Pure Aroma Cigars, best known as the makers of the D’Crossier brand of cigars, is set to resurrect an old Cuban brand. This month the company will bring back the Lords of England line. This was a Cuban brand that was introduced to the U.S. market in 1905. Lords of England was a cigar line […]
Late in March HR 1854, the bill to exempt premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation was introduced to the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. While in previous years it has been consistent, this time around there is one notable change of the bill’s text – flavored cigars are not […]
La Aurora Cigars is a company that loves to commemorate a milestone. The company owns the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2010, the company celebrated its 107th anniversary of the factory’s operation by releasing a line called the La Aurora 107. This year, the company will begin a worldwide distribution of a […]
This past weekend, the Governors of Washington and Illinois signed bills into laws raising the tobacco purchase age to 21. Washington and Illinois become the ninth and tenth states respectively to raise the age. The movement to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21 has been spearheaded by the State Attorney General Bob Ferguson over […]
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 […]
The movement to raise the tobacco purchase to 21 has now reached a national stage. Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama) has introduced the “Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens” (SCOTT Act). This bill not only proposes raising the tobacco purchase to 21, but it also will mandate age verification for online sales of vaping products. […]
Viaje has announced that it will be shipping the 2019 edition its Zombie Super Shot this month. The Zombie Super Shot made its debut in 2013. It’s a small batch line that combines elements from two different Viaje lines. The blend itself is based on the Viaje Zombie blend, but the cigar is released in the 10 […]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced a maduro counterpart to its Laranja Series. Today the company announced it has released the Laranja Reserva Escuro, a cigar that features a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper. The Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro made a debut at the 2018 La Zona Palooza event this past November 2018. “I was just overwhelmed with […]
For the past three years, Viaje has produced a small batch release called the Viaje Birthday Blend to pay tribute to company founder Andre Farkas‘ birthday. These releases have been a part of Viaje’s White Label Project (WLP). For 2019, the Birthday Blend returns, but this time it has graduated out of the WLP series […]
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who also is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will hold a field hearing called “Keeping Small, Premium Cigar Businesses Rolling” on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 1:00 PM Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus in Florida. The topic will take a closer look at the impact of regulations […]
