On August 15 2010, Will Cooper went to his first IPCPR Trade Show as a buyer. After an adventure getting an Iced Coffee in the heat of New Orleans, he decided to chronicle his tales of his visit to the Trade Show and Cigar Coop was born. Along the way, he met some interesting […]
L General Cigar has started informing retailers of the latest limited-edition extension to its CAO Flathead brand, the CAO Flathead V23. This is the third installment in the “Flathead V” series that focuses on larger ring gauge offerings. The CAO Flathead V23 follows up the CAO Flathead V19 and CAO Flathead V21. Made at the […]
The Weller by Cohiba 2023 edition has begun to arrive at retail stores. Like the 2022 edition, the cigar features a binder aged in bourbon barrels. Working in partnership with Weller Bourbon, the 2023 release of Weller by Cohiba features a Connecticut-grown Broadleaf binder leaf that has been aged in authentic Weller Bourbon barrels transported […]
Ever since Partagas was spun off into Forged Cigar Company, some new life has been injected into this legacy brand. In 2021, the Partagas Cortado was launched, and that would introduce the first Connecticut Shade offering into the lineup. Just prior to the PCA Trade Show, Forged would launch the Partagas Valle Verde. This would […]
The La Gloria Cubana brand was back at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show for the first time since 2019. At that time, La Gloria Cubana was focused on innovation. Over the past few years, La Gloria Cubana has shifted some of its attention to returning somewhat to its roots in terms of its […]
Cigar Coop has been covering the Trade Show since 2010, and each year we always had a visit with Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars. At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Room101 had a station in the Forged Cigar Company booth. While we did get to see the products being showcased by Room101, […]
General Cigar has announced that the CAO Arcana Mortal Coil, a limited edition cigar incorporating Andullo tobacco into the blend, is returning. The cigar was last released in 2021 as a limited edition cigar when it debuted. Andullo tobacco undergoes a very different curing process than traditional cigar tobacco leaves. This involves putting tobacco leaves […]
General Cigar has announced that the CAO Pilón Añejo, introduced as a limited edition cigar in 2022, has joined the CAO lineup as a regular production offering. CAO Pilón is a cigar containing tobaccos aged in circular pilons introduced in 2015. The CAO Pilón Añejo takes it a step further by aging the cigars further […]
All eyes would be on Alec Bradley regarding the Forged Cigar Booth at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. This would be the most significant stage Alec Bradley would be on since Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) acquired it almost five months prior. Since then, Alec Bradley Cigar Company became the Alec Bradley brand […]
One of the more remarkable stories in the cigar industry over the past six years has been the Diesel brand of cigars. Diesel is a brand that was initially a catalog brand developed in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. In 2017, the decision was made to transition Diesel to a brick-and-mortar line under the General Cigar […]
