In 2019, Tatuaje Cigars would release not one, but two cigars to round out the full-sized Monsters Series. Tatuaje owner Pete Johnson had pretty much said that the Monsters Series would be limited to 13 blends. The 13 blends had been released already, the two blends that were not released in the full-size were the […]
Island Lifestyle Importers is revamping the packaging across its Island Lifestyle Aged Reserve Line. The new packaging will now feature white boxes with color box wraps. In addition the company is replacing its 25-count boxes with ten-count boxes. The new packaging will be implemented across the Island Lifestyle Connecticut, Island Lifestyle Sun-Grown, and Island […]
The Prime Time Special Edition show begins its fourth year and we are honored to welcome one of the true legends in the cigar business – the one and only Litto Gomez. We will talk about Litto’s journey in the cigar business over the past 25 years. It is a show that you will […]
Crowned Heads Cigars has announced its Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2020. In the past four years, Mule Kick has become an annual release and the 2020 edition marks the fourth different wrapper used on the series. The Mule Kick Limited Edition 2020 is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a wrapper from the Jalapa […]
Given the challenging times the cigar industry is facing in 2020, Micallef Cigars is launching a program to serve retailers known as the Phoenix program. It’s a program designed to provide an alternate approach to serve retailers during these unprecedented times. Earlier this year, Micallef published an open letter to the industry stating their commitment […]
La Unica is a value-priced brand in the J.C. Newman Cigar Company portfolio produced at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. Over the years, the Fuente and Newman families have forged a strong partnership. The Fuentes handle production for many of the J.C Newman brands while J.C. Newman handles the U.S. distribution for the Arturo Fuente […]
The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua has issued a health alert to U.S. citizens living in Nicaragua in regards to the COVID-19 virus. The warning advises U.S. citizens in Nicaragua to prepare to Shelter in Place. When it comes to the cigar industry, Nicaragua has been less impacted by factory closings. However, with the Embassy in […]
Tonight, the one and only Nick Perdomo returns to the Prime Time Show. We will catch up with Nick on all things happening Perdomo and a bunch of industry topics. Plus we will discuss with Nick some of the unique things Perdomo does from a tobacco and production standpoint. Don’t forget, you can catch […]
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. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for the YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the 10th installment of the series, “Why You Should Never […]
Many people have asked me two questions: 1) Given the COVID-19 pandemic, was Cigar Coop still planning on going to the trade show, and later: 2) What does it mean for Cigar Coop without a Trade Show this year? The answer to the first question is that there was never a decision made to go/no-go. […]
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. Today we feature the story of Cajun Cigar Czar and his unique way of strengthening his distribution channel. Cajun Cigar Czar has quietly become one of the fastest growing cigar distributors […]
On May 6, I had the opportunity to be a guest on the JR Cigars Virtual Herf hosted by Nick Libretti. A few days prior to this show, I had been a guest on Smoke Night Live with Nick and really enjoyed our conversation there. We got to continue it on the herf. Not only […]
