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 152 – Abe Dababneh
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Tonight, making a return to the Prime Time Show, Abe Dababneh joins us for a full interview. Abe’s the founder and proprietor of the Smoke Inn Cigars retail chain. He’s also involved in a slew of other projects, including being the founder and host of KMA Talk Radio. We’ll dive into Abe’s story and […]
Prime Time Episode 150: George Rico, Gran Habano Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Developing Palates, Gran Habano, Podcast, Prime Time Show
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming up on 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 394 (8/15/20)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Jukebox, Prime Time Show, Prime Time Special Edition
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 151: Rick Rodriguez, General Cigar Company
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, CAO, Developing Palates, General, Prime Time Show
Tonight we continue our look at the personalities behind General Cigar as we welcome Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars. Rick has a dual role at CAO as he is both the blender and ambassador for the brand. Rick’s had a unique story on how he moved into this role at General Cigar and tonight […]
Prime Time Episode 149: Steve Abbot, General Cigar Company
William Cooper Podcast No Comments General, La Gloria Cubana, Macanudo, Podcast, Prime Time Show
For Episode 149, we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 393 (8/8/20)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show, Prime Time Special Edition
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 150 – George Rico, Gran Habano Cigars
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Developing Palates, Gran Habano, Prime Time Show
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming upon 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran Habano. […]
Prime Time Episode 148: Virtual Trade Show 2020
William Cooper Podcast, Summer of 20 No Comments Developing Palates, Podcast, Prime Time Show, Summer of 20
Episode 148 is our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game for the […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 392 (8/1/20)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Jukebox, Prime Time Show
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 […]