Many people have asked me two questions: 1) Given the COVID-19 pandemic, was Cigar Coop still planning on going to the trade show, and later: 2) What does it mean for Cigar Coop without a Trade Show this year? The answer to the first question is that there was never a decision made to go/no-go. […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Today we feature the story of Cajun Cigar Czar and his unique way of strengthening his distribution channel. Cajun Cigar Czar has quietly become one of the fastest growing cigar distributors […]
On May 6, I had the opportunity to be a guest on the JR Cigars Virtual Herf hosted by Nick Libretti. A few days prior to this show, I had been a guest on Smoke Night Live with Nick and really enjoyed our conversation there. We got to continue it on the herf. Not only […]
Recently I had an opportunity to be on the Cigar Talk Podcast. On the show, I was interviewed by host Rob Jones. I discuss things such as the beginnings of Cigar Coop, podcasts, and flavor notes. At the time this was recorded, I was asked whether or not the PCA Trade Show should happen given […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for the YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the ninth installment of the series, “The Best Way to […]
On May 1st, 2020 I had the opportunity to guest on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live show with Nick Libretti of JR Cigars. I really enjoyed the conversation with Nick, who does a fantastic job hosting content for JR Cigars. We tackled a bunch of industry topics – including the impacts of COVID-19, PCA […]
On May 4th, Dave and I will premiere Episode 9 of Prime Time Jukebox – The Cheap Trick Show. We are honored to have band founder Rick Nielsen and his son Erron. To have this opportunity was nothing short of amazing, and from a personal standpoint, it hits home for two reasons. First back in […]
On April 13, 2020, I had the opportunity to be a part of a cigar industry vHerf hosted by Prime Time Host Aaron Loomis and the Developing Palates team. This is the third vHerf done by Developing Palates and it had a major infusion of cigar industry star-power. In addition to Developing Palates and […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us new avenues to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Recently our friends at Perdomo Cigars announced a series of educational videos for its YouTube channel hosted by Nick Perdomo. Today we include the eighth installment of the series, “Humidor Cigar Aging.” / Video Credit: […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on the cigar industry. One thing cigar manufacturers are missing is the personal interaction with customers. This has led many manufacturers go the virtual route to keep these connections going. Tabacalera USA has launched a video podcast series known as “Cigar Break” hosted by Tabacalera USA Director […]
