Criteria for the 2019 Cigar of the Year Countdown The importance of doing any Cigar of the Year list is the criteria used to define the list. For 2019, the following critieria is used. Eligiblity Cigar must have been released in a two-year window for release ending the day before IPCPR of the current calendar […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 119 – The CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show 2019
It’s bracketology meets the cigar industry. Tonight on Episode 119, it’s one of our most popular annual shows we do as we preview what to expect on the Cigar Aficionado Top 25 this year. Whether you love or hate this list, it’s our most polarizing one and we will break it down – Prime Time […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 63 – Emma Viktorsson, Las Cumbres Tabaco
It’s Special Edition #63 and joining us will be Emma Viktorsson, owner of Las Cumbres Tabaco. We will catch up on the latest happenings with the Senorial and Freyja brands, and look at Emma’s extensive history in the tobacco and premium cigar industry. You can watch LIVE by clicking here starting 9:15 PM Eastern […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 1
Tonight its the premiere of Prime Time Jukebox! For Episode 1, Dave and Coop review the 2020 nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, make some predictions, and play some music by the nominees. Plus Dave will cover some newer music to hit the scene. The Spotify Playlist for the show tonight can […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 118: Benjamin Holt, Dissident Cigars
Tonight Benjamin Holt, the owner of Dissident Cigars makes his Prime Time debut! Dissident is a brand that developed a cult following, but eventually went away. This year came news that Benjamin has resurrected the brand with his own spin. We talk to Benjamin about his journey in the cigar industry and this new […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 117 – All-Star Media Panel #8
Prime Time Episode 117 brings our eighth All-Star Media panel to the table. Tonight we are joined by Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates. We’ll cover a bunch of fresh cigar industry topics in true Prime Time style! These are some of our favorite shows and you won’t want […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 62 – The Baseball Show 2019 Postseason Edition
The 2019 Major League Baseball regular season has come to a close, and tonight on Special Edition we’ll recap all of the happenings as we are joined by Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads. We’re going to review the happenings of the 2019 Major League Baseball Season. We will look back at our Over/Unders as well […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 116 – Live from La Zona Palooza 2019
For Episode 116 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Espinosa Cigars World Headquarters in Miami at the 2019 La Zona Palooza event. Coop will be on the ground in Miami, Florida and we will break our format a bit as we bring on various […]
Announcement: Prime Time Cigar Jukebox Becomes Prime Time Jukebox
Earlier this month we announced that Cigar Jukebox was joining the Prime Time family podcasts under the name Prime Time Cigar Jukebox. Today, we are announcing a slight change to the branding of the show as it will now be known as Prime Time Jukebox. As we looked at the naming, Prime Time Jukebox had […]
Announcement: “The Blog” for Cigar Coop
Today, we announce “The Blog” for Cigar Coop. It’s a new feature that will replace the Editor’s Corner feature which is being sunset. Hold your horses, isn’t Cigar Coop already a blog? If you go back ten years ago, anyone who wrote something online who didn’t have a print media component was called a blogger […]