For the sixth consecutive year, La Flor Dominicana will be a part of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. 2017’s installment, the La Flor Dominicana TAA 49 has arrived at retailers. The TAA 49 is based off a special event only that was offered up to TAA retailers known as the La Flor Dominicana […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive Becomes Ongoing TAA Offering
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The Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive, a cigar introduced by Drew Estate for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) in 2016 is returning. This time, the cigar will be an on-going offering to TAA members. Each year, the TAA commissions cigar manufacturers to make exclusive cigars for its retail members. There are two types of TAA […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 25 (5/13/17)
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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 our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Cigar News: La Palina Lounge to Open at Carnegie Club in New York City
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On May 23rd, the Carnegie Club in New York City will officially have a grand opening for the first La Palina branded lounge. Located in Midtown Manhattan on W. 56th Street, the Carnegie Club is one of New York’s most famous lounges. The grand opening event will feature jazz music, whiskey, and cigars. La Palina […]
Cigar News: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Soberano and Presidente to Feature Square Tubes
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Padrón Cigars is adding two new line extensions to its Padrón 1964 Anniversary series. The new sizes are box-pressed offerings – a 5 x 52 Soberano and the 6 x 50 Presidente. What is different about these line extensions is not only are they the first 1964 Anniversary Cigars to be packaged in tubes, but these […]
Cigar News: Gran Habano Releases S.T.K. Black Dahlia by George Rico
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Gran Habano cigars has announced the latest edition to its S.T.K. Series, the Gran Habano S.T.K. Dahlia by George Rico. The name S.T.K. stands for “Stay True Kid” and has typically been the moniker for Gran Habano’s small batch, boutique lines. These cigars include G.A.R. Opium, S.T.K. Barracuda, S.T.K. Zulu Zulu and S.T.K. American Puro. Black […]
Cigar News: AVO Syncro South America Ritmo Launching This Month
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For its third release under the AVO Syncro brand, AVO Cigars is now journeying to South America. Yesterday, the brand announced the new AVO Syncro South America Ritmo. It is AVO Cigars first new line to be released since the passing of brand ambassador Avo Uvezian. The AVO Syncro South America Ritmo brings together tobaccos […]
Cigar News: Tabacalera USA Names Steve Lochan General Manager of Casa de Montecristo
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Tabacalera USA has named Steve Lochan its new General Manager for its Casa de Montecristo retail premium cigar stores. Lohan succeeds Rob Maneson, who was named CEO of Tabacalera USA’s JR Cigar division back in March. In his new role, Lochan will report directly to Javier Estades, head of Tabacalera USA. “Steve, along with the Casa de […]
Cigar News: Patina Connecticut and Patina Habano Head to U.S. Shops
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Patina Cigars, the brand that is a partnership between Mombacho Cigars and Mo Maali has shipped its first two cigars, the Patina Connecticut and the Patina Habano. Maali and Mombacho announced Patina Cigars last year. A soft launch was held at Casa de Montecristo Chicago. Since then Maali has also joined Mombacho Cigars as that […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Released
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A.J. Fernandez has once again teamed up with Tabacalera USA. Recently, Tabacalera USA has been rolling out the new H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez – the fourth collaboration the company has done with Master Blender AJ Fernandez. The cigar will be available to Altadis U.S.A. retailers. The new cigar is described as a reimagining of […]