“The year 2018 was big for anniversaries in the cigar industry, however, of all of the commemorative releases, the one that stood as the signature for the 50 years anniversary would be The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas.” Wrapper: Not Disclosed Binder: Not Disclosed Filler: Not Disclosed Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Fábrica de […]
The Davidoff White Edition 2012, a cigar originally released as a limited release in 2012, is making a return. The cigar will be a small batch release in Davidoff’s Vault Series. The cigar is slated to relaunch on December 10th, 2020. The cigar itself features 100% Dominican tobaccos. It comes in the same 5 3/4 […]
The Alec & Bradley Kintsugi, the third full release by second generation cigar makers Alec and Bradley Rubin, is now heading to retailers. Kintsugi was first announced in March 2020 with the intent of it being released just prior to the 2020 PCA Trade Show. But the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the […]
“This is a company that is producing hit after hit out of their own factory – bringing some excellent blends to market. The Cuevas Reserva Natural Robusto is another one.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Habano Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, and U.S. Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L. Robusto: 5 x 52 Price: […]
Perhaps no company has leveraged an ambassador program like Micallef Cigars has done. Micallef has opened up membership in its ambassador program to all cigar enthusiasts. The company has then looked to its Ambassadors to help shape company priorities, products and direction. Micallef has also empowered its community to take on various tasks, and one is […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Our friends at Perdomo Cigars have been doing an ongoing set of educational videos hosted by Nick Perdomo on the company’s YouTube channel. In this installment, Nick discusses “What Flavors Can You […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On Cigar Coop, we will now post replays of the shows each week (the week following the date it is aired) in our “blog.” This week on Episode 401 which aired on November 2020, the guest was Ian Reith of […]
On November 26th, I had the opportunity to be a guest on Cigar Journal’s “Light Em Up World” hosted by Reinhard Pohorec. This was a really fun interview and we dived into cigar media as deep as I have gotten in any interview. Plus it was a lot of fun fielding questions from the international […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On Cigar Coop, we will now post replays of the shows each week (the week following the date it is aired) in our “blog.” On November 21, KMA Talk Radio took its place in history celebrating its 400th. The special […]
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 […]
Drew Estate has announced its first exclusive Liga Privada release for the European market. The company says the Liga Privada Unico Serie Bauhaus is now en route to European distributors. Bauhaus is a 114mm x 50 (4 1/2 x 5) Short Robusto that consists of a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Brazilian binder, and filler tobaccos from […]
Lost & Found has announced its latest release with a charitable purpose known as “Chance.” It’s a cigar that is done in support of Toys for Tots. Lost & Found Chance features Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Sumatra binder, and fillers from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. The cigar is available in a 5 […]
