Over the past week, a series of blockades on key highways in Nicaragua has started to occur. These blockades are a result of on-going protests in Nicaragua going on against President Daniel Ortega’s government. Perhaps of most interest to those who cover the cigar industry is a blockade that is now occurring on the Pan […]
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 […]
The Viaje Birthday Blend has returned for 2018. This week retailers have begun to receive the Viaje Birthday Blend 2018 – the third consecutive year Viaje has released the line. Like last year, the Viaje Birthday Blend 2018 features a Criollo ’98 wrapper over a filler consisting of Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigar comes in one […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced that rounded perfectos of its Kudzu and Firethorn blends will be the third installment of IGNITE, the company’s collaborative charity project. The IGNITE Kudzu and Firethorn Perfectos will be done in collaboration with Cigars International in support of Cigars for Warriors. The cigars will make their debut at a launch […]
The Zino brand was established back in 2003 and was targeted to offer high-quality premium cigars to a younger, more contemporary audience. Over the past few years, the brand has become one of the dormant ones in the Davidoff portfolio. (During the past five years, Davidoff has focused on building its Black Label Discovery Series […]
Last November came word of Altadis U.S.A.’s latest collaborative project, the Montecristo Ciudad de Musica. This project is a three-way collaboration among Altadis U.S.A., Crowned Heads Cigars, and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory. The past four years have seen Altadis U.S.A. teaming up with other factories and brands for collaborations, but for Crowned […]
The premium cigar industry caught a break when Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson of the U.S District Court for Eastern District Court of Texas denied a motion by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that requested the lawsuit filed by a group of Texas cigar companies be moved to Washington D.C. Oral arguments for the […]
Earlier this year, Bombay Tobak released a torpedo size of its MBombay Classic. At the time, the MBombay Classic Torpedo was only available in a five size sampler. Now, the size is heading to regular production, as company President Mel Shah has announced the MBombay Classic Torpedo will be available in 25-count boxes beginning […]
Watersound, Florida retailer Shore Thing Cigars has teamed up with Crowned Heads cigars to release the Shore Thing Exclusive by Crowned Heads. Located in the Panama City Florida area, Shore Thing Cigars is owned by Paul Copeland and country music star, Luke Bryan. Ironically Bryan hails from Nashville, Tennessee, the hometown of Crowned Heads Cigars. […]
At the 2017 ProCigar Festival, La Aurora Cigars showcased a new line in its portfolio called La Aurora ADN Dominicano. Later, at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Aurora ADN Dominicano would have a full launch. The distinguishing characteristic of this cigar is that it contains andullo tobacco. Andullo tobacco is something that is […]
