Arturo Fuente has announced a new limited production line to benefit breast cancer research. Known as the Rare Pinks, the cigars are scheduled to ship on November 18th to coincide with the 25th Anniversary date of the initial release of the Fuente Fuente OpusX. Initial details of the Rare Pinks were first reported by Cigar […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars to Release 601 La Bomba – The Wick
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Earlier this week Espinosa Cigars has announced a new limited edition two-blend line extension known as “601 La Bomba – The Wick”. It’s a cigar that will make its debut at the 2020 La Zona Palooza event scheduled to open on November 12, 2012. The Wick consists of two blends – a Habano and San […]
Cigar News: 601 Black to Re-Launch at La Zona Palooza
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Espinosa Cigars has announced it is bringing back the 601 Black, a Connecticut Shade blend that traces back to the days when company owner Erik Espinosa was a co-owner with EO Brands. The relaunch will make its debut at the 2020 La Zona Palooza event and the cigar will then be an annual limited […]
Cigar News: Altadis USA to Introduce Montecristo 1935 Nicaragua
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2020 marks the 85th anniversary of the Montecristo brand – and Altadis USA has announced a cigar to commemorate the occasion with the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua. It’s described as a collaboration between the famed Grupo de Maestros, Tabacalera USA Director of Product Capability Rafael Nodal, and master blender AJ Fernandez. The first Montecristo was […]
Cigar News: Emilio LJZ Limited Edition Announced
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Emilio Cigars has announcedthe Emilio LJZ Limited Edition. The LJZ is a line that was first released in 2016. LJZ is a cigar that pays homage to Louis J. Zucca, the grandfather of Emilio Cigars owner Scott Zucca. The Limited Edition uses a modified blend including using two wrappers (Nicaraguan Habano and Sun Grown). The remainder […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Announces Virtual La Zona Palooza 2020
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With its regular La Zona Palooza event cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced plans for virtual La Zona Palooza 2020. The virtual event from November 12, 2020, through November 14, 2020. The three-day virtual event will feature special guests, contests, herfing, raffles, prizes and entertainment. Espinosa also partnered […]
Cigar News: Dissident Announces Rant, Rave, and Tirade Lines
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Dissident Cigars has announced three small-batch lines – Rant, Rave, and Tirade. These are three new blends that are being incorporated into the portfolio. If the names sound familiar, they were originally vitola names in the Dissident Soapbox when the brand was first introduced in 2013. When Benjamin Holt acquired the brand, he overhauled the […]
Cigar News: ACE Prime Expands Distribution to Germany
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ACE Prime Cigars is going International. This past week ACE Prime has announced that DALAY Zigarren will exclusively handle the company’s distribution in the important German market. “We were immediately impressed with ACE Prime Cigars and thoroughly enjoyed our unique experience with master-blender Luciano Meirelles (owner of ACE Prime and Tabacalera Pichardo). We are very […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Karloff Ships to Retailers
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For the first time since 2007, there is not going to be a new Tatuaje Monsters blend being released in October. However, that is not stopping Pete Johnson and Tatuaje Cigars from doing a special October list. For the first time since 2011, there will be a new Actors Series release – and that cigar […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 401 (10/3/20)
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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 […]