Hamlet Paredes, the famed Cuban cigar roller who joined Rocky Patel Premium Cigars in 2015, has departed the company. In addition to being a cigar roller in Cuba working at the Partagas and Romeo y Julieta factories, Paredes has served as a brand ambassador for Habanos SA. He immigrated to the United States and was […]
Today Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) announced the hire of Joseph Gro in the role of Director of Marketing and Communications. In this newly created role, Gro will be reporting directly to Chief of Customer Engagement Michael Giannini and is responsible for developing and executing QI messaging initiatives, trade marketing, and multimedia strategy. He has […]
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 […]
The Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese Zodiac once again arrives in 2023. As it has since 2018, Maya Selva Cigars will have a cigar to commemorate the year – the Flor de Selva Año Del Conejo 2023. Each of the Maya Selva Cigars’ Chinese New Year releases has also paid homage to the […]
At InterTabac 2022, Maya Selva Cigars announced it will be adding a 6 x 52 Toro size to its Flor de Selva N°20 line. The Toro features a Honduran Jamastrán wrapper with Honduran binders and fillers. According to Maya Selva Cigars, this wrapper comes straight from Maya Selva’s Santa Eulalia Farm located in the renowned Valley […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced a new value-priced premium handmade flavored line of smokes called FLVR. There will be five front marks available in the FLVR line FLVR will be distributed by STG’s Forged Cigar Company and is expected to be available in all channels of retail starting in early October. “FLVR delivers an […]
The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I, a cigar introduced at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, is heading to retailers. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a Colorado Claro wrapper. The Eduardo I is a 6 1/4 x 54 box-pressed Toro and is the second […]
El Septimo Geneva has announced it is partnering with Privada Cigar Club for a release called the El Septimo Zaya Nueva Reserva. It’s a cigar that will be sold through Privada’s retail distribution arm, the Limited Cigar Association. The cigar will initially be available at Limited Cigar Association retailers beginning on Friday, October 7th. While […]
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) has announced it has recently added Uniflame, SA to its list of international cigar distributors. Uniflame will handle the distribution of DTT products in Greece. “For us the focus has always been the cigars first and if we did that right, the sales would follow,” stated Steve Saka, the founder and […]
AJ Fernandez Cigar Company is getting ready to release its fifth blend under its New World line, the New World Dorado. Dorado means “gold” and it is the name of one of AJ Fernandez’s farms in Estelí, Nicaragua. Fernandez gave the farm the name because he noticed a golden tint to the soil. The cigar […]
