Tonight is the deadline for new cigar releases to be eligible for the 2020 Cigar of the Year Countdown on Cigar Coop. Last year we introduced new rules making the deadline for eligibility to be the start of the IPCPR Trade Show, with a window of cigars released two years prior to be eligible. This […]
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. Tune in live […]
The cigar industry got a victory as the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously struck down warning labels for cigars and pipes ruling in favor of the industry trade associations (Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America, and the Premium Cigar Association). The ruling was based on the fact […]
Söta Kakor, a regional exclusive cigar for Sweden from Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars is now shipping. The name Söta Kakor translates to “sweet cookies.” It is a project that JSK Cigars owner Riste Ristevski has been working on with Martin Nelson from Swedish importer Kind Cigars. JSK Cigars Owner Riste Ristevski provided details […]
Earlier this year, Tabacalera SLU, the Spanish Cigar company best known for the VegaFina brand, announced a new brand known as Capitol. Capitol is a premium cigar line featuring all Nicaraguan tobaccos with the theme of the Golden Age of the 1920s. Capitol is a line produced at the Plasencia Cigars factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. […]
Gene Tipton, who had a career in the cigar industry that spanned nearly six decades, passed away on Sunday. He was 74 years old. Tipton entered the cigar business working for Hava-A-Tampa Cigar in 1964, which would eventually be absorbed into Altadis USA. Tipton was considered one of the legends in the cigar sales world. […]
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. All of this on […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cavalier Genève released its second limited edition cigar – appropriately titled the Cavalier Genève Limited Edition 2019. The Cavalier Genève Limited Edition series made its debut in 2018. Both have been relatively small batch one and done releases. However when it comes to the Cavalier Genève Limited Edition […]
In 2019, Fratello Cigars announced a release known as “The Texan.” As indicated by the name, The Texan is a regional release that was done for the State of Texas – a region that has been successful for Fratello Cigars. This was not the first regional release for Fratello Cigars as late in 2018, Fratello […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 78, we are honored to welcome the one and only David Garofalo to the show. Dave not only loves cigars, he wears many hats in the cigar industry and we’ll talk to him about the journey he has taken. We will also have another “One Must Go” segment tonight, where […]
Over the past few weeks, Prime Time Jukebox has curated a “Battle of the Bands” Tournament. For this tournament, Dave and Coop have each picked 16 musical artists. We seeded them from 1 to 16 and placed each of 16 teams into brackets – NCAA Tournament Style. Our fans have had an opportunity to vote […]
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 […]
