For the ninth consecutive year, the annual Prime Time Awards will be given out on Cigar Coop. The awards were launched in 2014, and in 2017 the awards began to be voted on by three hosts on the Prime Time Network of shows. For the 2021 Awards, Ben Lee and Erron Nielsen were added to […]
Prime Time Awards 2021: Small/Medium Company of the Year – JRE Tobacco Company
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by members of the Cigar Coop team. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for the 2021 Small/Medium Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. JRE Tobacco wins […]
Year in Review: 2020 Cigar Industry Airport Photographer of the Year (and 2019 Too)
Before you say this is a joke, it’s not. But we’ve also been told at times we need to lighten up at Cigar Coop – and this is going to be one of those times. Many of the personalities in the cigar industry spend many days a year on the road, and that involves air-travel. […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Person of the Year – Michael Herklots
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Person of the Year. This award looks at the individual who for better or worse had the most significant contributions to the cigar […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Large Company of the Year – Drew Estate
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Large Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Small/Medium Company of the Year – Oveja Negra Brands
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for the 2020 Small/Medium Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Oveja Negra […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Large Factory of the Year – Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A.
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Large Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Fábrica de Tabacos Joya […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Small/Medium Factory of the Year – Fabrica Oveja Negra
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Small/Medium Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Back to Back. Fabrica […]
Announcement: Prime Time Awards for 2020
For the seventh consecutive year, the annual Prime Time Awards will be given out on Cigar Coop. While the awards were launched in 2014, since 2017 the awards have been voted on by three hosts on the Prime Time Network of shows. 2020 saw a change to the process used, implementing a two-stage voting process. […]
Prime Time Awards 2019: Person of the Year – Alan Rubin
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2019 Person of the Year. This award looks at the individual who for better or worse had the most significant contributions to the cigar […]