For Prime Time Episode 154, we present our tenth edition of the All-Star Media Panel Tonight’s panelists include Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, Ben Lee of Stogie Review, and Cigar Hustler Mike from A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast. We’ll dive into a host of media topics range from impacts of the pandemic, PCA Talk, and the […]
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. Today’s installment deals with “Why do Some Cigars Taste […]
For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 17, we pay homage to the late, great Little Richard. Bear Duplisea, host of Prime Time Special Edition and #ElOsoFumarTakes joins us as our guest. Bear brings his knowledge of history as we look back at the career – and the music of Little Richard. For the cigars during the […]
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 […]
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 Prime Time Episode 155, we welcome the “Protocol Boys”, Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan of Protocol Cigars back to the show. Protocol Cigars has been quite active in 2020 – they seem to be everywhere! We will catch up with Juan and Kevin and get insights into what is going on. We’ll also […]
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we have taken the “Big Board” live for our […]
Lost & Found has announced the release of its latest charitable initiative under the Give a F**k umbrella called ONE. This is a cigar being done with the participation of Protocol Cigars where 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the product will go to Tunnels To Towers Foundation. It’s the first project that Protocol […]
Black Label Trading Company’s Super Deluxe, a cigar that was announced on the Prime Time Virtual Trade Show in July is now heading to retailers. The cigar features a San Andres Maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar is available in three box-pressed sizes: Petite Corona, Robusto, and Lancero. Each […]
Back in 2017, Rafael Nodal joined the Tabacalera USA team as a part of strategic alliance with his company Boutique Blends. In his role at Tabacalera USA, Nodal would take on the role of Director of Product Capability and would oversee the development of many brands seen in the Tabacalera USA portfolio. Nodal would also […]
VegaFina has announced a new limited edition cigar known as the VegaFina Nicaragua Puro Origen. The cigar features tobaccos exclusively from the three main tobacco growing regions of Nicaragua: Jalapa, Estelí and Condega. The blend is wrapped with a Nicaraguan Habano 2000 wrapper. It was blended by the Grupo de Maestros team at Tabacalera de García […]
ITSHub, a hybrid trade show for the tobacco industry that was scheduled to take place November 3rd and 4th, 2020, in Dortmund, Germany has been cancelled. The cancellation is due to ongoing concerns with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. ITSHub was going to include both virtual and on-site components. When ITSHub was announced, it […]
