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 […]
Add Kristoff Cigars to the list of the exclusive cigars for the 2017 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. This month, retailers have begun to receive the Kristoff TAA Exclusive 49 – a large 7 1/2 x 56 salomon release. This is the first Kristoff cigar branded with the TAA name on it, however this is not Kristoff’s first […]
On May 11, 2017, Casa de Montecristo opened its 7th Casa de Montecristo premium cigar lounge, this time in Nashville, TN. Opening celebration events are planned for July 21 and 22 at the lounge at 600 Ninth Avenue. Happenings include music by a local DJ, product tasting, premium liquor, raffles and premium goodie bags. VIP celebrities […]
At Corporación Habanos, S.A.’s Shareholders’ Meeting in May, it was announced that José María López Inchaurbe will be replacing Javier Terrés de Ercilla in the position of Development Vice President. Lopez will have responsibility of rolling out new brands and the associated marketing efforts associated with them. José María López Inchaurbe is an agricultural engineer who began working at […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars will have a national launch of the Espinosa Reggae and Espinosa Reggae DREAD. These are two cigars originally released to a limited amount of retailers in 2016. What makes these two cigars special is the inclusion of Jamaican tobacco in the filler. Espinosa Cigars describes the […]
Davidoff has announced its 2017 Golden Band Award nominations. The awards program is meant to honor the company’s best Appointed Merchants who, according to Davidoff “truly embody the Davidoff Standard of Excellence”. There have been a couple of changes implemented this year. First up, the awards will be presented on the IPCPR Trade Show floor on […]
Drew Estate has announced its intention to significantly restructure its sales organization, at both the inside and field level. The new structure will feature new role definitions and have greater decentralized decision-making which will strengthen Drew Estate’s ability to more efficiently serve the needs of its customers in each channel of distribution in which it competes. As a […]
At a June 20th, 2017 Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss the 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Senator Marco Rubio brought up the Deeming Rule and the current impacts on the premium cigar market. Senator Rubio asked FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb if there were any plans to re-evaluate the inclusion of […]
Cigar Dojo, the first and largest social cigar application/community has announced its seventh limited edition collaboration. This time Cigar Dojo is teaming up with Camacho Cigars for the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged. The cigar will be sold exclusively through Smoke Inn Cigars beginning June 30th, 2017. In 2015, Camacho released its American Barrel-Aged line, which […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will unveil its fourth line, Fratello Navetta. It’s a line that pays homage to company owner Omar de Frias’ previous career at NASA. The new Fratello Navetta line will make its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The name “Navetta” translates to “Shuttle” and in this […]
