On Prime Time Episode 199, we welcome Dan Thompson, President of Micallef Cigars as our special guest. Dan’s come into the cigar industry a few years ago and has brought an innovative a fresh approach to the industry. Tonight we will look at Dan’s journey and what he brings to the table as a leader […]
Prime Time Special Edition 105: E.P. Carrillo Mount Rushmore
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On Special Edition 105 we take a journey back to the cigar version of Mount Rushmore. This is the fourth installment of this series. Previously, we have done Drew Estate, Rocky Patel, and Davidoff editions This time Bear and Coop will be looking at their candidates from E.P. Carrillo to fill the four spots on […]
Prime Time Episode 198: José Blanco, Arturo Fuente
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The one and only Jose Blanco of Arturo Fuente Cigars joins us as our special guest! José’s resume is one of the greatest in the history of the cigar business. His talents have now landed him at Arturo Fuente. We will catch up with what he is doing and discuss a potpourri of industry topics. […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 47: Live Albums
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On Episode 47, Dave and Coop talk live music again. This time we focus on some of our all-time favorite live albums and some of the standout tracks from these albums. Plus, it was a tough week in the world of music as Dennis Thomas from Kool & the Gang, Chucky Thompson, Nanci Griffith, and […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 46: Anthony Bourdain’s Playlist
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The documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain has been released. Director Morgan Neville assembled a playlist of music he found from Bourdain’s books, interviews, social media, and more. Tonight, we take a look at that music and how it ties back to the life and times of the late Anthony Bourdain. We’ll be joined […]
Prime Time Episode 197: Abe Flores, PDR Cigars
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Tonight we welcome the one and only Abe Flores of PDR Cigars as our special guest! In the past decade Abe has become a power in the cigar industry, and we’ll talk about his journey and get up to date on some of the latest happenings at PDR. Plus we will have our Live True, […]
Prime Time Special Edition 104: The Cigar Coop Coalition PCA Post Game Show, Part 2
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We thought Prime Time Special Edition 103 would be the final PCA Wrap-up show – it didn’t turn out like that. On Prime Time Special Edition 104, the whole Cigar Coop team will continue the recap of the booths we visited and go through a detailed run of what cigars were launched by what companies. […]
Prime Time Special Edition 103: The Cigar Coop Coalition PCA Post Game Show
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Prime Time Special Edition 103 returns – in what we thought would be the final PCA Post Game Show of 2021. This one will be a little different as we will take things from the Cigar Coop team point of view and focus on the most important and exciting part of the trade show – […]
Prime Time Episode 196: Eddie Ortega, Ortega Cigars
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While we couldn’t get him last week, this week we have the one and only Eddie Ortega of Ortega Cigars! Eddie’s an industry veteran and has done it all in the cigar industry. We’ll recap his journey and find out what he’s up to. Plus we will have our Live True, Sopranos, and DTT Industry […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 45: The Covers Show
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On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 45, we bring to you a show on covers. On the old Cigar Jukebox, there were a couple of Covers shows that were done, but now we bring it to Prime Time Jukebox for the first time. Dave and Coop will talk about what makes a good cover, and they […]