William Cooper is a Owner of Indian Trail Media LLC, and the founder of the Cigar Coop brand, the cigar industry's true 365 a year periodical. He is also the host of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show, Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition, and Prime Time Jukebox.
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, El Primer Mundo will launch a new cigar under its Clase Reserva line, the Clase Reserva Connecticut. The cigar is designed to be a smooth and creamy cigar at a value price point. It features a Connecticut Shade wrapper and all Nicaraguan tobacco for the binder and filler. The […]
Dateline: July 3rd, 2012 A crazy decision was made to take Cigar Coop to a TRUE 365-day-a-year publication. The idea would be to publish original content every day with “no days off”. I would have considered it a success to pull it off for one year straight. But I am happy to report that yesterday […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show opening July 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, AJ Fernandez Cigars will introduce a third blend under its New World brand, the AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial. The AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial is a Nicaraguan puro that consists exclusively of tobaccos blended from several of AJ Fernandez’s farms across the Estelí […]
For Special Edition #6, Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak is our special guests. We will catch up on how things are going with MBombay and take a look at what Mel is planning for this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. THIS SHOW AIRS AT A SPECIAL DATE AND TIME: 6/27 9:15 PM EASTERN / 8:15 PM CENTRAL. We also will have […]
Debonaire House has announced some packaging changes to its Debonaire Ultra Premium Habano and Maduro lines. The new changes are designed to be more retail friendly and consistent with the recently announced Debonaire Daybreak. “The box upgrades for Debonaire Ultra Premium Cigars are an exciting addition to this ultra premium line, too! We felt that the […]
Debonaire House is introducing its long-awaited Connecticut Shade cigar into its Debonaire Ultra Premium Cigars brand. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show opening July 11th in Las Vegas Nevada, the Debonaire Daybreak will have its official debut. Debonaire Daybreak features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Dominican binder, and a combination of Nicaraguan and Dominican […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s focus was on the new Mi Querida and line extensions to Sobremesa. At the same time, there were several other offerings that were shown that were made available on a limited basis in order to introduce them into market prior to the August 8, 2016, pre-market approval deadline […]
For the eighth 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 has you covered whether you are going to the show or following from […]
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has formally announced details on the second installment of its limited production Muestra de Saka series. The company is taking pre-orders through July 14, 2017 (the end of the IPCPR Trade Show) for the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale. The Nacatamale is expected to ship beginning in October. “Muestra is the humble, common word for […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua will introduce a new packaging design for its bands and boxes. “To align the Antaño family and its look, we have updated the packaging of the Antaño Dark Corojo to match the other brands in the Antaño Family. This means that even though all of them […]