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. […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 144: 2023 Cigar Coop Coalition PCA Post Game Show
Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition Team gathers together for 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 what the happenings and drama that is associated with a PCA Trade Show. Plus […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 548 (7/29/23)
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. […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 143 -Aging Experiment #5, Part 2: Padrón Family Reserve No. 46 Maduro
Tonight we continue Aging Experiment #5 as we discuss and smoke the Padrón Family Reserve No 46 Maduro. With the “Aging Experiment” Series, Bear and Coop smoke a cigar, smoke another cigar six months later, and a third cigar one year later. The idea is to see how the cigar responds to aging over […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 543 (6/24/23)
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 Special Edition 142 – Rafael Nodal, Tabacalera USA/Aging Room Cigars
Prime Time Special Edition is back, and tonight we are honored to welcome back the one and only Rafael Nodal. He is the Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA, and the co-founder of Aging Room Cigars. Bear and Coop will smoke the new Aging Room Nicaragua Quattro Sonata – it’s the sequel to the […]
Prime Time Special Edition 138: Alex Tavella, Smoke Inn/KMA Talk Radio
The 2023 edition of the The Great Smoke (TGS) is in the annuls of history. Tonight we welcome one of the key members of the team at Smoke Inn that puts on that event, the GOAT – Alex Tavella. Alex will join the whole coalition team as we will talk TGS and some industry talk. […]
Prime Time Special Edition 137: Alec Bradley Mt. Rushmore
It’s been a while since we visited the cigar version Mt. Rushmore, but tonight we once again journey to this iconic monument. This time we look at candidates from Alec Bradley. A new era is coming to Alec Bradley as Scandinavian Tobacco Group has acquired the company and the brands that go along with it. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 536 (5/6/23)
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 Special Edition 141: Hendrik Kelner Jr., Kelner Boutique Factory
Tonight we celebrate our six year anniversary of Special Edition. We are pleased to welcome Hendrik Kelner Jr of the Kelner Boutique Family. Hendrik comes from one of the most renowned tobacco families out there, and for the past several yeas has struck out on his own with his own factory. We will dive into […]