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. Our friends at Perdomo Cigars have been doing an on-going set of educational videos hosted by Nick Perdomo on the company’s YouTube channel. Today’s installment deals with Small versus Large Ring Gauge Cigars. […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (8/27/20) – Winding Down?
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we have taken the “Big Board” live for our […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (8/20/20) – Leveling Off?
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we have taken the “Big Board” live for our […]
The Blog: Ten Years
August 15, 2020 marks ten years of Cigar Coop. There were people who told us in the first 90 days we would never make it. There were times I doubted it myself, but ten years later here we are. In the past 10 weeks, I’ve reflected on ten years of the history of Cigar Coop. […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (8/13/20) – Halfway There
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we have taken the “Big Board” live for our […]
The Blog: Yagua Unboxing Video
Recently J.C. Newman Cigar Company announced the release of its Yagua cigar. It’s a unique project that is also coinciding with the 125th anniversary of J.C. Newman Cigar Company. What makes this cigar unique is that it is rolled without a cigar mold, but rather with the frond of a Yagua tree. This author was […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (8/6/20) – Closing in on 50
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live for our […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (7/30/20) – The Downward Spike
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live for our […]
The Blog: No Furniture Required
Back in 2015, we started our IPCPR Spotlight Series. This was our answer to “booth coverage” at the IPCPR Trade Show. While we always covered a large number of booths, the 2015 Spotlight Series was limited to seven select companies. Each year we grew that number, and last year we cranked out 79 Spotlight Reports […]
The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (7/23/20) – The Crawl Continues
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live […]