Get your bacon and Nomad cigar ready as the one and only Fred Rewey of Nomad Cigar Company will be returning as a special guest of Prime Time. Nomad has a new release about to hit stores called the Nomad Signature, and we will catch up on that and all the happenings at Nomad. It’s […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 61 – Matt Booth, Room 101 Cigars – 8/2/18 10pm EST, 7pm PST
For Episode 61 Matt Booth is coming back to Prime Time. While we will catch up on things since his return to the cigar industry – anything can happen when Boofy comes to Prime Time. We also will learn a little about Room 101 Gin – and of course we will have an […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #36 – The IPCPR Special Edition Post Game Tues 7/31 9:15pm EST, 8:15pm CST
For Special Edition #36, Bear and Coop are back from covering the IPCPR, and they will share their thoughts on covering it as a team. It was Bear’s first IPCPR, and for Coop it was the first time he had a co-pilot for the coverage. We will talk about how things went for the duo. […]
Announcement: About Prime Time Episode 60
As some folks know, the live stream for Episode 60 of the Prime Time Show had some serious issues. Unfortunately, the problems went beyond that as our recording and subsequent archive was corrupted. We had a great show Thursday and I’m heartsick that we can’t recover the recording. I am sorry to say we have […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 60 – Max Fernandez and Terence Reilly, Aganorsa Leaf – 10pm EST, 7pm PST
Prime Time is back from the IPCPR and ready to roll as we have a jam-packed episode. For Episode 60, we welcome Max Fernandez and Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf. We will get the story behind this company, it’s recent rebranding, and why the tobaccos this vertically integrated company prodiuces are considered some of […]
Announcement: Cigar Industry Report Not Publishing on 7/14/18 Due to IPCPR Coverage
On January 19, 2013 Cigar Coop launched the Cigar Industry Report – a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop highlighted by our new. For 286 consecutive weeks, each Saturday at 8am Eastern, we have published like clockwork. Today, the decision has been made to not publish the Cigar Industry […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #35 – Mel Shah, MBombay Cigars Tues 7/10 9:15pm EST, 8:15pm CST
It’s the Red River edition of Special Edition as Bear and Coop broadcast from “opposite sides” of the famed Red River… Tonight on Special Edition, Bear and Coop welcome back Mel Shah of MBombay. Mel’s coming into IPCPR with MQBA – one of the most unique cigar lines we have seen in some time. […]
Announcement: Policy Change Involving Pre-Release Cigars
Effective July 1st, Cigar Coop will now be scoring cigars that are pre-release cigars. We will be officially closing down the concept of “Pre-review” – a pre-release review that wasn’t scored. Cigar Coop does not want to be in the habit of scoring pre-release or pre-production cigars, so these reviews will be more limited in […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 59 – The 2018 IPCPR Prime Time Pre-Game All Star Media Panel 10pm EST, 7pm PST
On Episode 59, we continue our IPCPR Pre-Game as we have an All Start Media Panel! Join Aaron and Coop as they welcome Ben Lee of Stogie Review, John McTavish of Developing Palates, and Tripp Waldrop of Cigar Federation. These are some very experienced IPCPR veterans and we will get some great insights into the show. […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 58 – Dion Giolito, Illusione Cigars 10pm EST, 7pm PST
On Episode 58, we are proud to welcome Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars. We will get some insights into Dion and his brand, including his latest release, OneOff. Plus in our Debonaire Ideal segment we will talk Fireworks, and in our Deliberation Segment we access criteria that goes into making a cigar purchase. This is […]