A big year for Viaje Cigars came in 2010 as Andre Farkas’ company had two landmark releases – Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5. and the Viaje Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter. The Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 would capture Cigar Aficionado’s #2 Cigar of the Year (and #1 non-Cuban cigar). The Viaje Skull […]
Hurricane Iota made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on the coast of northeastern Nicaragua late Monday night. It’s the second Category 4 Hurricane to hit Nicaragua this month as two weeks ago Hurricane Eta also made landfall in the same region. While Hurricane Eta took a turn to the north, Hurricane Iota is expected […]
The Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco has reported that Hurricane Eta, a category 4 hurricane, did not damage the 2020-21 tobacco harvest; however, it is getting ready for the impacts of another category 4 storm, Hurricane Iota. The following is the text from a press release issued by the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco: [themify_box ] The […]
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 […]
On Prime Time Special Edition 88’s La Zona Palooza Pre-Game Show, there were several requests for a copy of the bracket used. Below is a link where you can get a copy of the bracket and fill it in on your own. Let us know how your brackets came out. You can watch the […]
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Regulations Deeming Rule was promulgated back in 2016, it has had an effect on newer companies entering the cigar industry. In particular, this has also reduced the amount of first time companies exhibiting at the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show, and has reduced the amount of large-scale debuts at this Trade […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Our friends at Perdomo Cigars have been doing an ongoing set of educational videos hosted by Nick Perdomo on the company’s YouTube channel. In this installment Perdomo Cigars Vice President Arthur Kemper […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On Cigar Coop, we will now post replays of the shows each week (the weekfollowing the date it is aired) in our “blog.” This week on Episode 398 which aired on November 7, 2020, the special guest was Erik Espinosa […]
On Prime Time Episode 163, Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust returns to the Prime Time Show. It’s been a while since Steve has had a full set of segments on the Prime Time Show, so we will have plenty to talk to Steve about – and we’re sure that Steve will have plenty […]
On Prime Time Special Edition 87, were on the air as the Presidential Election Results came in. This was not a politically-driven show, and everyone was asked to leave their politics at the door. We deliveedr the hard-hitting cigar talk you have come to expect with us and had some fun and explored some 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 […]
In 2019, AJ Fernandez would release its first exclusive cigar to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). The cigar would introduce a rounded version of the AJ Fernandez New World blend and officially be known as New World Redondo. This past week has come word that the Redondo would now become an ongoing regular production offering […]
