Category: Cigar Reviews

Ever since we launched the Cigar Industry Report back on January 19, 2013 (as “Cigar Week Wrap”), with a couple of exceptions, it has published each Saturday since then. This week, there will be a schedule change and the Cigar Industry Report 710 will publish Sunday, October 11, 2026 Rest assured, Cigar Coop’s daily publication streak will remain intact. We will have alternate original content publishing on Saturday, October 10, 2026

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is bringing The Cigar Academy to South Korea. The launch event takes place in Seoul, South Korea, from December 7-10. The event is being held in partnership with Pierre Ltd, a South Korean importer and distributor. The sessions are intended to establish a long-term platform. This will focus on premium cigar education, professional development, community building, and connections between South Korea and the international cigar

Today, it was announced that Mike Ditka, the first tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the head coach who led the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl title, has passed away. Many recognized Ditka as a cigar enthusiast, and he also partnered with Camacho to produce a line of cigars from 2013 to 2016. The Chicago Bears drafted Ditka in 1961. He spent six

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is heading to South Korea this December, where it will introduce The Cigar Academy (TCA) to the country’s premium cigar community for the first time. The visit, scheduled for December 7 through 10, 2026, will see the PCA partner with Pierre Ltd., a Seoul-based cigar importer and distributor that has operated in South Korea since 1994. The company is also the country’s exclusive importer and

Today, we are reviewing Panera Bread’s Three Cheese Lasagna Soup, which was introduced in 2026. This is a limited-time offering. While lasagna soup comes in many variations, it combines traditional lasagna ingredients but cooks them in a tomato-based broth instead of baking them in a casserole. Panera Bread is a bakery-café store chain in the United States and Canada. Ken and Linda Rosenthal founded it as the Saint Louis Bread

Every once in a while, cleaning out the humidor turns up something interesting. In this case, it turned up 40 cigars that we’re giving away to one lucky member of Dojo Nation! Recently, Jordan and I were organizing the humidors at Cigar Dojo HQ when we came across a sizable collection of test blends accumulated over the years. These weren’t your typical production cigars. They were samples from various projects,

Casa Carrillo is expanding its Pledge Purple line with a new robusto size, joining the original toro format that debuted earlier this year. Pledge Purple was introduced to mark the fifth anniversary of the Pledge Prequel, which earned Cigar Aficionado’s 2020 Cigar of the Year honors. The two cigars share a connection through their Havana-seed Connecticut wrapper, which comes from the same tobacco crop grown by Dunn & Foster in

One of the biggest questions I get every year is why store-exclusive cigars are excluded from the Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown. Today, I break down why. We Made a Mistake in Our Coverage Model About ten years ago, I made what I consider the biggest mistake in our cigar news coverage model ever. I decided to go all in and tackle store exclusives. At the time, it

For our September/October 2026 contest, we are offering an Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Profundo Prize Pack courtesy of our friends at Altadis U.S.A. The prize pack includes: Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Sling Bag Romeo y Julieta Reserva Cigar Case Romeo y Julieta Reserva Stick Lighter It’s straightforward to enter; simply tell us the a movie you would like to watch while smoking the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real

Today, we announce the contest winners of our Procigar 2026 Prize Pack #4 for September 2026. This includes an 12 cigars and a promotional cutter. You can watch the drawing in the embedded video below! Thanks to everyone who entered!