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.
An annual tradition continues Prime Time Jukebox, the Dedications Show for 2022 The Dedications Show was started by Dave Burck on Cigar Jukebox. Each year, listeners would get the opportunity to submit a dedication song in honor of a loved one or someone special who has passed away. A tradition on the Dedications Show is […]
In 2021, Smoke Inn marked its 25th anniversary. Now, Smoke Inn is celebrating the occasion with the launch of a commemorative limited edition cigar for Drew Estate under the Herrera Estelí Miami line. In addition, the cigar will also honor Smoke Inn owner Abe Dababneh‘s father and mentor, Raji Dababneh. This cigar, the Herrera Estelí […]
With the exception of one year, since 2014 Crowned Heads Cigars has released an exclusive limited edition cigar for the retailers of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). From 2014 to 2019, Crowned Heads would release the cigars under the concept of “The Angel’s Anvil.” The concept of this cigar was based on a story […]
Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we recap observations from The Great Smoke and ProCigar. […]
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 March 19, 2022, Riste Ristevski Cigars was the special guest. While I did not do a news segment this […]
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 […]
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced a price increase across its portfolio. The price increase will amount to approximately 7% when averaged across its core brands. The price increase will take place May 1st, 2022. The company says its Prospektor line, which was announced and showcased during PCA 2021, will begin shipping in Q2 2022 and […]
Manifatture Sigaro Toscano has announced its Toscano Extravecchio will now be available in the U.S. market effective April 1st. The Toscano Extravecchio features a Kentucky seed tobacco wrapper that comes from Valtiberina, Tuscany in Italy. The fillers consist of what are described as ‘heavy filler’ of Tuscan origin, rounded off with a portion of tobacco […]
Coming up on seven years in business, Protocol Cigars is a small company that has built quite a collection of offerings. At the time of this review, it includes eleven blends in its core Iines and nearly 20 limited edition offerings. The limited edition offerings include single store releases and event cigars. Over the past […]
Tatuaje Cigars has announced a new line of cigars known as Tuxtla. The Tatuaje Tuxtla is a limited production cross-brand line extension that will feature Mexican wrapped cigars of the Tatuaje T110, Tatuaje 7th, and Tatuaje Avion offerings. In a statement to Bear Duplisea, Pete Johnson said, “Everyone knows since the release of the ME […]