La Aurora Cigars is a company that loves to celebrate milestones, and in 2018 the company would commemorate 115 years of operation of its factory with a new cigar series. The series would be called the La Aurora 115th Anniversary. There would be two components to this line – two limited edition cigars and a regular […]
Last year Fratello Cigars released a sampler called the Fratello Space Pack that contained two unreleased blends in a 6 x 50 format. The intent was to get market research on whether either of these blends should be brought to market. Today Fratello announced that one of the blends, Arlequín, will now be released in […]
Black Works Studio has announced a new extension to its Killer Bee line known as the Killer Bee Swarm. This limited edition cigar marks the brand’s Fabrica Oveja Negra foray into the world of Cameroon wrappers. The Killer Bee Storm consists primarily of a Cameroon wrapper, but it also has a Maduro and candela linear […]
A couple of months ago, Dave ran a listener/viewer poll to see what artist/album should be selected for our second Album Archaeology show and the winner was Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II album. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the “Led Zeppelin II” album. We […]
Exactly one year prior to the publication of this assessment, it was the eve of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. As we usually do, it was time to make our predictions for the five hottest cigars at the Trade Show. These aren’t necessarily the cigars that are the best, but rather those […]
Over the past couple of weeks, a virtual event called “Cigar Enthusiasts for Trump” was being promoted as an opportunity to “sit down” with the Trump campaign and be part of a discussion with Donald Trump Jr, the son of President Donald Trump. One of the biggest questions asked by the cigar enthusiasts and industry-people […]
Today, we are honored to welcome the one and only Manuel Inoa of La Aurora Cigars as our special guest. Manuel is the Master Blender at La Aurora Cigars, and we’ll discuss his journey in the cigar industry. We will discuss the history of the La Aurora Cigar Factory, and get some of Manuel’s insights […]
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 […]
“Just like it is important for a cigar brand to have face to face time with its customers, it is equally as important for a cigar media brand to spend face to face time with the stakeholders involved in the industry. This has played a key role in the evolution of Cigar Coop.” The first two […]
Mombacho Cigars SA has announced its Cosecha 2015, the fourth installment of its annual pure vintage series. These cigars are set to hit retailers on July 1st. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest.” It’s a concept that is analogous to the wine world – namely harvesting premium grapes from a particular crop. Cosecha 2015 […]
In terms of limited edition cigars, one trend that has become quite popular is one themed around the Chinese New Year. Over the years companies such as Davidoff, Drew Estate, Maya Selva, and Tabacalera SLU (VegaFina) have all released cigars with a theme. In 2019, General Cigar Company came out with its version. The cigar […]
For Episode 144, we are honored to welcome another legend to our show, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. This will be a fun episode as we catch up with Ernesto on the happenings at E.P. Carrillo, including the new Pledge cigar set to hit stores this summer. Plus we’ll talk plenty of blending and industry talk with […]
