For the second year in a row, AJ Fernandez Cigars will release an exclusive cigar to the retailers of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). At a virtual meeting held in place of the annual TAA Convention, it was announced that the AJ Fernandez Belles Artes Maduro will be a part of the 2020 TAA […]
Collaborations have become the rage in the cigar industry over the past few years, but in 2019 one of the more unique collaborations was launched between two unlikely cigar companies and it was called Warzone. It was a project that would take both Espinosa and General out of their traditional comfort zones in four ways: […]
For the past six years, Crowned Heads has released an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) as a part of its annual Exclusive Series under The Angel’s Anvil brand. 2020 marks a change as Crowned Head’s seventh release with be under the name The Lost Angel. We have described the background and […]
On Prime Time Episode 131, it’s our ninth All-Star Media Panel. We have three veterans of the cigar media ready to hit the panel for some lively discussion as we welcome back David Jones of Leaf Enthusiast, Ben Lee of Stogie Review, and “Big Tuna” Seith Geise from Developing Palates. Anything could happen with […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) filed a Joint Petition with several independent premium cigar manufacturers requesting that both the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Alex Azar) as well as the Commissioner (Dr. Stephen Hahn) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enact a six month stay […]
Earlier this month, the Tobacconist Association America (TAA) announced it was postponing its 2020 Convention due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Today, members of the TAA had a virtual meeting where it was confirmed the Convention has been officially canceled for 2020. In addition, as a part of that virtual gathering, the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us new avenues to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for their YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the sixth installment of the series, “How to Properly Relight Your […]
Crowned Heads has announced its latest extension to its Four Kicks brand. This time it is a Sumatra-wrapped offering called the Four Kicks Capa Especial. It’s a project that goes back to the time when Crowned Heads was first getting their company off the ground. When Crowned Heads launched in 2011, they made a decision […]
Micallef Cigars is releasing a new program called “Ultimate Inventory.” This is providing a unique revenue opportunity to the company’s brick and mortar partners during the economic challenges brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic. Under the program, retail members will be able to sell any box or bundle to a customer. The order will then […]
In 2019, Nat Sherman International introduced a new installment for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). The cigar would fall under the Timeless brand and was known as the Timeless TAA 2019 Limited Edition. While this was the second blend released for the TAA by Nat Sherman, Nat Sherman was no stranger to the TAA. […]
On Special Edition #70, we return to Mount Rushmore! It’s the second installment of our Mount Rushmore Series. This time we will be looking at our favorite Rocky Patel cigars and look and see which are the ones that belong on Mount Rushmore. And we’ll update you on cigar industry happenings around the COVID-19 […]
