The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]
News: Jose Oliva Wins Seat in Florida State House in Special Election
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Jose Oliva Last night, Jose Oliva, CEO of the Oliva Cigar Company beat out two other candidates to win a vacant seat in the Florida State House. Oliva will represent House District 110 – which includes the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes in Florida. The 38 year old cigar maker beat out two other […]
Post 300: A Sort of Homecoming – Florio’s in Little Italy, New York
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In general, the direction I want to take this web-site is to be a hard-core cigar web-site for cigar enthusiasts. From time to time, I do think there needs to be a break. Today is one of those times and I thought Post 300 would be one of them. This past weekend, I made a […]
Gary Arzt
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On Saturday morning April 2, the cigar world was greeted of the sad news of the passing of Gary Arzt. As many know, Gary was associated with Miami Cigars. I did not know Gary at all, so it would be very unfair for me to comment on him. I do know that was “shoot from […]
Cigar Think Tank’s Cigar Madness Tournament 2011
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For a long time, a bunch have us have been talking about setting up a 64 team single elimination bracket for cigars in the same fashion as the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. For whatever reason, we just have not gotten around to doing this. Well the folks at Cigar Think Tank are ahead of the […]
Ladies who are a part of the Smoke, the Craft, and the People
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This is a great story I picked up from a local television station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This piece talks about a group of women cigar enthusiasts called “The Cigar Babes”. I admit, the title of the group intrigued me and when I watched this video it definitely was not what I expected. Women are right […]
Guest Review on GC Puffs: Eight Simple Rules for Getting the Most out of your Cigar Retailer’s Lounge
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One thing as I have launched the Cigar Coop project is that I have gotten to meet a bunch of other Cigar Authors on the internet (and I use the word Authors, not bloggers). For the most part, there has been a great fellowship that has developed among us. We all try to do something […]
New Venture for Jon Huber
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When Jon Huber, former Director of Lifestyle Marketing announced he was leaving the CAO Brand (now a part of General Cigars) this past December, there was little doubt for us who follow this great industry that he would resurface again. Today, Huber announced the formation of his own company, Crowned Heads LLC. The city of […]
Cigar-ebrity Alert: Manuel Quesada in Charlotte on 2/23
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Cigar Coop (L), Manuel Quesada (R) One of the true gentlemen of the cigar industry, Manuel Quesada will be returning to Charlotte on Weds 2/23 at Outland Cigars “Gars and Growlers” event at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. I’ve had the occasion to meet Quesada several times. In can honestly say that each time I meet […]
Event Recap: Rocky Patel in Greenville, SC
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Cigar Coop and Rocky Patel Making his rounds through the southeast, world-famous cigar-maker Rocky Patel made a stop in Greenville South Carolina at Outman Cigars for an event. As usually the case, Rocky drew a big crowd – I’m estimating about 150 people jam-packed Outman Cigars for a great evening. One thing that always strikes […]