Welcome to Epic Encounters 2012. This is our countdown of the 30 best cigars for 2012. I happen to love this time of the year when the online and print publications come out with their lists. Talking cigars is always good, but debating them is even better. One thing that is interesting is how we […]
In Major League Baseball, the month of September holds special significance as teams rally for a spot to make the post-season. This has become known in MLB culture as “pennant races”. Here at Cigar Coop, a similar analogy can be made of the month of November. Thanksgiving occurs in 2012 on November 22nd. […]
Much of the efforts on this web-site for the past six weeks have focused around talking about the cigars that have been released at the IPCPR. This brings up the point of whether or not it is worth assessing samples that we have been fortunate to receive at the trade show. It has been a […]
Picture from Stace Berkland August was a month of milestones for Cigar Coop for a few of reasons. First, we published our 1000th article, and second we hit our two year anniversary in existence on August 15th. However, the biggest milestone was the IPCPR Coverage we delivered as the trade show kicked off at the […]
It’s August and the start of the month marks the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer’s (IPCPR) Association Trade Show. We have been fortunate as the IPCPR is allowing Cigar Coop to provide coverage. We thank the IPCPR for allowing Cigar Coop to participate and bring our readers in-depth coverage of the show, and we […]
There is no doubt this past month, we have had a lot of press releases on Cigar Coop. A lot of cigar companies are wanting to get the official word out on new products and happenings. In August, the annual IPCPR Trade Show and Convention takes place in Orlando Florida. As a part of that […]
Wasn’t it just a five short months ago when Cigar Coop 2.0 was launched? Over the past few weeks, we quietly launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. At Cigar Coop, we have been resistant to go into the direction of online video. However, as the web-site has continued to evolve, the use […]
This past month, the most important petition in the history of the cigar industry in the United States was launched. The Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR)) launched a petition directed toward the Obama Administration asking for the exemption of premium cigars from FDA regulation. The […]
Back in December, 2011, the Orange Bowl made a decision to force Camacho Cigars’ out as a game sponsor. This decision was because of the Orange Bowl committee and NCAA bowing pressure by three U.S. Senators. The cigar industry was outraged, and many boycotted the game, including yours truly. Fast forward almost three months later […]
While we have not hit the first day of spring yet, the Spring 2012 release cycle in the cigar industry kicked off very strong. It’s going to be hard to top 2011 and time will tell if 2012 will be a repeat or not. February saw highly touted releases of Room 101’s LTD OSOK, La […]
