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 serve as a guide to walk the trade show floor and find out what companies will be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live […]
Lost & Found Cigars has announced the Give A F**k (GAF) initiative, an ongoing project where the company will donate a percentage of profits to charitable causes. Three summer releases will be released: Plume, Malditos Bastardos and Instant Classic will kick off the series. According to Lost & Found, GAF will be an ongoing project […]
There is a new Henry Clay cigar coming next month, and it’s like no other Henry Clay before. This week Altadis USA has announced the Henry Clay War Hawk Rebellious. It’s unique for Henry Clay because it is the first cigar in the brand to be made in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez […]
At the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo, JRE Tobacco Company launched a line of cigars focused on larger, thicker cigars known as Rancho Luna Grandes. JRE Tobacco Company is best known for its Aladino brand, which is the most premium line and has grown into the workhorse brand in its portfolio. In addition, there are two […]
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, […]
By now the idea of Tabacalera USA taking many of its key brands and making them in Nicaragua with Nicaraguan tobaccos is no longer a radical one. There have been currently seven releases under the Romeo y Julieta brand that have been made for Tabacalera USA. These cigars have been produced at either Tabacalera AJ […]
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 Perdomo Lot 23 line has been a part of the Perdomo Cigars’ portfolio for nearly two decades. It was a project that was spearheaded by Nick Perdomo Sr., who would then work with his son Nick Jr. to bring the project to life. The Lot 23 line features tobaccos from a single plot of […]
Erik Espinosa, founder and President of Espinosa Cigars, is our special guest for Prime Time Episode 142. While we have had Erik on several times at La Zona Palooza, we have never had Erik on for a full interview Prime Time style – and tonight we will recap Erik’s journey in the cigar business and […]
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. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for the YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the 14th installment of the series, “Cigar Ratings and Criteria”. […]
Next month marks the 35th anniversary of the Live Aid concert and the 15th anniversary of the Live 8 concert. On Episode 11 of Prime Time Jukebox, we pay homage to these iconic concerts. Dave and Coop will look back at the origins of these concerts, who played there, where they were played, look at […]
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 […]
