Last year came word that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars would take over as the official cigar of the World Cigar Smoking Championship. At TPE 2020, Rocky Patel launched that cigar to general availability in the U.S. market. Rocky Patel replaces the Macanudo Inspirado (Orange) Mareva, a 5 1/8 x 42 Petit Corona that had been […]
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 […]
After two years of “Throwback” releases under the Camacho Liberty line, this June a new installment is coming to the Camacho Liberty line with the Camacho Liberty 2020. The Camacho Liberty series was first launched in 2002, and since then has been an annual release. The series typically has released a new blend each year […]
Next month, AVO Cigars will release its annual limited edition cigar for 2020. The cigar will once again be a part of the brand’s AVO Improvisation Series and is appropriately titled the AVO Improvisation LE20. The cigar is the seventh release under the AVO Improvisation Series. Since 2015, each of the brand’s limited edition releases […]
First, there was Davidoff Nicaragua, then came AVO Syncro Nicaragua, and now later this year, the Camacho Nicaragua will become the latest Davidoff of Geneva “Nicaragua” branded cigar in the company’s portfolio. The Camacho Nicaragua features an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Honduran binder and fillers from Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. It will come […]
Later this year, AVO Cigars will release its second pair of regional releases. These releases will be targeted to the North and South geographies of the U.S. The AVO Regional North Edition is a long 6 5/8 x 50 Perfecto featuring a Dominican wrapper over a Dominican Hybrid Olor/Piloto binder and all-Dominican fillers that include […]
The AVO Maduro is back. Today Davidoff of Geneva announced the Connecticut Broadleaf offering is returning as a regular production offering. The cigar is now being rebranded as the AVO Classic Maduro. The AVO Classic Maduro is based on the AVO Classic blend, but it replaces the Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Illusione Cigars will be attending the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, and will bring an exclusive cigar that will be for sale to all retailers attending the trade show. The company says the cigar will be a line extension to its Cigares Prive line. The cigar features a Havana Ecuador wrapper with Nicaraguan […]
The Cigarette Store (TCSC), the parent company of the Smoker Friendly retail chain of stores, has announced it has acquired the twenty-two stores of Tobacco Road Outlet. According to TCSC, the Tobacco Road Outlet stores will be rebranded under the Smoker Friendly name. “These stores provide a great opportunity to expand our corporate store footprint […]
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his budget for Fiscal Year 2021. As a part of his proposed budget, it calls for moving the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates tobacco products, into its own agency. The proposed idea would allow the new […]
