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.
On Episode 222 Tony Bellatto returns to Prime Time us as our special guest. Tony’s recently started up a new venture Bellatto Premium Cigars to go along with his other ventures, La Barba Cigars and Lost & Found. We’ll catch up with Tony on all of these projects and more. We will also have our […]
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new cigar company launched called Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. At the time the company launched, it went to market with five regular production blends known as the Gourmet line. The five blends were all-distinct and each featured an artisan touch with pinstripe accents One of the blends […]
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 […]
In 2021, ATL Cigar Co launched its fourth blend, the ATL Magic. The company is a venture formed by Leroy Lamar, Janelle Lamar, and Peter Gross. As the name of the company indicates, ATL Cigar Co pays homage to the culture and people of the city of Atlanta. In the case of the ATL Magic, […]
Gran Habano has announced its first new release for 2022. It’s an extension to the Persian King line known as the Persian King Type-Mod 60. The Persian King Type-Mod 60 is a 6 x 60 figurado-style cigar. On one end it is pyramid styled and on the other end it has a slight taper. Remarkably, […]
Fuerte y Libre Cigars has announced a line extension to its Sun Country in in the form of 5 1/2 x 44 Corona. “We have been working on an expansion of the Sun Country line since its release,” said Greg Free, President at Fuerte y Libre Cigars, in a press release. “As we worked through […]
Oliva Cigar Company has announced a limited edition set called Tabolisa Uno. A few years ago, Tabolisa 1 (Tabacalera Oliva S.A.) underwent a significant renovation. The Tabolisa Uno set pays homage to the factory by offering a collectible limited edition box that is a replica of the renovated Tabolisa 1. Included in each set are […]
Tonight Prime Time celebrates its 5 year anniversary and we are bringing in Justin Andrews from Scandinavian Tobacco Group as our special guest. We will be talking trilogies, elixirs, and sunday gravy! Plus we will be talking cigars and a whole lot going with Diesel and more. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron […]
Joya de Nicaragua has announced that the Joya Ninjaragua, a limited-edition collaboration with Cigar Dojo, is returning for a second run beginning April 15th. The Joya Ninjaragua was first released in 2020. Like the previous release, the Joya Ninjaragua is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a Nicaraguan Habano Criollo wrapper. Joya Ninjaragua is available in one […]
Two months ago, the Premium Cigar Association raised the issue of “Responsible Marketing” stating that “marketing that makes use of characters, foods, or candy associated with children’s interests are never appropriate, even when targeted toward an adult audience.” Today Glynn Loope and Joshua Habursky of the Premium Cigar Association penned an article entitled “Let’s Not […]