Black Star Cigar Line and Epic Cigars have announced they are teaming up for a project to support Black History Month. The cigar is appropriately called the Black History Cigar Month Cigar. It’s a cigar that will be sold exclusively through Privada Cigar Club. As a part of the project, Privada Cigar Club will be […]
For the third time in four years, Crowned Heads is bringing back the Le Carême Belicosos Finos limited edition cigar. The Le Carême Belicosos Finos is a 5 1/2 x 52 belicoso based on one of the iconic sizes found in the Cuban market. While the regular production line of Le Carême is box-pressed, the […]
Basel, Switzerland, February 10, 2021 – Oettinger Davidoff AG, the world-leading producer of handmade premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has appointed Luc Hyvernat to become new Senior Vice President Chief Commercial Officer, effective March 1, 2021. Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced that Luc Hyvernat will be its new Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial […]
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 29, we did something that we think has never been done before – devoted a whole episode to talking Taylor Swift and Cigars. We were joined by Seth Geise of Developing Palates for this very special episode. We talked about Taylor Swift’s career and then focused on the two albums Swift released in […]
The story of ACE Prime has been well documented on Cigar Coop over the past two years. The company made one of the most impressive debuts for a new company a couple of years ago. At the time a lot attention was focused round the MXS series which had sports celebrity releases with NBA […]
Last week General Cigar Company announced a new limited edition series under the CAO brand known as Arcana. Arcana is described as a series that will feature unique processes for tobaccos from all over North and South America. The first installment of that series was also announced, the CAO Mortal Coil. It’s a cigar that […]
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. Last week Fred Rewey, former owner of Nomad Cigar Company, was the featured guest for a “Where are […]
With Valentine’s Day coming up, we got you covered on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 30. On this episode we will discuss our favorite Valentine’s Day tunes. Whether you want a heartfelt romantic ballad, music to get you in the mood, or just want nothing to do with Valentine’s Day, we will have a song for […]
In 2018, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve. What would be different about this cigar compared to other Rocky Patel releases is that the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve would be an exclusive cigar offered to the non-U.S. market. At that time, there was still a lot of uncertainty around what new […]
On January 26, 2021, I was invited back to be a part of Aaron Loomis’ Developing Palates Cigar Media 2020 Recap. The whole Developing Palates team was there including Jiunn Liu, Seth Geise, and John McTavish. In addition, Charlie Minato, co-founder of Halfwheel, was present. We talk about the surprises, disappointments, trends, and other […]
Boofy is back for Episode 172 of the Prime Time Show. Matt Booth makes his return to the Prime Time Show as we catch up on Room101 Cigars. As you know, when Boofy’s on the Prime Time Show anything can and will happen. This will be an episode you will not want to miss. Plus […]
