At this year’s 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez showed off a line known as Condega Corojo Serie S. While this might have seemed like a new line to most, it’s actually an old line that is being resurrected in the U.S. market. The Casa Fernandez Corojo Serie S is a Nicaraguan puro. As the name […]
Five years ago, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Oliva Serie V Melanio, a line that paid homage to company patriarch Melanio Oliva. Now the company has an all new line that pays homage to Melanio’s grandson Gilberto. This year, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Gilberto Oliva line. Gilberto Oliva is intended to be a value priced line. It’s the first […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars unveiled the El Trovador Maduro. As the name indicates, this is a maduro version of the original El Trovador which was introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. El Trovador is a line for which PDR Cigars owner and master blender Abe Flores took inspiration from two sources: a recent […]
Black Works Studio’s Boondock Saint, a cigar first announced last year and introduced in a limited fashion, then showcased at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show is finally en-route to retailers. Produced at the company’s Fabrica Oveja Negra facility, the Boondock Saint features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan Habano binder, and fillers from Nicaragua, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Patoro Cigars showcased its Patoro Vintage Cigar, offering it to the U.S. market for the first time. Patoro Vintage is an all-Dominican puro featuring a 10-year-old Dominican wrapper. The line has already been sold in Switzerland, but now a limited supply of 100 boxes of the Robusto size is being offered the U.S. market. […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company unveiled a new line extension to its Julius Caeser line in the form of a 5 1/2 x 43 Corona size. The Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is a cigar that was introduced in 2010 to commemorate the 115th anniversary of J.C. Newman Cigar Company and the 135th birthday […]
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 […]
Operation Choke Point, an initiative started by the Department of Justice under the Obama Administration that targeted certain businesses such as the tobacco industry, has ended. According to a letter sent by the Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd sent to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, the Department of Justice would no longer be pursuing this initiative. […]
Two new 6 1/2 x 44 box pressed versions of Drew Estate’s Undercrown Maduro and Herrera Esteli have become shop exclusives to Casa de Montecristo and JR Cigar retailers. These cigars are officially dubbed “Cuadrado” and are currently available. In a press release announcing the Undercrown Maduro Cuadrado and Herrera Esteli Cuadrado, Drew Estate Master […]
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that it will defer a ruling on a motion by six public health organizations to intervene as defendants in the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ruling was made by Judge Amit P. Mehta. This motion is of particular importance to the lawsuit […]
