gauge Inmenso cigars we made […]
Over the past three years, Davidoff has focused a considerable amount of attention of bringing many of its iconic releases that were either limited production or discontinued back to the forefront. Earlier this year, Davidoff announced that the AVO Classic Belicoso was returning for a limited production run. The AVO Classic line is one of the […]
United Cigar has announced the release of the Green Monstah has been halted. The project was a collaboration with CLE Cigars under the Asylum brand. The decision was made after another cigar brand owner reached out to CLE and said a portion of the name would need to be concealed. Details of the announcement are […]
Espinosa Cigars has released a second cigar as a part of Binny’s Beverage Depot’s Four Society Series of store exclusive cigars called Saggio. “I was excited when the opportunity came up to talk about our latest project, The Four Star Society ‘Saggio’ I worked with Richie Otero a couple years ago to develop The Four […]
It’s hard to believe that eight years ago, Sindicato Cigars was formed. The concept of Sindicato Cigars was simple. A group of top tobacconists banded together to form a company and decided they would contract directly with cigar manufacturers to produce a cigar brand. These retailers would sell the products of Sindicato and in turn, […]
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 March 13th, Cynthia Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below: […]
