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.
Arielle Ditkowich, owner of La Sirena Cigars was a guest on a special bonus edition of Stogie Geeks. She discussed her line of cigars, La Sirena’s recent transition to an independent company, and some insights into what is next. Ditkowich told us that while the core La Sirena and Merlion lines will continue to be […]
Room 101 Cigars is preparing to launch its 13th line. The Room 101 Daruma Gold introduces a new blend under the Daruma line. This is a limited production cigar being released in five sizes – with some parallels to the existing Room 101 Daruma line. The Room 101 Daruma also becomes the second consecutive cigar […]
Viaje Trifecta (Photo Credit: Andre Farkas Facebook page) Back in February, Viaje Founder Andre Farkas was a guest on our Stogie Geeks show and made the announcement of the Viaje Trifecta. The Viaje Trifecta has been a lancero project that has been in the works for sometime. The Trifecta is a box of thirty cigars […]
REINADO and Alliance Cigar have announced they have entered into an agreement by which Alliance Cigar will distribute the REINADO Grand Empire Reserve line to retail shops. Aa a part of the agreement the two parties will also work on several projects that will be exclusive to the partnership. Information on this partnership was announced […]
Viaje Exclusivo Lancero Atlantic Cigar Limited Edition The Viaje Exclusivo Lancero, a cigar that was released as a retail-exclusive to Atlantic Cigar Company back in 2011 is returning. Information on this cigar has been reported by Viaje Cigars on their Facebook page, and on Atlantic Cigar Company’s web-site. The original Viaje Exclusivo Lancero was one […]
My Father Draper’s 126th Anniversary The My Father Draper’s 126th Anniversary cigar is a limited production, retail exclusive by My Father Cigars to Washington DC area retailer W. Curtis Draper. In 2013, this cigar was one of two releases to commemorate the 126th Anniversary of Draper’s (the other was a lancero edition of the Guillermo […]
Back in November, Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson was a guest on our Stogie Geeks show and mentioned a retail-exclusive project being done for Knoxville Tennessee’s Silo Cigars called the Tatuaje Gran Maravilla. Silo Cigars has now announced the cigars will be available on May 19th. In the interview, Johnson described the cigar as an “redux, […]
La Flor Dominicana Mysterioso Collector’s 2013 Late in 2013, La Flor Dominicana unveiled its latest release in its Mysterioso line – the La Flor Dominicana Mysterioso Collector’s 2013. While the Mysterioso has become known for elongated perfecto cigars featuring two wrappers, the Mysterioso Collector’s 2013 added another “twist” as it would feature a very unique barberpole […]
The Kind (Toro) by Nice Ash Cigars Note from the Editor: Back in November 2013, we introduced a new feature on Cigar Coop that will provide assessments of some house exclusive cigars from some of the great retailers nationwide. We’ve found some house cigars to offer high quality cigar experiences, and from time to time […]
Altadis USA will be releasing a new cigar in its H. Upmann brand. The H. Upmann – The Banker will pay homage to the original brand founder Herman Upmann. Information on this cigar was first reported by Cigar Aficionado.com. Upmann was a banker who in 1844 went to Havana Cuba and invested in a cigar factory […]