Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed a budget bill into law that includes a provision to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. This makes Pennsylvania the 19th State in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. Pennsylvania now will become one of 38% of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase […]
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 […]
Prime Time Episode 117 brings our eighth All-Star Media panel to the table. Tonight we are joined by Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates. We’ll cover a bunch of fresh cigar industry topics in true Prime Time style including the Tobacco Business Awards and the layoffs in Nicaragua affecting the […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company is now the latest manufacturer to partner with Cigar Dojo. Today Alec Bradley and Cigar Dojo announced the Alec & Bradley Uru Doshi. It’s the 18th collaboration Cigar Dojo has released with a major manufacturer. The cigar will make its debut on February 29th and will be offered exclusively through South […]
Since Cubariqueño Cigar Company launched in 2015, each year the company has released a new regular production blend into its portfolio. The year 2019 was a little different as Cubariqueño would unveil two blends under a new line known as Protocol Sir Robert Peel in the form of a Natural and Maduro. Protocol Sir Robert […]
It’s Special Edition #63 and joining us will be Emma Viktorsson, owner of Las Cumbres Tabaco. We will catch up on the latest happenings with the Senorial and Freyja brands, and look at Emma’s extensive history in the tobacco and premium cigar industry. You can watch LIVE by clicking here starting 9:15 PM Eastern […]
ACE Prime has announced it will team up with Baseball superstar Adrián González to release a cigar under its M.X.S. Signature Series line. The cigar joins M.X.S. Signature Dominque Wilkens and Tiago Splitter releases. News of this story was mentioned on Bear Duplisea’s #ElOsoFumarTakes Podcast where ACE Prime co-founder Luciano Meirelles was a guest. “We have […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua Cigars unveiled the fourth installment of its Joya series with Joya Silver. The Joya series was first launched back in 2014 with the release of Joya Red and is intended to offer a more contemporary styled smoke in termed of packaging and blend at a […]
j Back in 1996, Alan Rubin founded Alec Bradley Cigar Company, naming it after his two sons, Alec and Bradley. While Alan never pushed his boys into the company, both sons expressed an interest in joining their father in the cigar business. After playing a role in some of the operations of the company, the […]
On November 23, 2019, at 7:30 PM, the Cigar Coop Prime Time Network of Shows unveils its latest brand, “Prime Time Jukebox” – a.k.a “PTJ”. It’s a show that pairs music with cigars and taking a music-centric approach. On Episode 1 we will talk about the origins of Prime Time Jukebox on Episode 1, but essentially […]
Tonight its the premiere of Prime Time Jukebox! For Episode 1, Dave and Coop review the 2020 nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, make some predictions, and play some music by the nominees. Plus Dave will cover some newer music to hit the scene. The Spotify Playlist for the show tonight can […]
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 […]
