German Engineered Cigars has announced that Illusione Cigars will take over its distribution in the U.S. and globally, except for Europe. Previously, the company was handling its U.S. distribution through APS Distributors, the company owned by Tony Serino. It’s the second significant partnership for German Engineered Cigars. Earlier this year, the company announced it was […]
In 2020, ACE Prime would introduce the Pichardo Maduro. This would become the first offering in the ACE Prime portfolio to feature a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper. ACE Prime is a company that launched in 2019. It was founded by Luciano Meirelles and Don Eradio Pichardo. Each of the principal owners have launched a namesake brand, […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On November 20, 2021 Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo was our special guest. This show also included a […]
For Episode 210, we welcome Gerard Abajian, co-owner of Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. Gerard’s an industry veteran and last year he took the plunge into cigar brand ownership. Jake Wyatt has been applauded by many for their quality and craftsmanship and tonight we will learn more about this brand. In addition we will have our […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 56 is our annual Christmas and Holiday Music edition. Before you start hurling Christmas ornaments at us, yes we are recording our annual Christmas & Holiday Music Show this weekend to air on Monday 11/15. The reason we are doing it early is so folks have ample time to enjoy the […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On November 13, 2021 Henderson Ventura of Tabacalera William Ventura and ADVentura Cigars was our special guest. Catch […]
On Episode 209, we welcome back Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability and co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars. We will catch up what’s been happening with Rafael himself, and get an update on the “great things that are happening” at Tabacalera USA and Boutique Blends. We’ll talk “Cuba Libre” in our Live True segment, and […]
The 2021 Major League Baseball Season is in the annuas of history and tonight. Tonight Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as well as Aaron Loomis and Ben Lee join Bear and Coop to recap the 2021 Season. We will look back at the stories, teams, and players that highlighted […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 55 features our eighth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On his episode, we break down The Beach Boys’ landmark album Pet Sounds. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the Pet Sounds album. We go deep into each of the tracks of […]
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 […]
