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, […]
Prime Time Episode 260: Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco, Amendola Family Cigar Co.
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The Amendola boys are back! Tonight we welcome back Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco, the two principals behind Amendola Family Cigar Company. We’ll catch up with Jeff and Chris and we’ll get the insights behind their first release in their NYC Series – the West Side Story.. In addition, we will have our Cattle Baron […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 270: Juan Lugo & Garret Robinson, Don Doroteo Cigars
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Tonight we welcome Juan Lugo of Don Doreteo Cigars as our special guest – and he is bringing this new Vice President of Sales, Garret Robinson with him. Don Doreteo made their debut last year and there is a very interesting story on Juan’s history in the tobacco business. We will learn about this story […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 269: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
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Tonight Steve Saka returns to the Prime Time Show for Episode 269. We are always interesting and entertaining, but the big question will we be will we be able to satisfy Steve tonight with the topics we have got planned? Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA […]