A few months ago, I talked with Fred Rewey (now with Illusione Cigars) about a project he was working on in the Dominican Republic. This involved a series of in-depth interviews with many high-profile Dominican cigar makers. What was intriguing about the project was the fact these were face-to-face interviews being done with high-quality audio/visual […]
For the past two years, we have looked at the most-read companies on Cigar Coop during a calendar year. As I have done this, I have been curious to see what the all-time rankings would be. Today, I present these findings. Doing analytics back to 2010 was not possible. We made a move to the […]
On this installment of the Aganorsa Experience, we take a look at one of the key people from the Aganorsa factory, Harold Zeledon. Harold is the factory manager for the Aganorsa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. He not only oversees production for Aganorsa Leaf Cigars, but also oversees the production of many of the other brands: […]
Aganorsa Leaf’s core line offerings have been repackaged into a new series known as La Validación. The new look will be applied to Aganorsa Leaf’s Corojo, Maduro, Connecticut, and Habano lines. The new packaging will feature vibrant colors for each of the four blends that will highlight the Aganorsa logo, and name. While these blends […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA)Trade Show is less than three months away, and it’s never too early to start our Big Board coverage. What is the Big Board? This is meant to be a one-stop-shop where you can go follow all of the happenings leading up to the PCA 2022 Trade Show, and then recap […]
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 April 2, 2022, Willy Herrera, Master Blender of Drew Estate was the special guest. Catch the full show below […]
The following is an editorial and represents the opinions of this author and this author alone. Earlier this week, the Cigar Rights of America found itself with some controversy when a meme was posted to the organization’s Facebook page. While many questioned the appropriateness of the meme, I think it exposed that the organization needs […]
Gran Habano has announced Ryan Bathurst as its Northeast Territory Manager. Bathurst will be responsible for representing Gran Habano for retailers throughout the New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania region. Bathurst has ten years experience in luxury sales retail at Davidoff of Geneva, Nat Sherman International, and Cigarz on the […]
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 March 26, 2022, George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
Crux Cigars has announced that Ben Dyer is joining its sales team. Ben will be covering Alabama, Georgia, Eastern Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina . His role will include servicing existing retail partners, hosting events and growing Crux’s presence throughout the territory. “Ben is a great addition to the Crux Team, his professional character […]
