Quality Importers (QI) has a new Executive Vice President of Sales, and its a name familiar to many people in the cigar accessories segment of the business. Today, the Weston, Florida based company named longtime industry veteran Les Mann to the position. Mann is best known for his long tenure with Colibri. The move comes […]
It’s a jam-packed Special Edition #23. For our Big Story, Bear and I talk about our Davidoff Viaje Al Origen visit to the Davidoff operations in the Dominican Republic. Plus we revisit our lab experiment of aging a Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Todos Las Dias cigar; discuss some more of the recent acquisitions in the […]
January 31st, 2018 might be one of those days in the cigar industry that will be etched in the annals of history. Here at Cigar Coop, it certainly will be It is funny how news breaks in the cigar industry. It comes in waves with some days busier than other days. January 31st was one […]
The first major acquisition of 2018 has occurred. Quality Importers Trading Company, in conjunction with Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, has acquired XIKAR Inc. XIKAR is a leading cigar accessories company based in Kansas City, Missouri and best known for its product lifetime warranty. As a part of the acquisition, XIKAR co-founders Kurt Van Keppel and […]
Bob Moreno, who had a successful management career in sales and marketing for premium cigars and cigar accessories, passed away this Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was 59 years old. After a successful career at Coca Cola, where he was a National Sales Manager, Bob set his sights on the cigar industry. In 2009, he joined Xikar […]
Boveda Inc, has announced it has entered into a long term agreement with XIKAR, Inc by which Boveda will supply XIKAR with private label (Xikar branded) custom printed 2-way humidity control products. While Boveda will continue to manufacture and distribute its own branded products, the agreement with XIKAR allows Boveda to expand its base for […]
This year RoMa Craft Tobac is celebrating five years in business. To commemorate the milestone, RoMa Craft Tobac goes back to the brand that started it all for them – CroMagnon. This month, the company is unveiling a special package called the CroMagnon Monolith. The package features a new limited edition version of the CroMagnon known as […]
Global Premium Cigars has announced a limited edition “cigar sampler for the Christmas season for its 1502 line. The sampler will contain nine different cigars that the company has referred to as its “Exquisitos” – meaning its most exquisite sizes. Included in the nine cigars are two previously unreleased robusto sizes of the 1502 Emerald […]
Xikar PuroTemp(Photo Credit Xikar Newsletter) XIKAR has announced the new PuroTemp Wireless Hygrometer System. This is a new accessory that allows cigar enthusiasts to monitor humidity and temperature inside a humidor without having to open them. According to XIKAR, the system is capable of providing readings for up to three separate units located within a […]
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 […]
