Tabacalera USA, the U.S. premium cigar operation arm of Imperial Tobacco has announced it has acquired the stores owned by Houston, Texas retailer Serious Cigars. The four store retail operation now will be a part of the company’s Casa de Montecristo retail shop brand. Simultaneously Tabacalera USA has announced it has created “Casa de Montecristo […]
Cigar News: My Father Cigars Takes Flor de Las Antillas Maduro National
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The Flor de las Antillas Maduro, originally released in two sizes as a shop exclusive to New Hampshire retailer Federal Cigar is going national. The new line was showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and now is getting ready to land in stores. Flor de las Antillas Maduro is a Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapped […]
Cigar News: Ciguardian Adds C150 Fat Pack Humidification Pouch
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Arizona-based Ciguardian products has announced a second size for its humidification pouches. Today the company announced the new Ciguardian C150 Fat Pack. This is a larger offering to the standard size Ciguardian humidification pouch that was launched earlier this year. The new C150 Fat Pack measures 150 to 155 grams. It is designed to humidify […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Released
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The Rocky Patel Dark Dominican, the first Dominican-made cigar by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is now heading for widespread release. Production for the Dark Dominican is being handledGeneral Cigar Dominicana. It’s not the first time the company has teamed up with General Cigar as the Rocky Patel Vintage Series (1990, 1992, 1999) is produced by them. However […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Year of the Rooster Limited Edition 2017 Details Announced
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Davidoff’s annual Chinese New Year series has put its latest release into widespread release. Today Davidoff announced the details of the Davidoff Year of the Rooster Limited Edition 2017, the sixth installment in its Chinese New Year series. Each installment of the series has had a unique blend and vitola. The Year of the Rooster blend […]
Feature Story: Victor Vitale and Legacy Brands Forge Ahead in Face of FDA Regulations
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In a time of uncertainty in the cigar industry, Legacy Brands founder and owner Victor Vitale has one key message he wants his customers and fans to know: “Legacy Brands is 100% absolutely in this for the long run.” Following the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations on the premium cigar […]
Cigar News: San Cristobal Ovation for 2016 Adds Opulence
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The San Cristobal Ovation, the limited edition premium offering that Ashton Cigars introduced in 2015 is making a return with for limited production run. As a part of the return, a Robusto sized offering called Opulence has been introduced. In addition, last year’s Toro sized offering is returning and has been rebranded Decadence. Both the […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 49 (10/29/16)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]
Cigar News: FDA Responds to Industry Lawsuits
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This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to the lawsuit filed by the cigar industry’s three major trade associations – the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). In there response the FDA denied the claims made in the lawsuit […]
Cigar News: Ashton Debuts San Cristobal Quintessence
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Ashton Cigar unveiled its fifth line under its San Cristobal brand,called the San Cristobal Quintessence. This cigar made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and now has begun to arrive at retail shops. Like the other blends of the Ashton’s San Cristobal and La Aroma de Cuba brands, the San Cristobal Quintessence is produced at […]