Hector Alfonso and Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars join Bear and Coop to talk about the 2023 La Zona Palooza event.
Prime Time Special Edition 148: The 2023 La Zona Palooza Pre-Game Show

Hector Alfonso and Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars join Bear and Coop to talk about the 2023 La Zona Palooza event.
On Special Edition #147, we welcome back Joshua Habursky, Deputy Executive Director, and Glynn Loope, State Advocacy Director of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). While the cigar industry had a big win in the courts, there are plenty of battles still being fought, and we will get the latest from Josh and Glynn on this. […]
Tonight, we journey back to Mount Rushmore. Tonight we take at the La Flor Dominicana version of Mount Rushmore. Very simply, Bear and Coop will pick four cigars from La Flor Dominicana that they feel belong on Mount Rushmore. We will also take a look at unorthodox, unusual packaging. Plus we have our U.S. History […]
On August 15 2010, Will Cooper went to his first IPCPR Trade Show as a buyer. After an adventure getting an Iced Coffee in the heat of New Orleans, he decided to chronicle his tales of his visit to the Trade Show and Cigar Coop was born. Along the way, he met some interesting characters […]
The Cigar Industry Report 566 is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop for the past week. It combines 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 […]
Tonight, we celebrate 150 Special Editions. To mark the occasion, we will talk with people from two companies with a long history together – Quesada Cigars and the Ferio Tego brands. Manuel Quesada and his daughter Raquel will represent the Quesadas. Representing Ferio Tego, we have Michael Herklots. Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines 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 at 8am Eastern Time. […]
It’s our annual election night show. We ask you leave your politics at the door and join us. Not only only will we cover the races, but we will have (at least) 15 BALLOT QUESTIONS related to the cigar industry where we will decide tonight. Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group U.S. […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines 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 at 8am Eastern Time. […]
Tonight, the Cigar Coop Coalition Team gathers together for a Post-Game Show on the 2023 PCA Trade Show. We will talk about what we saw, what we liked, what we didn’t like – and we will take you behind the scenes on the happenings and drama associated with a PCA Trade Show. Plus, we have […]