Cigar Coop

We demonstrate cutting a cigar with the Xikar Xi1 Perfect Cut

Located in Venice, Caffè Florian is the oldest coffee house in continuous operation in Italy. You can smoke on the large outdoor patio overlooking St. Mark's Square. They also play live music.

A short video cruising down part of Venice' Grand Canal on a Ferry boat.

The Rio di Palazzo is a popular area for the gondolas in Venice.

In this video, Will checks off another cigar smoking bucket list as he lights up the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Maduro Epicure outside the Colosseum in Rome.

We test the S.T. Dupont Defi XXTreme lighter under an extreme circumstances. In this case it's wind. Instead of testing this under the wind, we test this against flowing air from an air conditioner on high.

A short video demonstrating the lighting of the S.T. Dupont Defi XXTreme. This model features a white chrome finish.

A demonstration of bleeding/purging a lighter with Cigar Prop's Butane Lighter Air Bleed Tool Version 2.0.

A short video demonstrating the lighting of the S.T. Slimmy. This model features a black lacquer and gold finish.

A short video demonstrating the lighting of the S.T. Dupont MaxiJet. This is part of S.T. Dupont's Fluo Collection. We are using the Fluo Green model.

Let's Get Pairing talks pairings with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sDr

The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show again saw Plasencia Cigars as one of the busiest booths. This is no surprise, as the booth has been one of the most popular ever since Plasencia Cigars launched its brand at the 2017 IPCPR Show. In fact, the booth was named PCA's Best Medium-Sized Booth. In addition, the Cigar Coop team recognized Plasencia's booth as one of the top booths. This year, Plasencia showcased a new line extension to its Plasencia 149 line called Cortez. It's a line that CEO Nestor Andrés Plasencia says not only allows his family to showcase some of the best tobacco but puts the spotlight on Honduras as well. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-syp

Chazz Palminteri was at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show with his A Bronx Tale brand. 2023 saw Palminteri team up with Epic Cigars’ Dean Parsons and La Casa Grande’s Paul DiSilvio for the first A Bronx Tale release. The original Bronx Tale release was a limited edition. This year, Palminteri and company are launching a new line at PCA 2024 – A Bronx Tale Calogero. While it’s still being done in conjunction with Parsons and DiSilvo, the big difference is Calogero is a full-time regular production line. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-svV

Casa de Sueños would celebrate its 5th anniversary at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Casa de Sueños was formed in 2018 by a group of cigar enthusiasts based in California called the LG Cigar Club. They hooked up with the De Los Reyes factory in the Dominican Republic to produce their brands. The name “Casa de Sueños” translates to House of Dreams, which is appropriate for this group that fulfilled a dream of launching a cigar company. Casa de Sueños was a part of the De Los Reyes booth at PCA 2024 and unveiled a special limited edition cigar to mark the milestone. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-svx

Tripp and Denis do a pairing with Arnold Serafin at the 2024 PCA Trade Show! PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-slO

A video of the Procigar 2024 Charity Auction. Michael Herklots was the auctioneer for the evening. A total of $530,000.00 was raised for Voluntariado Jesús con los Niños, the Sociedad San Vicente de Paul, and the charitable initiative “A Home for my Family,” as well other non-profit organizations that are oriented to improve the quality of life of people in need.

In this video, we take a quick glance at the La Aurora farm in Jacagua, Dominican Republic. Video Courtesy of Jay Davis

In this video, we take a short look at machine made cigars at Tabacalera Palma during our Procigar 2024 visit

The White Dinner is one of the most anticipated gala nights at Procigar. Here is some video from the entrance. It was hellcat

Jochy and José Blanco are greeted by chaveta banging at Tabacalera Palmas' "La Galera' (Rolling room)

At the 2024 Procigar Festival, we were greeted with Dominican music and dancing at Tabacalera Palma

Tony Gomez of La Flor Dominican pops the big question at the Procigar 2024 White Dinner.

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Corona Attends Final Gala of Procigar 2024. Cigar Coop founder William Cooper gets a surprise handshake from the President.

Procigar 2024 Field Day - Video by Jay Davis

Following the trip from La Romana, we arrived in Santiago and were treated to a welcome reception.