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 […]
Last year marked a milestone year for Espinosa Cigars. It would mark the ten-year-anniversary of both the company and its factory, La Zona. In 2012, following the dissolution of EO brands with his partner Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa would launch his own premium cigar company, Espinosa Premium Cigars. That same year, Espinosa would open the […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced two new limited releases under its 601 brand, the 601 Orange and 601 Yellow. A total of five-hundred ten-count cardboard boxes were made of each. The 601 Orange is a Brazilian Cubra Rosado wrapper over Nicaraguan filler and binder. The 601 Orange is a round 6 x 52 Toro. It […]
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 […]
One of the big stories of 2022 was the announcement that celebrity restauranteur Guy Fieri would be teaming up with Espinosa Cigars to launch the Knuckle Sandwich brand of cigars. Knuckle Sandwich Cigars is a brand produced by Espinosa Cigars and distributed by Espinosa Cigars. Over the years, company president Erik Espinosa had developed a […]
This year the Battle of the Bands Competition turns to the 1980s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 1980s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back ad participating. The concept works […]
This year the Battle of the Bands Competition turns to the 1980s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 1980s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating. The concept works […]
As reported earlier this year, Espinosa Premium Cigars is one of a reported 16 companies participating in the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series of cigars for 2023. Espinosa’s entry is an offshoot of its Murcielago line known as the Murcielago de Oro 2023. Murcielago is known for its dark San Andres Maduro wrapper. […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Espinosa Cigars showcased its third offering in its candela-wrapped Espinosa Wasabi line in the form of a 7 1/2 x 38 lancero. Like the Box Pressed Robusto and Corona offerings, the Lancero is a seasonal production. It utilizes a Candela wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The Lancero is […]
