J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has announced it has promoted Aimee Cooks to Vice President and General Manager to its El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida. In this new position, Cooks will oversee all manufacturing responsibilities, including tobacco fermentation, cigar rolling, aging, and packing. Additionally, she will be responsible for the warehousing and shipping of […]
Dissident Cigars has new ownership once again. Today it was announced that ownership for Dissident has been taken over by Cynn & Joshua Coburn from Benjamin Holt. The Coburns are best known as cigar industry marketing veterans, authors, motivational speakers, and serial entrepreneurs. The Coburns have become the third set of owners for the brand. […]
Serino Cigar Company has announced that it has formally added The Expat line to its regular portfolio offerings. The Expat saw a limited, soft-launch earlier this year. The Expat consists of an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a combination of Nicaragua and Pennsylvania fillers. It is offered in three sizes: Corona Gorda (6 […]
Frank Seltzer, a long-time journalist who has been a fixture in the cigar industry for two decades, has passed away. Seltzer was a unique person in that his journalistic work in the cigar industry spanned both print and online publications. Most recently, Seltzer had been contributing work to Cigar Journal. His work has been seen […]
Fratello Cigars has announced an 8% increase in prices effective on January 1st, 2022. The company cited an increased cost of materials as the reason making the decision that will affect all blends. “Costs have finally caught up to us after almost 4 years”. said, Omar de Frias in a press release. “Like we stated […]
This month Viaje is bringing back two small-batch releases that it has not released in some time, the Viaje Late Harvest and Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time. While in the wine industry, “Late Harvest” refers to harvesting grapes, the Viaje concept involves picking the last primings from the tobacco plant. These leaves are exposed to […]
Espinosa Cigars has informed Cigar Coop that next week it is shipping the Las 6 Provincias Las Villas. The cigars are expected to arrive at retailers just in time for the end of year holiday season. Las Villas is the third installment for the Las 6 Provincias Series. The cigar is a box-pressed 5½ x […]
Jas Sum Kral (JSK Cigars) has announced a second release for the Swedish market, the Söta Kakor Chokladkakor. Söta Kakor Chokladkakor (which translates to Chocolate Sweet Cookies) follows up the original Söta Kakor that was a micro-batch blend released in 2020. The original Söta Kakor was an Ecuadorian Habano blend. The Söta Kakor Chokladkakor follows […]
This month, Viaje will introduce a Christmas-themed seasonal release around its Farmer Bill Hatchet character, the Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet Holiday Edition. The Farmer Bill Hatchet character has been most associated with Viaje’s Thanksgiving releases. There have been several cigars featuring the character including the Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet, Viaje Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet, and […]
Warped Cigars has informed retailers it has a second Dominican-made release, Companion de Warped. Produced at Tabacalera La Isla, Companion de Warped features a grade A San Andres wrapper, a Dominican Cotui binder, and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar comes in one size – a 4 1/2 x 48 vitola. It […]
