For Prime Time Special Edition #34 we are proud to welcome back J. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for Cigar Rights of America. We will catch up on the war with the FDA – and we will look at warning labels, ANPRMs, legislation, and a whole lot more. If you miss us, you can catch Prime […]
Get ready to fasten your seat belts, as on Episode 56 we bring you our first industry panel discussion on Prime Time. We are honored to be joined by three all-stars in the cigar industry: Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, and Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Aaron […]
What happens when a cigar company moves beyond the comfort zone of the way it does business or makes products? Tonight on Prime Time Special Edition #33 we look at some cases and evaluate where it’s worked and where it hasn’t. This past weekend, we saw two big names in the cigar industry pass away […]
On Episode 55, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company makes his Prime Time debut. Scott will be live in the Serino Cigar Company studios! We will catch up with Scott and get the lowdown on all of the latest happenings at Recluse Cigar. In our Debonaire Ideal, we will talk about sourcing music and in […]
On Episode 54, we bring back the Cubariqueño boys, co-founders Juan Cancel & Bill Ives. Cubariqueño has a new release for 2018, the Protocol Official Misconduct – and we will discuss the project at length with the Juan and Bill, plus catch up on all of the happenings at Cubariqueño. Our Debonaire Ideal segment is […]
For Prime Time Special Edition #32, we switch “gears” a bit tonight and turn our attention to auto racing. The 102nd edition of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 27, 2018. Tonight, we welcome racing expert Phillip Schmitz as our special guest to talk about the race. Folks are in for a […]
Tonight, we celebrate the one year anniversary of Prime Time Special Edition – and we bring in a true maverick in the cigar industry to help us celebrate – Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr! We will talk about to Ernesto on his distinguished career – including his tenure at E.P. Carrillo. Plus we will smoke his long […]
On Episode 53, we complete the three city Florida Tour as Prime Time returns to Corona Cigar in Orlando, Florida. We will have Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar and the Florida Sun Grown Tobacco Farm. This week his farm is hosting the big Drew Estate Barn Smoker. We will get insights from Jeff on […]
On Special Edition #30, Casey Haugen returns to Prime Time and this time we bring him over to the Special Edition side of the house. We will catch up on the happenings of Crux Cigars. Bear and Coop will then discuss today’s court ruling that went against the cigar industry in regards to warning labels […]
On Episode 52, we welcome Juan Lopez, National Sales Manager of Gurkha Cigars. We will get to know Juan better and dive into the world of Gurkha Cigars. In our Debonaire Ideal, we will talk about cigar lighters and in our Deliberation Segment, we will discuss the latest controversy that has surfaced regarding warning labels. […]
