Protocol Cigars has announced the third installment of the Protocol John Doe Series with the Protocol John Doe Series 3.0. It is a one-time, limited-edition installment that will once again be sold exclusively through Omerta Cigar Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Protocol John Doe keeps to Protocol’s theme of law enforcement and is appropriate for […]
Our team’s visit to the Ashton booth was quite interesting. We actually made two visits to the booth. The first day we somehow got on the topic of our first Ashton smoking experiences, and it seemed like we each had a memory to tell. On the second day, we got a chance to interview Vice […]
Casa Turrent, the brand owned by the famed Mexican tobacco family the Turrents, has announced four line extensions that will go across the four blends of its Casa Turrent line. The Casa Turrent 1880 Claro, Casa Turrent 1880 Colorado, Casa Turrent Oscuro, and Casa Turrent Maduro will each receive a Short Robusto (4 3/4 x […]
Oveja Negra Brands is well known for its “less is more” philosophy when it comes to the production numbers of its lines. At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the company introduced a new line extension under one of its smaller production lines, the Emilio Papa Joe. Papa Joe hasn’t been a line […]
Earlier this year, General Cigar announced a limited edition project known as the Cohiba Serie M. The “M” stands for the fact that this is a cigar made in Miami at the El Titan de Bronze factory, marking the first time a Cohiba has been made in the United States. For Cohiba brand ambassador Sean […]
Espinosa Cigars is one of the companies that could stake the claim to being the standout company of the 2021 PCA Trade Show. This year saw a booth that showcased Espinosa’s high print media cigar ratings as well as one with consistent foot traffic. There are two themes that can be applied to Espinosa Cigars – […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Ian Reith’s Dapper Cigar Company introduced its third blend under the La Madrina line, the La Madrina Shade. La Madrina Shade consists of an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over a Mexican San Andres binder, and Dominican, Nicaraguan, and U.S. fillers. Production is handled out of the […]
On the eve of the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced production of the Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper would be moving from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory in the Dominican Republic to Nestor Plasencia’s Tabacos de Oriente factory in Danlí, Honduras. The change was made due to the production […]
When a guest did not show up for Bear Duplisea’s #ElOsoFumarTakes show, I was asked to be a part of a group of pinch hitters to be a guest on the show. These guests included Cigar Coop team members Erron Nielsen and Ben Lee as well as Ace Prime’s Luciano Meirelles, La Flor Dominicana’s Jonathan Carney, […]
Spare Notes is a new series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On Episode 3, Coop and Matt talk about PCA from the good, […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On July 24tth, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company was the special guest. Catch the full show below: […]
Due to our guest being unable to make tonight’s show, we shifted gears and assembled a last minute panel for some impromptu PCA 2021 Trade Show talk. Aaron and Coop were joined by Cigar Coop team members Bear Duplisea and Ben Lee. We are also joined by Espinosa Cigars’ Director of Operations Hector Alfonso Sr. […]
