Celebrity Restauranteur turned cigar-brand owner Guy Fieri wanted a special cigar to commemorate his 55th birthday and turned to Espinosa Cigars, who handles both his production and distribution for his Knuckle Sandwich brand, to make such a cigar. The result was a cigar known as the Knuckle Sandwich 55. Fieri was initially given 55 ten-count […]
Several retailers now have Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Cigars available for purchase. The Tatuaje Anarchy was first launched in 2010 as a store exclusive to Smoke Inn Cigars and would go on to become one of the most popular single-store releases ever. The cigar has not been released since 2015. Last year, Smoke Inn proprietor Abe […]
If there is one cigar company that has made the best use of its Ambassador group, it would have to be Micallef Cigars. Micallef used input from its Ambassador group to develop its previous new release, the Micallef A and continues to rely on feedback from its Ambassadors. One thing that Micallef heard over and […]
Some of us have been down the road: namely, we pick up an album and it simply doesn’t click. However somehow along the way, the album grows on us, and in some cases it goes on a road to greatness in our personal collections. Tonight, Dave and Coop talk about albums that grew on them […]
Earlier this year, E.P. Carrillo announced Escapade, a project where the company is turning to its consumers to determine an upcoming limited-release blend. Last week, the company announced the release of the E.P. Carrillo Escapade three-pack. This consists of three blends where consumers will decide what the limited-release blend will be. Escapade is the second […]
The Gurkha 35th Anniversary Humidor with Cigar, being released to commemorate Gurkha’s 35th Anniversary in the premium cigar business is now shipping. This unit was showcased at the 2023 PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada back in July. The unit is a 150-count commemorative humidor that contains 75 cigars in three sizes (25 […]
On January 9th, 2023, I got to do one of my favorite things – to name my #1 Cigar of the Year. The honor went to Alec Bradley for the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BC-(13)4EV. It’s always fun to name a cigar of the year because with it comes accolades from so many people. […]
Numerous retailers have informed Cigar Coop that a 2023 version of the Room101 Namakubi is now available. Room101 Namakubi was first released in 2011, and it’s a brand that put Room101 Cigars on the map. When Room101 split from Davidoff in early 2017, Namakubi went on hiatus. The Namakubi brand surfaced in 2021 as a […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week, we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday at 8am Eastern Time. […]
Tonight, the Cigar Coop Coalition Team gathers together for a Post-Game Show on the 2023 PCA Trade Show. We will talk about what we saw, what we liked, what we didn’t like – and we will take you behind the scenes on the happenings and drama associated with a PCA Trade Show. Plus, we have […]
