For Prime Time Special Edition 95, we welcome Carlos “Carlito” Fuente, Cynthia Fuente, and José Blanco of Arturo Fuente Cigars. All three will be pinch-hitting tonight (including Carlito & Jose doing pinch-hitting for a second time). We also will take a look at some really good cigars, but ones that we think could use a […]
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 […]
The Unstolen Valor is the fifth installment in Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s limited production line, Muestra de Saka. The line has been primarily positioned as a one size, one blend line for each installment. The series has also become a very personal one from Master Ligador Steve Saka. He has described this as “a line […]
Xavier Becerra, the man whom President Joe Biden nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services, was confirmed on March 18th for the position in a vote by the United States Senate by a vote of 50 to 49. 49 Democrats voted to confirm Becerra. One Republican, Senator Susan Collins (D, ME) also voted in […]
Last month, it was announced that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was banning smoking in cigar lounges in order to comply with the state’s mask mandate requirement to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer refined her previous mask mandate from four weeks earlier to allow the re-opening of smoking in […]
Micallef Cigars has announced it is releasing “A Cigar Journal.” This is a primer geared for new cigar enthusiasts. The journal contains Cigar 101 content, and also highlights the contribution of women to the cigar industry. In addition, it provides journal pages for the consumer to record his/her cigar experiences. In addition, the company believes […]
Altadis USA has announced a new installment under its Montecristo Epic line known as the Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. The Montecristo Epic line was launched in 2012 with the Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007, a cigar that featured tobaccos from a 2007 vintage crop. Cigar Aficionado reported the Vintage 12 utilizes a 2012 vintage crop. “To […]
DBL Cigars by Francisco Almonte has begun shipping their newest release, La Pipa. The name La Pipa translates to the Pipe representing the shape of this cigar. La Pipa is produced at Tabacalera DBL in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Each cigar has intricate artwork unique to the invidiual cigar. DBL Cigars says La Pipa is the […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
For Episode 179, we welcome Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco of Amendola Family Cigar Company who will be making their Prime Time debut. Amendola Family Cigar Company has been getting a lot of attraction from many cigar enthusiasts and tonight we’ll dig into Jeff and Chris’ story – which is one of the more […]
ADVentura The Royal Return is a two-cigar line that was introduced by ADVentura Cigars in 2021. ADVentura Cigars was founded by Henderson Ventura and Marcel Knobel. It’s a brand of cigars that comes out of Tabacalera William Ventura in the Dominican Republic. This is a factory that has earned a reputation for making cigars for […]
There is a new installment to Viaje’s Pepper series. It’s the Viaje Phat Purple Jalapeño. It pays homage to a jalapeño pepper that comes in the color purple. While most of the Pepper sizes have come in the form of a 4 7/8 x 50 figurado, the Phat size is a 5 13/16 […]
