For Episode 23 of the Prime Time Show, and tonight we welcome the one and only Jack Toraño of General Cigars. We will get an update on the happenings of the Toraño brand and at General Cigar Company. It’s the night after Jack’s beloved Cubs clinched their division title and we will talk a little Chicago sports with […]
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Cigar Review: Davidoff Yamasá 6 x 60
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 85-87, Davidoff, Review
Today we take a look at the Davidoff Yamasá in the 6 x 60 size. The Davidoff Yamasá made its debut in 2016 and gets its name from the fact that it incorporates tobacco from the Yamasá region of the Dominican Republic. It’s a region in the Dominican Republic where Davidoff has been growing and cultivating proprietary tobacco. […]
Cigar Review: Todos Las Dias Double Wide Belicoso by Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review
Todos Las Dias was the fifth line by Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust to be put into widespread distribution. It was a line that had a soft launch at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, it would be Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s signature release. Todos Las Dias adds a […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Hires Peter Gaudenzi as Director of European Development
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 1502, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, News, People
Global Premium Cigars, the maker of 1502 Cigars, has announced the next step of its growth in the international market. The company has announced that Peter Gaudenzi will be its new Director of European Development. “Peter’s leadership and enthusiasm in bringing 1502 Cigars to the European market continues an extremely successful and busy year for […]
Cigar News: Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged to Have Second and Final Release
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Camacho, Cigar Dojo, Davidoff, News
The Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged, a limited edition collaborative project between Camacho Cigars and cigar media brand Cigar Dojo, is returning for one more release. On September 29th at Noon Eastern time a second allocation of 400 bundles of the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged will go on sale. As with the previous allocation, the cigars […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Reserva Privada Barber-Pole Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Quesada, Review
The Quesada Reserva Privada Barber-Pole is the third blend in Quesada Cigars’ Reserva Privada line. As the name indicates, the cigar features two different wrappers arranged in a “barber pole” design. In this case, it incorporates the shade wrapper found on the original Quesada Reserva Privada and the oscuro wrapper found on the Quesada Reserva Privada […]
Cigar Review: Crux Passport Ninfamaniac
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Crux Cigar Company, Review
When Crux Cigar Company made its debut in 2014, it took a most unorthodox gateway into the cigar market. At that time the company launched three cigars with a 33 ring gauge and under. These cigars were the Skeeterz (4 x 32), Ninfamaniac (7 x 33), and Ninfamaniac Dark (7 x 33). The Ninfa is a […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 44 (9/23/17)
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 […]
Prime Time Show Episode 22: Ryan Frailing, Island Lifestyle Importers
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Developing Palates, Island Lifestyle Importers, Podcast, Prime Time Show, Tommy Bahama
For Episode 22 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Ryan Frailing of Island Lifestyle Importers. Ryan will be live in the Serino Cigar Company Studio in North Carolina! Island Lifestyle Importers has a cigar brand, and they also are the makers of Tommy Bahama branded accessories. We will dive a little deeper into the Tommy Bahama brand […]
Agile Cigar Review: Black Works Studio Green Hornet Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Black Works Studio, Fabrica de Oveja Negra
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 the first time or it might be a blend […]