For the sixth year in a row, Crowned Heads will have a release of its annual limited edition cigar, Las Calaveras. Since it was introduced in 2014, each release has featured a different wrapper. For the Crowned Heads Las Calaveras EL 2019, the release features an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, the wrapper used on the […]
Cigar News: Villiger Cigars North America Will Not Attend 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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A major company will be passing on this year’s IPCPR Trade Show and Convention. Today, in an open letter from Villiger Cigars North America President Rene Castañeda, he announced his company would not be attending this year’s trade show. In the letter, Castañeda explains his company will direct its efforts toward the Tobacco Products Expo (TPE) […]
Cigar News: Aganorsa Leaf Famous 80th Anniversary Cigar Released
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Famous Smoke Shop is celebrating 80 years in the cigar business, and it has commissioned some special exclusive offerings to commemorate the occasion. Today it was announced that it has partnered with Aganorsa Leaf Cigars to release the Aganorsa Leaf Famous 80th Anniversary. It’s the second release in Famous Smoke Shop’s 80th anniversary series joining […]
Cigar News: Imperial Brands Announces Plans to Sell Premium Cigar Division
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Imperial Brands PLC has announced it is selling its worldwide premium cigar business. The move comes almost one year since the company first announced plans for divestiture opportunities. Imperial Brands premium cigar business includes brands of Tabacalera Premium Cigars, Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigars, Casa de Montecristo retail operations, Santa Clara Cigars, and Imperial’s 50% stake […]
Cigar News: JSK Tyrannical Buc Maduro Heads to Retailers
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Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars has announced it has started shipping its Tyrannical Buc Maduro release to retailers. Tyrannical Buc is being positioned as a bolder offering in the JSK portfolio. The name “Buc” is also one that brand owner Riste Ristevski has been associated with as he has been known as “Riste Buc”. The Tyrannical […]
Cigar News: United Cigar Updates Packaging for La Gianna Havana
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United Cigar’s La Gianna Havana brand has received a packaging upgrade. The new packaging is coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the brand. The company says the new packaging is now shipping nationwide. La Gianna Havana was originally released in 1994. At the time, David Garofalo, owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire […]
Cigar News: Bailey Family Sells Cigarette Business
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S&M Brands, the cigarette company owned by the Bailey family, has been sold. The Baileys are best known to the cigar industry as the owners of Cornelius & Anthony. While the Baileys have exited the cigarette brand business, they will remain the sole owners of Cornelius & Anthony, and will also keep their tobacco-growing and […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 327 (4/27/19)
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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: Royal Agio Cigars Ships San Pedro de Macorís Nicaragua and Sun Grown
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Royal Agio Cigars’ San Pedro de Macorís Nicaragua and the San Pedro de Macorís Sun Grown, the third and fourth installments under its San Pedro de Macorís, are now heading to retailers. The two new additions made their debut at the 2019 Tobacco Products Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas this past February. San Pedro de Macorís Nicaragua […]
Cigar News: Crux Corona Gorda Collection Returns for Smoklahoma 2019
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On April 27, ZT Cigars will be holding its 2019 edition of its Smoklahoma event in Oklahoma City. At the event, Crux Cigars will re-re-release its Smoklahoma Corona Gorda collection. This is a collection that made its debut at the 2017 Smoklahoma event that is a ten-count box of Crux Cigar blends in a Corona […]