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.
Viaje cigars has a new twist to its Bruce Banner/The Hulk Series of cigars – literally. A small batch of cigars being released under the White Label Project (WLP) known as Banner/The Hulk has made its way to retailers. The twist is that the cigar is a barber-pole consisting of a Candela and Criollo wrapper. […]
Stallone Cigars has announced the newest addition to its portfolio, “The Pony.” The Pony is a cigar described as a long-filler cigar that is described as “a short ride, but big on flavor.” It’s offered in a 4 x 58 Short Gordo. The blend adds an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapped offering into the Stallone Cigars’ family. […]
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 April 17th, Kevin Shahan of Cigar Prop was the special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video […]
On April 12, I had the opportunity to return to How Bout That Cigar, the show hosted by Matt Tye and Garret Robinson. It’s always a blast talking with these guys and this show was no exception. We talk lots of early 2021 in the Cigar Industry and a whole lot more. You can […]
On April 10th, the Fuente & Meerapfel Present Meet the Professor Show would celebrate its one year anniversary. To commemorate, a 26 hour marathon show was put on. This show smashed the record for longest single cigar broadcast held by Tatuaje Cigars (14 hours). It was a unique format where one or two hour […]
Tonight the Prime Time Show celebrates four years streaming! Our guest of honor tonight is the one and only Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. When we started the Prime Time Show in 2017, our goal was to be the cigar industry’s podcast. One key part of our industry talk is our Industry Deliberations […]
Tonight we look at the next generation of cigar makers and compare and contrast styles between the major tobacco countries. We will be joined by Klaas Kelner representing the Dominican Republic and George Rico representing Central America for what promises to be an informative discussion. Plus we will have our “One Must Go” and “Great […]
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 […]
With this post, Cigar Coop has reached an important milestone – our 10,000th published article. Over the years there has been no shortage of content to talk about in the premium cigar industry from manufacturing, brand, retail, consumer, and media perspectives. I believe we have provided a fair platform for cigar coverage and have tried […]
Casa de Montecristo is teaming up with the Red Meat Lovers Club for two cigar dinners in Texas. Dubbed the Montecristo Steak, the event will raise funds for two local charities. Attendees will be among the first in the nation to experience the new Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. The event will also feature a first […]