As we reported from the 2022 PCA Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands is bringing back the Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend. This annual has been released for the seventh time and will be available to select retailers this month. Bishops Blend features an Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and filler […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Palina Cigars announced the return of two installments of its La Palina Goldie Series. This includes the Prominente and the cigar that started all for the Goldie, the Laguito No. 2. Both cigars are each being branded as “Series 2” by La Palina. It was […]
Falto Cigars is a company that has been a part of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show for many years. The company was founded by Luis Falto in 1995 and is based in Puerto Rico. Falto works with the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic to produce his blends. Perhaps Falto is the […]
Looking back several years ago, it was not unusual for Rocky Patel Premium Cigars to release seven or more new lines at the IPCPR Trade Show. These numbers have been streamlined over the past couple of years. This year the company introduced two new lines at the Trade Show. Leading the pack would be The […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), Howard G Cigars added a new Connecticut Shade wrapped blend under its Black Moses line known as the Black Moses Blanco. According to owner Howard Gumbs Jr., the Black Moses Blanco starts with the Black Moses Limited Edition but replaces the Habano wrapper with a Connecticut Shade wrapper. […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Quality Importers Trading Company launched a new lighter under its Palió brand known as the Palió Lazio. The Palió Lazio is highlighted by an angled single-jet flame. The unit also features a slim portable design with a large fuel window, side squeeze ignition, and all-metal […]
2022 was probably the biggest trade show in terms of new products for E.P. Carrillo since 2016. There were two significant themes going on at E.P. Carrillo. For many years, E.P. Carrillo’s factory, Tabacalera La Alianza, has produced cigars for other manufacturers. This year the tables are turning as owner Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. has blended […]
Just prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, El Artista Cigars rebranded itself as Artista Cigars. Artista Cigars is headed up by Ram Rodriguez who is based in the Dominican Republic. Along with the new branding, the company restructured its portfolio into pillars. One of those pillars would be a new eponymous […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Howard G Cigars launched a new line extension to the Ike Taylor 10FAHKINE line known as the Breakfast Stick Torpedo. Ike Taylor is a former NFL Cornerback who played his entire 12-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. During this time, he won two Super Bowl rings. […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Esteban Carreras launched its first Corojo-wrapped cigar – Taken from the Devil’s Hand. The cigar itself features a dark Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper over all-Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler. It’s being launched in three sizes: Bootlit (4 3/4 x 46), Toro (6 x 50), and Sixty […]
The story of Ferio Tego cigars has been well-documented over the past 19 months. Late in 2020, Altria exited the premium cigar business and shut down the premium cigar brands of Nat Sherman International. A few months later, two former Nat Sherman International executives, Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott, announced they had acquired the brands once […]
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 […]
