Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition resumes its Roundtable and smokes the Tatuaje La Riqueza SE. The Tatuaje La Riqueza SE is a limited edition cigar that was showcased at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and made its debut earlier this year. It’s a modified blend of the famed La Riqueza blend. Tonight […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Powstanie Wotjek 2021
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The Powstanie Wotjek 2021 was released in November of 2021 and is the third release of the Wotjek or “War Bear” blend. Each year it has been a different size and this year the Wotjek was released in a boxed press toro that features a barber pole using Ecuadorian Habano and San Andres Maduro wrapper […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 125 – Post PCA Coalition Reunion
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Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition reunites on the air for the first time since the 2022 Premium Cigar Asssociation (PCA) Trade Show. We will talk about the products and the companies as well as all of the drama associated with the PCA Trade Show Plus we have our Presidents and Great Things are Happening Here […]
The Blog: Twelve Years
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Today we mark a big milestone on Cigar Coop, our twelve-year anniversary! Here is what I now write every year: 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 […]
PCA 2022: Blending Seminar with Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime
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We are kicking off our coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show a little differently than in the past. This video was recorded at the Cigar Media Compound the evening the Trade Show closed. Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime came over with a library of tobacco and held an impromptu blending seminar. In […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 494 (7/16/22)
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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 […]
The Smoking Syndicate: EP Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Short Play
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After a five-year hiatus, EP Carrillo has brought back the Short Run. The Short Run was a small batch run using a different wrapper each year except for two years in which they used Ecuadorian Sumatra. The 2021 Short Run is brought back using a retro theme as it uses the original bands from the […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 491 (6/25/22)
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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 […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 490 (6/18/22)
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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 232: Media Panel #13 – PCA 2022 Pre-Game Edition
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On Episode 232, it’s our second installment of our 2022 PCA Pre-Game Series as well as our 13th Media Panel show. Tonight, Coop and Aaron will be joined by Bear Duplisea, Ben Lee, Erron Nielsen, and Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo. We’ll give our insights on the various happenings leading into the 2022 PCA Trade […]