On Episode 95, Dave and Coop take on a project known as “The Beginning of the End”. There is a point an artist releases an album, but for several reasons the signs are beginning to point that things are heading downhill. It could be because the artist isn’t keeping up with the times, the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 264: Justin Andrews, Scandinavian Tobacco Group
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“We tease him a lot because we got him on the spot”. Tonight, its Welcome Back Justin – Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). This is the second of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! There is plenty to talk about with Justin on the happenings of brands of both General Cigar and […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 263: José Blanco, Arturo Fuente
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This is the first of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! Tonight the first of two great guests as we welcome back the one and only José Blanco! José will talk Arturo Fuente and weigh in on a ton of industry topics. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 94: Three in a Row
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On Episode 94, Dave and Coop tackle artists who have three impact albums in a row. We look at impact as a combination of commercial sales and critical acclaim. Surprisingly this was a much tougher exercise than one might think. Some of the artists who made it will surprise you, and some of the ones […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 262: Media Panel #14
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This week it’s our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate. Since this is a media panel, we won’t just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have […]
Announcement: 2023 Cigar Big Board Launched
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The Cigar Coop Coalition is launching its 2023 Big Board for the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Think of this as a living document that is updated several times a week. On the Big Board, we will update who is going to the trade show, and what products you can expect. After the Trade […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 139: The Baseball Show – 2023 MLB Preview
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Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our guest cigar industry panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, The Smoking Syndicate’s Ben Lee, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2023 Major League Baseball Season. We will […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 261: James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands
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This week we welcome James Brown back to the Prime Time Show. It’s ten years since Brown launched Black Label Trading Company, and today Brown has established himself as a force in the small batch world of cigars. We will talk to James about the latest happenings at Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, […]
Announcement: Contest: Trinidad Espiritu Gift Set Giveaway
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We are giving away a really cool Trinidad Espiritu gift set. This includes: Trinidad Espiritu Portable Speaker Box Trinidad Espiritu Domino Set Trinidad Espiritu Lighter Very simple to enter. There are two Trinidad Espiritu Releases – TELL US IN THE COMMENTS: DO YOU PREFER THE TRINIDAD ESPIRITU NO. 1 OR THE TRINIDAD ESPIRTU NO. 2 […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 138: Alex Tavella, Smoke Inn/KMA Talk Radio
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The 2023 edition of the The Great Smoke (TGS) is in the annals of history. Tonight we welcome one of the key members of the team of Smoke Inn who put on that event, the GOAT – Alex Tavella. Alex will join the whole coalition team as we will talk TGS and some industry talk. […]