Fred Vandermarliere, the owner and CEO of J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has become an investor in Brandshopper. Brandshopper is an online retailer founded by Keith Meier and owns several sub-brands, including cigarpage.com, an online cigar retail outfit. While details of the transaction were not disclosed, Meier was said in several reports the […]
Tarazona Cigars has announced a planned line extension under the Caraballo828 Silverback Edición Limitada line known as The Benjamins will begin shipping in March. The Benjamins adds a 6 x 52 Torpedo offering into the Caraballo828 Silverback. This was a vitola that was scheduled to be released in June 2020, but due to the COVID-19 […]
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 […]
2021 marks the tenth anniversary of Drew Estate’s Undercrown brand. Kicking off the year, the company announced it will be implementing a new box design for most offerings in the three blends that make up Undercrown: Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown Shade, and Undercrown Sun Grown. The new box design is very similar to the current design. […]
The CAO Zócalo, a limited edition cigar released in 2018 will be making a return – this time as a regular production cigar. The Zócalo was CAO’s first cigar to feature a Mexican wrapper. When it was released two years ago, it was released in a 6 x 60 format. The 6 x 60 returns […]
This month Maya Selva Cigars will unveil a cigar paying homage to the Chinese New Year, the Flor de Selva Year of the Ox Limited Edition 2021. The cigar comes in one size – a 6 x 56 Toro packaged in 20-count wooden cabinet boxes. The blend features a combination of Honduran wrapper from […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock, two annual seasonal releases are now heading to retailers. The Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan made its debut in 2013 as a Candela wrapped offering. In 2016, the Filthy Hooligan was switched to a barber-pole featuring a […]
Black Star Cigar Line and Epic Cigars have announced they are teaming up for a project to support Black History Month. The cigar is appropriately called the Black History Cigar Month Cigar. It’s a cigar that will be sold exclusively through Privada Cigar Club. As a part of the project, Privada Cigar Club will be […]
For the third time in four years, Crowned Heads is bringing back the Le Carême Belicosos Finos limited edition cigar. The Le Carême Belicosos Finos is a 5 1/2 x 52 belicoso based on one of the iconic sizes found in the Cuban market. While the regular production line of Le Carême is box-pressed, the […]
Basel, Switzerland, February 10, 2021 – Oettinger Davidoff AG, the world-leading producer of handmade premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has appointed Luc Hyvernat to become new Senior Vice President Chief Commercial Officer, effective March 1, 2021. Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced that Luc Hyvernat will be its new Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial […]
