If one looks at the most active brands in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio, it’s the H. Upmann brand that stands out. The brand was founded in 1844 by Hermann Upmann and in 2019, the brand commemorated its 175th anniversary. Since a 175th anniversary doesn’t come around all that often, the H. Upmann name became one […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a plethora of virtual events by the cigar industry. Some have been Zoom calls connecting with customers or retailers. Some have been virtual sales events. In other cases some companies have decided they have wanted to become podcasters. While certainly this content has been made available, one thing that […]
For Episode 146, the Prime Time Show is proud to welcome Glen Case, Owner of Kristoff Cigars. Glen has well over a decade in the cigar business and took a very different route to getting into it. We’ll learn of Glen’s stories and talk about all of the happenings at Kristoff Cigars. Don’t forget, […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 79, Abe Flores of PDR Cigars makes his debut on Prime Time! Abe has built two big operations – his PDR Cigars factory and his PDR Cigars brand. Tonight we’ll talk to Abe about both of them and uncover his journey in the cigar industry. 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 […]
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. With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the cancellation of the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, it has led to many cigar companies coming up with creative ways to showcase […]
“Before there was Prime Time, we were partnered with Stogie Geeks. It was that partnership that made many things on Cigar Coop possible.” Throughout this series, I have talked about how Cigar Coop has gone through an evolutionary process in growing into the media brand it has become. One thing that helped Cigar Coop […]
At the start of the month, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced it was furloughing its entire staff. Today, the PCA announced two key employees will be returning, Executive Director Scott Pearce and Head of Government Affairs Joshua Habursky. In a communication to PCA members, John Anderson, President of the PCA commented, “Over the past […]
Beginning July 22nd, HVC Cigars will begin shipping its latest line, the HVC Hot Cake. HVC Hot Cake features a San Andres wrapper with Jalapa Corojo ’99 with Esteli Corojo ’98 for the binder and filler. Both varietals are from the Aganorsa Farms. In addition, the fillers utilize three different varieties of a newer tobacco […]
The following is a press release from Empire Social Lounge: [themify_box ] South Miami welcomes Empire Social Lounge, the second Miami location by the founders of the Prime Cigar brand. Located in Downtown Dadeland at 8955 Dadeland Blvd #D-170, Miami, Florida 33156, Empire Social is bringing a dose of “Sophisticated Relaxation” to South Miami. Proprietors […]
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are 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 will take the “Big Board” live […]
At the time InterTabac 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, who organizes the Trade Show said there were plans to present a new alternative concept in place of InterTabac and its sister show InterSupply. This week Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe announced ITShub. It’s an event will take place November 3-4 in Dortmund, Germany […]
