At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars introduced the fourth installment of its limited-edition Las 6 Provincias series, the Las 6 Provincias CMW. This annual limited edition series pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces,” – and it refers to the six […]
Agile Cigar Review: 601 La Bomba Warhead VIII by Espinosa Cigars
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Prime Time Special Edition 139: The Baseball Show – 2023 MLB Preview
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Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our guest cigar industry panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, The Smoking Syndicate’s Ben Lee, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2023 Major League Baseball Season. We will […]
PCA 2023: Espinosa Cigars
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After Espinosa Cigars made a monstrous splash by bringing Guy Fieri and his Knuckle Sandwich line to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, everybody wonder what Espinosa Cigars would for an encore. The answer would be to pick right off where they left off. Once again, Fieri was at the Trade Show this […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 101: The Prince Show
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On this episode, we celebrate Hector Alfonso’s victory in the Battle of the Bands 80s Madness with Prince’s Purple Rain and celebrate the music of Prince. Hector, along with runner-up John McTavish of Developing Palates, join Coop and Dave for this show. Normally the winning album would get an Album Archaeology Show, but because an […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Linked Announced as a Lounge Exclusive
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Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the release of the Espinosa Linked. The cigar will be exclusively offered to the ten branded Espinosa lounges nationwide. The name “Linked” emphasizes the strong connection between Espinosa and its branded lounge. In a press release announcing Espinosa Linked, Erik Espinosa commented, “While we are thankful to all the retailers […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Adds 6 x 60 to Four Lines
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars introduced a 6 x 60 size to four lines: 601 Blue, Laranja Escuro, Knuckle Sandwich Habano, and the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro. The following are the pricing and box-counts for the four blends: 601 Blue (6 x 60): SRP $11.95/cigar; Available in 20-count boxes Laranja […]
Cigar News: Knuckle Sandwich Robusto 3-Pack Sampler to Debut at PCA 2023
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show which opens July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas, the Knuckle Sandwich Robusto 3-Pack Sampler will be released. It contains three cigars with one cigar from each of Knuckle Sandwich Cigars’ core line. Knuckle Sandwich is the cigar line launched by celebrity restauranteur Guy Fieri with Espinosa […]
Cigar News: Espinosa to Debut Las 6 Provincias ZDT at PCA 2023
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Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the fifth installment of its “Las 6 Provincias Series”, ZDT. ZDT is an acronym for “Zona de Tabaco.” This year’s iteration highlights the Cuba’s most recognized tobacco growing region, Pinar del Rio. The Las 6 Provincias ZDT is a box-pressed, 6 1⁄2 x 48, Short Churchill, made with Nicaraguan fillers […]
Cigar News: Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special to Debut at PCA 2023
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Guy Fieri’s Knuckle Sandwich Cigars will release the Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023 edition. This follows up the brand’s first limited edition, 2022’s Chef’s Special. Knuckle Sandwich Cigars are blended and distributed by Espinosa Cigars. The Chef Special features a different blend than its 2022 predecessor. […]