Cigar Coop Prime Time Show

Prime Time Special Edition 164 Audio: Kristoff Mt. Rushmore

On Prime Time Special Edition 164, we return to Mount Rushmore. This time Coop and Bear are picking cigars from Kristoff Cigars that should take their rightful place on Mount Rushmore

We will also examine European premium companies and see what track record they have had in the United States

Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening Here, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments.

References

• Dad Interviews Daughter on First Day of School Every Year–And the Final Video Has Gone Viral (Watch)
• True Story of Penguin’s Annual Return to See the Man Who Saved it From Oil Spill is Now a Feature Film (See Trailer)

Prime Time Special Edition 164: Kristoff Mt. Rushmore

On Prime Time Special Edition 164, we return to Mount Rushmore. This time Coop and Bear are picking cigars from Kristoff Cigars that should take their rightful place on Mount Rushmore

We will also examine European premium companies and see what track record they have had in the United States

Plus, we have our Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening Here, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments.

References

• Dad Interviews Daughter on First Day of School Every Year–And the Final Video Has Gone Viral (Watch)
• True Story of Penguin’s Annual Return to See the Man Who Saved it From Oil Spill is Now a Feature Film (See Trailer)

Prime Time Episode 315 Audio: Anto Mahroukian, JM Tobacco

Prime Time is back and Anto Mahroukian of JM Tobacco makes his debut tonight on Prime Time Episode 315. JM Tobacco is a family business with an interesting story.

We will also have our FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments. Our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segment focuses on San Andres and Sumatra wrappers.

Prime Time Episode 315: Anto Mahroukian, JM Tobacco

Prime Time is back and Anto Mahroukian of JM Tobacco makes his debut tonight on Prime Time Episode 315. JM Tobacco is a family business with an interesting story.

We will also have our FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments. Our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segment focuses on San Andres and Sumatra wrappers.

The Smoking Syndicate: Micallef Blue Robusto (Audio)

Earlier this year, Micallef followed up the very successful Micallef Black with the Micallef Blue.  The Micallef Blue isn’t just a redo of the Black with a different wrapper, the Micallef Blue is a completely different blend.  Featuring a  San Andrés Sumatra wrapper, the Blue enters a very competitive market of sub-$10 cigars.  The vitolas offered are the same as the Black:  robusto and toro.

Let’s take a look at the details:

• Vitola:  Robusto
• Size:  5 x 52
• Wrapper: San Andrés Sumatra
• Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
• Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Micallef Cigars S.A.
• MSRP:  $7.00

Final Score: 88

The Smoking Syndicate: Micallef Blue Robusto

Earlier this year, Micallef followed up the very successful Micallef Black with the Micallef Blue.  The Micallef Blue isn’t just a redo of the Black with a different wrapper, the Micallef Blue is a completely different blend.  Featuring a  San Andrés Sumatra wrapper, the Blue enters a very competitive market of sub-$10 cigars.  The vitolas offered are the same as the Black:  robusto and toro.

Let’s take a look at the details:

• Vitola:  Robusto
• Size:  5 x 52
• Wrapper: San Andrés Sumatra
• Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
• Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Micallef Cigars S.A.
• MSRP:  $7.00

Final Score: 88

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 138 Audio: Down the Rabbit Hole #5

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 138, we present Down the Rabbit Hole #5 – our 5th installment of this series.

The concept works as follows:  Dave and Coop start with a familiar song and then go down the path of selecting a song inspired by that song. Each will go through ten iterations of this exercise and choose a song from the inspired previous song selected. Ultimately, we will see where this journey takes each of them.

Plus we got music news, cigar news, the music pairing of the week, and the Developing Palates Review of the Week

In this episode, Dave and Coop smoke the CLE PCA Exclusive 2023 Robusto.

As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 138 Playlist

References

• Greg Kihn Dead: 'Jeopardy,' 'Breakup Song' Hitmaker of 1980s Was 75
• Jack Russell, Great White Vocalist and Founding Band Member, Dies at 63
• In My Mind’s Eye: Rome, Italy
• Raul Disla and Kevin Baxter Join Tabacalera Familia Disla S.A.
• Developing Palates Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brulee Wagashi 

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 138: Down the Rabbit Hole #5

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 138, we present Down the Rabbit Hole #5 – our 5th installment of this series.

The concept works as follows:  Dave and Coop start with a familiar song and then go down the path of selecting a song inspired by that song. Each will go through ten iterations of this exercise and choose a song from the inspired previous song selected. Ultimately, we will see where this journey takes each of them.

Plus we got music news, cigar news, the music pairing of the week, and the Developing Palates Review of the Week

In this episode, Dave and Coop smoke the CLE PCA Exclusive 2023 Robusto.

As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 138 Playlist

References

• Greg Kihn Dead: 'Jeopardy,' 'Breakup Song' Hitmaker of 1980s Was 75
• Jack Russell, Great White Vocalist and Founding Band Member, Dies at 63
• In My Mind’s Eye: Rome, Italy
• Raul Disla and Kevin Baxter Join Tabacalera Familia Disla S.A.
• Developing Palates Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brulee Wagashi 

From the Archives: IPCPR 2017 - Steve Saka (Audio)

It's back into the archives as we go back to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show and talk to Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust founder Steve Saka.

This was Steve's third trade show and he'll have plenty to say about the trade show. In addition Steve talked about his 2017 Trade Show releases: Todos Los Dias; Mi Querida Gordita, and Mas Sucio; and the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale.

 

From the Archives: IPCPR 2017 - Steve Saka

It's back into the archives as we go back to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show and talk to Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust founder Steve Saka.

This was Steve's third trade show and he'll have plenty to say about the trade show. In addition Steve talked about his 2017 Trade Show releases: Todos Los Dias; Mi Querida Gordita, and Mas Sucio; and the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale.