For Prime Time Episode 156, Santana Diaz of Pure Aroma Cigars makes his Prime Time Show debut. Many know Santana as the creator behind the D’Crossier Cigars brand. Now Santana has resurrected the historic Lords of England line – and we’ll get the story behind that as well as recap Santana’s journey in the cigar […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 157: Adrian Acosta, The Cigar Culture
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For Prime Time Episode 157, Adrian Acosta from The Cigar Culture makes his Prime Time Show debut. Adrian’s got a long history in the cigar business – from Nat Sherman in New York, to National Sales Manager at AJ Fernandez, to turning his attention to The Cigar Culture from brokering to education. Tonight we’ll […]
Prime Time Episode 155: Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan, Protocol Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Developing Palates, Podcast, Prime Time Show, Protocol
For Prime Time Episode 155, we welcome the “Protocol Boys”, Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan of Protocol Cigars back to the show. Protocol Cigars has been quite active in 2020 – they seem to be everywhere! We will catch up Juan and Kevin and get insights into what is going on. We’ll also see what […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 156 – Santana Diaz, Pure Aroma Cigars
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, D'Crossier, Developing Palates, Lords of England, Prime Time Show, Pure Aroma Cigars
For Prime Time Episode 156, Santana Diaz of Pure Aroma Cigars makes his Prime Time Show debut. Many know Santana as the creator behind the D’Crossier Cigars brand. Now Santana has resurrected the historic Lords of England line – and we’ll get the story behind that as well as recap Santana’s journey in the cigar […]
Prime Time Episode 154: Media Panel #10
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Cigar Dojo, Cigar Hustler, Developing Palates, Podcast, Prime Time Show, Stogie Review
For Prime Time Episode 154, we present our tenth edition of the All-Star Media Panel Tonight’s panelists include Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, Ben Lee of Stogie Review, and Cigar Hustler Mike from A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast. We’ll dive into a host of media topics range from impacts of the pandemic, PCA Talk, and the […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 155 – Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan, Protocol Cigars
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Developing Palates, Prime Time Show, Protocol
For Prime Time Episode 155, we welcome the “Protocol Boys”, Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan of Protocol Cigars back to the show. Protocol Cigars has been quite active in 2020 – they seem to be everywhere! We will catch up with Juan and Kevin and get insights into what is going on. We’ll also […]
Prime Time Episode 153: Andre Farkas, Viaje Cigars
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For Prime Time Episode 153, we are proud to welcome back the one and only Andre Farkas of Viaje Cigars! For the past decade, Viaje continues to lead the charge of the small batch, Microblend movement in the cigar industry. It’s been a couple of years since we have talked to Andre, so there is […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 154 – Media Panel #10
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Cigar Dojo, Cigar Hustler, Developing Palates, Prime Time Show, Stogie Review
For Prime Time Episode 154, we present our tenth edition of the All-Star Media Panel Tonight’s panelists include Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, Ben Lee of Stogie Review, and Cigar Hustler Mike from A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast. We’ll dive into a host of media topics range from impacts of the pandemic, PCA Talk, and the […]
Prime Time Episode 152: Abe Dababneh
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Tonight, making a return to the Prime Time Show, Abe Dababneh joins us for a full interview. Abe’s the founder and proprietor of the Smoke Inn Cigars retail chain. He’s also involved in a slew of other projects, including being the founder and host of KMA Talk Radio. We’ll dive into Abe’s story and get […]
Prime Time Episode 151: Rick Rodriguez, General Cigar Company
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Tonight we continue our look at the personalities behind General Cigar as we welcome Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars. Rick has a dual role at CAO as he is both the blender and ambassador for the brand. Rick’s had a unique story on how he moved into this role at General Cigar and tonight we […]