On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 44, Dave and Coop begin “The Alphabet Series” – a series of shows where we cover songs devoted to a particular letter. We begin the series, naturally, with the letter “A.” Our goal with this show is to use this opportunity to cover a number of genres, bands, deep cuts, […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars introduced four 12-count samplers known as the Perdomo Connoisseur Collection. There are three collections representing Perdomo’s signature wrappers (Connecticut Shade, Sun Grown, and Maduro), and a fourth collection known as “Award Winning” that includes Perdomo’s highest-rated and award-winning cigars. Each collection includes two […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Drew Newman of JC Newman Cigar Company told the Cigar Coop team production that a new project out of the El Reloj factory in Tampa, Florida has commenced known as the Angel Cuesta. El Reloj is a 111-year-old cigar factory that recently underwent some renovations. JC Newman […]
2021 was certainly the year of the “Minimalist” booth, but when it comes to Illusione Cigars this is nothing new. Over the past decade at the previous IPCPR Trade Shows, there were years when owner Dion Giolito has not displayed new products – and the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show was one of those […]
Back in April, Arturo Fuente Cigar Company announced it was adding two new sizes to its Rare Pink Collection. At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the new sizes were showcased. The new sizes were two figurados – a 3 3/4 x 54 and a 7 1/4 x 53. At the time of […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo launched a third size to its Pledge line known as the E.P. Carrillo Pledge Apogee. The Apogee was released prior to the show, but the size of the cigar was not unveiled until the show opened. The Apogee is a 6 1/4 x 58 […]
On May 16th, I was a guest on #ElOsoFumarTakes, the podcast hosted by Prime Time Special Edition’s Bear Duplisea. Also appearing with me on the show was Matthew Tabacco, the founder of Smokin Tabacco and host of the Spare Notes podcast. On the show we compare cigar media from two different perspectives – old school […]
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 2, Coop and Matt talk about Cigar Advent Calendars, […]
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 3rd, Tommy “Zman” Zarzecki was our special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video Credit: KMA […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 43 features our seventh installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On this episode, we break down Alanis Morissette’s landmark album Jagged Little Pill. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the Jagged Little Pill album. We go deep into each of the tracks […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 42 features our sixth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On this episode, we break down Peter Gabriel’s 1986 masterpiece, So. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the So album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album looking […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
