The CRA has issued a petition against California Bill 575 – a proposal that would issue a widespread tobacco ban. They are calling on California and non-California residents to sign this. A few weeks ago, I discussed what a nightmare this would be: I pulled this right from the CRA communication. There are specific instructions […]
Yesterday, Alec Bradley put out a teaser on the social networks with a “big announcement”. This morning CEO Alan Rubin unveiled a new corporate logo. Over the next few weeks, I envision a lot of talk on this. This is typical with many corporate logo changes and there always is a period of adjustment. Here […]
Gran Habano #3 Robusto Gran Habano Cigars is a cigar company that often flies under the radar of many cigar enthusiasts. Many have heard of Gran Habano because they were famous for crafting the world’s largest cigar. Gran Habano is a company that is a fourth generation cigar maker run by Guillermo Rico and his […]
Manufacturers may be helping Brick and Mortars in the long run This one comes courtesy of the Raleigh Cigar Examiner. My buddy Jason sent me this. We all know those cigar auction sites have provided some incredible deals for cigar enthusiasts. While it might provide good deals, it does have an impact on the all […]
Opinions are of Cigar Coop and Cigar Coop alone The Pete Johnson interview at W. Curtis Draper Tobacconists this past weekend has created quite a stir – and not just for the insights into Tatuaje’s 2011 releases. The comments he made about some recent Candela releases have created quite a stir. Yours truly posted his […]
One thing as I have launched the Cigar Coop project is that I have gotten to meet a bunch of other Cigar Authors on the internet (and I use the word Authors, not bloggers). For the most part, there has been a great fellowship that has developed among us. We all try to do something […]
Last month, Ashton announced an addition to its popular “La Aroma de Cuba” line. This one is called the “Marquis”. Actually this cigar has been around for a few years, but was discontinued. In March of last year, Ashton Cigars brought back the Marquis as a promotional cigar for distribution at events. The cigar proved […]
It seems like 2011 is going to be a huge year for E.P. Carrillo for new cigars. E.P. Carrillo Limitada 2011 On this past weekend’s Cigar Dave show, Cigar Dave sampled a prototype of the new E.P. Carrillo Limitada 2011. This has all of the makings of a top cigar – and it is expected […]
Opinions here are of Cigar Coop and Cigar Coop alone I debated for about 12 hours whether to post an opinion on what I saw on The Stogie Review’s 20:15 Interview with Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson. After thinking about it, I felt another point of view needed to be documented here. First up, I am a […]
Back this past October, I did a Pre-Review on the Elogio LSV. Now that I have been able to repeat a sample of this, I feel I am in better shape to make a more qualified assessment. This is an Indie cigar that you might not see at your local retailer, but it is a […]
I must admit, yesterday when I previewed the Viaje WLP (White Label Project – St. Patrick’s Day) Candela, I had no intention on providing a review 24 hours later. However, there were three factors that made me change my mind: 1) I needed a smoke that wasn’t too strong and a candela wrapper cigar provided […]
Back in January, I reviewed my first cigar from Sean Williams’ El Primer de Mundo line, the El Primer de Mundo Connecticut. I drew comparisons to how this cigar stacked up very well to my #8 Cigar for 2010 – the San Lotano Connecticut. It gave me a lot of respect for what this Indie […]
