It has been well known that 2014 would be a special year for Padron Cigars as it marks 50 years since Jose O. Padron started the company. Company president Jorge Padron has said several times there will be some special things coming out for the company’s 50th anniversary. Last month, one of these items, the Padron Puros Gold was […]
After his completion of his two year stint at Joya de Nicaragua, Jose Blanco made no secrets that he still had plans to remain in the cigar industry. Now six months later, and on the eve of the 2014 ProCigar in the Dominican Republic, Blanco has announced the launch of his own company – Las […]
La Flor Dominicana has announced an interactive, virtual cigar experience program called “A Night in Santiago”. The program is designed to take cigar enthusiasts on a “virtual journey” to Santiago, Dominican Republic and the La Flor Dominicana farm and factory. The program will be launched at Corona Cigar Company at their Sand Lake Location on […]
Ortega Premium Cigars is getting ready to launch their fifth brand. The Ortega HeavyDuty will be a brand of cigar geared toward larger ring gauge cigar enthusiasts. The line will be launched two ring sizes (60 and 70) and six vitolas overall. The Ortega HeavyDuty will be the second brand of cigars that Ortega will […]
Last week Michael Giannini of General Cigar Company was a guest on CigarChat and indicated he was working on a joint project with another major manufacturer. Yesterday, the details of the project have been unveiled, and the two will release the “Re+United”. This collaboration is expected to hit retailer shelves in March. Details of […]
Drew Estate has announced they are opening their first company sponsored lounge. Corona Cigar Company’s Sand Lake location in Orlando, Florida will be the location of this lounge. As a part of the agreement, Drew Estate will also be creating lounge exclusive cigar offerings. In addition, there will also be undergoing a remodeling effort at […]
As we exclusively broke news on a couple of weeks ago, Cigar Federation is releasing their first cigar called “The Collective”. The cigar was blended by Ezra Zion Cigar Company at the Casa Fernandez factory in Miami. The project marks what could be considered to be Ezra Zion’s first retail-exclusive cigar. Information on this release […]
Following the announcement that Tarazona Cigars and Cubanacan Cigars have ended their relationship, brand owner Eddie Tarazona confirmed with Cigar Coop the split. He explained some of the reasons for the split as well as emphasized the brand is going forward – even including some new projects. Tarazona told us that both Tarazona and Cubanacan […]
Cubanacan Cigars has announced they are streamlining their portfolio. As a part of this announcement, they will be focusing on their core brands of Mederos, Cubanacan, and Soneros. The company has also announced that it has ended its relationship with Tarazona Cigars. The text of the press release provided by Cubanacan cigars is below: Cubanacan […]
Xikar Enigma II Photo Credit Xikar Newsletter Xikar has announced the release of the Enigma II. The Enigma II is a double flame lighter that is a redesign of its popular Enigma double flame lighter. Information on this release was communicated in the company’s newsletter. According to Xikar, their engineering team redesigned the Enigma lighter […]
