Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming upon 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran Habano. […]
Prime Time Episode 148: Virtual Trade Show 2020
Episode 148 is our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game for the […]
Prime Time Special Edition 80: The Baseball Show – 2020 MLB Preview
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will it […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 149 – Steve Abbot, General Cigar Company
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role […]
Prime Time Episode 147: Ed Lahmann, General Cigar Company
On Episode 147, we continue to meet the people behind General Cigar Company, and tonight we’re honored to welcome Ed Lahmann, who manages the Honduran brands under General Cigar. Ed’s the Senior brand manager of two brands that are staples in the cigar world – Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey. We’ll discuss the history and […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 148 – Virtual Trade Show
Tonight tune in for our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 80 – The Baseball Show: 2020 MLB Preview
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will […]
Prime Time Episode 146: Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars
For Episode 146, the Prime Time Show is proud to welcome Glen Case, Owner of Kristoff Cigars. Glen has well over a decade in the cigar business and took a very different route to getting into it. We’ll learn of Glen’s stories and talk about all of the happenings at Kristoff Cigars. Don’t forget, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 147 – Ed Lahmann, General Cigar Company
On Episode 147, we continue to meet the people behind General Cigar Company, and tonight we’re honored to welcome Ed Lahmann, who manages the Honduran brands under General Cigar. Ed’s the Senior brand manager of two brands that are staples in the cigar world – Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey. We’ll discuss the history […]
Prime Time Episode 144: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., E.P. Carrillo
For Episode 144, we are honored to welcome another legend to our show, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. This will be a fun episode as we catch up with Ernesto on the happenings at E.P. Carrillo, including the new Pledge cigar set to hit stores this summer. We will also talk plenty of blending and industry talk […]