The one and only Jose Blanco of Arturo Fuente Cigars joins us as our special guest! José’s resume is one of the greatest in the history of the cigar business. His talents have now landed him at Arturo Fuente. We will catch up with what he is doing and discuss a potpourri of industry topics. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 449 (9/4/21)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 200 – Cory Bappert, CEO Oliva Cigar Co.
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Tonight we celebrate our 200th Episode of the Prime Time Show – and we welcome in the CEO of Oliva Cigar Company, Cory Bappert. Cory’s got an interesting journey as he moved into the CEO role for one of the iconic premium cigar brands in the industry and we’ll talk to him about that. Plus […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 448 (8/28/21)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 199 – Dan Thompson, Micallef Cigars
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On Prime Time Episode 199, we welcome Dan Thompson, President of Micallef Cigars, as our special guest. Dan came into the cigar industry a few years ago and has brought an innovative a fresh approach to the industry. Tonight we will look at Dan’s journey and what he brings to the table as a leader […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 447 (8/21/21)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 198 – José Blanco, Arturo Fuente Cigars
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The one and only Jose Blanco of Arturo Fuente Cigars joins us as our special guest! José’s resume is one of the greatest in the history of the cigar business. His talents have now landed him at Arturo Fuente. We will catch up with what he is doing and discuss a potpourri of industry […]
The Blog: Eleven Years
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Today we mark a big milestone on Cigar Coop, our eleventh anniversary! As always, we go back to the beginning, our first article Worth it for an Iced Coffee? Cigar Coop’s first article wasn’t even about cigars – it was about iced coffee. It started at the 2010 IPCPR Trade Show. I joined with a […]
Prime Time Episode 197: Abe Flores, PDR Cigars
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Tonight we welcome the one and only Abe Flores of PDR Cigars as our special guest! In the past decade Abe has become a power in the cigar industry, and we’ll talk about his journey and get up to date on some of the latest happenings at PDR. Plus we will have our Live True, […]
Prime Time Episode 196: Eddie Ortega, Ortega Cigars
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While we couldn’t get him last week, this week we have the one and only Eddie Ortega of Ortega Cigars! Eddie’s an industry veteran and has done it all in the cigar industry. We’ll recap his journey and find out what he’s up to. Plus we will have our Live True, Sopranos, and DTT Industry […]