It’s August and the start of the month marks the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer’s (IPCPR) Association Trade Show. We have been fortunate as the IPCPR is allowing Cigar Coop to provide coverage. We thank the IPCPR for allowing Cigar Coop to participate and bring our readers in-depth coverage of the show, and we […]
There is no doubt this past month, we have had a lot of press releases on Cigar Coop. A lot of cigar companies are wanting to get the official word out on new products and happenings. In August, the annual IPCPR Trade Show and Convention takes place in Orlando Florida. As a part of that […]
Wasn’t it just a five short months ago when Cigar Coop 2.0 was launched? Over the past few weeks, we quietly launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. At Cigar Coop, we have been resistant to go into the direction of online video. However, as the web-site has continued to evolve, the use […]
This past month, the most important petition in the history of the cigar industry in the United States was launched. The Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR)) launched a petition directed toward the Obama Administration asking for the exemption of premium cigars from FDA regulation. The […]
Back in December, 2011, the Orange Bowl made a decision to force Camacho Cigars’ out as a game sponsor. This decision was because of the Orange Bowl committee and NCAA bowing pressure by three U.S. Senators. The cigar industry was outraged, and many boycotted the game, including yours truly. Fast forward almost three months later […]
While we have not hit the first day of spring yet, the Spring 2012 release cycle in the cigar industry kicked off very strong. It’s going to be hard to top 2011 and time will tell if 2012 will be a repeat or not. February saw highly touted releases of Room 101’s LTD OSOK, La […]
This past month, we introduced several obvious changes and some less obvious changes to the content on Cigar Coop. We started out with the roll-out of our numerical scoring system and are keeping a quick reference page for these scores. This was a direct response to feedback we had from retailers and consumers. We also […]
While the 2012 cigar year began the day after Thanksgiving for me, the calendar year marks a change to this web-site. The change won’t be in layout – just yet, but more of a change of approach. Over the past year, I have gotten a lot of wonderful feedback stating “I really like your blog”. […]
Alec Bradley Black Market (my sample) One of the new cigars that was being showcased by Alec Bradley at the 2011 IPCPR trade show was the Alec Bradley Black Market. The Alec Bradley Black Market is a stunning maduro and it has just begun to make its way to retailers’ shelves as this assessment is […]
