Macanudo is General Cigar Company’s most successful brand in its vast portfolio. Back in 2014, General Cigar created a new offshoot in its Macanudo brand known as Macanudo Inspirado. Macanudo Inspirado was geared with the more contemporary smoker in mind. Originally Macanudo Inspirado made its debut in the European market in 2014. Two years later, General […]
Protocol Cigars has formally announced the second release in its Lawman Series, the Protocol Eliott Ness. The Protocol Eliott Ness will be released in two blends, a Natural and a Maduro. Eliot Ness pays homage to the American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to bring down Al Capone. It’s a line that was first […]
Mombacho Cigars isn’t a company that does a lot of releases, but President and Master Blender Claudio Sgroi had plenty to talk about when he was a guest on the Prime Time Virtual Trade Show. The past 18 months have been busy at Mombacho. With Nicaraguan Broadleaf wrapper getting alot of attention, Sgroi is […]
If you look at one of the most successful new companies of the last decade, there is no doubt Crowned Heads will come to mind. The company launched in 2011, and over the years built a strong portfolio of core regular production lines and limited-edition releases. Along the way, the company has had releases incorporating […]
Before it was cancelled for 2020, Davidoff of Geneva had not been planning to attend the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The company had announced earlier this year that it had pulled out of the Trade Show along with Altadis USA, Drew Estate, and General Cigar Company. Like the other companies, Davidoff formulated its plans […]
August 15, 2020 marks ten years of Cigar Coop. There were people who told us in the first 90 days we would never make it. There were times I doubted it myself, but ten years later here we are. In the past 10 weeks, I’ve reflected on ten years of the history of Cigar Coop. […]
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming up on 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 81, we were excited to welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars back to the show. It’s been a while since we had Omar on the show, and there are a lot of things happening with his company Fratello Cigars that we will talk about. Plus, Bear and Coop discuss […]
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 […]
“Vienna has long been a crossroads city of the world. Much like the city we all face crossroads moments – aka decision points and Cigar Coop is no exception. Today in this final installment, we look at those decision points” It was musician Billy Joel that penned one of the greatest songs of all time […]
Two Guys Smoke Shop’s annual Anniversary Party for 2020 has become the latest casualty of the pandemic. Today the retailer announced it is cancelling its 35th-anniversary party that was scheduled for September 16, 2020. Two Guys Smoke Shop says the reason was due to an order by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker which lowered the cap […]
Even before the Big Four had decided to pull out of the 2020 PCA Trade Show, Micallef Cigars had decided after last year’s then-IPCPR Trade Show it would not be returning. Kicking off 2020, founder Al Micallef issued a bold statement, “I’m frustrated. We’re not able to serve retail partners at our high expectations in […]
