On December 17th, 2014, President Obama announced plans to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in over 50 years. These plans also include the intent to lift the Cuban Embargo. This has been of considerable interest to the cigar industry as premium cigars made in Cuba have been subject to the embargo […]
This past week, one of the biggest stories in recent cigar industry history took place as Swisher International announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Last month, shockwaves rode through the cigar industry as General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars and Leccia Tobacco. As big as […]
The lancero vitola has often been an enigma when looking at the cigar industry. A lancero is a long, thin vitola measuring 7 to 7 1/2 “ in length with a ring gauge between 38 and 40. Ask many cigar experts, and they will tell you that the thin ring gauge will give you the […]
For the second week in a row General Cigar Company made headlines with a brand acquisition. Last week the announcement of General Cigar Company’s acquisition of the Torano Family Cigars sent shockwaves into the cigar industry. Earlier today it was announced that General Cigar would be acquiring the brands of Leccia Tobacco, the company headed […]
Acquisitions in the cigar industry are nothing new. There have been many in the past, and there will be plenty in the future. However, today’s announcement that General Cigar Company was acquiring the brands of Torano could take on a significance like no other the cigar industry has seen before. It could be a sign of […]
Viaje Cigars posted some information on Facebook on 1/11 regarding the Oro and Platino lines. They also put an update on the White Label Project. While the information was high level, the Oro/Platino announcement might generate more questions than answers – especially for cigar enthusiasts who are not familiar with Viaje Cigars. Let’s take […]
The Orange Bowl has abandoned plans to go forward with a sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars beginning this year. Apparently this was as a result of pressure from U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Frank Lautenberg (NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (CT). All apprently made a plea to the NCAA and the Orange Bowl stating that tobacco […]
If you have listened to Cigar Dave the past couple of weeks, you have heard the story about the Tampa Bay Rays wearing a throwback jersey on their July 2nd game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The jersey they selected was from an old Class B team that played in Tampa called the Tampa Bay […]
I’ve been a little overdue in posting some thoughts on this topic. This past May1st, a pretty significant restriction has gone into effect in the State of Maryland. Simply stated – cigar enthusiasts in Maryland will no longer be able to purchase cigars on the internet. This has sparked a lot of debate in the […]
Opinions are of Cigar Coop and Cigar Coop alone The Pete Johnson interview at W. Curtis Draper Tobacconists this past weekend has created quite a stir – and not just for the insights into Tatuaje’s 2011 releases. The comments he made about some recent Candela releases have created quite a stir. Yours truly posted his […]
