For Special Edition #6, Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak is our special guests. We will catch up on how things are going with MBombay and take a look at what Mel is planning for this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. THIS SHOW AIRS AT A SPECIAL DATE AND TIME: 6/27 9:15 PM EASTERN / 8:15 PM CENTRAL. We also will have […]
The boys of Cubariqueño Cigar Company are heading to “Prime Time”! Tune into Episode 12 of the welcome Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, co-founders of Cubariqueño Cigar Company – the makers of Protocol Cigars. We will catch up how these two passionate cigar enthusiasts turned brand owners are doing in their third year in business. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, […]
For Special Edition #5, we dedicate this episode to cigar rights, and we have Cigar Rights of America (CRA) Executive Director J. Glynn Loope as our Special Guest. We will get the latest on the industry’s battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and gain a better understanding for the current strategy. We will break this […]
For Episode 11 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Claudio Sgroi, President and Master Blender of Mombacho Cigars. We learn a little more about Claudio, the brands of Mombacho, and the unique Casa Favilli factory. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk about “Celebrating the Birth of a Child” and in our Deliberation Segment we talk “Spirit of Cigar […]
One thing that Prime Time Special Edition allows us to do is bring you programming when a big story hits the cigar industry. While cigars were not impacted at this time by President Trump’s new directive in terms of policy toward Cuba, there are impacts to how we deal with this country. Cuba is still very much […]
For Episode 10 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 […]
For Prime Time Special Edition #3, we bring on Gabriel Alvarez of Casa Cuevas Cigars. Join us as we catch up with Gabriel Alvarez and learn about the newest venture he has taken on – Casa Cuevas Cigars. Plus, we will do a special segment on “Cigar Hype”. Join Will and Bear for Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition […]
For Episode 9 of the Prime Time Show, Riste Riatevski – the man behind Jas Sum Kral (a.k.a JSK Cigars) joins us as our special guest. Also, Tom Person joins Will and Aaron as a special guest co-host. It’s been a big year for JSK as this is definitely a company on the rise – and we will […]
Get ready for Prime Time – the Cigar Industry Podcast for the Cigar Enthusiast. Join Will and Aaron for Episode 8 of the Prime Time Show. This week we welcome our special guest, James Brown, the man behind Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, and the Fabrica oveja Negra factory. We will catch up on what’s been […]
We’ve seen it many times, a small cigar company launches. The company expands and maps out a roadmap of growth. However sooner or later comes the day where that company reaches a cross road and has to figure out where it wants to go. Does it continue to grow? Does it get acquired? Or does […]
