Each Saturday morning, I have the opportunity to co-host KMA Talk Radio with Abe Dababneh, Alex Tavella, and Paul DeGrocco. I also produce the cigar news segment for the show. Our format is free-form, where we talk cigars and other newsworthy topics. The following is Episode 495, which aired on April 29, 2023. Boston Jimmie […]
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The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 494: Guy Fieri
Each Saturday morning, I have the opportunity to co-host KMA Talk Radio with Abe Dababneh, Alex Tavella, and Paul DeGrocco. I also produce the cigar news segment for the show. Our format is free-form, where we talk cigars and other newsworthy topics. The following is Episode 494, which aired on April 22, 2023. This episode […]
Cigar News: General Cigar to Release CAO Premier 54s Pack
General Cigar has announced it has begun shipping a four-pack sampler of four CAO Toro-sized cigars known as the CAO Premier 54s. The “54” gets the name in that all four of the cigars are 6 x 54 Toros. These cigars include:: CAO Maduro CAO Cameroon CAO Consigliere CAO BX3 Pricing for the CAO Premier […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar (2022)
Over the years, La Gloria Cubana has been known for innovative limited-edition cigars. In 2022, La Gloria Cubana announced a limited edition cigar called the La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar. The La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar gets its name from the La Gloria Cubana Society, a social community started by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) for […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Rebranding Original Sobremesa Line as Sobremesa Solita
Steve Saka, owner of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, has announced a rebranding of the original Sobremesa line. The changes include renaming the original Sobremesa line as Sobremesa Solita. In addition, most of the box counts will now go from 25-count boxes to 13-count boxes. Finally, some of the vitola names will also undergo brand changes. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Byron Selección 1850 No. 3
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 559 (10/14/23)
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. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Fratello Oro Fuoco
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Review: Espinosa Crema Box Pressed Toro
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring. It might be a blend we are looking at in a different size. Today, […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel DBS Toro
Over the years, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has been known for using Broadleaf wrapper – whether Connecticut Broadleaf or Pennsylvania Broadleaf. Over the past couple of years, there have been shortages of Broadleaf tobacco, typically of the Broadleaf grown in Connecticut. As a result, this has led many cigar factories to seek out alternative tobaccos. […]