Jim “Island Jim” Robinson and Oscar Valladares have announced an agreement to jointly handle distribution for the Leaf by Oscar brand. The announcement was made on the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show scheduled to open on July 11th, 2017 in Las Vegas, Details of the announcement were made in the following press release: Island […]
Crux Cigar Company is adding its first line extension to the Crux du Connoisseur line. The Crux du Connoisseur No. 4 will add a Corona Gorda vitola to the line. The new size will be launched at the 2017 IPCPR Trade. The Crux du Connoisseur No. 2 was the Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year […]
Today we announce what is the first in a series of three planned announcements around the expansion of the Cigar Coop brand. The first of these announcements is a new partnership where we will be providing content for Kiss My Ash Radio’s News segment. This is the second partnership we have for our news as […]
The following is text from an announcement of the Cigar Media Association. We at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks are proud to be nominated for one of the awards. The Cigar Media Association is pleased to announce the 1st Cigar Industry Awards. With the establishment of the Cigar Media Association in 2014, the 14 members involved in the […]
As exclusively first broken on Stogie Geeks, the J. Grotto Anniversary will be the fourth line of cigars released by Ocean State Cigars. This will join the J. Grotto, J. Grotto Reserve, and J. Grotto Silk lines. The J. Grotto Anniversary is significant because it is the first Connecticut Broadleaf cigar. The cigars are expected […]
Last week we reported that Robbie Streitz was named the new National Sales Manager at A.J. Fernandez Cigars. Streitz was previously with Esteban Carreras Cigars. Today the company issued a formal press release announcing the appointment and providing some additional context around the appointment as well as some information on Streitz’s background. The following is […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) became the third major tobacco-based organization to issue a response to proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined in the recently released Deeming Document. Below is the text of a press release issued by the organization: On Thursday, April 24, 2014 the future of the premium cigar […]
Iconic Leaf Cigar Company has announced their third release, the Recluse Amadeus. The Recluse Amadeus adds a Ecuadorian Connecticut in both the box-press and the company’s unique Sidewinder vitola offering. In a press release by Iconic Leaf Cigar Company, they described the Recluse Amadeus as follows: “The Recluse Amadeus blend will be in keeping with […]
Today Cigar Coop has learned that the upcoming La Flor Dominicana N.A.S. will exclusively be available at Greensboro retailer Pipe & Pint through the end of April before its national launch. Below is the press release: Greensboro, NC – The Pipe & Pint of Greensboro, NC in conjuncture with La Flor Dominicana are proud to […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, we caught up the team of “Can I Have your Attention” (CIHYA). We met with partners Humberto Areas and Cleveland Cook who discussed some of the work they have done with Torano Family Cigars around the area of packaging. Today the company announced a division that will focus on cigar […]
