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.
Davidoff North America president Jim Young was a guest on Kiss My Ash Radio and confirmed a couple of projects the company is working on. First up, the company will be releasing another cigar to commemorate the Chinese New Year and this one will be called “Year of the Horse”. Young also mentioned […]
The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
Atabey by Selected Tobacco (Brujos Vitola) The Atabey is probably a cigar most people have not heard of. It is one of three blends made by a company called Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco makes three brands: Bandolero, Byron, and Atabey Cigars. The company launched their line at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. […]
Ortega Premium Cigars has announced they are adding a mini cigar line into their portfolio. The cigar line will be called Ortega Mini Cigars and will launched in three different blends. Information on this launch was provided to a press release to Cigar Coop. The Minis will launch in three blends – each having a […]
East India Trading Company, a subsidary of Gurkha Cigar Group has announced the launch of the “Prize Fighter”. This cigar will pay homage boxers from the era of the 1900s. It will be positioned as a value-priced cigar and will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this July. Information on […]
Ortega Premium Cigars, the company owned by Eddie Ortega is planning on re-launching the Cubao line. It was back in February when Ortega announced on Kiss My Ash Radio that he is bringing the back the Cubao in the Sumatra blend for 2013. While the blend will remain the same, there will be some changes […]
A Cuban Corona Shape for Nat Cicco Rejects Zander-Greg, Inc., is offering two new value-priced offerings for Summer 2012. The company’s new 6” x 42 Nat Cicco Cuban Corona is the first shape to join the original Churchill and Robusto Rejects, since the venerable brand appeared in 1965. Nat Cicco pioneered the “rejects” theme, still […]
Swag S Maduro – image provided by Boutique Blends Cigars Boutique Blends Cigars is getting ready to launch the Swag S Maduro as a part of their Swag Cigars line. The Swag S will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas Nevada this July. Information for this new release was provided […]
Ditka Throwback by Camacho Cigars The Ditka Throwback is the fourth release in Mike Ditka’s line of cigars made by Camacho Cigars. It was prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where Camacho Cigars announced it had entered in a partnership agreement with NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka to produce a new series of cigars. The […]
Formerly the limited-availability Lancero Limitado now joins the J. Grotto Series Reserve boutique cigars as a regular-production shape Ocean State Cigars’ J. Grotto Reserve Lancero, a line extension introduced in 2012 by Paul Joyal will become a core offering in the company’s cigar portfolio. This announcement was made in a press release by Ocean State Cigars. It […]