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 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 […]
The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how well companies scored overall for the year. Today for the first time, we take a look at the data […]
United Cigars has announced it has moved its physical location and business operations to a much larger facility in located in Hudson, New Hampshire. The new facility will serve as new warehouse and distribution center as well as the company’s corporate offices. In a press release, Oliver Nivaud, Director of Operations for United Cigars, said, […]
On Episode 254, we kick off the 2023 season of Prime Time and welcome the one and only Juan Lopez of Gurkha Cigars. Juan is always an entertaining and informative guest. We will catch up with Juan and all things Gurkha. Plus, we will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron, Dunbarton […]
Indiana Ortez has announced she is launching her own company, Casa de Ortez. The new company will release its first brand Primavera this spring. Indiana is the daughter of Omar Ortez and represents the third generation of the Ortez family in the cigar business. The Ortez family has its operations in Condega, Nicaragua and Indiana […]
Casdagli Cigars has announced the launch of Casdagli Cigars USA. This will be an importation and distribution company based in Naples, Florida. Previously Casdagli Cigars was distributed in the U.S. by Bespoke Co. Casdagli Cigars’ parent company Stirling International OÜ is based in Estonia. The company works with factories in the Dominican Republic (Kelner Boutique […]
Macanudo has announced it will introduce its 7th offering to its Macanudo Inspirado Orange line in the form of a cigarillo. The Macanudo Inspirado Orange Cigarillo is a 4.18″ x 32 vitola. It is sold in ten-count tins with an SRP of $17.29. The cigarillo features the same core components as the other vitolas […]
The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how well companies scored overall for the year. Today we slice this data by cigar company, a category we […]
The Punch Rare Corojo, a long-time annual release in the General Cigar Company portfolio, is returning for 2023. The line is returning with nine sizes. In previous years, General had introduced a unique size for a particular year, but in this case, the nine sizes are sizes previously released. Pricing is set from $7.19 to […]
El Septimo has announced plans to open its third cigar lounge. The lounge is being opened by Scott Miller and will be located in Tucson, Arizona. The opening is part of the company’s ambitious plan to open 30 cigar lounges. Plans are for El Septimo Tucson to open to the public on February 14, 2023. […]