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.
Tonight we have another edition of The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable. This is where we get a group of media folks (and perhaps in some cases other folks from the industry) together to smoke and review a single cigar. We will broadcast a live stream of the group smoking – and then package a condensed version […]
For Episode 202, we welcome back the Protocol Boys – Juan Cancel & Kevin Keithan. Protocol Cigars was launched in 2015 and has adopted a theme of law enforcement under its branding. Today the company has built a portfolio with something for everyone and with some highly acclaimed cigars – and all with a loyal […]
Matt Booth is back! And this time he is coming over to the Special Edition side of the house to talk to Coop and Bear. 2021 has been a very exciting year for Matt Booth’s Room101 Cigars brand – and he’ll tell us about it on the podcast. This is an episode where you will […]
On Episode 49, we’re talking Jazz and we’ve got Matt Tye from How Bout That Cigar as our special guest. Matt’s an aficionado not only about cigars, but about Jazz and he’ll help guide Dave and Coop as they explore the Post World War II Jazz era. There is a lot that happened the past […]
In 2019, Quesada Cigars introduced a new line in its portfolio known as the Quesada 1974. The year 1974 is significant because that was the year the Quesada family would open its first cigar factory, Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. (MATASA). Today that factory is known as the Quesada Cigars factory and it has been operating […]
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 […]
Southern Draw has announced that Ethan “Jacob” Holt will be joining Southern Draw Cigars full-time in a new role of Manager of Insider Sales & Retail Partner Engagement. Ethan is the son of Southern Draw owners Sharon and Robert Holt. Ethan was best known as being the inspiration behind the Jacobs Ladder line. He also […]
The proposed 96 billion dollar tobacco tax increase as a part of the Build Back Better Act was passed by the House Ways & Means Committee as introduced. The proposal has now moved to the House Budget Committee, where they are waiting on negotiations between House and Senate leadership and the White House before the […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced it is seeking outside investors. In a press release to the media, this week the company said it is seeking proposal to finance its growth and is also looking at expanding its sales team. [themify_box] Southern Draw Cigars, LLC announces that for the first time ever, it will explore options […]
Summer is over, and that is a wrap on our industry coverage for what typically is the busiest time of the year for product coverage. Beginning on July 18th, each day we published a feature story on one or two companies and the releases they announced at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show or […]