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.
Cubatabaco has been handed a victory in the long running battle with General Cigar Company over the use of the Cohiba trademark. The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by General Cigar Company, thus handing a victory to the Cuban tobacco company. The case will now move to the U.S. […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigar blends. Today we look […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
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 […]
As we reported back in December, Drew Estate would be teaming up with South Florida retailer SmokeInn to produce its 10th installment of its MicroBlend Series. The project is being called “The Pope of Greenwich Village”. The cigar, which will be an exclusive to Smoke Inn will soft-launch tonight at an event dinner on the […]
Quesada Reserva Privada (Photo Credit; Quesada Cigars) The ProCigar festival in the Dominican Republic is typically the venue where Quesada Cigars has announced one of their showcase products. ProCigar 2015 is no exception as this year Quesada Cigars announced a new product containing tobacco from a 1997 vintage crop and where the cigars have been […]
In the past few years, one of the quieter brands in the Altadis USA portfolio has been the Trinidad brand. Last week, Altadis announced plans for a new limited release that will fall under the Trinidad line. The Trinidad Lost Blends release will bring to market a batch of cigars that Altadis has had in […]
Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario Destino al Siglo Arturo Fuente Cigars will make available four boxes of their rare Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario Destino al Siglo collection as a part of an Auction package for the 2015 ProCigar Festival. The auction takes place at the festival which is on-going this week. The Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario […]
Corporacion Cigar Export will offer a replica of a classic cigar press at ProCigar 2015’s charity auction. This classic press is elaborated by CCE’s most vintage wooden molds selected by master crafter Rene Leon. The press also serves as a humidor that contains 200 cigars made by the company. Corporacion Cigar Export has a factory […]
At the ProCigar 2015 festival in the Dominican Republic, La Flor Dominicana will provide a special offering for the charity auction being held the last day. This offering will consist of 100 cigars of a unique blend. Each of the cigars will be personally rolled by La Flor Dominicana flounder Litto Gomez. Details of the […]