Mo Maali of Patina Cigars makes his return to Prime Time tonight. Mo is the founder and owner of Patina Cigars. Over the past few years, Patina has built a loyal and steady following. Tonight we will catch up with Mo what is happening plus talk about some of the moves he has made […]
Tonight we celebrate our six year anniversary of Special Edition. We are pleased to welcome Hendrik Kelner Jr of the Kelner Boutique Family. Hendrik comes from one of the most renowned tobacco families out there, and for the past several yeas has struck out on his own with his own factory. We will dive into […]
On Episode 96 we look back at the life and career of Harry Belafonte. Harry passed away on April 25, 2023 at the age of 96. Harry had a very versatile music career and a great commitment to social causes – and we will cover it on this episode. In this episode, Dave smokes the […]
It’s an out of this world episode of Prime Time as we welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars back to Prime Time. Omar is getting ready to celebrate ten years of Fratello Cigars. In addition Omar’s got a very exciting new project that pays homage to the Nova-C Lunar Lander, scheduled to land on […]
Tonight we turn our attention to Sophomore Releases. These are the second releases from either a company, a brand, or a line. We look at some of the better known Sophomore releases and determine if they were a success or a failure. Finally, we have our United Cigars Presidents, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening, […]
On Episode 95, Dave and Coop take on a project known as “The Beginning of the End”. There is a point an artist releases an album, but for several reasons the signs are beginning to point that things are heading downhill. It could be because the artist isn’t keeping up with the times, the […]
“We tease him a lot because we got him on the spot”. Tonight, its Welcome Back Justin – Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). This is the second of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! There is plenty to talk about with Justin on the happenings of brands of both General Cigar and […]
This is the first of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! Tonight the first of two great guests as we welcome back the one and only José Blanco! José will talk Arturo Fuente and weigh in on a ton of industry topics. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, […]
On Episode 94, Dave and Coop tackle artists who have three impact albums in a row. We look at impact as a combination of commercial sales and critical acclaim. Surprisingly this was a much tougher exercise than one might think. Some of the artists who made it will surprise you, and some of the ones […]
This week it’s our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate. Since this is a media panel, we won’t just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have […]