The following is the final installment of the “Tales from the IPCPR” series on Cigar Coop. The opinions expressed here are of Cigar Coop and Cigar Coop alone. Sure IPCPR was a learning experience and it was a blast, but it still was a convention and trade show. From coming out of this, I […]
Great news! The Smoking Ban passed earlier in Galveston, Texas and went into law this year has been revised. The original ban covered bars, restaurants, private clubs — including outdoor seating areas and within 15 feet of the doorways to such establishments. Well I think some people in Galveston woke up and realized the economic […]
Part of my battle against the Pleasure Police is to inform cigar enthusiasts of great places to go and enjoy a fine cigar. This will be the first of many places I will post on a semi-regular basis. Today’s first stop is Haddonfield, NJ – just 15 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. […]
A tropical storm has formed off the coast of Central America. Somehow they have deemed that this storm should be named Matthew. Normally, this wouldn’t be of interest to me, but given the location this is something worth watching. Namely, this thing is pretty close to Nicaragua and Honduras. We as cigar enthusiasts need to […]
The Art Deco Gran Toro Nestor Miranda and Don Pepin Garcia are rock stars in the Cigar business. Over the past year, Miranda and Pepin have collaborated on three sticks that are being launched under the Nestor Miranda brand of Miami Cigars – the Nestor Miranda Domincano, the 1989, and the new Nestor Miranda Art […]
The insanity just never ends. This time I take you to San Francisco, California….. First they took the right away to sell a legal tobacco product in local San Francisco pharmacies. That wasn’t enough for the Pleasure Police, now city supervisors decided to expand that scope to include large retail chains like supermarkets or discount […]
Lite up Charlotte is the first of its kind – CIGAR FESTIVAL in Charlotte. Everyone that purchases a ticket for the event will receive a coupon book with 18 coupons redeemable the day of the event. The coupon booklet also contains 18 other opportunities to save money. The $75 ticket is well worth the over […]
Don Pepin Garcia has truly established himself as one of the legends in the cigar business. One thing Pepin has done a great job at doing is collaborating with many of the big name cigar manufacturers and working on blends for them. For Ashton Cigars, Pepin worked on the San Cristobal blend. This cigar has […]
Tom (L), Jonathan Drew (C), Stace (R) Thursday night – the final night of IPCPR. A very long week, but a most fulfilling week. What better way to close out the week than to go for a gourmet meal at Emeril’s in the French Quarter. I will state this, for me – it was all […]
At the IPCPR, one cigar company I came across was Bad Dog Cigars. Bad Dog Cigars have been doing some interesting things with their line of cigars. There is some innovative stuff going on with their wrappers – particularly involving the release of exotic wrappers from Brazil and Zimbabwe (hopefully I will have more on […]
Special thanks to my cousin Mike who sent this my way. The Pleasure Police have been posturing in New York City. Mayor Mike Gloomberg wants to take away your legal right to enjoy a tobacco product at a park, beach, or even sidewalk pavilion. Stand up and tell these yahoos no – this will not […]
To start off direct – the Perdomo Reserve Limited Golf Edition is one of those limited run cigars that if you have an opportunity to get your hands on one, I’d highly advise it. This stick was a part of of the Perdomo “La Tradicion” line (a great line of limited run sticks by […]
