Due to eligibility requirements, we need to select another winner for the Quality Importers Tower Humidor. This will take place Monday 8/28/23 at 9:30pm ET. The drawing will be on the Cigar Coop Rumble Channel, and then this post will be updated with the video. The winner will be subject to verification of eligibility and […]
Next month, Altadis U.S.A. will add a new line under its Onyx brand known as Onyx Vintage Nicaragua. The Onyx Vintage Nicaragua features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos. This is highlighted by an extra-aged Habano Nicaragua wrapper sourced from an esteemed 2019 harvest. The cigars will be available in three sizes – each packaged in 20-count boxes: […]
The Meerapfel family has over 150 years of experience in various aspects of the tobacco business. Today they are best known for being tobacco brokers and, in particular, are known for brokering tobacco out of Cameroon, Africa. In addition, the Meerapfels work with Arturo Fuente Cigar Company on its international distribution outside the U.S. In […]
Black Star Line Cigars has announced the release of Jean Baptiste, an exclusive cigar to Binny’s Beverage Depot. Jean Baptiste pays homage to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a Haitian man considered to be the founder of Chicago, Illinois. Both Black Star Line Cigars and Binny’s are based in Chicago. “As a retired Chicago firefighter […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 104 features the 13th installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On this episode, we break down George Michael’s Faith. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the Faith album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album looking at the […]
Under the banner of “Out of the Comfort Zone”, Dave and Coop once again challenge each other. Tonight each will make a personal mix of 13 songs to present to the other. These are songs each is guessing the other has not heard and its based on personal styles of who built the mix keeping […]
Tonight we celebrate our six year anniversary of Special Edition. We are pleased to welcome Hendrik Kelner Jr of the Kelner Boutique Family. Hendrik comes from one of the most renowned tobacco families out there, and for the past several yeas has struck out on his own with his own factory. We will dive into […]
Tonight we turn our attention to Sophomore Releases. These are the second releases from either a company, a brand, or a line. We look at some of the better known Sophomore releases and determine if they were a success or a failure. Finally, we have our United Cigars Presidents, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening, […]
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our guest cigar industry panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, The Smoking Syndicate’s Ben Lee, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2023 Major League Baseball Season. We will […]
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. […]
