Halfwheel.com is an industry leader when it comes to cigar media, and on Prime Time Episode 19 we welcome one of the co-founders Charlie Minato to the show. We will discuss how Halfwheel rose to become one of the top cigar media sites of all time. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk some post-Mayweather-McGregor fight talk. Finally, in our Deliberation […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #10: Tuesday 8/29 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
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For Special Edition #10, we discuss people switched jobs in the cigar industry We discuss where the move has been more successful than others and what the impact has been. We also have selected a cigar released at IPCPR and will smoke it. As an added twist, we also will take one of those cigars and place it in our humidors […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 18: 8/24/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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2017 has been a breakout year for Southern Draw Cigars, and for Prime Time Episode 18 we have Southern Draw’s Chief Evangelist and owner, Robert Holt. We will find out what has been the key to Southern Draw making the strides they have as a company over the past year. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we’ve heard a lot […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 17: 8/17/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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For Episode 17 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Kevin Schweitzer of Rock-A-Feller Cigars. We will talk about Kevin’s journey from Wall Street to cigar brand owner. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we do something called “Debonaire Deliberation”. In our final Deliberation segment, we talk about boutiques organizing and what do they need to do to organize. Tune in […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #9: Tuesday 8/15 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
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For Special Edition #9, we discuss cigar industry people who have left the industry only to come back. We discuss who has been successful at it, and who hasn’t. We also look at who has actually resisted coming back to the industry. We also deviate a little and talk some baseball. In particular, we pay homage to the late […]
Announcement: No Prime Time Show on 8/10/17
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This week, the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show will have the week off. Stay tuned next week when we return with Episode 17. Kevin Schweitzer, the new owner of Rock-A-Feller Cigars, will be our scheduled special guest. As always, we will broadcast that episode LIVE at 10pm Eastern time. Also, we will have Prime Time Special Edition 9 scheduled […]
Announcement: Cigar Coop Partners with Layne Coffee For “Cigar Coop Coffee Collection”
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Cigar Coop is proud to announce that we are teaming up with Layne Coffee to deliver two unique coffee roasts. Over the past couple of months, Layne Coffee has collaborated with two red-hot cigar companies to develop coffee roasts to complement their cigars. First came three new roasts for Cubariqueño Cigar Company to enhance the cigar experience of Protocol Cigars, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 16: 8/3/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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For Episode 16 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Bryan Mussard of Cattle Baron Cigars. Bryan comes into the cigar business via the cattle industry – and he’s one of the most influential people in that industry. We will learn how he made his way into the cigar industry and get some insights on the brand. In our […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 8: Tuesday 8/1 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
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For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 15: 7/27/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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Thursday Night – it’s time for Prime Time! This week we welcome Paul Stulac of Paul Stulac Cigars. We catch up with Paul and find out what he’s been up to. We will also talk “Cities” for our Debonaire Ideal segment. Finally, we touch on a couple of IPCPR topics this week. Tune in live 10pm Eastern / 7pm Eastern!!!!! If you […]