The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was quite a busy one for Casa Fernandez as it unveiled several new lines. Over the years, Casa Fernandez has produced blends revolving around its world renowned Aganorsa Farm tobacco. While the Casa Fernandez brand had produced blends in Honduras at Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (Raises Cubanas), over the past few […]
The Ezra Zion era at Boutiques Unified has come to an end. Today, the Texas-based company announced it is departing Boutiques Unified and will now handle its own distribution. “First of all let us just say, everything is good. Everybody loves everybody. We are so grateful for our friends at LJ Zucca (parent company of […]
Boutique Blends, the partnership owned by Rafael Nodal, his wife Alina, and Hank Bischoff have entered into a strategic alliance agreement where Altadis USA will handle its distribution. Concurrent with the deal, Rafael Nodal who has been the face of Boutique Blends will also become a part of the team Altadis USA. The distribution agreement will […]
On the debut of Prime Time Special Edition, join me and special guest co-host Bear Duplisea as we go through selections on whom are “Hall of Famers” in the cigar industry. We also will discuss potential Future Hall of Famers. We will then wrap up with a discussion on FDA and where things stand with […]
Today, Cigar Coop is announcing a third brand under its umbrella. This will be a new podcast brand known as Cigar Coop Special Edition. This brand joins the Cigar Coop Online Periodical and the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show Cigar Coop Special Edition will introduce a series of podcasts that will allow for us to […]
At the beginning of this month, Sean Williams the long-time owner of Primer Mundo Cigars was named the new Cohiba brand ambassador for General Cigar Company. This past weekend, Williams stopped by the Smooth Draws Radio Show to discuss his new role. According to Williams, this was a role where General Cigar reached out to […]
For the sixth consecutive year, La Flor Dominicana will be a part of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. 2017’s installment, the La Flor Dominicana TAA 49 has arrived at retailers. The TAA 49 is based off a special event only that was offered up to TAA retailers known as the La Flor Dominicana […]
The Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive, a cigar introduced by Drew Estate for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) in 2016 is returning. This time, the cigar will be an on-going offering to TAA members. Each year, the TAA commissions cigar manufacturers to make exclusive cigars for its retail members. There are two types of TAA […]
The La Palina Bronze Label, the second installment by La Palina Cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for its 2017 Exclusive Series is on its way to retailers. The Bronze Label features a Habano wrapper over a Honduran binder and a combination of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. Bronze Label will be available in […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
On May 23rd, the Carnegie Club in New York City will officially have a grand opening for the first La Palina branded lounge. Located in Midtown Manhattan on W. 56th Street, the Carnegie Club is one of New York’s most famous lounges. The grand opening event will feature jazz music, whiskey, and cigars. La Palina […]
For Episode 5 of the Prime Time Show, we welcomed a very special guest – Matt Booth. Matt is the owner and founder of the Room 101 Brand of jewelry and Room 101 cigars. This week, Aaron and Will catch up with Matt since he stepped away from the cigar business. Matt has one of the most […]
