On Thursday June 30th, Will Cooper and Bear Duplisea made a guest appearance on the Smokin Tabacco Show for some Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show Pre-Game talk. Also joining the festivities were Matt Tye and Garret Robinson from How Bout That Cigar. The video of the show can be found here: The audio can be […]
The Blog: A Decade of Daily Publication
Ten years. One decade. 3,653 days. On August 15, 2022, Cigar Coop will celebrate its 12h anniversary in operation, however, each year when July 3rd comes around, it’s time to celebrate another milestone – the “Ironman Daily Publication Streak.” Today marks ten consecutive years Cigar Coop has published original content on a daily basis. Ten […]
The Blog: Nirka Reyes – The Final Puff (Episode 4) with Fred Rewey
On the fourth installment of Fred Rewey‘s “The Final Puff series, Fred sits down with Nirka Reyes of De Los Reyes Cigars. The Reyes family has been in the tobacco business for over 150 years and six generations. Today their operation is one of the most respected in the business, and Nirka leads that operation. […]
The Blog: Aaron Loomis and Will Cooper Guest on Smoke Night Live
On June 16, 2022, Aaron Loomis and Will Cooper were guests on Smoke Night Live. On this show, we joined Eric and Jordan Guttormson. The concept was simple – we each smoke two cigars that we never smoked before and gave our first impressions of the show. One thing I can honestly say is […]
The Blog: Bear Duplisea Guests on How Bout That Cigar
On June 6, 2022, Bear Duplisea was a guest on How Bout That Cigar, Episode 161 How Bout That Cigar is hosted by Matt Tye and Garret Robinson. Matt and Garret were joined by Henderson Ventura. On this show, Bear talks history, film, and of course cigars. Catch the full show below: […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on Herf Zone Live with Shirtless Mike
On May 31, 2022 I was a guest on Herf Zone Live hosted by Shirtless Mike. In this interview, I talk about my journey in cigar media with Shirtless Mike. Mike has a unique style, but this was a fun interview and I learned a lot about myself. Yes, Mike did the interview with no-shirt […]
The Blog: Spare Notes #17
Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we cover more on Responsible Marketing and discuss Smokin […]
The Blog: Spare Notes #16: NASEM Report
Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, our primary focus in the NASEM report findings. Catch […]
The Blog: Litto and Tony Gomez – The Final Puff (Episode 3) with Fred Rewey
On the third installment of Fred Rewey‘s “The Final Puff series, Fred sits down with Litto Gomez and his son Tony. Much like Episode 2 where it was a rare occasion to see Manolo and Raquel Quesada on camera for a single interview, this is one of the few times where Litto and Tony are […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 463 – Jonathan Carney, La Flor Dominicana
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On June 4, 2022, Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales for La Flor Dominicana was the special guest. Catch the […]