Tonight, making a return to the Prime Time Show, Abe Dababneh joins us for a full interview. Abe’s the founder and proprietor of the Smoke Inn Cigars retail chain. He’s also involved in a slew of other projects, including being the founder and host of KMA Talk Radio. We’ll dive into Abe’s story and get […]
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 on-going set of educational videos hosted by Nick Perdomo on the company’s YouTube channel. Today’s installment deals with Small versus Large Ring Gauge Cigars. […]
Tonight we continue our look at the personalities behind General Cigar as we welcome Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars. Rick has a dual role at CAO as he is both the blender and ambassador for the brand. Rick’s had a unique story on how he moved into this role at General Cigar and tonight we […]
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 re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Tabacalera El Artista has announced the Cimarron Soft-Box-Pressed. It’s a new line extension for the popular Cimarron cigar brand. The Cimarron Soft-Box-Pressed will be an exclusive offering to the Dominican Republic and will be distributed by Belmare SRL. “Cimarron is our top selling brand in Dominican Republic, and is one of the most popular brands […]
Drew Estate’s ACID 20 brand is growing. Yesterday on the company’s Freestyle Live Facebook program, Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate, announced the ACID 20 Bronxilla. This is a Connecticut Shade wrapped extension to the ACID 20 line. It’s a cigar that will be exclusive to Alliance Cigar. The blend for ACID 20 […]
Micallef Cigars has issued the following statement indicating the company has withdrawn its sponsorship and participation in the 2020 Texas Cigar & Spirits Tasting. Scheduled for October 10th in Fort Worth Texas, Micallef Cigars confirms they will not be sponsoring the event or attending. “We know an extraordinary experience is not possible with the current […]
For Prime Time Episode 153, we are proud to welcome back the one and only Andre Farkas of Viaje Cigars! For the past decade, Viaje continues to lead the charge of the small batch, Microblend movement in the cigar industry. It’s been a couple of years since we have talked to Andre, so there […]
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 […]
Last year, Aganorsa Leaf was the Cigar Coop choice for “The Company” going into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Much of the story last year was around Aganorsa Leaf’s proprietary Shade-grown Corojo Maduro leaf with the launch of three new lines. This year most of the focus was on line extensions – including one revamped […]
A dark wrapper version of its Byron 20th Century Londinenses to Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. It’s a cigar that has was rolled in 2010 and has been aging for ten years. The Byron line is produced by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco, which is distributed by United Cigars in the U.S. “The Byron […]
