For Prime Time Special Edition 102, we welcome Liana Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars as our special guest. Liana’s a fourth-generation Fuente, and we will talk about her experience working for one of the most iconic family-run businesses in the world. In our second segment, we will begin Aging Experiment #4 with the Aladino […]
At the start of 2021, J.C. Newman Cigar Company launched a new brand known as Havana Q. The Havana Q is described as a cousin to J.C. Newman’s popular Quorum brand. Quorom is a brand that has been in the J.C. Newman portfolio for quite some time and its a value-priced line of Cuban sandwich […]
La Palina Cigars will introduce the tenth installment of its annual Goldie series. This one is a 6 1/2 x 48 Prominente size. While La Palina has launched its annual Goldie release at the PCA (IPCPR) Trade Show, this year the cigar will be an exclusive to those retailers attending the 2021 PCA Trade […]
Today Cigar Coop is announcing the addition of two new members to our team – Ben Lee and Erron Nielsen! Ben (a.ka. “Bull Shark”) Lee is a industry veteran and a true pioneer in the world of Cigar Media. Ben started his online media career at Cigar Weekly in 2004 and later joined Nice Tight […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
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 5th comedian Vic DiBitetto was our special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video Credit: KMA […]
Tonight we welcome back the one and only George Brightman as we continue to recap is amazing career. George has seen it and done it all in the cigar industry and has met a lot of players. We will pick up where we let off on Episode 186 and continue to follow George’s journey in […]
June is the month we get ready for the PCA Trade Show and we begin our PCA coverage leading up to the Trade Show. At the same time the PCA is getting ready to put on the show, there are many battles on the federal and state level being fought. Tonight as we kick off […]
As we head into the summer season, it’s a time for road trips. On Episode 39 of Prime Time Jukebox, Dave and Coop pull together some of their favorite tunes that can be used to build a Road Trip mix. We also have Radiohead and Pet Shop Boys news. Plus we reflect back on the […]
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 […]
