Quesada Cigars has announced it has shipped its Casa Magna Connecticut and Quesada Oktoberfest 2022 cigars. Both cigars made their debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. A third cigar released at the Trade Show, the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary shipped last month. For details on the Casa Magna Connecticut and Quesada […]
Yaya Cigars, a brand made by CigarZona out of the Dominican Republic and now distributed in the U.S. market by United Cigars, is now heading to retailers. Yaya had a launch at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show earlier this summer. Originally this cigar was launched in the Dominican Republic. “This was our […]
Back in 2008, Manuel Quesada teamed up with Nestor Plasencia to release a cigar to be sold under the Quesada Cigars portfolio known as the Casa Magna Colorado. The cigar was met with critical acclaim and commercial success and is widely considered to be one of the most successful collaborations in history. Over the years, […]
On Episode 77 of Prime Time Jukebox, we continue our recap of the Rolling Stone’s recent refresh of their Top 500 songs of all time. This segment will cover songs 150 to 101 and Dave and Coop will go through some of their favorites that made the list, and assess how fairly these favorites were […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 76 features our ninth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On his episode, we break down Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind. This album won our 2022 Battle of the Bands – 90s Madness Tournament, and was the album drafted by Espinosa Cigars’ Hector Alfonso. To celebrate Nirvana’s win, we devote an Album […]
While Viaje wasn’t at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the company had quite an active summer. If you look at the Memorial Day-Labor Day window, there were eight releases to keep cigar enthusiasts interested. For each of these releases, owner Andre Farkas puts his own creative spin and adds different degrees of mystery. […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On July 23, 2022, Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan of Protocol Cigars were the special guests. Catch the full show […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On July 16, 2022, Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: You […]
If you go back a little over a decade ago, La Gloria Cubana was a brand that was given considerable attention by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). During the “Team La Gloria” days, the brand had a lot of innovation. There was a two-segment wrapped cigar, cigars with smokeable bands, and even one meant to resemble […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced it is shipping new offerings under its Emilio brand, the Emilio Suave Maduro and the limited edition Emilio Audiophile. Both cigars made their debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The blends and artwork were created by Emilio Cigars co-owner James Brown. The Emilio Suave Maduro features an […]
