On Episode 240, Jarrid Trudeau, Executive Vice President of Kristoff Cigars returns to the Prime Time Show as our special guest. 2022 is looking like a busy year for Kristoff and we will catch up with Jarrid on all of the happenings. Plus, we will talk to Jarrid about his new role as a member […]
Prime Time Episode 239: Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer and Serge Bolling; Casa 1910 Cigars
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On Episode 239 of the Prime Time Show, the team from Casa 1910 Cigars makes their Prime Time Debut as we welcome the key principals: Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer & Serge Bolling. Casa 1910 is a company based in Mexico. While many of us have smoked cigars with Mexican tobacco, tonight we will get insights […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 241 – Matt Booth, STG
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On Episode 241, Matt Booth comes back for a visit. As many know when Matt comes on the show, anything can happen. Tonight we will focus on Matt’s move to Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and the acquisition of his brand. This will be an episode you will not want to miss Plus we will have […]
Announcement: 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. All of […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 240: Jarrid Trudeau, Kristoff Cigars
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On Episode 240, Jarrid Trudeau, Executive Vice President of Kristoff Cigars returns to the Prime Time Show as our special guest. 2022 is looking like a busy year for Kristoff and we will catch up with Jarrid on all of the happenings. Plus, we will talk to Jarrid about his new role as a member […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 76: Album Archaeology #9: Nevermind, Nirvana
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Prime Time Jukebox Episode 76 features our ninth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On his episode, we break down Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind. This album won our 2022 Battle of the Bands – 90s Madness Tournament, and was the album drafted by Espinosa Cigars’ Hector Alfonso. To celebrate Nirvana’s win, we devote an Album […]
Prime Time Episode 238: Reinier Lorenzo, HVC Cigars
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On Episode 238 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars back to the show. It’s been a while since we caught up with Reinier and a lot has happened. He has recently opened up a factory, taken control of his distribution, and worked on many exciting projects. We’ll get alll […]
Prime Time Episode 237: Claudio Sgroi, CST Consulting
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On Episode 237 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome back Claudio Sgroi! Claudio is now heading up a new and unique venture known as CST Consulting. Tonight we will find out what this venture is all about, and find out what Claudio has been up to. Plus we will have our Alec Bradley Live […]
Prime Time Episode 236: Jared Michaeli, Favilli Cigars
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One Episode 236 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Jared Michaeli, President of Favilli Cigars. Favilli Cigars has been undergoing a lot of changes and tonight Jared will talk to us about what these changes are and what this will mean cigar enthusiasts. We will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron […]
Prime Time Episode 235: Eddy Guerra, Davidoff of Geneva
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We are back from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and back to our regular cadence. Tonight we kick things off with the one and only Eddy Guerra of Davidoff of Geneva. Eddy’s a veteran in the cigar industry and he has taken his talents to Davidoff. We’ll talk about Eddy about what’s happening […]