Back in 2017, Illusione Cigars owner Dion Giolito announced he was bringing back a brand known as OneOff. OneOff was a brand that achieved a cult status in the marketplace. Eventually, the brand fell dormant and pretty much disappeared from retail shelves. It was a brand that had always intrigued Giolito. As it was a […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) launched a brand known as Aged Limited & Rare (or A.L.R. for short). This is a project that traces back to 2015. At the time RPPC founder Rocky Patel was working on the blend, he felt that the blend could develop further if the […]
In the Spring of 2019, Crowned Heads announced the sixth installment of its Las Calaveras series. Las Calaveras is an annual limited edition release that first made its debut back in 2014. At the time Las Calaveras made its debut, it was significant because it marked the first time Crowned Heads would produce a cigar […]
Back in April 2019, La Aurora Cigars announced the fourth installment of its Time Capsule Series with the release of the La Aurora 1985 Maduro. The La Aurora cigar factory was founded in 1903 and it is the oldest factory in the Dominican Republic. La Aurora Cigars often commemorates milestones in the history of the […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company introduced its third ongoing production under its Eastern Standard brand, the Eastern Standard Sungrown. As the name indicates the Eastern Standard Sungrown introduced a Sungrown wrapper offering into the line. In this case it’s a Habano wrapper. Caldwell Cigars has been known to do some […]
It’s safe to call Davidoff one of the quintessential cigar companies when it comes to Dominican-made cigars. Only for the past ten years has Davidoff made a footprint on Dominican puros; first with the Davidoff Puro D’Oro line and later with the Davidoff Yamasá line. Much of the challenge for Davidoff has been getting the Dominican-grown […]
For the past five years, Royal Agio Cigars has been positioning itself to expand its premium handmade cigar business in the U.S. market. After a three year run of distribution in the U.S. by Drew Estate, in 2017 Royal Agio Cigars would open its own U.S. headquarters. At the time this occurred, Royal Agio had […]
Late in 2018, Crux Cigars announced a series of three line extensions known as the Short Salomone Series. It’s a limited production line extension that would add a 6 x 54 Short Salomone vitola to three of Crux Cigars’ lines: Crux Guild, Crux Epicure, and Crux Limitada. Since its launch in 2014, most of the […]
For many years, there have been three workhorse brands in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio: Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. There are many other brands in the Altadis portfolio that have gotten a push from time to time. One brand that has received somewhat of a push has been the Henry Clay brand. Henry […]
As we have documented on Cigar Coop, the past two years at Davidoff has seen many of its iconic blends return to the market for limited runs. Within the Davidoff company, these runs have been seen across the Davidoff, Camacho, and AVO brands. With the Davidoff brand, the company has chosen its Davidoff Vault series […]
