A fourth size is coming to JRE Tobacco Company’s Aladino Corojo Reserva line. This new size is in the form of a box-pressed figurado marking the first time a box-pressed offering as a well as a figurado offering has been done in the Corojo Reserva line. The Aladino Corojo Reserva Figurado measures 54 x 6 […]
June is the month we get ready for the PCA Trade Show and we begin our PCA coverage leading up to the Trade Show. At the same time the PCA is getting ready to put on the show, there are many battles on the federal and state level being fought. Tonight as we kick […]
When it comes to iconic brands in the cigar industry, Montecristo is one that stands near the top. Montecristo traces its roots back to 1935 when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo. While the brand is still an iconic brand in […]
As we head into the summer season, it’s a time for road trips. On Episode 39 of Prime Time Jukebox, Dave and Coop pull together some of their favorite tunes that can be used to build a Road Trip mix. We also have Radiohead and Pet Shop Boys news. Plus we reflect back on the […]
HVC Cigars has a new exclusive cigar coming to MR. J’s Havana Cigar Lounge in Coventry, Rhode Island. The HVC MR. J’s Havana Cigar Lounge Exclusive will be a Corona Gorda that features 100% Aganorsa tobaccos. The cigar features a Corojo ’99 wrapper from the Jalapa region over a Criollo ’98 binder from Estelí. The […]
Protocol Cigars has announced its second shop exclusive cigar for 2021. The cigar is called The Law, and it will be an annual limited edition for Omertà Cigar Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In a press release announcing The Law, Protocol Cigars stated “Like every shop exclusive cigar we try to capture the spirit of […]
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 […]
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 May 22nd Matt Booth, Room101 Cigars was our special guest. This is an episode I broadcasted from […]
Luciano Meirelles, co-owner of ACE Prime Cigars makes his return to the Prime Time Show. Luciano is back from TPE 21 and getting ready for the PCA Trade Show. At the same time, things have been quite busy with ACE Prime and we’ll get the scoop from Luciano himself. Plus, we will have our Live […]
The Smokin Tabacco Show celebrated its one year anniversary on April 28th. I had the honor of being a featured guest with the one and only Matt Booth on this milestone show. The show also wrapped up the Smokin Tabacco Fundraiser in support for the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. The fundraiser raised over $7,000.00. Image/Video Credit: […]
On May 16, 2017, we did the first Prime Time Special Edition. Now just about four years later, we have reached the 100th Special Edition Show. Tonight Coop and Bear have two very special guests to celebrate the occasion – Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars and the newest contributor to the Cigar Coop team, Erron […]
Frank Sinatra is the winner of the 2021 Battle of the Bands and on Episode 38, the Chairman of the Board takes a victory lap celebrating his victory with an episode dedicated to him. We will look at Frank’s life and career and share some of our favorite Sinatra music. We will also do a […]
