The Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum, a limited edition cigar originally released for Southern Draw’s fifth anniversary is returning – this time in the form of a 6 x 44 box-pressed Lonsdale. The new size will exclusively debut this weekend at the Cigars International Hamburg Block Party by CIGARfest on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October […]
With little fanfare when it was announced and little fanfare when it shipped, Illusione has its first TAA Exclusive cigar. The Illusione TAA Exclusive 2021 cigar is now available for consumers at Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) shops. The Illusione TAA Exclusive Cigar uses 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos from the Aganorsa farms. The cigar measures 6 […]
On Episode 52 of Prime Time Jukebox, we begin a recap of the Rolling Stone’s recent refresh of their Top 500 songs of all time. This segment will cover songs 500 to 451 and Dave and Coop will go through some of their favorites that made the list, and assess how fairly these favorites […]
Last month, we completed our assessments of the new installments of the 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. The average score was 88.73. The following is a list of the 11 cigars that were new and released as a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series. Brick House Ciento por Ciento by J.C. Newman Cigar […]
Early in 2021, Micallef Cigars announced a 5 x 40 line extension to its Micallef Migdelia line known as the Migadelia S.E. (Special Edition). The announcement of this vitola was meant to coincide with March 8th – which is International Women’s Day. It’s appropriate for this cigar because the creator of the blend is […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, S.T. Dupont launched its most premium collection of cigar and writing accessories for the year – The Space Odyssey Collection. It’s a limited edition line that has been inspired by space missions both past and present. ST Dupont is distributed in the United States by […]
For Episode 203, we’ll talk Casa Cuevas as we welcome back Luis Cuevas Jr. and his son Alec to the show. While Casa Cuevas is a brand that has been on the market a few years, the Cuevas family has five generations in the cigar business. Most recently, the fifth generation was added when Luis’ […]
Tonight on Prime Time Special Edition 107 – Phil Zanghi is rolling back into our show. It’s always great to catch up with Phil and he has some important milestones coming up. We’ll catch up on the latest happenings of Debonaire House. Plus, we have our One Must Go, and our Great Things are Happening […]
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 […]
An ongoing feature on “The Blog” is to highlight areas where the premium cigar industry gets exposure in the mainstream media. In this installment, we highlight Reagan Starner, owner of R&R Cigar Mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Reagan and his store were featured on the CMT Hot 20 Countdown, talking about the tradition of the University […]
