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.
The past two years have certainly been years of changes at Miami Cigar & Company – and it’s obvious the team of Nestor Miranda and Jason Wood are embracing and adapting. For many years, Miami Cigar was known for making its Nicaraguan cigars at My Father Cigars, and partnering to distribute the La Aurora portfolio […]
While Kristoff didn’t have any new products to launch at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, our team had made the decision early on to cover the company as the first booth of the Trade Show. There was no economy of scale or minimalist booth when it came to Kristoff. The company had a […]
Once again La Aurora was present at the Miami Cigar & Company booth. I was quite curious to see La Aurora’s presence at the Trade Show. Up until the Trade Show, the company had not had much in the way of newer releases. With Miami Cigar & Company reducing its sales force, many wondered […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands showcased the 2021 edition of its Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Viaticum. This year’s edition will introduce two new vitolas into the limited-edition line. Viaticum was introduced two years ago at the IPCPR Trade Show. It was a cigar introduced to commemorate […]
Ferio Tego’s primary goals at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show were twofold: 1) Connect with customers; 2) Support the Trade Association. While these are the goals of many companies at the PCA Trade Show, what was different was Ferio Tego was not writing up orders at the Trade Show. Ferio Tego is […]
We thought Prime Time Special Edition 103 would be the final PCA Wrap-up show – it didn’t turn out like that. On Prime Time Special Edition 104, the whole Cigar Coop team will continue the recap of the booths we visited and go through a detailed run of what cigars were launched by what companies. […]
Claudio Sgroi, owner of CST Consulting, will be teaming up with Edgar Julián Sued, owner of Julián Sued & Compañía, for a trilogy of limited edition cigars with the first cigar Cinque Terre scheduled for release this month. Sgroi is best known for his tenure as President and Master Blender at Mombacho Cigars. Sued is […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, a company named Supreme Tobacco made its debut. What is unique about this company is they produce cigars in Haiti, and they brought a Haitian tobacco cigar known as Bohekio to the show. Many know the Dominican Republic is one of the largest cigar producers in […]
De Los Reyes went into the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show with the booth model it has used for the past few years. This booth has been a personal favorite of the Cigar Coop team for several years. It’s a booth that models their factory in the Dominican Republic. The booth houses not only […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show; Global Premium Cigars, makers of the 1502 brand of cigars, launched a 5 x 50 Robusto line extension to its 1502 Black Gold line. The 1502 Black Gold features a San Andres Mexican wrapper over a double Nicaraguan binder and all-Nicaraguan fillers. Global Premium Cigars also […]