On Episode 254, we kick off the 2023 season of Prime Time and welcome the one and only Juan Lopez of Gurkha Cigars. Juan is always an entertaining and informative guest. We will catch up with Juan and all things Gurkha. Plus, we will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron, Dunbarton […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 253 – Tim Wong
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On Episode 253, we bring back a Christmas tradition and welcome back Tim Wong. Whether its his own brand or brokering some of the industry’s hottest brands, Tim is a wealth of knowledge and tonight we catch up with him. We will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron and Dunbarton Tobacco […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 252: Oliver Nivaud, United Cigars
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On Episode 252, we welcome back Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars as our special guest. It’s been a huge year for United – for their own brands and the brands they are partnering with. Tonight we will get the details of what’s been happening with United. Plus we will have our Alec Bradley Live True, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 251: Brian Motola, Cavalier Genève
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On Episode 251, we welcome Brian Motola of Cavalier Genève as our special guest. Brian’s been making a name for himself in the cigar industry, and now he is on-board as a partner with Cavalier Genève. We will talk about Brian’s journey through the cigar industry. In addition, 2022 has almost been quite a […]
Prime Time Episode 246: Howard Gumbs Jr, Howard G Cigars
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On Episode 246, we are proud to welcome Howard Gumbs Jr of Howard G Cigars. Howard G Cigars is a newer company based in Orlando, Florida. Howard has been working with American Caribbean Cigars to build his portfolio, and he has a couple of all-Pro Football players who have brands in his portfolio – Ike […]
Prime Time Episode 245: The Name Council – Session 2
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On Episode 245, The Name Council reconvenes for its second session. This time the Name Council tackles Cigar Brands names – and we will look to see if these brands are truly brands. For this Council Session we are joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, and Jay Davis of […]
Prime Time Episode 244: Jonathan Carney, La Flor Dominicana
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On Episode 244, we welcome back Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales for La Flor Dominicana We will catch up on the happenings at La Flor Dominicana including the company’s auction of the Golden Bull NFT and some of LFD’s latest projects. Plus we will have our Alec Bradley Live True segment, Cattle Baron Steak […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 250 – Charlie Minato
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Tonight we celebrate Episode 250, and to mark this milestone we have Charlie Minato co-founder of Halfwheel as our special guest. If you know Charlie, there isn’t a major news story in the cigar industry he is not on top of – and tonight we’ll get his thoughts and perspectives on plenty of items […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 131: The Baseball Show – 2022 Season in Review
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The 2022 Major League Baseball Season is in the annuls of history. Tonight Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo join members of the Cigar Coop Coalition Team to recap the 2022 Season. We will look back at the stories, teams, and players that highlighted the […]
Prime Time Special Edition 127: The Sampler Show
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On Prime Time Special Edition 127, we will be taking Cigar samplers. We will examine the good, bad, and the ugly surrounding cigar samplers. We are joined by the one and only Seth “Big Tuna” Geise to explore this topic. Plus we have our Presidents and Great Things are Happening Here segments (Note: Due to […]