Folks who have followed me know I am not a fan of event recaps. The problem with an event recap is that it’s playing the same record every time – namely, we smoked, drank, ate, got a few photo ops, and had a good time. Therefore, folks know I try to avoid them. From my […]
This month Viaje Cigars will release the 2018 installment of its Juntos series. The name “Juntos” stands for “together” and is a line that Viaje devotes to collaborations with others in the cigar industry. For the 2018 edition of Juntos, Viaje will partner with E.P. Carrillo and Tabacalera La Alianza. This is the second release […]
At the Festival del Habano XX scheduled to begin on February 26th, Nelson Alfonso will debut a unique ashtray known as the Count of Montecristo. Alfonso most recently has garnered attention as the creator of the brands of Selected Tobacco (Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero), but he has established himself as a world-renowned packaging designer. He […]
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 […]
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has introduced three new colors to its popular Luminoso glass ashtray collection. The new ashtrays began shipping to retailers earlier this month. The new color options include smoke, purple, and crystal. The Luminoso ashtrays were first introduced back in 2012. Each ashtray sports a silver “RP” logo hand-painted into the base […]
This month, Viaje Cigars will bring back the Señor Andre’s Chicharrones, a three blend series that pays homage the popular Latin American fried delicacy. Señor Andre’s Chicharrones made its debut in 2015. The new 2018 edition marks only the second time the series has been released. Señor Andre’s Chicharrones consists of three distinct blends: Original (Corojo […]
This month, Crowned Heads Cigars will release the Crowned Heads Paniolo Especial 2018 as an exclusive offering to Hawaii-based retailer R. Field and Wine Co. It’s the fourth consecutive year Crowned Heads has released an exclusive cigar for R. Field and Wine Co. under the Paniolo Especiale brand; however, for the first time, the Paniolo […]
It’s Episode 41 on the Prime Time Show and we are proud to welcome Andre Farkas to the Prime Time Show. Andre has revolutionized the small batch cigar market and tonight, we will gain insights into what he has accomplished and be given a glimpse of where things are heading. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, […]
The Debonaire Daybreak is the fifth blend to be released by Phil Zanghi‘s Debonaire House operation. Debonaire House consists of two distinct brands, Debonaire and Indian Motorcycle Cigars. Up until the release of Daybreak, both Debonaire and Indian Motorcycle Cigars consisted of a Habano and Maduro wrapped blend. With Daybreak, Zanghi ventures into some different […]
It’s Episode 41 on the Prime Time Show and we are proud to welcome Andre Farkas to the Prime Time Show. Andre has revolutionized the small batch cigar market and tonight, we will gain insights into what he has accomplished and get a glimpse on where things are heading. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo announced the return of the E.P. Carrillo Elencos line. The story of Elencos traces back to 2010 at the time when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s E.P. Carrillo brand was in its infancy. Ernesto had released the first of his Edición Limitada series known as the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada […]
Join us for Prime Time Special Edition #22. We are excited to welcome Omar de Frias to the show. We will learn and catch up on everything Fratello Cigars. We will also do a little recap of the “Big Game” played between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. All of this on the newsmagazine show […]
