For Special Edition #9, we discuss cigar industry people who have left the industry only to come back. We discuss who has been successful at it, and who hasn’t. We also look at who has actually resisted coming back to the industry. We also deviate a little and talk some baseball. In particular, we pay homage to the late […]
For Episode 16 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Bryan Mussard of Cattle Baron Cigars. Bryan comes into the cigar business via the cattle industry – and he’s one of the most influential people in that industry. We will learn how he made his way into the cigar industry and get some insights on the brand. In our […]
For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
A few years ago, Paul Stulac was one of the hottest cigar makers in the business. For the past couple of years, he has been quiet. On this episode of Prime Time, we catch up with Paul Stulac and find out where he’s been, and what is happening in the midst of his comeback. On […]
We break down Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s Keynote Address in detail and talk about the positives and negatives from that speech. We also discuss some the hits and misses from the trade show. Finally, we discuss Danny Vazquez shutting down Baracoa Cigar Company. For reference on the segment we did on the Top Five News […]
This week we welcome Tim Cavenagh and Justin Mathson Hansen of Alpha Cigar Company. They have a uniquely infused cigar line using Absinthe. We will also talk and learn about Absinthe in our Debonaire Ideal segment. Finally, we will have some IPCPR Fallout Topics for our Deliberation Segment. Don’t forget, you can catch us on Google Play […]
This week as we head into this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, we have Skip Martin and Mike Rosales of RoMa Craft Tobac as our special guests for Episode 13. We will catch up with Skip and Mike and what’s happening at RoMa Craft and we will get into some hard-hitting industry talk Prime Time style. In […]
Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak joins us as special guest. We catch up with Mel of all of the happenings with MBombay. We also celebrate five consecutive years of daily publishing on Cigar Coop with the Top Five Cigar News Stories over the past five years. For reference on the segment we did on the Top Five News Stories, see […]
The boys of Cubariqueño Cigar Company are heading to “Prime Time”! For Episode 12, we welcome Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, co-founders of Cubariqueño Cigar Company – the makers of Protocol Cigars. We will talk about how these two passionate cigar enthusiasts turned brand owners are doing in their third year in business. In our […]
For Special Edition #5, we dedicate this episode to cigar rights, and we have Cigar Rights of America (CRA) Executive Director J. Glynn Loope as our Special Guest. We will go in depth with Glynn and discuss the industry’s battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and gain a better understanding for the […]
