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.
RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine Mode 5 The Aquitaine Mode 5 is a limited production cigar that recently has been released by RoMa Craft Tobac. Earlier this year, RoMa Craft Tobac announced it was adding a short perfecto into its CroMagnon line of cigars. The company also made an equivalent shaped Mode 5 in the Aquitaine line. Back […]
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 […]
Philip Zanghi, co-founder of Debonaire Cigars was a guest on Episode 84 of our Stogie Geeks show and announced that he is planning to launch a “A” size vitola in both his Debonaire and soon to be released Debonaire Maduro line. The cigar will measure 9 x 54, and when asked about the large size […]
L’Atelier Imports will be adding a new vitola to its core L’Atelier line. This will be in a classic lancero format measuring 7 1/2 x 38. Our own Stogie Santa on Episode 84 of the Stogie Geeks show smoked the lancero and confirmed the project with company owner K.C. Johnson. The L’Atelier Lancero will […]
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 […]
Robert Caldwell has announced the launch of Caldwell Cigar Company. Last week, after a nearly seven month hiatus from the industry, it was announced that Caldwell, the former partner in Wynwood Cigars would be a partner in Impromptu cigars. Now Caldwell has announced the launch of an eponymous company with plans to launch three new […]
It has been well known that 2014 would be a special year for Padron Cigars as it marks 50 years since Jose O. Padron started the company. Company president Jorge Padron has said several times there will be some special things coming out for the company’s 50th anniversary. Last month, one of these items, the Padron Puros Gold was […]
The Tatuaje Monster No. 6 JV13 marks the sixth release of Tatuaje’s Monster Series.This annual release series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster and horror movies. Every year since 2008, cigar enthusiasts have anxiously look forward to the release of this cigar and seek to procure a box. Each […]
After his completion of his two year stint at Joya de Nicaragua, Jose Blanco made no secrets that he still had plans to remain in the cigar industry. Now six months later, and on the eve of the 2014 ProCigar in the Dominican Republic, Blanco has announced the launch of his own company – Las […]
La Flor Dominicana has announced an interactive, virtual cigar experience program called “A Night in Santiago”. The program is designed to take cigar enthusiasts on a “virtual journey” to Santiago, Dominican Republic and the La Flor Dominicana farm and factory. The program will be launched at Corona Cigar Company at their Sand Lake Location on […]