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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Episode 53, we complete the three city Florida Tour as Prime Time returns to Corona Cigar in Orlando, Florida. We will have Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar and the Florida Sun Grown Tobacco Farm. This week his farm is hosting the big Drew Estate Barn Smoker. We will get insights from Jeff on […]
Villiger Cigars has officially opened a new factory in Brazil known as Villiger do Brazil. The new factory replaces the existing Charutos Tobajara Limited factory that Villiger operated in Brazil. Villiger Chairman of Board Heinrich Heinrich Villiger was officially on-hand for the official opening. Villiger Cigars has been importing tobacco from Brazil since the company’s […]
Drew Estate’s ACID Petra, a 5 x 54 Robusto Extra offering featuring a Sumatra wrapper, is returning. This week Drew Estate announced the Petra has returned as a shop exclusive to Matteson Illinois retailer Tobacco Plus. “Acid Petra was one of the first Subcultures Drew Estate ever produced. It is a special cigar for us, […]
The Room 101 Farce, the first Room 101-branded project by Matt Booth since returning from a short hiatus from the cigar industry, is getting ready for its full launch. It’s a cigar that some folks have had a sneak preview of already. Booth started circulating a pre-release of the 6 1/4 x 54 Toro size […]
The Canadian Parliament has passed legislation that is a major overhaul to the country’s Tobacco Act. Yesterday the Parliament passed Bill S-5, which amends Canada’s current Tobacco Act and gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain packaging on tobacco products – including premium cigars. The Parliament vote comes less than 24 hours from when […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the global parent company to General Cigar, has reported its Q1 (January 1 – March 31) 2018 earnings. While the company reported negative growth in its machine-made category, it did report increased growth in the handmade cigars category. Overall Highlights of the earnings included: Net Sales of 1,285 million DKK showing […]
On Episode 53, we complete the three city Florida Tour as Prime Time returns to Corona Cigar in Orlando, Florida. We will have Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar and the Florida Sun Grown Tobacco Farm. This week his farm is hosting the big Drew Estate Barn Smoker. We will get insights from Jeff on […]