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 some […]
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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 – the sequel to the highly […]
Cigar News: United Cigars Releases Special Edition Box of United Toro to Honor Veterans
United Cigars is releasing a special edition of its United Toro cigar aimed at honoring veterans. The Special Edition United Toro (6 x 54) boxes will feature two additional cigars in the box marked with a yellow foot band. While the United Toro cigars are the same blend and size as the rest of the […]
Cigar News: Fratello Cigars’ Bringing its Logo to the Moon
Omar de Frias’ Fratello Cigars is heading to the moon. Next month, the first commercial lunar landing is scheduled to take place. The commercially built lander will carry five NASA payloads and commercial cargo. That spacecraft, the Nova-C, will carry Fratello Cigars’ logo on it. Intuitive Machines IM-1 is the company behind the mission. […]
Cigar News: Viaje Bringing Back Full Moon and Introducing WLP Mini Moon for Halloween Release
For the first time in two years, Viaje is bringing back its Viaje Full Moon and Viaje Full Moon Edición Limitada releases fo Halloween. This year, Viaje is also introducing smaller format cigars for both Full Moon and Full Moon Edición Limitada. These new offerings will be a part of Viaje’s White Label Project […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 286: Christian Eiroa, C.L.E. Cigar Company
On Episode 286, we are honored to welcome back one of the true legends in the cigar industry, the one and only Christian Eiroa of C.L.E. Cigar Company. Christian is known for his leadership at Camacho, but for the last decade, he has been at the helm of his own venture, C.L.E. In the past […]
Cigar News: Stogiebird Unveils Halloween Cigars Featuring AI-Generated Bands
For the past four years, Sam Leccia’s Stogiebird has released a collection of cigars. This year, the company has partnered with Padilla Cigar Company to release its Halloween collection. This year’s theme for the Collection is Circus Freak and features a twist. The artwork for the cigar bands was AI-generated. The AI-generated bands feature artwork […]
Cigar News: S.T. Dupont Releases Big D Series
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, S.T. Dupont launched a new Premium Jet Flame series. This combines S.T. Dupont’s Line 2 lighter design with their signature expert “jet” flame. This week, S.T. Dupont officially began shipping one of the new lines in the Premium Jet Flame Series, the Big […]
Cigar Review: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Vibrato
Back in 2017, Boutique Blends Cigars entered into a strategic agreement with Altadis U.S.A. where Altadis would handle the company’s distribution and co-owner Rafael Nodal would become the Director (now Vice President) of Product Capability at Altadis U.S.A. One could easily say this has been one of the most successful strategic partnerships in the cigar […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Year of the Dragon Limited Edition 2024 Collection Announced
Davidoff has announced the latest installment in its Chinese Zodiac series, the Davidoff Year of the Dragon Limited Edition 2024. Like last year’s Davidoff Year of the Rabbit, there will be two releases, a Double Corona for Davidoff Appointed Merchants and a Gran Toro that will be exclusive to Davidoff’s Flagship stores. A special pipe […]