Before we start this, it should be noted that for many years I have contended that Cigar Coop is not a blog. However we are a media site with a blog component. This series you are reading is as “bloggy” as a blog can be as we leverage that component to the fullest. What happens when […]
The Blog: Pink Cadillac Tour 2021 – The Social Distanced Edition Part 1: Introduction
Before we start this, it should be noted that for many years I have contended that Cigar Coop is not a blog. However we are a media site with a blog component. This series you are about to read is as “bloggy” as a blog can be as we leverage that component to the fullest. What […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 410 – Tom Lazuka, Asylum Cigars
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On February 13th, Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars was a special guest. Catch the full show below (or click […]
The Blog: The Great Smoke 2021 – Not an Unboxing: 40 for 40
With the releasing of the “Party in a Box” for Smoke Inn’s 2021 The Great Smoke (TGS), many media people have been doing unboxing videos. Sorry to disappoint you, but we won’t be using a knife to show you opening up the mailing carton. Instead, we will be focusing on the 40 cigars included […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on the Smokin Tabacco Big Game Post Game Show
On February 7, following the Super Bowl LV matchup that saw the Tampa Bay, ur friends at Smokin Tabacco hosted a post-game show to break down the Big Game. I was a guest with Matthew Tabacco, Host of Smokin Tabacco; Jonathan Carney, Vice President of La Flor Dominicana; and Mike Bellody, Owner of MLB […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 409 – Dion Giolito, Illusione Cigars
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. Last week Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars was a special guest. Evan Darnell of the Red Meat Lovers […]
The Blog: Will Cooper and Bear Duplisea Guest on La Flor Dominicana’s Big Game Pre-Game Show
On February 5, 2021, Bear Duplisea and I were guests on a La Flor Dominicana podcast previewing The Big Game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs. The show was broadcast from Davidoff of Geneva in Tampa Florida and featured La Flor Dominicana Vice President of Sales Jonathan Carney, La Flor Dominicana […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on The Heckle & Jeckle Cigar Podcast
On February 3, I was a guest on the Heckle & Jeckle Cigar Show. This is a show hosted by Espinosa Cigars Director of Operations Hector Alfonso Sr. and Espinosa Director of Sales, Jack Toraño. On the podcast, we previewed The Big Game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs and discussed some timely […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on #ElOsoFumarTakes #Take155
On January 31st, I was a guest on #ElOsoFumarTakes, the podcast hosted by Prime Time Special Edition’s Bear Duplisea. On the podcast, Bear and I look back at 2020 from a cigar media perspective. We also get into many topics around cigar media in general. There are many cigar media topics that I had never […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 408 – Fred Rewey
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. Last week Fred Rewey, former owner of Nomad Cigar Company, was the featured guest for a “Where are […]