La Zona Palooza 2023 is coming up the first weekend in November, and tonight we will preview the upcoming event with Hector Alfonso and Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars. In addition, we will catch up on the happenings of Espinosa. Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things […]
Back at the 2022 Trade Show, Luciano Cigars, then known as ACE Prime, would introduce an exclusive cigar to retailers attending the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) known as Maria Lucia. The cigar is named and pays homage to company co-founder and blender Luciano Meirelles’ late mother. In blending Maria Lucia, Meirelles drew inspiration from his […]
Lampert Cigars has announced it will take over its own distribution in the U.S. market. As a part of this move, the company has hired Andrew Rock as its new U.S. Sales Director. Rock will report directly to Dr. Stefan Lampert, the founder of Lampert Cigars, based in Austria. The company says it will establish […]
On Saturday, October 21, 2023, I logged on to the Cigar Coop Website dashboard to view our website numbers. I don’t publicly disclose our numbers, but I’m proud we have very healthy and consistent traffic. I expected a little boost from the news of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) dropping media fees and revamping the […]
In 2022, Illusione Cigars would quietly unveil its version of the Allegria brand. It was back in 2017 when Dion Giolito acquired two cigar brands, OneOff and Allegria. These are brands created by Andrea Molinar – and achieved a cult status in the marketplace. However, the brand fell dormant and pretty much disappeared from retail […]
Tonight’s show was inspired by Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. Matt challenged us to do a show where we come up with song titles that are in the first lyric of a show. Dave and Coop will respond to the challenge on this show. Plus, Dave’s very excited about the Taylor Swift Eras […]
We are giving away a really cool H. Upmann gift set. This includes: H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Heritage Cap H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Heritage Coffee Mug H. Upmann Lighter H. Upmann Koozie H. Upmann Matches It’s straightforward to enter. In the comments, please tell us the first H. Upmann (Altadis USA release only!!!) […]
Miami Cigar & Company has announced it is shipping the Tatiana 25th Anniversary cigar. This is a limited release that will commemorate 25 years of the Tatiana brand. The cigar was showcased at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Tatiana is Miami Cigar & Company’s flavored cigar brand. It is named for the […]
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced the second installment of its Limited Release Series, the Cavalier Genève Limited Release White Series 2023. The Cavalier Limited Release Series consists of limited runs of cigars derived from their core lines but in one size with what the company describes as “interesting twists.” These cigars are aimed […]
On November 16, 2021, legendary blender Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. turned 70 years young. The company celebrated this milestone birthday by releasing a special limited edition cigar. The idea was to go into the blend archives of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and find an unreleased blend that was not released for various reasons (such as limited tobacco). Ernesto […]
