Later this year, AVO Cigars will release its second pair of regional releases. These releases will be targeted to the North and South geographies of the U.S. The AVO Regional North Edition is a long 6 5/8 x 50 Perfecto featuring a Dominican wrapper over a Dominican Hybrid Olor/Piloto binder and all-Dominican fillers that include […]
Cigar News: AVO Classic Maduro Returns as a Regular Production Offering
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The AVO Maduro is back. Today Davidoff of Geneva announced the Connecticut Broadleaf offering is returning as a regular production offering. The cigar is now being rebranded as the AVO Classic Maduro. The AVO Classic Maduro is based on the AVO Classic blend, but it replaces the Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Cigar News: Illusione Cigars to Release Cigares Prive PCA Trade Show Exclusive in 2020
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Illusione Cigars will be attending the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, and will bring an exclusive cigar that will be for sale to all retailers attending the trade show. The company says the cigar will be a line extension to its Cigares Prive line. The cigar features a Havana Ecuador wrapper with Nicaraguan […]
Cigar News: Smoker Friendly Acquires North Carolina-based Tobacco Road Outlet Stores
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The Cigarette Store (TCSC), the parent company of the Smoker Friendly retail chain of stores, has announced it has acquired the twenty-two stores of Tobacco Road Outlet. According to TCSC, the Tobacco Road Outlet stores will be rebranded under the Smoker Friendly name. “These stores provide a great opportunity to expand our corporate store footprint […]
Cigar News: President Trump Proposes Creating New Agency to Focus on Tobacco Regulation
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United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his budget for Fiscal Year 2021. As a part of his proposed budget, it calls for moving the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates tobacco products, into its own agency. The proposed idea would allow the new […]
Cigar News: Viaje Phat Jalapeño Coming This Month
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A plumper version of the Viaje Jalapeño is coming this month. This week the company announced that it is shipping the Viaje Phat Jalapeño. It’s the latest installment of Viaje’s popular series paying homage to farm-grown peppers. Like most of the installments of Viaje’s pepper series, details of the blend have not been disclosed. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 367 (2/8/20)
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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 Super Shot Buckshot and Super Shot 2020 Coming This Month
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Viaje has announced its annual release, the Viaje Super Shot, is making a return for 2020. This month will also feature a new installment of the Super Shot series with the Viaje Super Shot Buckshot. The Super Shot is a short smoke reminiscent of a shotgun shell, will be making a return in 2019. The […]
Cigar News: Daniel Marshall Teams with Carlos Fuente for 38th Anniversary Cigar
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Daniel Marshall and Carlos Fuente have collaborated to introduce the Daniel Marshall by Carlos Fuente XXXVIII Anniversary Cigar, Limited Edition 2020. It’s a cigar that will be a limited edition cigar. The cigar symbolizes the 38 years of friendship between Marshall and Fuente. 2020 also marks several milestones for Marshall and Fuente. It marks […]
Cigar News: Punch Chop Suey Announced
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First there was the Punch Egg Roll, now there is Punch Chop Suey. Later this month, General Cigar will release Punch Chop Suey, a 7 x 37 panatela packaged in a Chinese food takeout-style box containing a bundle of 25 cigars. Each cigar will have a 1″ shaggy foot. The blend features an Ecuadorian Sumatra […]