Episodes
Thursday May 02, 2024
PCA 2024: Aganorsa Leaf (Audio)
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
For Aganorsa Leaf, the big story at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the return of the Arsenio brand. The Arsenio brand has been one of the more popular brands in the Aganorsa Leaf portfolio, going back to the Casa Fernandez days. The brand is named after the company's master blender, Arsenio Ramos, who passed away in 2018. Happily, this year, Arsenio returns with an all-new blend, one that was a personal favorite of Ramos. Meanwhile, Aganorsa quietly also had a couple of line extensions, adding the "Junior" size to the JFR Connecticut line. Moreover, Aganorsa added a 6 x 60 Titan size to its New Cuba Superior line.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCw
Thursday May 02, 2024
PCA 2024: Aganorsa Leaf
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
For Aganorsa Leaf, the big story at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the return of the Arsenio brand. The Arsenio brand has been one of the more popular brands in the Aganorsa Leaf portfolio, going back to the Casa Fernandez days. The brand is named after the company's master blender, Arsenio Ramos, who passed away in 2018. Happily, this year, Arsenio returns with an all-new blend, one that was a personal favorite of Ramos. Meanwhile, Aganorsa quietly also had a couple of line extensions, adding the "Junior" size to the JFR Connecticut line. Moreover, Aganorsa added a 6 x 60 Titan size to its New Cuba Superior line.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCw
Wednesday May 01, 2024
PCA 2024: Micallef Cigars
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) marked the third consecutive year that Micallef Cigars exhibited. It is also the second year in a row that Micallef has launched a major regular production release. This year, Micallef Blue made its debut. It's the second cigar in the unofficial "color" series following 2023's Micallef Black. With both Blue and Black, Micallef is targeting the market with a high quality premium cigar in the $7.00 to $8.00 range. The Micallef Blue was also a cigar favorite by the Cigar Coop Coalition among the 2024 PCA releases. Since the 2024 PCA Trade Show, news has broken that both companies will no longer have a unified sales team. It's important to know that the companies were still operating with the unified sales steam model at the time of PCA.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBH
Wednesday May 01, 2024
PCA 2024: Micallef Cigars
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) marked the third consecutive year that Micallef Cigars exhibited. It is also the second year in a row that Micallef has launched a major regular production release. This year, Micallef Blue made its debut. It's the second cigar in the unofficial "color" series following 2023's Micallef Black. With both Blue and Black, Micallef is targeting the market with a high quality premium cigar in the $7.00 to $8.00 range. The Micallef Blue was also a cigar favorite by the Cigar Coop Coalition among the 2024 PCA releases. Since the 2024 PCA Trade Show, news has broken that both companies will no longer have a unified sales team. It's important to know that the companies were still operating with the unified sales steam model at the time of PCA.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBH
Wednesday May 01, 2024
PCA 2024: La Flor Dominicana (Audio)
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
One of the big stories of the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was La Flor Dominicana celebrating 30 years in the cigar business for Litto and Ines Gomez. Given La Flor Dominicana had released milestone cigars for the 20th and 25th anniversary, it was no surprise that there was a 30th-anniversary cigar, LFD 30 Years. This year, we caught up with Litto and Tony Gomez to discuss this important milestone.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBB
Wednesday May 01, 2024
PCA 2024: La Flor Dominicana
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
One of the big stories of the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was La Flor Dominicana celebrating 30 years in the cigar business for Litto and Ines Gomez. Given La Flor Dominicana had released milestone cigars for the 20th and 25th anniversary, it was no surprise that there was a 30th-anniversary cigar, LFD 30 Years. This year, we caught up with Litto and Tony Gomez to discuss this important milestone.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBB
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
PCA 2024: Oveja Negra Brands (Audio)
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
While Oveja Negra Brands would highlight several new releases at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, a lot more was showcased at this booth. All of the brands at the booth are distributed by Oveja Negra Brands and produced at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This includes the brands co-owned by James Brown (Black Label Trading Co, Black Work Studio), Emilio). It also includes Dissident, the brand owned by Cynn and Joshua Coburn. The work being done is high quality, and it's no wonder Oveja Negra Brands has racked up many Cigar Coop Coalition awards over the years. This year we caught up with James Brown to discuss the Paper Crane and Orthodox releases. Both of these releases capture the essence of the Black Works Studio and Black Label Trading Company brands perfectly.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sAP
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
PCA 2024: Oveja Negra Brands
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
While Oveja Negra Brands would highlight several new releases at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, a lot more was showcased at this booth. All of the brands at the booth are distributed by Oveja Negra Brands and produced at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This includes the brands co-owned by James Brown (Black Label Trading Co, Black Work Studio), Emilio). It also includes Dissident, the brand owned by Cynn and Joshua Coburn. The work being done is high quality, and it's no wonder Oveja Negra Brands has racked up many Cigar Coop Coalition awards over the years. This year we caught up with James Brown to discuss the Paper Crane and Orthodox releases. Both of these releases capture the essence of the Black Works Studio and Black Label Trading Company brands perfectly.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sAP
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 127 Audio: Musical Justice
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 127, we debut a new concept called Musical Justice.
On this episode Dave and Coop identify miscarriages of justice in terms of decisions with things like the Grammy Awards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and other things. On this episode, Dave and Coop will attempt to right the wrongs that happened with these decisions.
In addition, we will also recap music and cigar news headlines
For this show, Coop smokes the Powstanie SBC 20 while Dave smokes the Kentucky Fired Cured Swamp Thang.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
- SZA’s Brisbane S.O.S. Show Review: Power, Sex and Spirituality
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2024
- Rudy Padrón Passes Away
- All Saints Cigars and Micallef Cigars to End Unified Sales Operations
- The Allman Brothers Band’s Dickey Betts Dies at 80 | Pitchfork
- Listen to "Powerful Women," Dolly Parton's Collaboration With International Superstar Pitbull
- Not Even Nominated Medley - Sammy Davis Jr. & Steve Lawrence
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 127: Musical Justice
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 127, we debut a new concept called Musical Justice.
On this episode Dave and Coop identify miscarriages of justice in terms of decisions with things like the Grammy Awards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and other things. On this episode, Dave and Coop will attempt to right the wrongs that happened with these decisions.
In addition, we will also recap music and cigar news headlines
For this show, Coop smokes the Powstanie SBC 20 while Dave smokes the Kentucky Fired Cured Swamp Thang.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
- SZA’s Brisbane S.O.S. Show Review: Power, Sex and Spirituality
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2024
- Rudy Padrón Passes Away
- All Saints Cigars and Micallef Cigars to End Unified Sales Operations
- The Allman Brothers Band’s Dickey Betts Dies at 80 | Pitchfork
- Listen to "Powerful Women," Dolly Parton's Collaboration With International Superstar Pitbull
- Not Even Nominated Medley - Sammy Davis Jr. & Steve Lawrence