On May 6, I had the opportunity to be a guest on the JR Cigars Virtual Herf hosted by Nick Libretti. A few days prior to this show, I had been a guest on Smoke Night Live with Nick and really enjoyed our conversation there. We got to continue it on the herf. Not only […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on the Cigar Talk Podcast
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Recently I had an opportunity to be on the Cigar Talk Podcast. On the show, I was interviewed by host Rob Jones. I discuss things such as the beginnings of Cigar Coop, podcasts, and flavor notes. At the time this was recorded, I was asked whether or not the PCA Trade Show should happen given […]
The Blog: The Best Way to Cut Your Cigar and Where to Cut a Torpedo with Nick Perdomo
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Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for the YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the ninth installment of the series, “The Best Way to […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live
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On May 1st, 2020 I had the opportunity to guest on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live show with Nick Libretti of JR Cigars. I really enjoyed the conversation with Nick, who does a fantastic job hosting content for JR Cigars. We tackled a bunch of industry topics – including the impacts of COVID-19, PCA […]
The Blog: Behind the Curtain of The Cheap Trick Show
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On May 4th, Dave and I will premiere Episode 9 of Prime Time Jukebox – The Cheap Trick Show. We are honored to have band founder Rick Nielsen and his son Erron. To have this opportunity was nothing short of amazing, and from a personal standpoint, it hits home for two reasons. First back in […]
The Blog: Aaron and Coop on Developing Palates Shelter in Place vHerf – Round 3
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On April 13, 2020, I had the opportunity to be a part of a cigar industry vHerf hosted by Prime Time Host Aaron Loomis and the Developing Palates team. This is the third vHerf done by Developing Palates and it had a major infusion of cigar industry star-power. In addition to Developing Palates and […]
The Blog: Humidor Cigar Aging by Nick Perdomo
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Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us new avenues to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for its YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the eighth installment of the series, “Humidor Cigar Aging.” / Video Credit: […]
The Blog: Will Cooper on Tabacalera USA’s Cigar Break with Rafael Nodal
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The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on the cigar industry. One thing cigar manufacturers are missing is the personal interaction with customers. This has led many manufacturers go the virtual route to keep these connections going. Tabacalera USA has launched a video podcast series known as “Cigar Break” hosted by Tabacalera USA Director […]
The Blog: Aaron and Coop on #ElOsoFumarTakes Discuss the Prime Time Show
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This past December, Aaron and I appeared on Bear Duplisea’s #ElOsoFumarTakes podcast. It was a unique situation where one of the members of the Prime Time team would interview the other two. With this past April 13th, being the 3 year anniversary of the Prime Time Show, I thought this would be appropriate content for […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on How Bout That Cigar
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On April 13, 2020, I had the opportunity to be a guest on How Bout That Cigar, the podcast hosted by Matt Type and Garrett Robinson. This also happened to coincide with the Three Year Anniversary of the Prime Time Show. On How Bout That Cigar, I discuss the beginnings of Cigar Coop, the Stogie […]