For those who have accused Cigar Coop of being a little too serious, hopefully this video lightens things up. At the same time, we are proud to publish this cigar conversation on the two year anniversary of Cigar Coop. In this video we have a conversation with Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars. Logistically, this […]
Cigar Conversation: Oliver Hyams of Gurkha Cigars (Part 4 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
In this cigar conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, I catch up with Oliver Hyams, Marketing Manager of Gurkha Cigars. I’ve known Oliver since his days with Torano Family Cigars and have always found him to provide an enjoyable and informative conversation. In this video, Oliver will introduce us to Gurkha’s two new lines, […]
Cigar Conversation: Gary Sheffield – Cigars and More (Part 3 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
In this cigar conversation, we sit down with baseball great Gary Sheffield. Sheffield has been working with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars on an exciting new project – the Rocky Patel HR500 (Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield 500 Homerun Club Cigar). This is cigar meant to commemorate baseball great Gary Sheffield’s 500th home run. In this conversation, […]
Cigar Conversation: Joseph R. Gannascoli (Part 2 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
As a milestone, this is our 1000th published article on Cigar Coop. We’re very proud to include actor and entrepreneur Joseph R. Gannascoli as a feature in our 2012 Cigar Conversation Series. Gannascoli was our first interview that was done at 2012 IPCPR in Orlando, Florida. Not only do we thank him for the interview, […]
Press Release: Executive Promotions at Drew Estate
Miami, FL – On August 2nd, Drew Estate announced two simultaneous promotions within its executive team to enhance and expand the management of its growing organization. Michael Cellucci has been promoted to the President position and Steve Saka has been named as the Chief Executive Officer of Drew Estate. “Even during the ongoing recession, Drew […]
Cigar Conversation: Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars
In this cigar conversation, I had a pre-IPCPR trade show talk with Emilio Cigars’ Brand Developer Gary Griffith. First up, Griffith recaps the plans for what will be launched and announced at IPCPR. This includes the rebranding of Grimalkin to La Musa, the La Musa Melete, the first release of the Los Regalos series. He […]
Feature Story: Jonathan Drew Discusses Tobacco Countries

Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following video was filmed in […]
Quick Conversation: Rocky Patel Talks CRA
Stace Berkland of Take 5 and myself were in Greenville, South Carolina at Outman Cigars’ second anniversary celebration. We managed to get a couple of minutes on a very busy night with the man himself. In this video, Rocky Patel spends a couple of minutes talking about the importance of joining Cigar Rights of America. […]
Feature Story: How Long Should Tobacco Be Aged?
Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following […]
Feature Story: The Origins of Criollo Seed Tobacco

Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following […]