Jose Blanco – Cigar Coop Photo The Jose Blanco at Joya de Nicaragua has come to an end. Just one day after a series of executive announcements which curiously did not mention his name, Jose Blanco has confirmed on his Facebook page that he is leaving Joya de Nicaragua. It was on August 31st, 2011 […]
Joya de Nicaragua S.A. today made official some changes to its executive staff. These changes coincide with the company’s 45th anniversary and are aimed at continuing their plan for international expansion. The announcement made official that Juan Ignacio Martinez, the son of Dr. Alejandro Martinez Cuenca has been elected by the Board of Directors as […]
Joya de Nicaragua has announced a line extension to its Antano 1970. This will add a 7 x 60 vitola to the line and is being dubbed the Antano 1970 Big Bull 760. The cigar will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas and ship to retailers in September. Details of this announcement […]
CyB Lancero Fino (Pre-Release Sample) The CyB Lancero Fino will be the sixth vitola released in Joya de Nicaragua’s CyB line. It marks the first line extension for CyB since it was launched (as Cuenca y Blanco) at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. CyB was a significant release to Joya de Nicaragua for two reasons: […]
2013 marks the 45th anniversary of Joya de Nicaragua cigars. This is a company rich in tradition and history. Over the past four years, there have been many changes at the Joya de Nicaragua Cigar Company. It is perhaps the past few months that have been the most dynamic in terms of these changes. These […]
Joya de Nicaragua will be adding a sixth vitola to its CyB line. This vitola will be a lancero vitola. The new cigar will be ship in May and word is that this will be first introduced to the TAA (Tobacconist Association of America) Jose Blanco, Senior Vice President at Joya de Nicaragua issued the […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a rating […]
#9: Cyb by Joya de Nicaragua Coming in at #9 is the CyB by Joya de Nicaragua. The CyB was released just after the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show as the Cuenca y Blanco. This was the first cigar released since Jose Blanco joined Joya de Nicaragua in 2011. The cigar was named after Blanco and […]
The My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) Digital Son 6 marks the sixth vitola in the My Uzi Weighs a Ton Series. This cigar will be a retail exclusive cigar to Outland Cigars in Charlotte, North Carolina and will be launched January 25, 2013. Cigar Coop and the Leaf and Grape web-sites were proud […]
My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) Digital Son 6 (Pre-Release) As first reported today on Cigar Coop and Leaf and Grape, a sixth frontmark is being added to the My Uzi Weights a Ton (MUWAT) line. This new frontmark is a corona vitola and features a unique blend to the MUWAT series. This new vitola […]
