White Hat Cigars has announced two store exclusive vitolas of its H.R. Signature line. Corona Cigar Company, based in Central Florida has received a lancero offering while Fox Cigar Bar in Arizona will receive a Gran Toro. Both cigars are being released to commemorate what would have been Allejandro Robaina’s 100th birthday, the grandfather or Hirochi […]
Last week, General Cigar shipped a limited edition offering under its Diesel line called Hair of the Dog. It’s a project that was developed by AJ Fernandez and General Cigar Senior Brand Manager Justin Andrews. Produced at Tabacalera Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua, Diesel Hair of the Dog features a Nicaraguan Habano filler covered by an […]
At this year’s Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Conference in Casa de Campo, Joya de Nicaragua brings back a cigar it introduced as a TAA Exclusive in 2018 with the Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente. However, that’s not all Joya de Nicaragua has brought to Casa de Campo as the company will also introduce a new […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA was saying the Grupo De Maestros Private Batch IV would be the final iteration of personal cigars released by the company’s famed Grupo de Maestros team. However, there is now another. This one is an exclusive to Casa de Montecristo stores and its simply known as the Grupo de […]
At the 2019 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Convention taking place at Casa de Campo, La Flor Dominicana launched a two cigar set known as the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición. The La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición consists of two blends, a Nicaraguan Sun Grown and San Andres blend. As the name […]
Nat Sherman’s Epoca brand is getting a second offering. Today Nat Sherman announced it is releasing the Epoca Reserva, a reincarnation of the Nat Sherman 1930 line. In a press release, Michael Herklots, Vice President of Nat Sherman International commented, “This is a welcomed addition to the Epoca brand. It is much richer and […]
AJ Fernandez Cigars is set to deliver its first TAA Exclusive Series cigar. At the TAA Convention scheduled at Casa de Campo March 17-21 in the Dominican Republic, the AJ Fernandez New World Redondo will make its debut. Details of this announcement were first reported by Cigar Aficionado earlier this week. The Redondo is different […]
At the end of the 19th century, there were 42,000 cigar factories in the U.S. Now with only around 50 remaining, a group of them have, along with Cigar Rights of America, have joined together and founded “The Coalition of American Cigar Rollers.” The goal of the Coalition is to advocate against regulation that threatens […]
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 […]
As part of Drew Estate’s ACID brand’s 20th anniversary, a new release under the ACID line called ACID Plush will make its debut. It’s a cigar that is a new offering under ACID Purple line. ACID Plush utilizes a Broadleaf maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It is available in a 5 1/2 x […]
