Last year was a terrific year for the Torano Family Cigar Company. Not only did Torano to take back control of its own distribution, but they also released three new cigars in 2010. The one cigar that most excited me was the Master by Carlos Torano. This cigar rated #17 on my Top 30 Cigars of […]
El Primer Mundo Connecticut A few months ago, I was blown away by AJ Fernandez’s San Lotano Connecticut cigar. I ended up ranking this cigar #8 for 2010. This cigar proved to me that a Connecticut Shade wrapper can be something special. I’ve now found a second cigar to join this club – the El […]
Some more commentary – short and simple on the Raleigh NC Outdoor Smoking Ban Proposal. How about going back to fundamentals and using good old common courtesy? The IPCPR issued an article on this. This might seem obvious to many, but at the same time it can be effective. I can’t speak for cigarette smokers, […]
An update on the Raleigh Outdoor Smoking Ban…. The Raleigh City Council voted 6 to 2 to develop delay the vote on the Outdoor Smoking Ban until a ordinance is developed. Although the ban has delayed, this is not great news for tobacco enthusiasts – namely that an ordinance is being drafted. Yet buying some […]
As I mentioned previously, we need to keep a very close eye on the Outdoor Smoking Ban proposal going on in New York City. The fear I have is if this is passed, many other municipalities will follow suit. In fact, this has already been happening in several plans – like Asheville, NC and Great […]
Cigar Coop (L), Ernesto Perez-Carrillo (C), Lissette Perez-Carrillo (R) Jeff Borysiewicz (L), Cigar Coop (R) The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind to say the least. Tonight I attended the E.P. Carrillo Cigars event at Corona Cigar Company in downtown Orlando. It was an evening where I got to meet and talk to two […]
Larry Amoruso of Florios It is with great sadness that I have learned that Larry Amoruso, owner of New York’s Florio’s Restaurant and Three Little Indians Cigars has passed away. I learned this information from a friend a little while ago and was able to confirm this on Florio’s Hollywood (Florida) Facebook page that Larry […]
Cigar Coop with Bill Paley (L) and Glynn Loope (C) Readers of Cigar Coop have heard me rave about La Palina Cigars. I rated two of his sticks in the Top 10 – including one at Number 5 and one at Number 7. Today Bill Paley was a guest on Fox News and did a […]
The Macanudo brand has been well-known among cigar enthusiasts and cigar novices for some time. Macanudo’s reputation has basically been built on cigars known to be on the milder side. About two years ago, Macanudo sought to change that image by introducing the full-bodied Macanudo 1968. – a very good cigar. This year, Macanudo […]
Cigar Coop and Matt Booth Matt Booth took Charlotte by storm as he was the guest of honor at a Room 101 Cigars event hosted by Outland Cigars. Matt had been scheduled to fly to Charlotte for this event back in December. Due to a family emergency, Matt had to fly back to the West […]
Back in December, the cigar industry was rocked when one of its icons, Jon Huber announced he was leaving the CAO brand. Huber was the Director of Lifestyle Marketing and had a lot to do with the “edge” that CAO brought to the table in their products. I just saw a link to an interview […]
Back in May, I attended a Cigar Dave event in Charlotte and got to sample the world premiere of the A. Turrent Triple Play. The Triple Play was a Triple Maduro that was created by Alejandro Turrent. I was very pleased with this cigar and in the end I ended up selecting this as the […]
