2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #17: La Palina KB Part Three

This cigar is a spinoff from Cigar Coop’s 2011 Cigar of the Year, the La Palina El Diario Robusto.
This cigar is a spinoff from Cigar Coop’s 2011 Cigar of the Year, the La Palina El Diario Robusto.
La Casa del Tabaco has opened a new location in Gstaad, Switzerland
This is a super premium offering highlighted by a tobacco grown by Julio R. Eiroa known as Piñareno.
It’s a set of cigars paired with specific chocolates.
The #18 Cigar of the Year is a project between celebrity restauranteur Guy Fieri and Espinosa Cigars.
We are pleased to welcome the one and only Nick Perdomo, President and CEO of Perdomo Cigars back to Prime Time.
Our #19 cigar is a collaboration between General Cigar’s Cohiba brand and W.L. Weller.
The Gurkha Year of the Dragon is now shipping to retailers. This is the first Chinese New Year cigar created by Gurkha Cigars.
The Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary is a cigar blended by Quesada Cigars’ family patriarch Manuel “Manolo” Quesada that commemorated his 75th birthday.
We make picks for the 2024 Grammy Awards. On this episode, Dave and Coop look at who they want to win and what we think will win as determined by the voting committee.
While we gave away one Romeo y Julieta Prize Pack by Tabacalera USA for December 2023, we have awarded a second one from the contest entries! We have the drawing in the embedded video below! Thanks to Tabacalera USA and thanks to everyone who entered!
Following the reporting of news that the Fuente y Padrón Legends project arrived damaged. It also led to some criticism of how Cigar Coop reported this story. Today, we double-down and hold to reporting this story, how we sourced it, and the integrity of the content.