The way things stand, May 5, 2016 will go down as the darkest day in the history of the cigar business. This is the day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced sweeping regulations on the premium cigar industry. One question I’ve been asked is “What do you think will happen?” I hesitated putting […]
IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT: DAY/TIME CHANGE FOR STOGIE GEEKS The Stogie Geeks Show is moving to Mondays at 6:30 Eastern Time beginning on Monday May 9th. This change will allow us to have a greater focus on production and allow us to work on some other projects that we will announce in the future. As always, our […]
One question I often get, how does appearance factor into the way you review and score a cigar. The answer is, while it is a part of the review, it plays no factor in the numerical score nor the Cigar Coop assessment rating. I’ll explain this by posing two questions. 1) If a cigar looks […]
Since the inception of Cigar Coop, La Palina Cigars has been a brand that we have followed closely. This is a brand that went from relative unknown to a staple in many retail humidors. Along the way, it’s a brand that would capture Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012. It’s also a brand that […]
When it’s January in the cigar industry, it’s a time of the year when cigar companies start to lay out their strategies for the the calendar year. While there always seems to be a shop exclusive these days to report on, we have seen some big stories kick off the 2016 calendar year. In fact, many of these […]
Six years, another Cigar Coop Countdown is in the books. The Countdown Concept began on Cigar Coop back in 2010, our first year in operation. Once the Countdown is over, there always is a sense of relief given the amount of time it takes to pull it off. At the same time, it’s also an […]
They say change is good…. and this year big changes are coming to the 2015 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown. The countdown originated back in 2010 and the concept involves ranking the Top 30 Cigars over the past year. For 30 days throughout December, we countdown from 30 – all the way to […]
As many know, there are two brands to our operation of Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. The two brands very much are integrated and united – in terms of our approach, philosophy, and platform. While we use technology to stay “connected” every week, there are times we do get together “in person”. Once such occasion is […]
Last September and October, the cigar world was rocked by three cigar companies being acquired. First up, on September 11th, General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Leccia Tobacco was a company distributed by Torano and soon many wondered of the fate of this company. Less than a week later, on […]
About a month ago, I saw a comment on social media in regards to online media. The comment was made in regards to how “bloggers” don’t count in regards to the trade show attendance numbers. To me, it was very clear this was used as an opportunity to take a shot at those in the […]
