For Prime Time Episode 294, we are honored to welcome Norm Hooten and Tim Young, founders of Hooten Young.
Prime Time Episode 294: Norm Hooten & Tim Young, Hooten Young

For Prime Time Episode 294, we are honored to welcome Norm Hooten and Tim Young, founders of Hooten Young.
Allison Trainer has announced she has parted ways with Hooten Young.
Norm Hooten and Tim Young of Hooten Young join us for Prime Time Episode 294.
Hooten Young has announced it shipping its Operation Gothic Serpent 30th Anniversary cigar. This cigar was launched at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. It is being done in collaboration with Eladio Diaz at the Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera factory in the Dominican Republic. Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, […]
Hooten Young attended its first Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in July 2023. The company was founded by Special Mission Unit Master Sergeant Norm Hooten & Tim Young. Norm Hooten served in the military for over 20 years. He was part of the elite Delta Force during the Battle of Mogadishu (that story was […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Hooten Young will introduce a new regular production cigar, the Operation Gothic Serpent 30th Anniversary (OGS30th). The cigar is being produced by Eladio Diaz at his factory, Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera. Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American force code-named […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Hooten Young Cigars will launch The Operator. This cigar pays homage to those who serve in the U.S. Special Operations Forces. The Operator features an African Cameroon wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and undisclosed fillers. Production comes from the Cordoba & Morales in Nicaragua. […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Hooten Young Cigars will launch Operation Neptune Spear. This cigar is named for the mission to take down Osama Bin Laden. The cigar features a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa. Production comes from the […]
Hooten Young Cigars has announced it will attend its first Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in July. While Hooten Young Cigars have been in business for five years, this year has seen company founders Norm Hooten and Tim Young put an ambitious plan in place for 2023. Recently the company has expanded into a […]
Hooten Young Cigars has named Allison Trainer as its Vice President of Sales Tobacco Division and Consulting. Hooten Young is a veteran-owned American Whiskey and Cigar Company. The company created its whiskey and cigars as a tribute to those who served in the Armed Forces. Trainer was most recently the Brand Manager for Vintage Rock-A-Feller […]