Imperial Brands PLC has announced it has agreed to the sale of its worldwide premium cigar business. The sale is being done in two distinct transactions to different investment groups. The total proceeds of the sale total €1,225 million (£1,074 million or approximately $1.3 B.). Under what was agreed to: Gemstone Investment Holding Ltd will […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show is long remembered as a Trade Show where many companies were scrambling to introduce products to market prior to August 8, 2016 when the Deeming Rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would go into place. Any products being introduced after the date would require FDA approval, but […]
On Episode 8 of Prime Time Jukebox, we are joined by Seth Geise and John McTavish of Developing Palates as we go Heavy Metal. We’ll dive into what exactly is Heavy Metal, explore some of the history, and present some of our favorite Heavy Metal artists and tracks. Plus we look back at the career […]
We now enter Year 4 of the Prime Time Show and we have Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars making his Prime Time debut! Toscano Cigars is one of the oldest companies in the world – and not just for premium cigars. They’ve be producing cigars in Italy for over 200 years. Tonight we will learn […]
On Special Edition #72, Justin Andrews of General Cigar Company is our special guest. Over the past few years, Justin has been involved in some key projects over at General Cigar including the growth of the Diesel brand and the War Zone collaboration. We’ll talk with Justin about these projects and a whole lot more. […]
On April 13, 2020, I had the opportunity to be a part of a cigar industry vHerf hosted by Prime Time Host Aaron Loomis and the Developing Palates team. This is the third vHerf done by Developing Palates and it had a major infusion of cigar industry star-power. In addition to Developing Palates and […]
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 its YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the eighth installment of the series, “Humidor Cigar Aging.” / Video Credit: […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on the cigar industry. One thing cigar manufacturers are missing is the personal interaction with customers. This has led many manufacturers go the virtual route to keep these connections going. Tabacalera USA has launched a video podcast series known as “Cigar Break” hosted by Tabacalera USA Director […]
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 […]
Earlier this week Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced the re-organization of its business into three business units, and plans to close three non-premium production facilities. Concurrently STG announced the completion of integrating Royal Agio Cigars into its business. The three business units of STG’s organizational structure include: North America Branded & RoW (Rest of World): […]
Joya de Nicaragua, in partnership with Hong Kong-based Cigraal, is launching its first regional limited edition exclusively for the Asian market: Cuatro Cinco-Edición Asia. The blend is based off the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial blend using Joya de Nicaragua’s signature Gran Consul (4 3/4 x 60). This is a blend highlighted […]
In 2019 La Palina Cigars released its fourth exclusive release to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA), the La Palina Silver Label. It was also the third consecutive year that La Palina unveiled a new blend as a part of the TAA Exclusive Series. At the time it was announced, it was billed as the […]
