The sale of Imperial Brands PLC premium cigar business has been completed. Last month it had been announced that both parties had agreed to complete the transaction on October 29, 2020. This was a slight delay from the original September 30, 2020. Under the agreement, Imperial Gemstone Investment Holding Ltd and Allied Cigar Corporation, S.L. […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Limited Edition Year of the Ox Coming in November
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Davidoff has begun informing Appointed Merchants of the tenth annual installment of its Chinese Zodiac series, the Davidoff Limited Edition 2021 Year of the Ox. For the second time in the series, the Zodiac release will be a 6 x 60 vitola. 2014’s release, the Davidoff Year of the Horse, was also a 6 x […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Mil Días Mareva EL XX
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Crowned Heads has announced a limited edition line extension to its recently released Mil Días line. It’s in the form of a 5 1/2 x 42 Mareva and its being dubbed the Mil Días Mareva EL XX. Like the rest of the line, the Mil Días Mareva EL XX consists of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, […]
Cigar News: Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars Goes to be Released on DVD
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Hand Rolled – A Film About Cigars, the well-publicized documentary on the cigar industry, will be available on DVD beginning November 6th, 2020. The DVD will be available on the company’s website www.handrolledmovie.com. In addition, retail cigar shops will be able to carry the DVD with a special custom cigar cutter available only at brick […]
Cigar News: CAO Vision Returns
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Over a decade ago, CAO Cigars released a unique project called CAO Vision. It was unique in a lot of ways because the cigar was the first CAO Cigar to be made in the Dominican Republic (La Aurora) and it was a cigar that featured a unique space-age type box that illuminated. Fast forward to […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 404 (10/24/20)
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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 […]
Cigar News: Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Maduro Arrives at Stores
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Viaje has just rolled out its latest iteration of the Viaje Exclusivo brand, the Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Maduro. For many years, Viaje Exclusivo was the private blend of Viaje Cigars owner Andre Farkas. The blend itself is all Nicaraguan tobacco. In 2015, due to the popularity of the Exclusivo brand Farkas made it an ongoing […]
Cigar News: Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group to Launch Art of Magic
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Vintage Rock-A-Feller Group (VRFG) is getting ready to release a limited edition cigar called the Art of Magic. To produce this cigar, owner Kevin Schweitzer is turning to the Aganorsa leaf factory for production, and the ever-popular Jesse Flores to handle the artwork on the packaging. As a part of the release, 5% of the […]
Cigar News: TMG to Align with Cigar Association of America
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Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the group under Kretek International that runs the annual Tobacco Products Expo, has announced it will be aligning with several new groups, one of which is the Cigar Association of America (CAA). The announcement came in a press release issued by TMG. The CAA is an organization that represents many of […]
Cigar News: Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar in Miami Rebrands as Empire Social Lounge
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Casa De Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar, located in the Brickell section of Miami has rebranded as Empire Social Lounge. Empire Social Lounge follows the opening of a sister location, Empire Social Lounge in Downtown Dadeland. Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar opened its doors in 2016. While it was […]