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15 minutes ago
15 minutes ago
For Prime Time Episode 346, Mel Shah of MBombay Cigars joins Will and Aaron as the special guest for the evening.
MBombay cigars have been around for a decade, and this past year has seen the brand get a restart. We will talk about Mel’s story, the relaunch of the brand, and some of the very unique things he has done with his brands. Plus we will have our FSG Tobacco Farm Beef Segment, Altadis U.S.A. The Ties that Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segments
16 minutes ago
16 minutes ago
For Prime Time Episode 346, Mel Shah of MBombay Cigars joins Will and Aaron as the special guest for the evening.
MBombay cigars have been around for a decade, and this past year has seen the brand get a restart. We will talk about Mel’s story, the relaunch of the brand, and some of the very unique things he has done with his brands. Plus we will have our FSG Tobacco Farm Beef Segment, Altadis U.S.A. The Ties that Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segments
3 days ago
3 days ago
On Episode 165 of Prime Time Jukebox, we kick off the 2025 Battle of the Bands Competition. This year, we pivot from albums to individual records. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating.
The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight songs. The selections will occur via a “Draft.” Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four.
The tournament commences later this month with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced.
Tune in to the premiere of Prime Time Jukebox Episode 165: 2025 Battle of the Bands Draft on July 15, 2025 at 8pm ET.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References (Brackets - Spoilers)
3 days ago
3 days ago
On Episode 165 of Prime Time Jukebox, we kick off the 2025 Battle of the Bands Competition. This year, we pivot from albums to individual records. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating.
The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight songs. The selections will occur via a “Draft.” Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four.
The tournament commences later this month with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced.
Tune in to the premiere of Prime Time Jukebox Episode 165: 2025 Battle of the Bands Draft on July 15, 2025 at 8pm ET.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References (Brackets - Spoilers)
7 days ago
7 days ago
For Prime Time Episode 345, we welcome back Sebastien Decoppet and Brian Motola as our special guests.
The co-owners of Cavalier Genève always have exciting things going on. This year, it's Project Broadleaf – a unique concept involving Broadleaf wrapper. Plus we will get updates on the latest happenings out of the factory. We will also have our Ties That Bind, FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and DTT Industry Deliberation segments.
7 days ago
7 days ago
For Prime Time Episode 345, we welcome back Sebastien Decoppet and Brian Motola as our special guests.
The co-owners of Cavalier Genève always have exciting things going on. This year, it's Project Broadleaf – a unique concept involving Broadleaf wrapper. Plus we will get updates on the latest happenings out of the factory. We will also have our Ties That Bind, FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and DTT Industry Deliberation segments.
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 164 highlights Music for the Fourth of July.
It’s a few days after Independence Day, but Dave and Coop will walk you through some of their favorite tunes associated with the birthday of the United States of America.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 164 highlights Music for the Fourth of July.
It’s a few days after Independence Day, but Dave and Coop will walk you through some of their favorite tunes associated with the birthday of the United States of America.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Coop and I (Ben) drove down to New Orleans form North Carolina for the PCA trade show and, while on the way, we stopped by The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS for a visit. As most of you know, this is my first home shop. My home away from home. During our visit, a particular light caught my eye. In the glass case was a slim lighter with a striking copper and gunmetal color scheme that I thought looked really great. I asked, Rob, one of the tobacconist there if he could bring it out of the case to let me check it out. Soon as he put it in my hand, it never made it back in the case.
That light was the Rocky Patel H. E. lighter. The light was very sturdily built with a good heft. Its a single flame lighter with a stronger pinpoint flame. I don't know the type or name of the jet flame, but I've seen it before in other higher end lighters. It has a blue ring inside and the flame has a flower shape when ignited at the bottom. You've probably seen these as well. For more details on what I think about the lighter, check out the video. Thanks for watching.
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Coop and I (Ben) drove down to New Orleans form North Carolina for the PCA trade show and, while on the way, we stopped by The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS for a visit. As most of you know, this is my first home shop. My home away from home. During our visit, a particular light caught my eye. In the glass case was a slim lighter with a striking copper and gunmetal color scheme that I thought looked really great. I asked, Rob, one of the tobacconist there if he could bring it out of the case to let me check it out. Soon as he put it in my hand, it never made it back in the case.
That light was the Rocky Patel H. E. lighter. The light was very sturdily built with a good heft. Its a single flame lighter with a stronger pinpoint flame. I don't know the type or name of the jet flame, but I've seen it before in other higher end lighters. It has a blue ring inside and the flame has a flower shape when ignited at the bottom. You've probably seen these as well. For more details on what I think about the lighter, check out the video. Thanks for watching.