Viaje Liga Company has announced the return of the Viaje Piña. The Piña was last released back in 2017 and was the first collaboration done by Viaje in conjunction with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. at Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. The Viaje Piña has started to arrive at retailers this week. When the Viaje […]
General Cigar Company has announced the second iteration of Weller by Cohiba. This marks the second limited edition collaborative release between Cohiba and Weller Bourbon, but unlike last year’s iteration, the 2022 Weller by Cohiba incorporates bourbon barrel-aged tobacco into the blend. The cigar features a Connecticut-grown Broadleaf binder leaf that has been aged in […]
Crowned Heads has announced the Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022. The Lancero is a limited edition vitola for the Four Kicks Capa Especial line and is the company’s first lancero since the Four Kicks Maduro Lancero in 2018. The Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022 follows a model of Crowned Heads offering […]
Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas Classic line is getting a new size in the form of a 6 x 49 Toro in a Tubo offering. The Toro Tubo is the 11th frontmark to be released in the Partagas Classic (a.k.a “Yellow”). It actually is the first true Toro vitola in the Partagas Classic lineup. Like the […]
Following the announcement that the agreement for Crowned Heads handling its distribution has come to an end, Ace Prime has announced it will be handling its own distribution and has a new name, Luciano Cigars. Luciano is the name of Ace Prime co-owner Luciano Meirelles and currently is a brand in the existing Ace Prime […]
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 Coop has learned that Crowned Heads and Ace Prime’s fulfillment and distribution agreement has come to an end. According to Crowned Heads, this split will take place on November 1st. The distribution agreement was part of a strategic partnership between Crowned Heads and Ace Prime that the two companies entered into back in 2020. […]
The value-priced bundle brand Liga de la Casa has received an update. With the closing of its Tabacalera G. Kafie y Cia faculty last year, Kafie 1901 Cigars has moved production of its lines to La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Like the core premium line, Kafie 1901’s Liga de la Casa also moves […]
Nick Fusco has announced the creation of El Mago Cigars. Nick created the cigar company as a tribute to his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre who died together on June 24, 2021 in Miami, Florida, when their building The Champlain Towers suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night. At 23 years old, El Mago […]
At an exclusive media dinner party held just as InterTabac 2022 is opening, the second blend of the ultra-premium Meerapfel Cigar Master Series was unveiled, the Meir Master Blend. The blend is named for Meir Meerapfel, who in 1876 is credited with establishing the first Meerapfel family cigar factory. The Meir Master Blend follows the […]
