It’s the show where the cigar industry talks about its industry trade show – the Virtual Trade Expo. Tonight we wrap up our PCA 2023 Pre-Game Series with the second installment of the 2023 Virtual Trade Expo. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 273 – 2023 Virtual Trade Expo Day One
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For the fourth year in a row, we are bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. We are scheduling two shows over the next two weeks. Day 1 – June 22, 2023: 9pm […]
Prime Time Episode 266: Mo Maali, Patina Cigars
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Mo Maali of Patina Cigars makes his return to Prime Time tonight. Mo is the founder and owner of Patina Cigars. Over the past few years, Patina has built a loyal and steady following. Tonight we will catch up with Mo what is happening plus talk about some of the moves he has made on […]
Prime Time Episode 265: Omar de Frias, Fratello Cigars
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It’s an out of this world episode of Prime Time as we welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars back to Prime Time. Omar is getting ready to celebrate ten years of Fratello Cigars. In addition Omar’s got a very exciting new project that pays homage to the Nova-C Lunar Lander, scheduled to land on […]
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 Episode 272: Media Panel #15 – PCA 2023 Edition
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It’s the second installment of our four part 2023 PCA Pre-Game Series. Tonight it’s our annual panel discussion. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Erron Nielsen of Cigar Coop and the Smoking Syndicate, and being the independent voice of reason, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 101: The Prince Show
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Tonight we celebrate Hector Alfonso’s victory in the Battle of the Bands 80s Madness with Prince’s Purple Rain and celebrate the music of Prince. Hector along with runner-up John McTavish of Developing Palates join Coop and Dave for this show Normally the winning album would get an Album Archaeology Show, but because an Album Archaeology […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 271 – Scott Pearce; Executive Director, PCA
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Tonight we kick off the first of the four Pre Game Shows leading up to the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. On this show, we have the Executive Director Scott Pearce who will be joining us from Nashville, TN. We will get the low-down on what to expect at this year’s PCA Trade Show. […]
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 our […]
Prime Time Episode 261: James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands
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This week we welcome back James Brown 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, […]