The Cigar of the Year Countdown is a quantitative analysis of the best cigars of 2018. Other than the fact the cigar must be a box-worthy cigar to qualify for the list, price is not factored into the Countdown. In this exercise, I take a look at the list from a value standpoint and see […]
Prime Time Awards 2018: Person of the Year – Terence Reilly
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Person of the Year. This award looks at the individual who for better or worse had the most significant impact on the cigar […]
Prime Time Awards 2018: Large Company of the Year – Joya de Nicaragua
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Large Company of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, ability to continue to deliver quality product, and impact […]
Prime Time Awards 2018: Small Company of the Year – Crowned Heads
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Small Company of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, ability to continue to deliver quality product, and impact […]
Prime Time Awards 2018: Large Factory of the Year – Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A.
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Large Factory of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Fábrica […]
2018 Year in Review: Repeating with the Robustos
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The 2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the annals of history. The #1 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Aladino Corojo Reserva by JRE Tobacco Company while the #2 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Crux Epicure Robusto. There are a couple of things that these cigars had […]
Prime Time Awards 2018: Small Factory of the Year – Tabacalera La Alianza S.A.
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Small Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry, Tabacalera La […]
2018 Year in Review: Best Brand Performance for 2018
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The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how the cigars were assessed. Today we slice this data by cigar brand, a category we have ranked since 2012. This […]
2018 Year in Review: Vitola Performance for 2018
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The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how the cigars were assessed Today we slice this data by Vitola – a new category introduced for 2015. This is not […]
2018 Year in Review: Country of Origin Performance for 2018
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The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how the cigars were assessed Today we slice this data by Country of Origin – a new category introduced for 2015. This […]