El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia (Original Release) Jose Ortega and Janny Garcia, from My Father Cigars were guests on the January 5, 2013 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and have announced the return of the El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia. The original release of the El Centurion was a limited release in […]
E.P. Carrillo: 2012 Cigar Coop Manufacturer of the Year Our 2012 Year in Review coverage concludes with a look at how the manufacturers did on Cigar Coop for 2012. In Jaunary, 2012 we introduced a numerical scoring system. At first we were very hesitant to make sure a move, and while this is a philosophical […]
January 4, 2012 – Fred Rewey, owner of Nomad Cigar Company, makers of Nomad cigars manufactured in Dominican Republic, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Under this arrangement, Emilio Cigars sales staff will bring the Nomad Cigar line to market while Fred Rewey will […]
Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake Edition The Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake Edition is the latest release in the Davidoff Limited Edition series. The Limited Edition series can be tracedback to 1997 with the launch of the Davidoff “535” (commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the company’s store once located at 535 Madison Avenue). It […]
At Cigar Coop, we have been afforded the opportunity to smoke many pre-release cigars. When we smoke a pre-release cigar, we document our experience and thoughts on the cigar with a pre-review. In a pre-review, we don’t provide a rating or score. In most cases, we can usually get a good pulse for where […]
Nat Sherman, defining tobacco connoisseurship through a family tradition of innovation and expertly-curated tobacco products and accessories, is pleased to announce that Cigar Aficionado has selected the Nat Sherman Timeless Collection No. 2 as one of the 25 Best Cigars of the Year. Cigar Aficionado has proclaimed the cigar as “the best Nat Sherman cigar […]
The concept behind our Cigar of the Year countdown is to acknowledge the best cigars released for a calendar year. We base this on the new cigar blends released during our Cigar Coop calendar year. Much like you wouldn’t give the original Rocky movie (made in 1975) the 2012 Movie of the Year, we don’t […]
We introduced this “year end award” category last year. The purpose of this category was to look at some cigars that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of aging the cigar – for the positive. Thus, the “Best Aged Cigar” award was born. The criteria for this award is very simple: […]
The purpose of this list is not to expand our Top 30 to Top 40. These are not cigars 31 to 40 being listed. In alphabetical order, we list ten honorable mentions that came oh so close to making the countdown and deserve recognition as very good smokes. Why ten more cigars after already ranking […]
First and foremost, we need to thank our readers for their support and loyalty during 2012. 2012 was an incredible year for growth at Cigar Coop. We’ve done it without contests and without ads, so it really comes down to the great folks who visit our site and we appreciate it. A special thanks also […]
