William Cooper is a Owner of Indian Trail Media LLC, and the founder of the Cigar Coop brand, the cigar industry's true 365 a year periodical. He is also the host of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show, Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition, and Prime Time Jukebox.
For the second consecutive year, My Father Cigars will release an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). This time the cigar will be a toro-sized special version of their La Antiguedad line. The big difference is the La Antiguedad TAA Exclusive 2015 Toro will feature a Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper as opposed to […]
Nat Sherman will join the list of brands providing cigars to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) in 2015. The company will make available its Nat Sherman Panamericana line, a cigar originally made as a shop exclusive to its Nat Sherman Townhouse in New York City as an exclusive cigar to the TAA. The Nat Sherman […]
Cumpay Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars Cumpay is one of three lines of cigars made by Honduran cigar manufacturer Maya Selva Cigars. The company is named for its owner, Maya Selva. Maya Selva Cigars has had a footprint in Europe for quite some time and recently has turned its attention to growing in the U.S. […]
The Don Reynaldo, a line by Warped Cigars where a small single batch run was released this past December is coming back. Warped Cigars Owner Kyle Gellis informed Cigar Coop that the cigar will make its return at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Don Reynaldo is a cigar Gellis made as a tribute to […]
In 2015, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand is commemorating its 150th anniversary. It was in 1865 when Jose Gener, one of Cuba’s most well-known growers created the first Hoyo de Monterrey. While today the Cuba still produces Hoyo de Monterrey, there is now a non Cuban Hoyo brand that is produced in Honduras by General […]
MoyaRuiz Cigars has announced details on its new line called “The Rake”. Back in late January, we reported that The Rake would be the next regular production line by the company owned by Danny Moya and Nelson Ruiz. The company has announced the line is slated for a release later this Spring. La Jugada, the […]
Tucson Arizona-based retailer Anthony’s Cigar Emporium will be receiving a limited edition shop exclusive cigar from Tatuaje to commemorate their 21st anniversary. The cigar will be called the Tatuaje Exclusive Series Drinking Age and as the name indicates, it is a play on the anniversary of the store. The retailer is reporting the cigar will […]
For the fourth consecutive year, La Flor Dominicana will be providing an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). However, for 2015, La Flor Dominicana has presented three options and are letting the TAA members decide via a vote. This vote will take place at the TAA’s 47th Convention taking place April 12 […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]