I wanted to think of something special to put up for Post #200 on Cigar Coop. My inspiration for this came from Post #199 – when I discussed how cigar enthusiasts have to deal with substandard conditions on where they can enjoy a cigar. In that post, there was some deliberate wording when I was […]
A Night of Cigar-ebrities – Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and Jeff Borysiewicz
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Cigar-ebrity, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Events, People
Cigar Coop (L), Ernesto Perez-Carrillo (C), Lissette Perez-Carrillo (R) Jeff Borysiewicz (L), Cigar Coop (R) The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind to say the least. Tonight I attended the E.P. Carrillo Cigars event at Corona Cigar Company in downtown Orlando. It was an evening where I got to meet and talk to two […]
Larry Amoruso
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Larry Amoruso of Florios It is with great sadness that I have learned that Larry Amoruso, owner of New York’s Florio’s Restaurant and Three Little Indians Cigars has passed away. I learned this information from a friend a little while ago and was able to confirm this on Florio’s Hollywood (Florida) Facebook page that Larry […]
Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars on Fox News
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Cigar-ebrity, La Palina, People
Cigar Coop with Bill Paley (L) and Glynn Loope (C) Readers of Cigar Coop have heard me rave about La Palina Cigars. I rated two of his sticks in the Top 10 – including one at Number 5 and one at Number 7. Today Bill Paley was a guest on Fox News and did a […]
Event Recap: Matt Booth in Charlotte at Outland Cigars
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Camacho, Cigar-ebrity, Events, People, Room 101
Cigar Coop and Matt Booth Matt Booth took Charlotte by storm as he was the guest of honor at a Room 101 Cigars event hosted by Outland Cigars. Matt had been scheduled to fly to Charlotte for this event back in December. Due to a family emergency, Matt had to fly back to the West […]
Link to Interview with Jon Huber formerly of CAO
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments CAO, Cigar-ebrity, People
Back in December, the cigar industry was rocked when one of its icons, Jon Huber announced he was leaving the CAO brand. Huber was the Director of Lifestyle Marketing and had a lot to do with the “edge” that CAO brought to the table in their products. I just saw a link to an interview […]
Good Article in Cigar Examiner – “Five Questions for Manuel Quesada”
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Cigar Coop (L) with Manuel Quesada (R) at Outland Cigars There is no question that Manuel Quesada is not only one of the great cigar-ebrities out there – and backs up with knowledge and being a class act. I have previously wrote, “… the man is a gentleman through and through. He probably is […]
Cigar Fashion: Tom Cable and his Guayabera Shirt
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments People
This is a little bit of a lighter note. When it comes to NFL head coaches, I admit, I am a fan of the days of a suit and tie. I always liked to see Vince Lombardi in his tie. When Mike Ditka wore a tie under his sweater, I thought it was great. When […]
Tale of Two Mayors
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments People, Pleasure Police
The Gloom of Mayor Mike Bloomberg America’s Mayor – Oscar Goodman Two Mayors – one in the City of New York and one in the City of Las Vegas. Two that could not be further part. Mayor Mike Bloomberg is not a friend of Cigar Enthusiasts. Mayor Oscar Goodman is. However, it goes further […]
Update: Tim Ozgener’s Departure from CAO Cigars Clarified
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments CAO, People
This past Tuesday, I posted some information in regards to Tim Ozgener’s departure from CAO Cigars. In this post, I posted a reference to a press release by General Cigars to announce that Ozgener was leaving CAO. In that press release, there was some ambiguity in that release with whether or not Ozgener was leaving […]