On Episode 7 of Prime Time Jukebox, we present our first Album Archaeology show. On this episode we cover Dave’s favorite album, The Rolling Stones “Let It Bleed.” Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we do the same on the “Let It Bleed” album. We go deep into each […]
For the past several years while Crowned Heads has been growing its core line of cigars, it has also built a nice assortment of limited edition and shop exclusive cigars. In 2018, one of the more intriguing releases that was both limited edition and shop exclusive went to a retailer called Shore Thing Cigars called […]
On Prime Time Episode 131, it’s our ninth All-Star Media Panel. We have three veterans of the cigar media ready to hit the panel for some lively discussion as we welcome back David Jones of Leaf Enthusiast, Ben Lee of Stogie Review, and “Big Tuna” Seth Geise from Developing Palates. Anything could happen with this […]
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 […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Davidoff of Geneva has announced its production innovation plan for 2020 will be delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, this will delay the launch of products that had been already announced for the Camacho and AVO brands earlier this year. In addition, like many companies, Davidoff is planning a series of virtual events through […]
Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Cigars have announced a new strategic alliance. Under the alliance, ACE Prime Cigars will now exclusively be distributed by Crowned Heads Cigars. The alliance goes beyond distribution. The two companies had already been working together as ACE Prime’s Tabacalera Pichardo is handling production for the Crowned Heads Juarez line. In […]
Artesano Del Tabaco has announced a line extension to its Viva La Vida brand known as Club 500. The cigar is Viva La Vida’s first box-pressed offering. The name Club 500 is a tribute to the first 500 cigar lounges who supported the Viva La Vida brand. The Viva La Vida Club 500 is a […]
In 2019, Alec Bradley Cigar Company President Alan Rubin shocked the cigar world when he announced he was acquiring a majority stake of Lars Tetens Brands. Lars Tetens Brands is the namesake of Lars Tetens. Tetens has over 30 years in the cigar business. He is best known for making premium flavored cigars which he […]
For third year in a row, General Cigar Company will release an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Once again the blend will come from the CAO brand. The release is called the CAO Expedición and it will hit TAA retailers this May. Produced in Honduras, the CAO Expedición features […]
On Prime Time Episode 132, Luciano Meirelles of A.C.E. Prime makes his debut! Luciano’s company made one of the biggest splash debuts at the previous year’s IPCPR Trade Show, and we’ll get the story behind this. In addition, A.C.E. Prime is teaming up with some major names from the world of professional sports and we’ll […]
For the second straight year, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will release its Brick House Ciento Por Ciento as an exclusive offering to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA)’s 2020 Exclusive Series of cigars. Brick House Ciento Por Ciento was introduced last year as a part of the 2019 TAA Exclusive Series. The cigar is a […]
