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 […]
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Cigar Industry Report: Edition 333 (6/8/19)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show
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: Texas Becomes 15th State to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, Tobacco 21
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will make his state the 15th one in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. Texas now will become one of 30% of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase age of 21. The new law begins to go into effect […]
Cigar Review: Toscano Anno Domini 1492
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Miami Cigars, Review, Toscano, Try a Sample
Toscano Anno Domini 1492 is a cigar that comes from Italian-cigar maker Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. 2018 was a year when many companies and brands celebrated anniversaries, but for Toscano it was very special as the brand was celebrating its 200th anniversary. This is a cigar company that makes some very unique cigars. Long before it became trendy, […]
Cigar News: La Familia Robaina Pelones to Launch at 2019 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2019 No Comments 2019 Preview, IPCPR 2019, La Familia Robaina, News
La Familia Robaina has announced it will release a bundle offering at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show known as Pelones. Pelones is a long filler triple-capped offering. It will be available in three sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 x 52), and Gordo (6 x 60) with three different wrapper options: Ecuadorian Maduro, Ecuadorian […]
Prime Time Episode 98: IPCPR 2019 Pre-Game – All-Star Media Panel #6
William Cooper IPCPR 2019, Podcast No Comments Cigar Coop, Developing Palates, ElOsoFumarTakes, IPCPR, IPCPR 2019, IPCPR 2019 Pre Game, Prime Time Show
This week the Prime Time Show begins the first of three weeks of “Pre-Game” coverage leading up to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show with a Media Panel Show. It’s our sixth Media Panel Show and we will have the whole Prime Time Team onboard plus Seth Geise, Jiunn Liu, and John McTavish of Developing Palates. […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Brings ACID to Germany
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Acid, Drew Estate, News
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Drew Estate’s ACID brand, the company announced the launch of the ACID brand in Germany. The launch begins with the introduction of ACID Blondie and ACID Mega and a series of supporting events. ACID Mega is actually ACID Cuba Kuba with a new name for specific international markets. The […]
Cigar News: Arturo Fuente Releases “A Father and His Son” Sampler
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Fuente, News
Arturo Fuente has recently announced a ten-count sampler including ten cigars and two Fuente Fuente OpusX branded rocks glasses. The “A Father and His Son” sampler is being released to coincide with Father’s Day. The five cigars include: Don Carlos Personal Reserve Double Robusto Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration Fuente Fuente OpusX Oro Oscuro Perfection X: Fuente […]
Cigar News: Bryan Bird Named Director of Sales for National Accounts
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Drew Estate, News, People
Drew Estate has announced that Bryan Bird is its new Director of Sales for National Accounts. Prior to joining Drew Estate, Bird worked for nineteen years at Thompson Cigar. He most recently served as its Director of Merchandising, a role he had since 2015. Bryan began his journey in Thompson’s call center, quickly progressed to […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Revises Packaging of The Upsetters
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2019 No Comments 2019 Preview, Foundation Cigar Company, IPCPR 2019, News
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Foundation Cigar Company will showcase updated packaging of The Upsetters. The changes include new Inside art work and a series of secondary bands on most of the line (the exception being the Upsetters Ska) The artwork is meant to pay homage to the artistry of legendary Jamaican musicians. The […]