Tonight, we are proud to welcome back Ian Reith of Dapper Cigar Company. It’s been a while since we have had Ian on for a full show. Ian’s always full of great information, and there has been plenty going on with his company. We’ll catch up with Ian and get the latest. Plus we will […]
Tonight, Jonas Santana, owner of Blackbird Cigars makes his debut on the Prime Time Show. Jonas and his cigars have certainly built up a great following and tonight we’ll learn about Jonas’ story and more. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question, Alec Bradley Live True, and Sopranos segments. Plus our DTT Industry […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the promotion of Ryan Ponist to Business Development Manager. Ponist has been with Alec Bradley since March 2015 and served as the Rust Belt Regional Territory Manager for the company. “Ryan is an integral part of the Alec Bradley family,” commented Alec Bradley owner Alan Rubin in a press […]
Forged Cigar Company has announced a new line under the El Rey del Mundo line known as El Rey del Mundo Naturals. This line features a Sumatra wrapper, and is a completely different blend than the existing Sumatra blend that is in the portfolio. El Rey de Mundo Naturals features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Honduran […]
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, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) made a major change in its portfolio of premium cigar brands. Previously, the premium cigar brands were under General Cigar Company, but 2021 saw STG split off several brands that were under General Cigar Company into a separate subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company. Forged Cigar Company would have […]
Maya Selva Cigars has announced it has added a seventh size to its Cumpay line in the form of 7 x 38 lancero. The name Cumpay is the Tawakha Indian name for a rolled tobacco leaf. Cumpay is Maya Selva Cigars’ Nicaraguan puro line. The Cumpay features a wrapper from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
On Episode 221 Jay Davis, owner of Blue Smoke of Dallas and member of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) board joins us as our special guest. We’ll talk about Jay’s journey in the cigar business as well some timely industry topics. We will also have our Cattle Baron Steak Question, Alec Bradley Live True segment, […]
Gurkha Cigar Group has announced it has revamped the packaging of the Gurkha Royal Challenge. The Royal Challenge made its debut back in 2011, and has been one of the more popular lines in the Gurkha portfolio. The new packaging does away with the fragile dome-shaped top, and uses a simple and ornate rose gold […]
