ACE Prime is announcing a new offering under its Pichardo Clasico line, the Pichardo – Maduro. Last year the company launched two lines under its Pichardo brand (named for co-owner and blender Don Eradio Pichardo). These lines were Pichardo Clasico and Pichardo Reserva. This year the Pichardo Clasico gets a Maduro line with the Pichardo […]
Cigar News: Boutique Blends Brings Back Oliveros Gran Retorno
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Boutique Blends Cigars has announced it is bringing back the Oliveros Gran Retorno, a line the company first introduced back in 2016. The line returns and will feature a unique aging process that the cigars have undergone. Like all of the lines under Boutique Blends, they will be distributed and sold under the Altadis USA […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Releasing “The Expo” to Binny’s Beverage Depot
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Espinosa Cigars is releasing its first exclusive cigar to Binny’s Beverage Depot called The Expo. Binny’s operates 42 locations in the Chicago area and maintains an online store. The Expo pays homage to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Better known as the Chicago World’s Fair) that was held in 1893 to commemorate the 400th anniversary […]
Cigar News: Nat Sherman to Exit Premium Cigar Business
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After over 90 years, Nat Sherman International will exit the cigar business. Today Nat Sherman announced that at the end of September 2020, it will cease operation of its wholesale cigar business and close its flagship Nat Sherman Townhouse store in midtown New York. Back in October 2019, it was announced that Nat Sherman International […]
Cigar News: Micallef Cigars Announces Name and Release of the Micallef “A” Honoring the Micallef Ambassadors
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Today, Micallef Cigars formally announced the released of its “Micallef A” cigar. This is a cigar that was soft-launched back in March as the Micallef To Be Named (TBN). At the time the TBN was being launched, Micallef started partnering with its Ambassador community to help choose a new name. While the cigar did not have […]
Cigar News: Asylum Eight Coming This Fall
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Last year Asylum Cigars celebrated its seventh anniversary with the Asylum Seven. With 2020 being the brand’s eighth anniversary, Asylum Cigars is having a celebration for that milestone with the Asylum Eight. It’s a cigar expected to hit retailers this fall. Asylum Eight continues on the theme of Asylum Seven, which was meant to introduce […]
Cigar News: ADVentura to Release The Royal Return
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ADVentura Cigars has announced it is releasing a new two-blend line known as “The Royal Return.” ADVentura has had a theme of exploration, and with The Royal Return, the theme is further refined to bringing back gifts for the Queen and King from an exploration trip. This translates to two blends: The Royal Return Queen’s […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars to Re-Release San Miguel
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Gurkha Cigars has announced it is partnering with the TABSA factory in Nicaragua to re-release it’s San Miguel brand. San Miguel is a grandfathered brand by Gurkha. San Miguel is the third line that Gurkha is producing at the TABSA factory, joining the Gurkha Trienta and Gurkha Nicaragua. The cigar itself is a Nicaragua puro […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 392 (8/1/20)
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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: Debonaire House and De Los Reyes Cigars Expanding Distribution into Latin America
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Coming soon, Debonaire House Cigars and De Los Reyes Cigars will be making their way into Latin America. Philip. S. Zanghi III, owner of Debonaire House, announced the formation of a distribution company called LanZang Wholesale. The company will provide the platform to handle distribution throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. In […]