Tonight we have our seventh industry panel discussion as we welcome back Skip Martin, cofounder of RoMa Craft Tobac and making his Prime Time debut, Honest Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn and KMA Talk Radio. There’s been quite a bit of pre-game banter between these two, and tonight it’s showtime on Prime Time. We will […]
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Cigar Review: Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Tyrannical Buc Maduro Dobles
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, Review
The year 2019 has proven to be very busy for Riste Ristevski and his company Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. It has seen the company introduce four blends into the market. Two of the blends are from the much talked about CBD-infused JSK Nuggs line. The other line is also a two blend line known […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Small Batch Series Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Davidoff, News
Davidoff has announced this month the release of its Small Batch Series. It’s a series of twelve distinct blends available in small batches. The Small Batch Series will consist of twelve unique and distinct blends in a single size. Tobaccos featured in the blends ae sourced from Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and the Dominican […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Cigars to Distribute Viva La Vida Cigars
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments AJ Fernandez Cigars, Artesano Del Tobacco, News, Viva La Vida
AJ Fernandez Cigar Company will now distribute the cigars made by Artesano Del Tabaco, the company that sells the Viva La Vida cigar brand. Artesano Del Tabaco is the cigar company owned by Billy and Gus Fakih, best known as the former owners of New York City’s Cigar Inn. Earlier this year Artesanos Del Tabaco […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 346 (9/14/19)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show, Prime Time Special Edition
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 […]
Cigar News: HVC 500th Anniversary Cigar Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, HVC, News
The City of Havana Cuba is celebrating its 500th anniversary. Now HVC Cigars, a brand that pays homage to the city, is honoring that milestone with its HVC 500th Anniversary release. The cigar itself features Aganorsa farm tobaccos from Nicaragua including a Corojo ’99 wrapper, binder from Jalapa and a mix of Criollo ’98 and […]
Cigar News: Altadis USA to Introduce Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Altadis, News, Romeo y Julieta
One can say that 2019 has been a quiet year for Romeo y Julieta at Altadis USA, but that is going to change this fall as the brand is going to unveil its Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua project. The Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua is a groundbreaking project that incorporates a Connecticut […]
Agile Cigar Review: 1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero by Global Premium Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 1502, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, Global Premium Cigars, GPC
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Sin Compromiso Selección No. 7 by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 88-90, Buy One, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review
Back at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust introduced a line known as Sin Compromiso. While it was a cigar that had a limited introduction in 2016 just before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Deeming Rules were put into effect, it wasn’t until two years later that the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 109 – Industry Panel Discussion #7 w/ Skip Martin & Honest Abe
William Cooper Announcement 1 Comment Announcement, Developing Palates, KMA Talk Radio, Prime Time Show, RoMa Craft Tobac
Tonight we have our seventh industry panel discussion as we welcome back Skip Martin, cofounder of RoMa Craft Tobac and making his Prime Time debut, Honest Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn and KMA Talk Radio. There’s been quite a bit of pre-game banter between these two, and tonight it’s showtime on Prime Time. We […]