For Episode 16 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Bryan Mussard of Cattle Baron Cigars. Bryan comes into the cigar business via the cattle industry – and he’s one of the most influential people in that industry. We will learn how he made his way into the cigar industry and get some insights on the brand. In our […]
Prime Time Show Episode 15: Paul Stulac, Paul Stulac Cigars
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A few years ago, Paul Stulac was one of the hottest cigar makers in the business. For the past couple of years, he has been quiet. On this episode of Prime Time, we catch up with Paul Stulac and find out where he’s been, and what is happening in the midst of his comeback. On […]
Prime Time Show Episode 14: Alpha Cigar Company
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This week we welcome Tim Cavenagh and Justin Mathson Hansen of Alpha Cigar Company. They have a uniquely infused cigar line using Absinthe. We will also talk and learn about Absinthe in our Debonaire Ideal segment. Finally, we will have some IPCPR Fallout Topics for our Deliberation Segment. Don’t forget, you can catch us on Google Play […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 14: 7/20/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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After a week at IPCPR, Prime Time is back. This week we welcome Tim Cavenagh and Justin Mathson Hanse of Alpha Cigar Company. They have a uniquely infused cigar line using Absinthe. We will also talk Absinthe for our Debonaire Ideal segment. Finally, we will have some IPCPR Fallout Topics for our Deliberation Segment. Tune in live 10pm Eastern / […]
Prime Time Show Episode 13: Skip Martin and Mike Rosales, RoMa Craft Tobac
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This week as we head into this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, we have Skip Martin and Mike Rosales of RoMa Craft Tobac as our special guests for Episode 13. We will catch up with Skip and Mike and what’s happening at RoMa Craft and we will get into some hard-hitting industry talk Prime Time style. In […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 13: 7/5/17 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific
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This week as we head into this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, we have Skip Martin of RoMa Craf Tobac as our special guest for Episode 13. We will catch up with Skip and what’s happening at RoMa Craft and we will get into some hard hitting industry talk Prime Time style In our Debonaire Ideal segment, […]
Prime Time Special Edition 6: Five for Five with Mel Shah
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Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak joins us as special guest. We catch up with Mel of all of the happenings with MBombay. We also celebrate five consecutive years of daily publishing on Cigar Coop with the Top Five Cigar News Stories over the past five years. For reference on the segment we did on the Top Five News Stories, see […]
Prime Time Show Episode 12: Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, Cubariqueño Cigar Company
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The boys of Cubariqueño Cigar Company are heading to “Prime Time”! For Episode 12, we welcome Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, co-founders of Cubariqueño Cigar Company – the makers of Protocol Cigars. We will talk about how these two passionate cigar enthusiasts turned brand owners are doing in their third year in business. In our […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 12: 6/29/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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The boys of Cubariqueño Cigar Company are heading to “Prime Time”! Tune into Episode 12 of the welcome Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, co-founders of Cubariqueño Cigar Company – the makers of Protocol Cigars. We will catch up how these two passionate cigar enthusiasts turned brand owners are doing in their third year in business. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, […]
Prime Time Show Episode 11: Claudio Sgroi, Mombacho Cigars
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For Episode 11 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Claudio Sgroi, President and Master Blender of Mombacho Cigars. We learn a little more about Claudio, the brands of Mombacho, and the unique Casa Favilli factory. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk about “Celebrating the Birth of a Child” and in our Deliberation Segment […]