This week we welcome our special guest Riste Ristevski , the founder of Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars, one of the hottest boutiques out there. Riste takes us through his journey of how he has been able to build his brand in the looming shadow of FDA regulation. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
For Episode 8 of the Prime Time Show. we welcome our special guest, James Brown – the man behind Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, and the Fabrica Oveja Negra factory. We will catch up on what’s been happening with James and his various projects. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk “Off-Road Excursions”. Finally, […]
It’s the second installment of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition podcast. We’ve seen it many times, a small cigar company launches. The company expands and plans out a roadmap of growth. However sooner or later comes the day where that company reaches a crossroad and has to figure out where it wants to […]
For Episode 7 of the Prime Time Show. we welcome our special guest, the one and only Enrique Sanchez Icaza, the founder and CEO of Global Premium Cigars – makers of the 1502 brand! It will be fun show to relax and enjoy. We will catch up on what’s been happening with 1502. In our […]
For Episode 6 of the Prime Time Show, John Reiner a.k.a The Cigar Surgeon joins Will as a Special Guest Co-Host as they welcome Fred Rewey, Owner and Founder of Nomad Cigar Company. In our Debonaire Ideal segment we’ll talk bacon and in our Deliberation segment, we’ll discuss the most polarizing word in the cigar lexicon – […]
This week was the debut episode of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition podcast. This week we welcomed Bear Duplisea as a co-host as we talked about our selections for a hypothetical Cigar Hall of Fame for people in the industry. In addition, we discussed some topics concerning the FDA. The Cigar Coop Prime […]
For Episode 5 of the Prime Time Show, we welcomed a very special guest – Matt Booth. Matt is the owner and founder of the Room 101 Brand of jewelry and Room 101 cigars. This week, Aaron and Will catch up with Matt since he stepped away from the cigar business. Matt has one of the most […]
For Episode 4 of Prime Time, it’s a Developing Palates take over as Aaron brings Seth Geise and Jiunn Liu from Developing Palates. Seth and Jiunn were also the hosts of What Embargo?, a podcast dedicated to Cuban Cigars, so we had plenty of talk about that topic. For our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk cars and in our Deliberation Segment, we […]
For Episode 3 of Prime Time, we not only put Baracoa Cigar Company owner Danny Vazquez in the Hot Seat, but we recruit him as a co-host! Our Debonaire Ideal will talk about those things we remember that we wish were still around. In our Deliberation Segment, we each carve a plan of action in […]
For Episode 2 of Prime Time, Will and Aaron welcome Hector Alfonso, Director of Operations at Espinosa Cigars and we catch up on what has been a dynamic year for the company. The Debonaire Ideal segment talks about Baseball and in our Deliberation segment we talk about limited cigars that make a comeback.
