This week for Episode 39 of Prime Time, Mike Bellody comes to Prime Time. Mike is the owner and founder of MLB Cigar Ventures – one of the hottest cigar companies in the industry right now. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk luxury items and in particular luxury cigars. Finally in our Deliberation […]
This week for Episode 38 of Prime Time, we welcome the one and only Ernesto Padilla – founder and owner of Padilla Cigar Company. We will catch up with what is happening with Ernesto as well as talk about his career in the industry. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk cigar packaging. Finally in […]
This year, the annual Cigar Coop Awards have been re-branded the “Prime Time Awards” and will be unveiled over the next two weeks. The award winners were selected by Prime Time Hosts Aaron Loomis, Bear Duplisea, and Will Cooper. In addition to using a three person panel, there are a few other changes. First, we have […]
For Episode 37 of Prime Time, we journey back to Florida for a live remote as we broadcast from Prime Cigar in Boca Raton, Florida. We will have both Charlie and Jack Toraño. We will catch up with what Charlie’s been up to since leaving the industry in 2014. We’ll get some insights from Jack […]
On December 16, 2017, we lost another titan as Gilberto Oliva Sr. passed away. On Special Edition #19, we celebrate his life and pay homage to Mr. Oliva. On this special episode we look back at his life, accomplishments, and on-going legacy. We also will have some quick hit topics including a look back at […]
This week we welcome back Danny Vazquez to Prime Time. A lot has changed since Danny’s last visit to Prime Time. Since his last visit, he ended “The Voyage” and headed out to Texas to join the RoMa Craft Tobacco team. We will get updated on both Danny and the happenings at RoMa Craft Tobacco. […]
This week we are proud to welcome Nicholas Melillo a.k.a “Nick R Agua” to Prime Time. Nick is the owner and founder of Foundation Cigar Company and in less than three years is carving out his own niche in the cigar industry. Plus in our Debonaire Ideal segment, we are approaching Christmas and we will […]
On December 5, 2017 one of the titans of the cigar industry passed away, José Orlando Padrón. On Special Edition #18, we celebrate the life and pay homage to Mr. Padrón. We will look back at his life, accomplishments, and on-going legacy. It’s an episode that is very special to us. Also, we will have some […]
It’s that time of the year again. The Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown – better known as the Box Worthy Thirty. This is a retrospective where we reveal the Top 30 cigars for 2017. This is the seventh consecutive year for the countdown on Cigar Coop. Starting on December 19th, we will reveal […]
Tonight on Episode 34, we welcome Ram Rodriguez of Tabacalera El Artista. While known for making a cigar for baseball great David “Big Paps” Ortiz, this is a family-owned company with a long history and tonight we will learn more about the company’s story. We will also talk a little David Ortiz and Red Sox […]
