For the first time, the story of the premium cigar industry is being told in a motion picture. The film is called “Hand Rolled – A Film About Cigars” and we welcome the directors of the film, Steve Gherebean and Jesse Mariut to Prime Time. We will get some insights into how this project […]
Tonight we are honored to welcome the Executive Director of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association, Scott Pearce. We will discuss the workings of IPCPR from everything from the legislative efforts to the lightning rod known as the IPCPR Trade Show. It’s an episode you won’t want to miss. Plus, Bear and […]
For Episode 64 of the Prime Time Show, we will be broadcasting from Tailored Smoke in Downtown Charlotte and will welcome Justo Eiroa of JRE Tobacco Company to the show. While Justo’s family is very well-known in the industry, we will look at the unique path Justo took to get to JRE – and of […]
Jason M. Lois is heading to Croatia to compete in the Cigar Smoking World Championships. He is a former #4 in the world rankings for this competition. Jason will join us on Special Edition tomorrow as we discuss the event and Jason’s quest for the title. Plus we will hit Jason up with some industry […]
On Episode 63 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome back Nate McIntyre, Marketing Coordinator for Miami Cigar & Company. We catch up on some things happening at Miami Cigar & Company – including the brands of La Aurora, Tatiana, Toscano, and Nestor Miranda. We talk sports rivalries in our Debonaire Ideal segment. Finally, in […]
Get your bacon and Nomad cigar ready as the one and only Fred Rewey of Nomad Cigar Company will be returning as a special guest of Prime Time. Nomad has a new release about to hit stores called the Nomad Signature, and we will catch up on that and all the happenings at Nomad. It’s […]
For Episode 61 Matt Booth is coming back to Prime Time. While we will catch up on things since his return to the cigar industry – anything can happen when Boofy comes to Prime Time. We also will learn a little about Room 101 Gin – and of course we will have an […]
For Special Edition #36, Bear and Coop are back from covering the IPCPR, and they will share their thoughts on covering it as a team. It was Bear’s first IPCPR, and for Coop it was the first time he had a co-pilot for the coverage. We will talk about how things went for the duo. […]
As some folks know, the live stream for Episode 60 of the Prime Time Show had some serious issues. Unfortunately, the problems went beyond that as our recording and subsequent archive was corrupted. We had a great show Thursday and I’m heartsick that we can’t recover the recording. I am sorry to say we have […]
Prime Time is back from the IPCPR and ready to roll as we have a jam-packed episode. For Episode 60, we welcome Max Fernandez and Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf. We will get the story behind this company, it’s recent rebranding, and why the tobaccos this vertically integrated company prodiuces are considered some of […]
