It’s a reunion as Coop is reunited with his former partner-in-crime Nick Syris for Special Edition #49. Nick will join Coop and Bear to talk about his brand LH Cigars as well as the XXI Festival del Habano that took place in Cuba. There are few outsiders who know the lay of the land when […]
Prime Time Episode 86: Sam Leccia
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For Episode 86 we welcome the one and only Sam Leccia to Prime Time. We will cover Sam’s journey in the cigar business and talk about his latest venture – Stogie Bird. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will discuss movie sequels and in our Deliberation Segment, we discuss cigar social media groups. Don’t […]
Prime Time Episode 85: Zev Kaminetsky, Royal Agio Cigars
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For Episode 85 of Prime Time, Zev Kaminetsky makes his debut. Zev’s the National Sales Director for Royal Agio Cigars and he will be in-studio as we talk about the noise Royal Agio Cigars is beginning to make. In our Debonaire Ideal, we will try to find the positives about air-travel, and in our Deliberation […]
Prime Time Special Edition 48: The Midas Touch
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Who are those people who have “it”? Who are the ones that what they touch turns to gold and get the attention of everyone around them? We’re dubbing this “The Midas Touch” and tonight we will look at who in the cigar industry falls into that category, and some names that at one time were […]
Prime Time Episode 84: All Star Media Panel #3
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Tonight we host another all-star media panel and we got two long-time cigar industry media veterans to join us. David Jones of Leaf Enthusiast and Ben Lee of Stogie Review will be joining Aaron and Coop as we go through a host of industry-released topics. You won’t want to miss this one. Don’t forget, […]
Prime Time Special Edition #47: Terence Reilly and Big Game Postgame
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For Prime Time Special Edition #47, we are honored to welcome back Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf to the show. We will catch up on the happenings at Aganorsa Leaf. Plus, Terence’s Patriots just wrapped up winning a sixth NFL Championship and we’ll recap the game with him as well. < Don’t forget, you can […]
Prime Time Episode 83: Jarrid Trudeau, Kristoff Cigars
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Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars makes his Prime Time debut for Episode 83!! We’ll get some insights into Kristoff and Jarrid’s background in the cigar industry. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will discuss those “Ed McMahon” characters who have been the right-hand men of the king. Finally, we will wrap it up with some […]
Prime Time Special Edition #46: The Big Game Show 2019 with Jonathan Carney of La Flor Dominicana
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The annual tradition is back. Join us for our annual “Big Game” pre-game show. Once again we have Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales of La Flor Dominicana to preview the big matchup between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams. Jon’s a big New England Patriots fan. La Flor Dominicana is also a […]
Prime Time Episode 82: Cigar of the Year List Panel Discussion
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The 2018 Cigar of the Year list season has come to a close. Tonight, on Prime Time we bring together an industry panel to discuss the good, bad, and the ugly of this list. Join our special guest panelists Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, and John McTavish of […]
Prime Time Special Edition #45: 2018 in Review and Richard Overton
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Special Edition has its first show of 2019. Tonight we look back at the big news stories that hit the cigar industry in 2018. Plus, late last year, America’s Oldest Veteran and cigar enthusiast Richard Overton passed away. We reflect on his life and talk about some of the other people surrounding the industry who […]