While you might not think about it, one of the largest and oldest cigar companies in the world comes out of the country of Italy – and it’s Toscano Cigars. The company celebrated its 200th anniversary in business in 2018. Toscano has certainly been a popular brand in Italy and Europe for many years. While […]
Citing health and safety concerns over the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) has postponed its annual Convention and Trade Show. In an email to its members, TAA confirmed the postponement and said it is working to reschedule the convention in the late September, early October timeframe. A final date for the rescheduling […]
With the COVID-19 Coronavirus putting fear into the U.S. market more than any other disease many of us have seen in our lifetime, we have started to see everyday life and business affected. Events are getting cancelled, restrictions are emerging on business travel, and even toilet paper shortages have emerged. In the middle of all […]
Alec & Bradley Cigars, the brand founded by Alec Bradley founder Alan Rubin‘s sons Alec and Bradley will release its third line called Kintsugi (pronounced Kint-Su-Gee). The cigar is scheduled to make its debut in the mid-May/early-June 2020 timeframe. For Kintsugi, the Rubin brothers return to the Raices Cubanas factory to produce the line. The […]
Tonight Prime Time starts at a special time (8pm Eastern) and we have a very special guest – Drew Estate CEO Glenn Wolfson. Glenn will join us for the full show. We’ll talk about Glenn’s journey on how he got to Drew Estate and how he has assimilated into the unique culture of Drew […]
This fall, Warped Cigars will release a new regular production extension to its La Hacienda line called First Growth. The La Hacienda First Growth uses 100% Aganorsa tobacco from the Estelí and Jalapa regions featuring Corojo ’99 & Criollo ’98 varietals. According to Warped, First Growth differs from the other offerings under La Hacienda in […]
With ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) issued a statement indicating its annual trade show is going on as planned. In a communication to its members, PCA stated: The PCA Trade Show is set to open July 10th, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Expo Center.
March 15th is Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars’ founder Riste Ristevski’s annual Ristefari event. The 2020 event marks the fifth edition of Ristefari and this year Ristevski is bringing three cigars that will be for sale to attendees. The event will take place at Golden Leaf in Hobart, Indiana. Typically Ristevski releases a Salomon in […]
Drew Estate has announced its Pappy Van Winkle Tradition line will now be exclusively sold by Pappy & Company on the company’s website www.pappyco.com. The cigar was previously offered to Drew Diplomat retailers. The Pappy Van Winkle Tradition was introduced in 2017 and was Drew Estate’s most premium offering. The cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano […]
JRE Tobacco Company is preparing to launch its fifth blend under its Aladino line, the Aladino Cameroon. The cigar will have a soft launch to select retailers this spring with a full launch planned for later this year. Aladino Cameroon uses a wrapper grown in Honduras at the JRE Tobacco Farm. The wrapper is grown […]
A seventh size is coming to the My Father La Opulencia line in the form of a 6 1/2 x 52 Box-Pressed Torpedo. It is scheduled to start hitting retailers in March. News of the line extension was first reported by Cigar Aficionado magazine. La Opulencia had its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us new avenues to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for their YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the fifth installment of the series, “How to Get The Most […]
