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.
Drew Estate has announced that the Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla will be returning for a limited run for the holiday season. The company has said it will be made available to those retailers who participate in the Drew Estate Drew Diplomat Program. The Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla is one of the most limited […]
The long awaited Crowned Heads release for Cigar Federation is about to be released. “The Buckingham” by Crowned Heads will be a limited production release exclusively for the online social community. The cigar will be produced out of the My Father Cigars factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigar will be produced in one size, a […]
Robbie Streitz, National Sales Manager for A.J. Fernandez Cigars was a featured guest on the Stogie Geeks Third Anniversary Show. While recapping the success of the company’s new brand, the A.J. Fernandez New World, Streitz said the company is now exploring the possibility of adding another wrapper option in a Connecticut wrapper. While specifics on […]
E.P. Carrillo Cabinet Robusto At Inter-Tabac 2014 in Dortmund, Germany, E.P. Carrillo showcased a new cigar called the E.P. Carrillo Cabinet. This was one of two cigars announced at the European trade show with the other being a new Ecuadorian Connecticut offering called the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Reserva. The plan was for both of […]
El Primer Mundo Cigars has officially announced that they have ended their distribution agreement with PDR Cigars. The company will now handle its own distribution working with independent sales brokers as well as the ChindAsia Lifestyle Group to handle its Asian distribution. The announcement was made in a press release by El Primer Mundo. In […]
Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas Collector’s Edition At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff’s Zino brand introduced its third limited edition line paying homage to a geographical region of the United States. As the name indicates, the Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas pays homage to culture of the state of Texas. […]
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 will […]
As many of our readers know, we have been taking a look at the cigars that make up the Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters series. This was released as a sampler pack based on the original Tatuaje Monsters Series. In 2012, a sampler set called Tatuaje Little Monsters was released providing small and thinner versions of the […]
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Illusione Cigars is getting ready to ship its fifth installment of their Singulare’ EL line. The Illusione Singulare’ EL 2014 Annunaki will be a Nicaraguan puro in a 5 1/2 x 54 parejo. The announcement of the new Singulare’ was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show when word […]