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.
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands will launch the Black Works Studio Hive. It’s a 27-cigar collection featuring offshoots of the Black Works Studio Killer Bee and Green Hornet. “We wanted to offer Hive for PCA attendees as a way of showing our appreciation for the retailers who come to […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Toscano Cigars will make a limited release of Toscano Nobile. This is a cigar that was originally released to the duty-free market and celebrates the 150th anniversary of Italy. Toscano Nobile cigar is blended and handcrafted in Italy with a unique process of 10 years aging […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Crux Cigars will introduce a Double Corona size to its Bull & Bear line. The Bull & Bear was first introduced back in 2014. The Double Corona will measure 7 x 54 and become the fourth current offering in the Crux Bull & Bear line. The […]
Since Matt Booth relaunched Room101 in 2017 following his split with Davidoff, the one heritage brand that followed him was The Big Payback. This week, Booth and Room101 announced a new extension to The Big Payback brand known as The Big Payback Sumatra. News of the new Sumatra edition was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. […]
First there was the Room101 10th Anniversary in 2019, followed by the Room101 11th Anniversary in 2020. Therefore it’s logical that the Room101 12th Anniversary is coming – and that is exactly the case. This week Cigar Aficionado reported details on the upcoming 12th-anniversary release. The cigar is a 6 x 52 Toro that consists […]
Emperors Group LLC, the parent company of Emperors Cut Cigars, has announced it has entered into a distribution service agreement with Sutliff Tobacco, a Mac Baren Company. Under the agreement, Sutliff will handle distribution, e-commerce shipment, and advance the reach of Emperors Cut Cigars via its Distribution Group sales force in the U.S. and Canada. […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas Nevada, CLE Cigar Company will unveil two exclusive cigars to those attending the trade show – one from its Eiroa brand and one from its Asylum brand. Both cigars will bring something different to the table in terms of releases from each of […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, PDR Cigars will introduce a revamped version of its El Criollito line. This will include new packaging and a different blend. El Criollito is a line that was originally released for the European market. At the 2017 IPCPR, the line was officially launched for the U.S. Eventually, […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 42 features our sixth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On this episode, we break down Peter Gabriel’s 1986 masterpiece, So. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the So album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album […]
In 2020, Aganorsa Leaf released Supreme Leaf – a limited production line that quickly became one of the company’s most sought-after productions. Today, the company announced a fourth size will be added in the form of a box-pressed Torpedo. The cigar will make its debut at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) 2021 Trade Show. The […]