This year, Enrique Sanchez’s Global Premium Cigars (and 1502 brand) celebrated its tenth anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Sanchez has launched the 1502 Aniversario 10. It’s a cigar that was showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It is also a cigar that had a soft launch on the eve of the […]
Fratello Cigars first came to the Trade Show back in 2013 when it was still part of the IPCPR. That year, owner Omar de Frias was an employee of NASA making his initial launch of his brand. That year, the brand got a nice boost when De Frias made his cigar available to all attendees […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Asylum Cigars showcased its tenth-anniversary cigar, the Asylum Ten. While the cigar was showcased, Asylum Cigars said all of the cigars were pre-sold prior to the Trade Show. It’s the fourth consecutive year Asylum Cigars has released an anniversary cigar. Previous iterations include Asylum Seven, Asylum […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Casa 1910 Cigars expanded its portfolio. The company launched a collection of cigars known as the Revolutionary Edition. The Revolutionary Edition pays homage to the early battles of the Mexican Revolution. It features two unique cigars made in Mexico and highlighted by 100% Mexican tobacco. One […]
Harry Mordjikian, owner of Harry’s Habana Hut in Bayside, Queens in New York City will be celebrating his 50th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Rock-A-Feller Cigar has created an exclusive cigar known as the HHH 1972. The cigar will be sold exclusively at Harry’s Habana Hut. The idea was born while Kevin Schweitzer the owner […]
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 […]
Over the years, Padrón Cigars has had some high-profile launches at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and its predecessor shows (IPCPR, RTDA). When it came to the 2022 PCA Trade Show, nothing came close to what we saw with the collaboration with Arturo Fuente for Fuente y Padrón Legends. While this might not be a […]
This week General Cigar began shipping a three-blend line under its Santa Clara line. It’s a project that was done by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and the team at Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA). While Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) was not in attendance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the Room101 brand […]
This weekend is Drew Estate’s Pennsylvania Barn Smoker, and at the DE25 Pre-Party being held nearby tonight, Drew Estate will introduce the third vitola of its Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo line, a Robusto. The cigar features the Connecticut Corojo H99 hybrid wrapper that is derived from Stalk Cut Habano and Connecticut Corojo seeds […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigar Company revealed its mystery exclusive item to attendees. It’s called the New-Mix Classics and it is a four-count sampler containing cigars from four discontinued blends from the company’s past that have been remastered using the original blends. The cigars in the sampler include […]
