Tonight, we are honored to talk to the founder and president of Crux Cigars, Jeff Haugen. In seven years, Jeff has emerged as one of the rising stars in the cigar business – building his company in a unique way. Jeff’s taking a very hands-on approach to his products, and his efforts are certainly […]
The Grammy Awards are scheduled for Monday January 31, 2022 and the nominations are out. On Episode 58, we take a look at the key categories and who the nominees are, then decide who we want to win and who we thin think the Grammys will pick. We also pay homage to the late Michael […]
Brian Desind has shaken things up in the world of Cigar of the Month clubs. Tonight, we are honored to have Brian as our special guest on Episode 212 of the Prime Time Show. We’ll cover Brian’s journey, the emergence of Privada Cigar Club, and some of the controversy that has happened along the […]
Criteria for the 2021 Cigar of the Year Countdown It’s important when doing any Cigar of the Year list to disclose the criteria used to define the list. For 2021, the following criteria is being used. Eligibility The cigar must have been released in a two-year window for release ending the day before the PCA […]
One of the biggest questions we get asked on the Cigar Coop team is “what cigars do you smoke on an everyday basis.?” Tonight we will go through some recommendations of cigars you can enjoy on a regular basis as well as some value and luxury cigars that are humidor staples. We also have our […]
You have asked for a retailer show. On Episode 211, you are getting one like no other one before. “Honest Abe Dababneh” of Smoke Inn, David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop, and Jeff Borysiewicz of Corona Cigar Company join us for what is Industry Panel #10. These three gentlemen have build up three […]
On this show we celebrate the second anniversary of the Prime Time Jukebox. To celebrate, we bring two guests named Mike – Mike Szczepankiewicz and Mike Palmer, from the A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast. Keeping to the theme of two, on this show we will look at some of our favorite second albums from some […]
Tonight the Bear and the Bull Shark take center stage for a special Saturday night edition of The Smoking Syndicate Round Table. Tonight the boys will de diving into the Monster Mash sampler recently released by Tatauje. Tune in to see what their experiences is like or better yet, join in and smoke […]
Ever since we launched the Cigar Industry Report back on January 19, 2013 (as “Cigar Week Wrap”), with a few of exceptions, it has published each Saturday since then. This week will be an exception as, there will be a publishing change with the Cigar Industry Report publishing Sunday, November 21, 2021. Rest assured, Cigar […]
For Episode 210, we welcome Gerard Abajian, co-owner of Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. Gerard’s an industry veteran and last year he took the plunge into cigar brand ownership. Jake Wyatt has been applauded by many for their quality and craftsmanship and tonight we will learn more about this brand. In addition we will have our […]
