The 2020 Cigar of the Year List Season has come to a close. For episode 173, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac and John McTavish of Developing Palates are all back for an Industry Panel to recap the highs and lows of the season. This is one of […]
I didn’t plan it this way, but it turns out I will be doing another marathon podcast week. For over a week plus, I had the honor to be featured in seven ten podcasts over a string of seven ten days in either a host or guest capacity. I encourage you to check them out (or if […]
Altadis USA’s portfolio of cigars has always been one that has interested me. It’s a combination of classic heritage brands, and newer more contemporary brands. From the classic side, brands such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann have been staples. On the contemporary side, we’ve seen Altadis bring in Aging Room, and more […]
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 […]
ACE Prime has announced it will release the third installment to its Pichardo Clasico line. This March, the Pichardo Classic Natural featuring a Habano wrapper will join the Pichardo Clasico (Sumatra) and Pichardo Classic Maduro (Brazilian) offerings. The Pichardo Clasico Natural will be offered in one size – a 6 1/2 x 52 Toro. In […]
The annual tradition is back for the fifth time! Join us for our annual “Big Game” pre-game show. Once again we will have Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales of La Flor Dominicana, to preview the big matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This year the “Big Game” is in […]
ACE Prime has announced it is creating the ACE Prime Foundation. The mission of the Foundation will be to support children with special needs and elderly in the Jalapa region in Nicaragua. The ACE Prime Foundation will be staffed by local community members. All funds raised will go directly to support families with food, water, […]
First, it was the Punch Egg Roll, then it was Punch Chop Suey. Today General Cigar has announced the third installment of its limited-edition Chinese New Year series, the Punch Kung Pow. The cigar is scheduled to reach retailers on February 15, 2021. Punch Kung Pow is a five-country multi-national blend highlighted by a Connecticut […]
On Saturday July 17th, Protocol Cigars will have it’s second annual Pool Party. Like last year, the company will offer a special exclusive cigar to all attendees. For this event, the company has announced that cigar will be its first barber pole offering. The cigar itself will feature a Mexican San Andres Maduro leaf and […]
For Episode 29, we do something that we think has never been done before – devote a whole episode to talk Taylor Swift and Cigars. We’ll be joined by Seth Geise of Developing Palates for this very special episode. We will talk about Taylor Swift’s career and then focus on the two albums Swift released […]
“Nick” is a line that was launched in 2020 in the LH Cigars portfolio. The line is named after the company’s founder, owner, and blender Nick Syris. For several years, LH developed a strong core following with its LH blends. Late in 2017, Syris would collaborate with “Island Jim” Robinson on another brand known as […]
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 the one and only Hostos Fernandez from Tabacalera La Isla was the featured guest. Catch the full […]
