As most of our readers know, Cigar Coop passed on going to TPE 21. We explained the reasons last week. There just wasn’t enough time to get vaccinated and prepare properly to cover a Trade Show. In the interim we continued our product coverage, had numerous conversations with attendees, and had a live broadcast […]
We are proud to bring to you a very special broadcast done in conjunction with our friends at How Bout That Cigar (HBTC). We will be talking to HBTC’s Matt Tye and Garret Robinson who are on the Trade Show floor at Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021. While Cigar Coop could not be there in […]
The Sobremesa Brûlée Blue is 6 1/4 x 46 tweaked version of the Sobremesa Brûlée, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Connecticut Shade offering. If you have followed the career of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust owner Steve Saka, you will know that with most of his core lines, he has also released alternative, “tweaked” versions of those […]
Tonight we welcome one of the industry legends in the business – George Brightman! George has seen it and done it all in the cigar industry; and has met a lot of players. Tonight we will recap George’s journey in the cigar industry and get his thoughts on the industry in general. I’m sure there […]
On Episode 37, Dave and Coop have issued another “Out of the Comfort Zone” challenge. For this challenge, Dave and Coop challenge other on their taste and music and attempt to take each other out of their comfort zones. Each has provided the other a list of artists that the other is probably not familiar […]
Our Quesada Corner is a series where each month we highlight a different Quesada product. We go through the history, background, and impressions of the product. This month we feature the Quesada 1974. Due to age restrictions, please click on “Watch on YouTube” to watch.
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 […]
The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas line is a story that goes back to 2005. It was at that time that General Cigar decided to release a cigar containing ten year old Cameroon wrapper. The series would run in a limited production until 2009 and garnered a strong following among cigar enthusiasts. In 2009, General Cigar […]
It’s been a while since General Cigar has given Hoyo de Monterrey’s Excalibur line a new offering. Starting June 7th, General Cigar will launch the Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Black. As the name indicates, it’s a cigar that will be highlighted by a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. In addition to the U.S.-grown Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, […]
E.P. Carrillo has announced the release of the Perez-Carrillo Trilogy. It’s a three-cigar sampler consisting of one vitola from each of the Perez-Carrillo Family Series lines in the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. Each of these three vitolas has also placed either #1 or #2 on the Cigar Aficionado Top 25. The cigars are presented in a […]
