Below are our criteria for the 2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown. This year, the requirements have remained the same, but one change has been that sampler and bonus cigars are no longer eligible. Process-wise, re-smokes are now being done throughout the year to ensure more consistency in aging throughout the process of building the […]
Tonight Dave and Coop take a look at records that have been given second chances. These are records that were trashed, disregarded by fans or totally forgotten about in lieu of later work. Somehow these records caught on later For this show, Dave smokes the RoMa Craft Quinquagenerio and Coop smokes the Saga Short Tales […]
Cigar Coop is proud to announce that Tripp Waldrop will be joining the team as the newest Cigar Coop Coalition member. Tripp will be bringing his Let’s Get Pairing brand into the Cigar Coop portfolio. Tripp will have responsibilities for all things pairings and spirits. The Let’s Get Pairing brand will be a standalone brand […]
We are giving away a really cool Romeo y Julieta (RyJ) gift set. This includes: RyJ Reserva Real Lighter RyJ Reserva Real Cutter RyJ Reserva Sling Backpack It’s straightforward to enter. In the comments, please tell us do you prefer the original Romeo y Julieta Reserva or the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Nicaragua. This […]
For Episode 289, we welcome back the one and only Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars as our special guest. The past two years have been quite busy in the world of Kristoff. We will get some of the updates on what is going on. Plus Jarrid is now a member of the member of the […]
Tonight, we celebrate 150 Special Editions. To mark the occasion, we will talk with people from two companies with a long history together – Quesada Cigars and the Ferio Tego brands. Manuel Quesada and his daughter Raquel will represent the Quesadas. Representing Ferio Tego, we have Michael Herklots. Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar […]
The 2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown commences on December 8, 2023. This is the 14th consecutive year Cigar Coop has run a Cigar of the Year Countdown. Every year since 2010, Cigar Coop published its annual Cigar of the Year Countdown. This is a project where we count down the Top 30 Cigars of […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles another set of cigars from the Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao Collection tonight. We are, once again, joined by a special guest Roundtable panelist, Mr. Fred Rewey! The Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao is an ultra-premium collection introduced by E.P. Carrillo late in 2023. It consists of 12 blends by […]
It’s that time of the year as Dave and Coop unveil their music for the Christmas Season for 2022. It will be a mix of classics and contemporary that will help you get into the seasonal spirit from some of your favorite artists. Plus we have music news, cigar news, Dave’s New Music 45, and […]
Tonight it’s our 11th installment of our cigar industry panel. This is where we bring in different people from different segments of the cigar industry to discuss cigar industry topics. Tonight’s panelists joining Aaron and Coop are: Jay Davis, Blue Smoke of Dallas; Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo; and Erron Nielsen of the Cigar Coop […]
