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.
Aganorsa Leaf has announced two new sizes of its Aganorsa Leaf Maduro line in the form of a Toro and Short Churchill. These cigars will debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Toro size will be made available exclusively for PCA Trade Show attendees while the Short […]
For the 11th year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and Convention. This is also the 11th consecutive trade show we are covering and are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2021 PCA Trade Show has you […]
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 June 19th Sébastien Decoppet of Genève was our special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video Credit: […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is a little over three weeks away. As we have done in the past, we’ve assembled a media panel to preview the Trade Show. Joining Aaron and Coop on the panel will be Bear Duplisea and Ben Lee, as well as the How Bout That Cigar boys, Matt […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 102, we welcome Liana Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars as our special guest. Liana’s a fourth-generation Fuente, and we will talk about her experience working for one of the most iconic family-run businesses in the world. In our second segment, we will begin Aging Experiment #4 with the Aladino Corojo […]
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 […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Fratello Cigars has a fourth addition to its value-brand Fratello Camo known as Fratello Camo Sweet. The new addition will make its debut a the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Blend details are not being released on the Fratello Camo Sweet. The Camo Sweet will be offered in the same sizes as the […]
HVC Cigars has announced it has opened a new company headquarters and will now be handling its own distribution. This includes warehousing and order fulfillment. Previously, HVC Cigars made use of Aganorsa Leaf, which assisted the company in distribution. “I’m forever grateful to my family and Aganorsa Leaf family who have always supported and assisted […]
Kretek International, Inc. (Kretek), has announced that Jason Carignan will become President of Phillips & King International and TMG International. Carignan currently is serving as Kretek’s Chief Marketing Officer. In his new role, Carignan will oversee strategic expansion and digital transformation of the Phillips & King and TMG International businesses to serve the evolving needs […]