The Viaje Hamaki is a cigar that made its debut in 2017. For Viaje Cigars, it would be the second cigar done in conjunction with the Quesada Cigars factory in the Dominican Republic. One year earlier, Viaje had released its Juntos 2016 release. Juntos would be the new name for the Viaje Collaboration Series, a […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Aganorsa Leaf will unveil its Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection. It’s a project worked on by Aganorsa Leaf Owner Eduardo Fernandez and his son Max. The Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection is a Nicaraguan puro utilizing the company’s signature Aganorsa farm tobaccos. The wrapper utilizes a Jalapa grown Rosado Claro Corojo […]
A tribute to the golden age of Cuba, a cigar to commemorate company founder Erik Espinosa’s two decades in the cigar business, and a new Warhead will all be new releases for Espinosa Cigars at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. First up, Las 6 Provinces LHB will be the first of six limited edition cigars that pay homage […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Lotus Group and Vertigo by Lotus will formally launch a line of cigar accessories co-branded with the Margaritaville and LandShark brands. These are two brands best known for being inspired by famed musician Jimmy Buffett. Accessories released will include a series of lighters, cigar cutters, cigar cases, and […]
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the AVO Cigars brand. Earlier this year, Davidoff announced plans to commemorate the 30th anniversary with a year-long series of releases. While the series mostly consists of bringing back some limited edition cigars, some discontinued cigars, and releasing some commemorative packaging, there is one new release that has been […]
The Casa Turrent 1880 is the fourth release under A. Turrent’s Casa Turrent brand. A. Turrent Cigars is run by the Turrent family, headed up by Alejandro Turrent. The Turrents are best known for being the premier grower of Mexican tobacco in the world. The Turrents have also been very much involved in cigar production. They […]
During the past month, Nicaragua has experienced its greatest political crisis since the Revolution. The unrest was initially spawned by protests beginning when the government announced it was mandating an increase in contributions by both employees and employers to the country’s social security system while reducing overall benefits. This resulted in a heavy-handed response by […]
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 […]
This past month on Prime Time was one of the most exciting ones we have had – and we’ve had a lot of great ones. Very simply, the lineup was: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars Casey Haugen, Crux Cigar Company Jeff Borysiewicz, Florida Sun Grown Tobacco Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr, E.P. Carrillo […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
