1991 was one of the biggest years in contemporary music. It’s a year that saw upheaval and change as we never have seen before. On this show, Dave and Coop will share the some of their favorite albums from that year – along with their favorite songs. On the cigar end of things, we will […]
PCA 2022: Blending Seminar with Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime
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We are kicking off our coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show a little differently than in the past. This video was recorded at the Cigar Media Compound the evening the Trade Show closed. Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime came over with a library of tobacco and held an impromptu blending seminar. In […]
Prime Time Episode 234: 2022 Virtual Trade Expo Day Two
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For the third year in a row, we are once again bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. We are scheduling this over two shows. This should eliminate backlog and provide a little […]
Prime Time Episode 233: 2022 Virtual Trade Expo Day One
William Cooper PCA 2022, Podcast No Comments Developing Palates, PCA 2022, PCA 2022 Pre Game, Podcast
For the third year in a row, we are once again bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. We are scheduling this over two shows. This should eliminate backlog and provide a little […]
Prime Time Episode 232: Media Panel #13 – PCA 2022 Pre-Game Edition
William Cooper PCA 2022, Podcast No Comments Cigar Dojo, Developing Palates, PCA 2022, PCA 2022 Pre Game, Podcast, Prime Time Show
On Episode 232, it’s our second installment of our 2022 PCA Pre-Game Series as well as our 13th Media Panel show. Tonight, Coop and Aaron will be joined by Bear Duplisea, Ben Lee, Erron Nielsen, and Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo. We’ll give our insights on the various happenings leading into the 2022 PCA Trade […]
Prime Time Episode 231: Scott Pearce, Premium Cigar Association
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On Episode 231, we kick off the first of four shows leading up to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. This year we are proud to be welcome by the Executive Director of the PCA, the one and only Scott Pearce. We will give you everything you need to know going into this […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 72: Alphabet Series #3 – The Letter ‘C’
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On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 72, it’s our third installment of “The Alphabet Series” – a series of shows where we cover songs devoted to a particular letter. Today we go with the letter “C”. Our goal with this show is to use this opportunity cover a number of genres, bands, deep cuts, decades and records. […]
Prime Time Episode 230: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
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On Episode 230, the one and only Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is our special guest. Not only will we talking Dunbarton Tobacco & Truust, but we will be talking lots of Deliberations with Steve tonight on a host of industry topics. Plus we have our Live True and Cattle Baron segments. Note: […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 71: Songs You Would Be Surprised We Love
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In addition we will discuss Harry Styles new album, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, Dave’s Dolly Parton cake, the Developing Palates Review of the Week, Pepsi ending sponsorship of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and a new tour for Bruce Springsteen. We will also look back at the careers of Andrew Fletcher, […]
Prime Time Episode 229: Luciano Meirelles, ACE Prime
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On Episode 229, we are proud to welcome back the one and only Luciano Meirelles of ACE Prime. Luciano is the co-owner of ACE Prime and a rising star in the cigar business. His company ACE Prime has continues to grow. Plus Luciano has expended to wine and remains active with our industry trade associations. […]