For the ninth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
Add Punch to the list of iconic blends, master blender AJ Fernandez will have his footprint on. At next week’s IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar will showcase the Punch Diablo. The Punch Diablo was developed by Fernandez and is also produced at his factory in Estelí, Nicaragua – making it the first Punch branded cigar […]
Effective July 1st, Cigar Coop will now be scoring cigars that are pre-release cigars. We will be officially closing down the concept of “Pre-review” – a pre-release review that wasn’t scored. Cigar Coop does not want to be in the habit of scoring pre-release or pre-production cigars, so these reviews will be more limited in […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Quesada Cigars will revamp the packaging of its Fonseca Classic line. The Fonseca Classic is a line that Quesada has had in production since 1974. “Us taking Fonseca and revamping it, marks the perfect representation of the torch being passed on to us, and we are happy to take Fonseca […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Colibri will launch its Quasar Punch. It marks the first punch cutter to be a part of Colibri’s Quasar line. The Quasar Punch Cut has the pyramidal motif that the Quasar series is known for. The main body has three pyramids – each housing a different round bullet-cut blade […]
After a seven-week delay, Cosecha 2013, an annual limited edition release from Mombacho Cigars, has shipped to the United States, Canada, and Europe. It’s a release that was originally targeted for May, but was delayed by the on-going violence and civil unrest in Nicaragua. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest.” It’s a concept that […]
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 […]
On Episode 59, we continue our IPCPR Pre-Game as we have an All Start Media Panel! Join Aaron and Coop as they welcome Ben Lee of Stogie Review, John McTavish of Developing Palates, and Tripp Waldrop of Cigar Federation. These are some very experienced IPCPR veterans and we will get some great insights into the show. Plus, we have […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will introduce ALR, which stands for Aged, Limited & Rare. The ALR line will be RPPC’s foray into the small batch cigar space. The genesis of ALR came three years ago as RPPC President and Founder Rocky Patel explained, “I remember in early 2015, […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Foundation Cigar Company and Nicholas Melillo will bring their American-grown Habano seed offering known as the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142. The cigar is the second blend under Foundation’s Tabernacle brand. The Tabernacle Havana Seed No. 142 features a unique a hybrid wrapper grown in Connecticut. In […]
