We are giving away a really cool Montecristo Epic Vintage 12 gift set. This includes: Montecristo Epic Rocks Glasses Montecristo Epic Pen Montecristo Epic Lapel Pin Montecristo Epic Pocket Square Very simple to enter. LEAVE A COMMENT WITH THE NUMERIC SCORE THAT THE MONTECRISTO EPIC VINTAGE 12 RECEIVED FROM CIGAR COOP IN MARCH 2022. […]
Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A Introdues Casa de Garcia Centenario
Altadis U.S.A. has announced the Casa de Garcia Centenario. It’s an offering that will bring two new blends to the value-priced Casa de Garcia line. The new Casa de Garcia Centenario blends will be produced in Nicaragua by the Plasencia family. “Casa de García Centenario brings a new dimension to the brand, offering a modern […]
Announcement: Contest – Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 Gift Set
We did not have an eligible winner for the Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 Gift Set in the live stream. Therefore, we are opening this contest up to the full Cigar Coop audience and will be changing the question slightly. Very simple to enter. The Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 features the colors of the Brazilian flag. […]
Cigar News: Altadis USA to Release Romeo y Julieta Envy
This December, Altadis USA will release a limited edition cigar under the Romeo y Julieta brand known as the Romeo y Julieta Envy. Perhaps most striking is the green-colored packaging used on this release. The Romeo y Julieta Envy is a Nicaraguan puro that is being produced at the Plasencia factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It […]
Cigar Review: Espada by Montecristo Signature Valiente
While Montecristo is a brand that is well known for its Cuban roots, it is a brand that over the years has been one of the pillars of Altadis U.S.A. For many years the production of the brand was in the Dominican Republic, but things would change in 2014 when Altadis decided to produce a […]
Summer of ’22 Report: Altadis U.S.A.
Altadis U.S.A. is one of the “Big Four” companies that withdrew from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show back in 2020. Altadis U.S.A. has seemed to have found its groove since pulling out of the PCA Trade Show. The company has spread its releases out throughout the year without having the releases compete with […]
Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. to Launch Omar Ortez Connecticuts
A new installment is coming to the Omar Ortez series. This month, Altadis U.S.A. will roll out the Omar Ortez Connecticuts. This cigar will join the Omar Ortez Originals and Omar Ortez Maduros. The cigars are produced at Ortez’s factory, Agroindustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. where the Ortez family has been producing cigars for over […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 6 – H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Toro – YouTube Edit
Editor: Here is the YouTube edit of our live Roundtable featuring the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Toro. Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. […]
Announcement: The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 6 – H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Toro
Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. Tonight Ben, Bear, Erron, and Coop will weigh in and see how this cigar stacks up. This will be live-streamed […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 460 – Rafael Nodal, Altadis USA
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On May 14 2022, Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability for Altadis USA and co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars was […]