William Cooper is a Owner of Indian Trail Media LLC, and the founder of the Cigar Coop brand, the cigar industry's true 365 a year periodical. He is also the host of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show, Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition, and Prime Time Jukebox.
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced its Call to Action against proposed increasing regulations around tobacco manufacturing. The FDA’s proposed requirements are aimed at tobacco product manufacturers regarding the manufacture, design, packing and storage of their products. The rules are aimed at cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and vape products. From a cigar industry […]
Steve Zengel, the founder and CEO of Los Caidos Cigars died on April 23, 2023, after a brief illness. Zengel, who held a Doctorate degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, had been in the cigar business for over a decade. In 2012, he would found Beach House Cigars in Seaside Heights with a group […]
On Episode 95, Dave and Coop take on a project known as “The Beginning of the End”. There is a point an artist releases an album, but for several reasons the signs are beginning to point that things are heading downhill. It could be because the artist isn’t keeping up with the times, the […]
Warped Cigars has a new size for its Corto line known as X52. The X52 will add a 4 3/4 x 52 box-pressed offering into the line. The Corto line made its debut in 2015. It was positioned as a series of bold, box-pressed, and short vitolas. (Corto is Spanish for short). The blend […]
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) has announced Ambush. This is a collection of its Tiger Series cigars. The Ambush collection will be something that will be offered at events for purchase. Ambush consists of three cigars in the Black Works Studio Tiger Series, a series of cigars that had been featured at events. It will […]
B.A.M.F. Cigars has announced a new release known as Mafioso. The cigar has been released to ten retailers and will be made generally available at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. Mafioso features a Brazilian Cubra wrapper over an Italian binder and filler tobaccos. The cigars are packaged in ten-count boxes. The cigar is […]
B.A.M.F. Cigars is teaming with Cigars for Warriors to release a cigar called Some Gave All. The project is meant to honor fallen soldiers. The cigar will be released for sale at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Some Gave All features a Habano 2000 wrapper over a Dominican Olor binder and a […]
Aganorsa Leaf has announced next month it will release its Rare Leaf Reserve Maduro. This is the second cigar under the Rare Leaf brand. Like the original Rare Leaf Reserve, this will be a blend available exclusively to members of the Aganorsa Select retail program. Sticking with the mantra of the original Rare Leaf […]
Lampert Cigars has announced it has started shipping a new cigar under its 1593 line, the Lampert 1593 Edición Oscura. This cigar was first introduced at InterTabac 2023 and is the company’s second Maduro cigar to be released. Produced at El Maestro in the Dominican Republic, the 1593 Edición Oscura uses a two-year-aged Mexican San […]
Fratello Cigars has announced it is releasing a new series of cigars that will coincide with the upcoming Nova-C Lunar Landing project – known as The Lunar. The release is also coinciding with Fratello’s ten year anniversary. The Lunar is being done in collaboration with Steve Altemus, the former NASA Deputy Center Director for Johnson […]
