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.
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural The E.P. Carrillo Cardinal series is a new line coming from E.P. Carrillo and is currently surrounded with mystery. It was at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where the Carrillo family started to show this cigar. Like the recent release of the Inch by E.P. Carrillo, the Cardinal is going to […]
CAO Concert The CAO Concert is the second new blend since CAO was integrated into the General Cigar Company portfolio. For this cigar, the CAO team have built a product meant to pay tribute to CAO’s roots in the music city of Nashville, Tennessee. For those who follow the cigar industry, prior to the acquisition […]
Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007 The Montecristo Epic is a cigar that it at the center of an expansion of the Montecristo line by Atladis. In the past 18 months, Altadis has seen many changes at the top with the departure of general manager Jim Colucci and master blender Jose Seijas. With Javier Estades moving into […]
A New Boutique Cigar, From a New Company: Table 36 Debuts the Fellowship Line of Premium Cigars Table 36’s founder Bob Atchisson, and habitues of the restaurant table they “owned” … that inspired the birth of thecompany and first boutique, Fellows Table 36, an emerging boutique cigar maker, unveiled its first premium cigar line in […]
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/scored cigar. Today, we provide a numerical score to the […]
Liga Privada No. 9 Pequeno The Liga Privada No. 9 Pequeno is a cigar that was floating around the Drew Estate booth at the 2012 IPCPR, but it is not a cigar that orders were being taken for. According to Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka, there are no plans at this time to release this […]
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/scored cigar. Today, we provide a numerical score to the […]
The E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural At the 2012 IPCPR, E.P. Carrillo was showing off a cigar being called “the red label”. Some initial information has been released (on Facebook) regarding this cigar. First up the cigar is being called the “E.P. Carrillo Cardinal”. Secondly, the cigar is being released in two blends – a natural […]
Padilla Cigar Company has announced an agreement with Oliva Cigar Company to handle its distribution in the United States. The announcement was reported by Cigar Aficionado. The agreement follows an announcement earlier this year, that Oliva Cigar Company would be handling Padilla’s European distribution. It also follows a major restructuring that occurred within the Padilla […]
Excentrico by Elogio At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, indie cigar company Elogio launched a new line called “Excentrico by Elogio”. This blend marks the fourth line by Elogio (joining LSV, Habano, and Excepionales). The Excentrico marks a change of pace cigar in that it is probably Elogio’s most multi-national blend to date. The Excentrico […]