Prime Time Special Edition is back, and tonight we are honored to welcome back the one and only Rafael Nodal. He is the Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA, and the co-founder of Aging Room Cigars. Bear and Coop will smoke the new Aging Room Nicaragua Quattro Sonata – it’s the sequel to the […]
The Blog: Let the Madness Begin – PCA 2023 Coverage
Let the madness begin. It’s that time of the year when we cover the annual Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. This will be our 13th year covering the show on Cigar Coop. While the Trade Show takes place from July 7 through July 11, we will have plenty of opportunity to deliver PCA content to […]
Prime Time Special Edition 138: Alex Tavella, Smoke Inn/KMA Talk Radio
The 2023 edition of the The Great Smoke (TGS) is in the annuls of history. Tonight we welcome one of the key members of the team at Smoke Inn that puts on that event, the GOAT – Alex Tavella. Alex will join the whole coalition team as we will talk TGS and some industry talk. […]
Prime Time Special Edition 137: Alec Bradley Mt. Rushmore
It’s been a while since we visited the cigar version Mt. Rushmore, but tonight we once again journey to this iconic monument. This time we look at candidates from Alec Bradley. A new era is coming to Alec Bradley as Scandinavian Tobacco Group has acquired the company and the brands that go along with it. […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 141: Hendrik Kelner Jr., Kelner Boutique Factory
Tonight we celebrate our six year anniversary of Special Edition. We are pleased to welcome Hendrik Kelner Jr of the Kelner Boutique Family. Hendrik comes from one of the most renowned tobacco families out there, and for the past several yeas has struck out on his own with his own factory. We will dive into […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 140: Sophomore Releases – Boom or Bust? (Special Weds Edition)
Tonight we turn our attention to Sophomore Releases. These are the second releases from either a company, a brand, or a line. We look at some of the better known Sophomore releases and determine if they were a success or a failure. Finally, we have our United Cigars Presidents, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening, […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 139: The Baseball Show – 2023 MLB Preview
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our guest cigar industry panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, The Smoking Syndicate’s Ben Lee, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2023 Major League Baseball Season. We will […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 137: Alec Bradley Mt. Rushmore
It’s been a while since we visited the cigar version Mt. Rushmore, but tonight we once again journey to this iconic monument. This time we look at candidates from Alec Bradley. A new era is coming to Alec Bradley as Scandinavian Tobacco Group has acquired the company and the brands that go along with it. […]
Prime Time Special Edition 136: 2023 Big Game Pre-Game Show w/ Jonathan Carney, La Flor Dominicana
Join us for our annual “Big Game” pre-game show. Once again we will have Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales of La Flor Dominicana, to preview the big matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. This year the “Big Game” is in Glenda. La Flor Dominicana is also a company that has […]
Prime Time Special Edition 135: Glynn Loope & Joshua Habursky, Premium Cigar Association
Tonight we welcome back Glynn Loope & Joshua Habursky of the Premium Cigar Association to Special Edition. Glynn and Josh will give us a legislative update at things on both the federal and state level. In addition they will update us on the PCA’s advocacy efforts. Plus we will have our Tabacalera USA Great Things […]