For Episode 11 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Claudio Sgroi, President and Master Blender of Mombacho Cigars. We learn a little more about Claudio, the brands of Mombacho, and the unique Casa Favilli factory. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk about “Celebrating the Birth of a Child” and in our Deliberation Segment we talk “Spirit of Cigar […]
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Cigar Review: MBombay Classic Churchill
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Bombay Tobak, MBombay
The MBombay Classic is one the first regular production lines from Mel Shah’s Bombay Tobak. The cigar highlights a “classic” Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper. Over the past few years, I’ve been quite intrigued with smoking Shah’s blends. One reason is that they have intrigued me for being unique multinational blends. In addition, it has impressed me how […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Reggae and Reggae DREAD to Make National Debut at 2017 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2017 No Comments 2017 Preview, Espinosa, IPCPR 2017, News
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars will have a national launch of the Espinosa Reggae and Espinosa Reggae DREAD. These are two cigars originally released to a limited amount of retailers in 2016. What makes these two cigars special is the inclusion of Jamaican tobacco in the filler. Espinosa Cigars describes the […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2017 Nominees Announced
William Cooper Cigar News, Events, IPCPR 2017 No Comments Davidoff, Events, IPCPR 2017, News
Davidoff has announced its 2017 Golden Band Award nominations. The awards program is meant to honor the company’s best Appointed Merchants who, according to Davidoff “truly embody the Davidoff Standard of Excellence”. There have been a couple of changes implemented this year. First up, the awards will be presented on the IPCPR Trade Show floor on […]
Cigar News: FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Addresses Premium Cigars at Senate Appropriations Hearing
William Cooper Cigar News 2 Comments FDA, News
At a June 20th, 2017 Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss the 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Senator Marco Rubio brought up the Deeming Rule and the current impacts on the premium cigar market. Senator Rubio asked FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb if there were any plans to re-evaluate the inclusion of […]
Cigar Review: Umbagog Corona Gorda by Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review, Umbagog
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust (DTT) showcased two projects. The first project was the “poco mas intensa” (translates to “a little more intense”) line extensions to Sobremesa. The second was his Connecticut Broadleaf line, Mi Querida. There were also several other new lines that DTT had available in extremely […]
Cigar News: Cigar Dojo and Camacho Team Up for Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, Camacho, Cigar Dojo, Davidoff, News
Cigar Dojo, the first and largest social cigar application/community has announced its seventh limited edition collaboration. This time Cigar Dojo is teaming up with Camacho Cigars for the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged. The cigar will be sold exclusively through Smoke Inn Cigars beginning June 30th, 2017. In 2015, Camacho released its American Barrel-Aged line, which […]
Cigar News: Fratello Navetta to Debut at 2017 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2017 No Comments 2017 Preview, Fratello Cigars, IPCPR 2017, News
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will unveil its fourth line, Fratello Navetta. It’s a line that pays homage to company owner Omar de Frias’ previous career at NASA. The new Fratello Navetta line will make its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The name “Navetta” translates to “Shuttle” and in this […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #4: Weds 6/21 at 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Espinosa, Prime Time Special Edition
One thing that Prime Time Special Edition allows us to do is bring you programming when a big story hits the cigar industry. While cigars were not impacted at this time by President Trump’s new directive in terms of policy toward Cuba, there are impacts to how we deal with this country. Cuba is still very much […]
Cigar Review: Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 94-96, Crux Cigar Company, Review
The Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016 is the second installment in Crux Cigar Company’s Limitada series. The name Show Exclusive 2016 refers to the 2016 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Trade Show and Convention. This cigar was offered to those retailers who were in attendance at the 2016 Trade Show. Over the years, many manufacturers […]