Since its inception, the La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua has been known for cigars that use Ecuadorian Habano or San Andres Maduro wrapper – and has much success with both of those leaves. At the same time, La Zona has not been a two-trick pony and there have been several other wrappers the factory […]
With its regular La Zona Palooza event cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced plans for virtual La Zona Palooza 2020. The virtual event from November 12, 2020, through November 14, 2020. The three-day virtual event will feature special guests, contests, herfing, raffles, prizes and entertainment. Espinosa also partnered […]
Espinosa Cigars is releasing its first exclusive cigar to Binny’s Beverage Depot called The Expo. Binny’s operates 42 locations in the Chicago area and maintains an online store. The Expo pays homage to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Better known as the Chicago World’s Fair) that was held in 1893 to commemorate the 400th anniversary […]
Espinosa Cigars has announced it has cancelled its 2020 La Zona Palooza event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has said it will announce plans shortly for a virtual component to the event In a communication to the media, Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars issued the following statement: La Zona Palooza is an […]
For Episode 116 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Espinosa Cigars World Headquarters in Miami at the 2019 La Zona Palooza event. Coop is e on the ground in Miami, Florida and we break our format a bit as we bring on various brand […]
At the opening night of Espinosa Cigars’ La Zona Palooza 2019 event, it was announced Bath, Pennsylvania-based retailer Caravan Cigar Company would be the recipient of a store exclusive cigar called “Fair Warning.” Fair Warning is one of the more unique store exclusive offerings from Espinosa as it is the company’s first barber-pole release. The […]
For Episode 116 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Espinosa Cigars World Headquarters in Miami at the 2019 La Zona Palooza event. Coop will be on the ground in Miami, Florida and we will break our format a bit as we bring on various […]
The Pier 28 Oscuro is the third release by Tim Wong’s Pier 28 Premium Cigars. Wong is a cigar industry veteran who also is the West Coast Territory Manager for Espinosa Premium Cigars. Back in 2016, he also added the role of brand owner to his resume as he launched Pier 28 Premium Cigars. To […]
Prime Time’s December to Remember Rolls on. This week we welcome Tim Wong of Pier 28 Premium Cigars as our special guest. Tim will be in the Ventura Cigar Company studios! We will talk about Tim’s journey in the cigar business – and he wears many hats. Of course, we will focus on his role […]
Enrique Seijas returns to Prime Time – and this time he will join us for Special Edition. We’ll catch up on all of happenings with Matilde Cigars. Plus Bear and Coop discuss the launch of CigarAction.org and Kretak’s acquisition of Foundry Tobacco Company. Coop reports back from La Zona Palooza 2018. Finally, given this episode […]
