The Black Market Candela will now be known as Filthy Hooligan. Picture linked from Alec Bradley Facebook Page A little over a week after its announced, Alec Bradley Cigars has renamed its upcoming Black Market candela cigar to the Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan. The renaming of this cigar was announced in a […]
News: Oliva Event Sampler Features Unique Sizes and Blends
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Photo linked to Oliva Cigar Company Facebook Page Oliva Cigar Company has put some information on facebook in regards to a special event only sampler. This sampler contains five cigars that have been previously unreleased up until this point – containing either a unique size or a new blend. The information was also first reported […]
Cigar Week Wrap (1/19/13)
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The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
News: Surrogates Animal Cracker by L’Atelier Imports
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A picture on Facebook from Dan Welsh of L’Atelier Imports showed off the fifth cigar in its Surrogates line. The name of the cigar listed was the Surrogates Animal Cracker. There was little in the way of details around the Animal Cracker. The most interesting feature of the cigar was the covered pigtail style cap […]
News: Quesada Blender’s Sampler
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S.A.G Imports has announced a sampler box of eight Quesada cigars. The concept behind this is to proivde a sampler of eight cigars, including two new unreleased sample blends to get customer feedback. The Quesada Blender’s Sampler will consist of two of each of the following cigars. Quesada Jalapa Robusto Quesada Tributo Robusto (Julio) […]
News: L’Atelier Imports Adding L’Atelier Maduro, Planning Surrogates Extensions
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Picture linked via New Havana Cigars email L’Atelier Imports is planning on adding a maduro offering to its line in 2013. This information was provided via an email to New Havana Cigars customers from owner Dan Welsh, who is also a part of L’Atelier Imports. There were no specifics in regards to the blend […]
News: El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia to Return in 2013
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El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia (Original Release) Jose Ortega and Janny Garcia, from My Father Cigars were guests on the January 5, 2013 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and have announced the return of the El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia. The original release of the El Centurion was a limited release in […]
News: IPCPR considers Consumer Day
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This morning the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) assocation is considering adding a Consumer Day and Comedy Roast in conjunction with its annual trade show. Details of this first surfaced in an email to its members this morning. The email was clear these events are under consideration and have not been finalized as […]
2012 Year in Review: Top 12 Cigar Stories/Themes
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The Cigar of the Year Countdown will resume tomorrow on December 31st, 2012 at 4pm Eastern Time with the announcement of the #1 and #2 Cigars of the Year. One transition Cigar Coop has made for 2012 is we grew our focus on cigar news. Our goal has been to inform readers with honest information […]
News: La Musa Melete Corona and Lancero Launching in Nashville, TN
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La Musa Melete – Robusto. Corona and Lancero coming soon Gary Griffith, brand developer of Emilio Cigars has announced on various social media circles that the corona and lancero frontmarks for the recently release La Musa Melete will be launched on January 10th at UPtowns in Nashville, Tennessee. A little over a week ago the […]