While General Cigar has been working with AJ Fernandez to create many new blends in its portfolio, they wanted to see what he could do with an old favorite. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar will unveil the Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra. It’s a new spin on General Cigar’s classic Hoyo de […]
Cigar News: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Rosado Heads to Stores
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Earlier this year, Miami Cigar & Company announced the return of the Nestor Miranda Special Selection Rosado. Today the company announced it is shipping to retailers. The Nestor Miranda Special Selection Rosado is a Nicaraguan puro featuring a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan Criollo ’98 binder, and Nicaraguan fillers from Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa. It returns […]
Cigar News: Kristoff Cigars to Add Kristoff Shade Grown
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This year, Kristoff Cigars will add a line into its portfolio known as the Kristoff Shade Grown. The Kristoff Shade Grown is highlighted by a Connecticut Shade grown wrapper cultivated in Honduras. The remainder of the blend consists of a Dominican binder and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The cigar will be available […]
Cigar News: HVC Adds San Isidro Divinos
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HVC Cigars has added a third size of its San Isidro line, the 6 1/4 x 48 Divinos. The Divinos becomes the third vitola in the San Isidro line. The San Isidro features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The cigar itself is a rounded parejo presented in 20-count boxes. Production is […]
Cigar News: Joya de Nicaragua 2019 TAA Exclusive Releases Head to Retailers
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Joya de Nicaragua’s two exclusive releases for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for 2019 are now heading to the retail members of that organization. These cigars include a return of the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA Exclusive and the first installment of the Selección de Torcedor program. The Joya de Nicaragua Antaño […]
Cigar News: Guardian of the Farm Buster to be Casa de Montecristo Houston Exclusive
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Casa de Montecristo has announced its Houston area stores will be the home to a limited edition 6 x 60 line extension line extension to Aganorsa Leaf’s Guardian of the Farm line known as Buster. The Guardian of the Farm is a project that was jointly developed by Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle […]
Cigar News: Canada Set to Begin Plain Packaging November 9th
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Yesterday Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced that plain and standard packaging for all tobacco products, including cigars, will go into effect on November 9th, 2019. It was almost one year ago when the Canadian Parliament passed Bill S-5, which amends Canada’s current Tobacco Act and gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain […]
Cigar News: Viaje Hamaki and Viaje Hamaki Omakase Return for 2019
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Viaje has announced the return of two Japanese-inspired small batch releases, the Viaje Hamaki and Viaje Hamaki Omakase. Both of these cigars were originally released in 2017 as a part of the Viaje’s White Label Project. This time the two small batch releases return and receive their own packaging. Hamaki is the Japanese word for […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 328 (5/4/19)
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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: LH Premium Cigars Adds LH Maduro Grande Gordo
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LH Premium Cigars has announced it has added the LH Maduro Grande Gordo. It’s a 7 x 70 line extension based on the existing LH Maduro blend. The cigar is now shipping to retailers nationwide. LH Owner Nick Syris added the 7 x 70 line extension after repeated requests from his retailers. Syris says […]