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 (PCA) Trade Show, Cavalier Genève will showcase an upcoming new addition to its core line offerings known as the Prospektor. While the name was used for a shop exclusive a couple of years ago, the Prospektor will be a core line for the company. The first release will be […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Matilde Cigars will release its first new cigar in nearly five years, the Matilde Limited Exposure No. 1. The Matilde Limited Exposure No. 1 will be a limited production offering and the first in a series of cigars that will be under the Limited Exposure […]
Platinum Nova Cigars has announced a new installment to its Personal Reserve Edicíon Limitada Series known as the Leo 11. The Platinum Nova Edicíon Limitada Leo 11 follows up last years Leo X cigar and pays homage to CEO Leonor Abzaradel. The Leo X was introduced last year as a cigar to commemorate Abzaradel’s […]
Ace Prime has announced an exclusive cigar that will be offered at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show called The Sergeant. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the military “dedicated to the heroes who fight in anonymity, the ones who self sacrifice out of deep-rooted honor, regardless of recognition or acclaim.” “Luciano […]
For the fourth year in a row, Cavalier Genève will release its annual limited edition cigar. The new Cavalier Genève LE2021 will be showcased at the upcoming Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show scheduled to open on July 10th, 2021. The Cavalier Genève LE2021 is a rounded 6 x 54 parejo. As for the blend, […]
Spare Notes is a new series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating with Matthew Tabacco on. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On the first episode, we talk about ethics around cigar […]
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 12th Benjamin Holt of Dissident Cigars was our special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is a little over four weeks away. Tonight we kick off the first of four Pre-Game Shows leading up to the start of the PCA Trade Show as we welcome the Executive Director for the PCA Scott Pearce. We’ll get all of the details around the show and […]
For Episode 40, we go Punk Rock and we bring in Punk Rock aficionado Tripp Waldrop from Cigar Chat and Sharing Our Pairings as our special guest. We’ll look at what makes Punk Rock what it is. We also will go through some of our favorite Punk Rock tracks and the influence these songs had […]
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 […]