The Alfonso Gran Selección, first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, will be made available for retailers at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. This follows up the Alfonso Añejo which was launched last year. The Alfonso Gran Selección will make its debut at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. […]
On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 99 we pay homage to the late Tina Turner, who passed away at age 83. Dave and Coop will pay homage to Tina’s life and music In this episode, Dave smokes the Olmec Maduro by Foundation Cigar Company while Coop smokes the Fuente Fuente Opus X Angel’s Share. You can […]
Last year marked a milestone year for Espinosa Cigars. It would mark the ten-year-anniversary of both the company and its factory, La Zona. In 2012, following the dissolution of EO brands with his partner Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa would launch his own premium cigar company, Espinosa Premium Cigars. That same year, Espinosa would open the […]
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 […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of 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 morning at […]
First, there was E.P. Carrillo’s Pledge, then there was E.P. Carrillo’s Allegiance. Now the two concepts are coming together into a limited edition cigar themed for U.S. Independence Day called the E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance. The company made the announcement in a video published on its YouTube page. The Pledge of Allegiance blend […]
In 2021, Tabacalera Palma, the factory owned by Jochy Blanco in the Dominican Republic, would celebrate its 85th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, La Galera Cigars, the premium cigar brand owned by Blanco, would create a pair of cigars known as the La Galera 85th Anniversary. This would be a joint project that was done […]
Casa 1910 has announced that beginning this summer, its cigars will now be distributed in Switzerland by ImpCor GmbH. ImpCor GmbH is located in Herisau, Switzerland, and has been in the cigar business since 2010. “With our partnership with ImpCor, we aim to establish ourselves as the leading brand in the boutique segment within Switzerland. […]
It was back in 2008 when Quesada Cigars would launch the famed Casa Magna Colorado cigar. This year, Quesada Cigars marks 15 years since the release of that cigar with a special limited edition cigar, the Casa Magna XV Anniversary. The cigar will make its debut at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show this […]
Tonight Steve Saka returns to the Prime Time Show for Episode 269. We are always interesting and entertaining, but the big question will we be will we be able to satisfy Steve tonight with the topics we have got planned? Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA […]
