The annual tradition is back for the fifth time! Join us for our annual “Big Game” pre-game show. Once again we will have Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales of La Flor Dominicana, to preview the big matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This year the “Big Game” is in […]
Prime Time Episode 171: Abe Dababneh – The Great Smoke 2021 Pre-Game
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Developing Palates, Podcast, Prime Time Show, SmokeInn
Honest Abe returns to Prime Time for Episode 171. On this episode we talk with Abe on the 2021 Great Smoke. Virtual Insanity has gripped the cigar industry, but in the case of the 2021 Great Smoke, Abe is taking things where no cigar event has gone before. We’ll dive into the details on what […]
Prime Time Special Edition 92: 2020 Top Ten Recap & Year in Review
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The cigar industry is wrapping up its “Cigar of the Year” list season. On this installment of Special Edition, Coop and Bear take a look at each other’s Top 10 cigars and compare and contrast. In addition Coop and Bear will reflect on how the CA Top 25 turned out and touch on some big […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 28: Out of the Comfort Zone #1
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On Episode 28, Dave and Coop challenge either other on the taste and music and attempt to take each other out of their comfort zones. Each has provided the other a list of artists that are good candidates to take the other out of the comfort zone. Dave and Coop each selected two artists, did […]
Prime Time Episode 170: Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Company
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For Episode 170 on the Prime Time Show, Nick Melillo makes his return to our show. On this episode, we’ll catch up on a lot of the happenings with Nick and Foundation Cigar Company since we last talked to him. We’ll learn a little more about Nick in our “Live True” segment, and finally in […]
Prime Time Episode 169: James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands
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It’s the first episode of 2021 for the Prime Time Show, and tonight for Episode 169 we welcome the one and only James Brown of Oveja Negra Brands back tot the show. The past two years have continued to be some amazing years for Brown, his factory, and his brands and tonight we’ll catch up […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 27: 2020 Year in Review Panel Discussion: Music & Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Cigar Dojo, Cigar Jukebox, Developing Palates, Podcast, Prime Time Jukebox
On Episode 27 of Prime Time Jukebox we reflect back on the year 2020 on two things we talk about on the show each week – music and cigars! For this episode we are joined by Aaron Loomis, Seth Geise, and John McTavish from Developing Palates and Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo. We will talk […]
Live from the Library: The 2020 CA Top 25 Reveal – Day Five (1/15/21)
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Today, we bring to you live commentary as Cigar Aficionado finishes revealing its Top 25 list. We have live commentary on the announcement of CA’s #11 to #25 cigars for 2020. References Prime Time Special Edition 91: The Unofficial CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show 2020 CA 2020 Top 25 Don’t forget, you can catch […]
Live from the Library: The 2020 CA Top 25 Reveal – Day Four (1/14/21)
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Today, we bring to you live commentary as Cigar Aficionado continues to reveal its cigars on its 2020 Top 25 list. We have live commentary on the announcement of CA’s #1 cigar of the year. References Prime Time Special Edition 91: The Unofficial CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show 2020 CA 2020 Top 25 Don’t […]
Live from the Library: The 2020 CA Top 25 Reveal – Day Three (1/13/21)
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Today, we bring to you live commentary as Cigar Aficionado continues to reveal its cigars on its 2020 Top 25 list. We recap Day Two and then do some live commentary and post-game as CA reveals cigars #4, #3, and #2. References Prime Time Special Edition 91: The Unofficial CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show […]