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.
JM Tobacco has announced the launch of Sealed-In Humdity Packs. These introduce re-sealable stay fresh packs containing three Churchill cigars. The Sealed-In Humidity Packs are available in two blends in the JM Dominican line and two blends in the JM Nicaraguan line. JM is currently shipping these packs to leaders. In a press release announcing […]
Padron 50th Anniversary Maduro The year 2014 marked 50 years since Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To no surprise, the company has unveiled some new cigars to mark the occasion. These new cigars marked the first new lines released by Padron in over three years. Front and center of these releases is the […]
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 […]
Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars will be adding a third installment to its Master Collection series. The brand announced via a Facebook photo that the Room 101 Master Collection Three is scheduled to be available this February. This would become the 15th cigar release since Booth launched his cigar line back in 2010. The Master […]
Tatuaje TAA 2014 The Tatuaje TAA 2014 is one of eight cigars that were released in 2014 exclusively for retailers who are members of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). This marks the fourth consecutive year that Tatuaje has made available a cigar to the TAA realizers. For the Tatuaje TAA 2014, brand owner Pete […]
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 […]
The La Hoja Cigars has announced the third new cigar in less than month. The La Hoja Reserva Limitada 1962 will be an annual limited production cigar. The company is also describing the Reserva 1962 as the “crown jewel” of their portfolio. The La Hoja Reserva Limitada 1962 will feature a six year old Ecuadorian Sumatra […]
Today, we unveil the first of three new post-season awards for the 2014 Cigar Year. Today, we recognize a selection for “Factory of the Year”. It’s hard to make an apples to apples comparison, so this category is geared toward one that is either geared more toward a small, single operation. The selection for Factory […]
Another Cigar of the Year countdown is the annals of Cigar Coop, and Stogie Geeks history. The post-game show has only just begun. Over the next week there will be many additional features on our year end wrap-up. We will feature some other awards and a few surprises. Consistent with the vision, the goal of the 2014 […]
“The Joel Sherman 75th Celebration is simply the total package when it comes to a cigar. It has excellent flavor, a good amount of complexity, and top-notch construction. Nat Sherman and the Quesada family really took things to another level with this cigar.” The 2014 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year is the Joel Sherman 75th […]