Danny Vazquez is back. Today Roma Craft Tobac announced that Vazquez will be joining the company this month as its new sales leader. Vazquez is best known for being the founder of Barocoa Cigar Company. In his new role, Vazquez will pursue an inside sales and client relationship role focusing on enhancing the company’s sales channels and […]
Cigar News: House Appropriations Bill Passes with Premium Cigar Exemption and Predicate Date Change
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Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a twelve-bill spending package for the 2018 Fiscal year that includes the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that was approved by a subcommittee earlier this summer. This bill includes language that calls for a premium cigar exemption and predicate date change to August 8, 2016. The bill package now moves to […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry Sees Impacts from Hurricane Irma
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When it comes to Hurricane season, there always is a possibility for impacts to the cigar industry. The tobacco producing countries of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua are all prone to damage from hurricanes. This can impact everything from tobacco farms, to curing barns, and to warehouses. In the U.S., Florida is also the home […]
Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. Releasing Trinidad Santiago
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The Rafael Nodal era at Altadis U.S.A. has begun. Nodal’s first project within the Altadis portfolio is a resurrection of the Trinidad brand with the release of the Trinidad Santiago. While word of this project surfaced during this year’s IPCPR, details have recently now been released. The Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit retail shelves […]
Cigar News: Brick House Double Connecticut Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased the third blend under its Brick House brand, the Brick House Double Connecticut. As the name indicates, the Brick House Double Connecticut features a U.S. grown Connecticut Shade wrapper, a U.S grown Connecticut Broadleaf, and a filler of all-Nicaraguan tobacco. It will be available in […]
Cigar News: Cattle Baron Cigars Little Doggie Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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Bryan Mussard‘s Cattle Baron Cigars showcased a 4 x 36 size of its self-titled Cattle Baron line known as the Little Doggie. The name stems from the fact that this is designed to add a short “dog walker” size of the Cattle Baron line. Like the rest of the line, the Cattle Baron Little Doggie consists of Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Dominican binder, […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 42 (9/9/17)
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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 News: GTO Anesthésia Released
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GTO Dominican Cigars’ Anesthésia, has been released to the company’s premium retailers. It’s a cigar that company owner Dr. Oscar Rodriguez says is GTO’s fullest-bodied release to date. The GTO Anesthésia is available in two blends – a Corojo and a Maduro. The boxes contain twelve Corojo cigars and twelve Maduro cigars. It’s a packaging strategy that GTO […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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While most of Gurkha Cigars’ new product was announced prior to the 2017 IPCPR, the company held back one thing to unveil at the trade show. It’s a two blend line known as the Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection. The Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection comes in one size – a 5 x 50 Robusto, but it comes in two blends […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 41 (9/2/17)
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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 […]