Tonight, we explore naming standards for cigars, and in particular names of vitolas. This was a concept introduced by the folks at Developing Palates, and tonight we will put this to a panel discussion with John McTavish and Seth Geise joining Aaron and Coop for this show. Each of us will be bringing cigars to […]
JR Cigar has announced a third cigar in its 50th anniversary series. This cigar will be a special installment of the Montecristo Cincuenta in the form of a rounded torpedo “The Montecristo Cincuenta was originally released in 2019 to celebrate another 50th anniversary – that of our Tabacalera de Garcia factory in La Romana, Dominican […]
As many know, we have a philosophy when it comes to contests at Cigar Coop. The first is we never require you to make any sort of purchase. Second, we value your privacy and do not sell or provide information to third parties. Finally, we make them easy. On our recent Prime Time […]
The Premium Cigar Association has officially named Glynn Loope as its State Advocacy Director. Loope joined the organization back in November in an advisory role for state government affairs. Now his role becomes a full-time gig. Loope is best known for his role as executive director for Cigar Rights of America for twelve years from […]
SB 258 was a measure that would remove protections against employment discrimination based upon an individual’s status as a smoker or nonsmoker. If this bill was enacted into law, it would have allowed employers to refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against an employee or applicant because the individual utilized any form of nicotine, […]
Stogie Road Cigars™ has announced it has moved production of its four core blends to Tabacalera Nuevo Nica SA in Estelí Nicaragua. This is a factory owned by Chris Weber, who also owns Veritas Cigars. Previously Stogie Road Cigars™ were produced at Tabacalera Kafie, the factory owned by Kafie 1901 Cigars owner Gaby Kafie. “There […]
Aganorsa Leaf has announced a new extension of its JFR Lunatic Maduro line in the form of a 5 1/2 x 80 Torpedo known as El Grande Maduro. The cigar will make is debut in April as an exclusive offering in the Premium Cigar Association (PCA)’s Product Hub before national distribution. Aganorsa Leaf says a […]
Earlier this year, it was announced that the ProCigar Festival 2021 would not be held in February because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), announced that due to the safety restrictions still in place in the Dominican Republic that ProCigar Festival 2021 is officially cancelled. At the same time, […]
In 2020, Perdomo Cigars announced two new offerings in its Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line with the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Maduro offerings. These two cigars would be placed alongside the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne, the company’s hugely successful Connecticut Shade offering. To make room for the new Perdomo […]
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2021 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how Baseball will adjust after a […]
