We are back from the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and we’ll start tonight’s show in a little different direction. Tonight we are honored to welcome Coach Steve Wilks to the Prime Time Show. Steve is the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers and current defensive coordinator for the San Francisco […]
Announcement: Aging Room Sonata PCA Post-Game Contest!!!!!
Now that we are in the PCA Post-Game Season, it’s time for a contest. Tabacalera USA was one of our sponsors to bring you our PCA coverage, and they have brought a very special gift set to raffle off. This includes Aging Room Notebook Aging Room Bluetooth Speaker A sample of Diplomatico Rum A three-cigar […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 104: Album Archaeology #13 – Faith, George Michael
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 104 features the 13th installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On this episode, we break down George Michael’s Faith. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the Faith album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album looking at the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 103: Out of the Comfort Zone #3 – Mixes for Each Other
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]