Cavalier Genève has announced it has shipped the third installment of its annual limited edition series, the Cavalier Genève LE 2020. The company isn’t disclosing details about the blend, but the cigar itself is different for a few reasons. First up, the cigar is a box-pressed 6 x 54 Toro as opposed to the 4 […]
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 […]
Tonight we celebrate one year of Prime Time Jukebox. To mark the occasion we are celebrating with three friends – Erron Nielsen, and Hector Alfonso Sr. “Cigar Hustler” Mike Szczepankiewicz. We’ll share an evening of both cigars and music – and focusing on the highs and lows of 2020. Tune in to the premiere on […]
Following Miami Cigar and Company’s plans to restructure its sales force, today Toscano Cigars, the Italian cigar company distributed by Miami Cigar Company, issued a statement in terms of its relationship with Miami Cigar and Company. The statement came from Manifatture Sigaro Toscano CEO Luciano Simeone: [themify_box ] Following the announcement of Miami Cigar Co. […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced a new regular production line under its CAO brand known as the CAO Session. The CAO Session is a cigar developed by CAO Master Blender Rick Rodriguez. Rodriguez got the inspiration from smoking cigars in his own “man cave” (his garage) and decided to blend a […]
On Prime Time Episode 165, Dylan Austin, President of Davidoff Americas makes his Prime Time debut. Dylan’s been a veteran at Davidoff for a long-time. He led up one of the most successful rebrands in the cigar industry with Camacho, and now he runs all of Davidoff in the Americas. Tonight we’ll take about Dylan’s […]
Following Miami Cigar and Company’s plans to restructure its sales force, many questions have arisen as to the future of the company’s relationships with La Aurora and Toscano Cigars – both companies that Miami Cigar and Company handles distribution for. Today, La Aurora issued the following statement in regards to the announcement [themify_box ] […]
Back this spring, Prime Time Jukebox curated a “Battle of the Bands” tournament featuring 32 musical acts and Led Zeppelin came out the winner. As promised, we have a show devoted to the winner of the band – so tonight it’s all Led Zeppelin! For this show, our special guest will be Seth Geise of […]
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 Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro, a cigar announced in October as the second installment of the company’s Experimental Series, is now heading to retailers. “When Alec Bradley announced the release of Project 40 Maduro in October, we were overwhelmed by the positive responses we received from enthusiasts, tobacconists and the media,” said Alec […]
Miami Cigar & Company has announced it will undergo a major restructuring in its business model effective January 1st, 2021. The changes will involve a major reduction to the company’s field sales staff. Cigar Coop has learned that several sales representatives have already been notified of the changes and have been offered a severance package. […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced a major revamping of its Perla Del Mar band. The revamping includes an updated blend and new packaging to the Perla Del Mar Maduro and Perla Del Mar Connecticut Shade blends. On top of that, a new third installment, the Perla Del Mar Corojo, has been announced. The story […]