Under the banner of “Out of the Comfort Zone”, Dave and Coop once again challenge each other. Tonight each will make a personal mix of 13 songs to present to the other. These are songs each is guessing the other has not heard and it’s based on the personal styles of who built the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 274 – 2023 Virtual Trade Expo Day Two
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It’s the show where the cigar industry talks about its industry trade show – the Virtual Trade Expo. Tonight we wrap up our PCA 2023 Pre-Game Series with the second installment of the 2023 Virtual Trade Expo. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk […]
Announcement: Cigar Industry Report 5/6/23 Edition (#543) to Publish Sunday 6/25
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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 will publish Sunday, May 7, 2023. Rest assured, Cigar Coop’s daily publication streak […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 273 – 2023 Virtual Trade Expo Day One
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For the fourth year in a row, we are bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. We are scheduling two shows over the next two weeks. Day 1 – June 22, 2023: 9pm […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 142 – Rafael Nodal, Tabacalera USA/Aging Room Cigars
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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 – it’s the sequel to the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 102: Personal Soundtracks
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Inspired by Hector Alfonso, tonight Dave and Coop unveil what would be their Personal Soundtracks! Both Dave and Coop take a different approach with the same goal – a soundtrack that best describes then. What’s different about this show is we talk about how the songs personally impact us. Plus we have music news, cigar […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 272: Media Panel #15 – PCA 2023 Edition
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It’s the second installment of our four part 2023 PCA Pre-Game Series. Tonight it’s our annual panel discussion. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Erron Nielsen of Cigar Coop and the Smoking Syndicate, and being the independent voice of reason, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 101: The Prince Show
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Tonight 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 Album Archaeology […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 271 – Scott Pearce; Executive Director, PCA
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Tonight we kick off the first of the four Pre Game Shows leading up to the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. On this show, we have the Executive Director Scott Pearce who will be joining us from Nashville, TN. We will get the low-down on what to expect at this year’s PCA Trade Show. […]
Announcement: Contest: Romeo y Julieta Giveaway
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We are giving away a really cool Romeo y Julieta gift set. This includes: Romeo y Julieta Hat Romeo y Julieta Ashtray Romeo y Julieta Lighter Romeo y Julieta Screen Protector Romeo y Julieta Pamphlet Very simple to enter. In the comments, please tell us the first Romeo y Julieta (Altadis USA release Only!!!) […]