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.
Crowned Heads has announced Juárez Shots, a limited production 4 x 50 line extension to the company’s regular Juárez line, is making a return for a third consecutive year Juárez Shots uses the same blend as the regular production offerings in the Juarez line. This includes a San Andres Mexican wrapper, Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced the release of José Gaspar cigars. The cigar line is named for the famed pirate that would become the inspiration for the city of Tampa’s annual Gasparilla festival. José Gaspar was a pirate who terrorized the waters of the gulf coast of Florida. Gaspár eventually was killed in an […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by members of the Cigar Coop team. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2021 Large Factory of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact on the industry. “We will never […]
After successfully re-launching the Timeless Collection line and its new eponymous flagship line, Ferio Tego, LLC is set to re-launch another major pillar in the brands it acquired from Nat Sherman, the Metropolitan Selection. The Metropolitan Selection includes some of the oldest blends in Ferio Tego’s portfolio. “Ferio Tego Metropolitan Selection is an important part […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, United Cigars will relaunch a budget-friendly brand for which it has held the rights for some time, the La Mezcla Cubana Rothschild. La Mezcla Cubana is a line that was originally distributed by Victor Vitale’s The Cigar Agency. In 2013, United Cigars acquired The Cigar Agency and the […]
Back on January 4, 2022, Espinosa Cigars announced a collaboration brand with a famed restauranteur Guy Fieri called Knuckle Sandwich. Today more details had surfaced on the release. Knuckle Sandwich is a lifestyle brand owned by Fieri, and for the past 18 months, he has worked with Erik Espinosa and Hector Alfonso Sr. on the […]
Jake Wyatt Cigar Company is adding a fifth vitola to its Lithium line in the form of a 7 x 38 lancero. Lithium is a regular production line that was launched nationally last year. The lancero size of the Lithium was one that the company was offering to friends and family. Based on the reception, […]
Tonight, the one and only “Honest Abe” Dababneh aka “Ming”, aka “Big Delicious” returns to Prime Time. Abe is the architect behind on the grandest annual cigar events in the country, The Great Smoke. With the 2022 event slated for this month, we’ll give you everything you need to know about this event – Prime […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by members of the Cigar Coop team. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2021 Small/Medium Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Tabacalera Pichardo, the factory […]
For the eighth consecutive year, the annual Prime Time Awards will be given out on Cigar Coop. The awards were launched in 2014, and in 2017 the awards began to be voted on by three hosts on the Prime Time Network of shows. This year, Ben Lee and Erron Nielsen were added to the voting […]