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.
Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group has announced it will release a second cigar in its limited edition Art of Magic line at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021. It’s a completely new blend that will feature a Cameroon wrapper produced at American Caribbean Cigars. At this time, the final name of the cigar has yet to […]
While it has been announced several times on the Prime Time Show, and it has been mentioned on Cigar Coop; this is to announce we will not be in Las Vegas for the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 Show. We will continue to deliver product coverage before the show, during the show, and after the […]
All Saints Cigars has announced a new line known as St. Francis. The company headed up by Micky Pegg will be offering this line at both the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 and the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Shows. Produced at Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ TAVICUSA factory, the blend of the All Saints St. […]
As All Saints Cigars prepares for both the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 and The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Shows, the company will have a fifth size in its Dedicación line called the Mitre. The Mitre is a rounded torpedo measuring 5 x 54. The Dedicación was the first regular production line to be […]
Details of Altadis’ Montecristo B.R.M Edition, a project done in conjunction with Bernard Richards Manufacture (B.R.M.), have been released. Montecristo B.R.M. features a luxury humidor along with a custom-made watch by B.R.M – both incorporating Montecristo design elements. The humidor also features a built-in watch winder for the timepiece. In addition, the humidor comes […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA)’s Board of Directors have elected new leaders. Gary Pesh, owner of Old Virginia Tobacco Company, has been named Chairman of the Board; and Karen Smith, Vice President of Arturo Fuente, has been elected as President. Both succeed Robert G. Levin of Ashton who had served in both roles since 2014. Smith […]
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 May 1st, Rick Rodriguez of General Cigar Company was the special guest. Catch the full show below: […]
It’s been a while since we have put accessories in the spotlight, and tonight we are joined by Jimmy Miudo of Quality Importers as our special guest. Jimmy is the Vice President of Product Design and Marketing for Quality Importers and oversees a host of brands. We’ll discuss Jimmy’s history in the business and talk […]
Tarazona Cigars has named Willy Marante it’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Marante was a longtime regional sales representative with Miami Cigar & Company. On March 1st, he transitioned to La Aurora Cigars where he became the company’s brand ambassador. “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Marante to Tarazona Cigars. With Willy’s knowledge and […]
Late in 2019, industry veteran Micky Pegg made his official return to the cigar industry. Pegg was best known for being the Vice President of Sales at CAO Cigars, and prior to that, his time with Davidoff, Felipe Gregorio Cigars, and Georgetown Tobacco. Shortly after CAO was absorbed into General Cigar Company, Pegg would […]