Saga Short Tales is a series by De Los Reyes Cigars that focuses on smaller, short-sized smokes. The series consists of ten unique blends, each in a different size and with a different theme. With Short Tales, each cigar has a different theme related to tobacco and cigar making. Today we take a look at another […]
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Cigar News: 1502 XO Salomon Released
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 1502, 2017 Preview, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, News
1502 Cigars has announced that the 1502 XO Salomon is now available. The 1502 XO line was first showcased in 2015. The distinguishing characteristic of this blend is that it incorporates 18-year-old tobacco into the blend. The cigar first hit the market in March 2016 in a box-pressed Toro. Plans were to unveil a different limited-production […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Cosecha 146 Released into U.S. Market
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2017 Preview, News, Plasencia
The Cosecha 146, a cigar that was showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, is now heading to U.S.-based retailers. The Cosecha 146 is the first cigar in Plasencia Cigars’ Cosecha series. Cosecha means “harvest” and Cosecha 146 release pays homage to the 146th harvest of the Plasencias (2011-12) and it uses tobaccos from Honduras and Nicaragua […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #16: Tuesday 11/14 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Prime Time Special Edition
A couple of weeks ago, we did a remote at the second annual Espinosa Cigars’ La Zona Palooza 2017 event. On Special Edition #16 Bear and Coop will recap this event. This won’t be your “we woke up and had a hearty breakfast” trip recap. We will dive into the uniqueness of the event, why […]
Cigar Review: The Wise Man (El Güegüense) Maduro Robusto by Foundation Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 91-93, Foundation Cigar Company, Review
On the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show came word that Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company was releasing a maduro counterpart to its El Güegüense cigar called “The Wise Man”. El Güegüense was Foundation Cigar Company’s initial release. The name comes from the Nahuatl language (a Central American Indigenous language) which translates to “The Wise Man”. For […]
Cigar News: Isabela Cigar Company Releases Stardust
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Isabela Cigar Company, News
Isabela Cigar Company has announced the release of a small batch limited edition cigar called Stardust. Stardust is a barber-pole offering that is available in a single size – a 5 1/4 x 42 Corona, The cigar uses a combination of Ecuadorian Desflorado and Nicaraguan Habano wrappers over a Nicaraguan aged medio tiempo binder and […]
Cigar News: President Trump Nominates Alex Azar to be Next Secretary of Health and Human Services
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments FDA, News, People
Today U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Alex Azar is his choice to replace Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on his cabinet. Azar comes from the pharmaceutical industry where from 2012 to 2017, he served as President of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Southern Draw
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Robert Holt and Southern Draw Cigars officially launched Jacobs Ladder. Jacobs Ladder is the company’s second Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapped cigar following up the QuickDraw PA Broadleaf. While the QuickDraw PA Broadleaf is a line that focuses on smaller, thinner connoisseur sizes, the Jacobs Ladder offers a […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 51 (11/11/17)
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Viaje Cache Fifty-Two (Rounded) 2014
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Viaje
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 providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]