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Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Miami Cigar & Company and its long-time strategic partner La Aurora didn't have a lot of new products, but at the same time this still proved to be quite a busy booth. The theme for both Miami Cigar and La Aurora was the families behind the brand - namely Nestor Miranda and the late Fernando León.
Also present in the booth were La Aurora Cigars, Ken Hamlin's Arrival Cigars, and Dr Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars. Miami Cigar distributes La Aurora Cigars while La Aurora handles production for Arrival Cigars. We covered La Aurora and Arrival Cigars in separate reports. Dr. Gaby Kafie was not exhibiting or taking orders for any product, but he is in the process of moving his production to the La Aurora factory.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Ken Hamlin is a former NFL star who played Safety for the Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. In 2007, he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl. Following a successful career, Hamlin started his own cigar brand, known as the Arrival. The cigar is produced by La Aurora Cigars and Hamlin was present at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show at La Aurora's booth
Originally Hamlin wanted to call his cigar "El Martello" which is Spanish for "The Hammer". However as Hamlin pointed out "the lawyers said no" and went to the name "The Arrival". It's a motto he has used, and the name fits the cigar of making an "impact and impression".
Hamlin is the second former professional athlete to have a cigar made at La Aurora. NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone produces his cigars at La Aurora.
In this interview Hamlin talks how he got into the cigar business and his plans for his cigar brand.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Ken Hamlin is a former NFL star who played Safety for the Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. In 2007, he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl. Following a successful career, Hamlin started his own cigar brand, known as the Arrival. The cigar is produced by La Aurora Cigars and Hamlin was present at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show at La Aurora's booth
Originally Hamlin wanted to call his cigar "El Martello" which is Spanish for "The Hammer". However as Hamlin pointed out "the lawyers said no" and went to the name "The Arrival". It's a motto he has used, and the name fits the cigar of making an "impact and impression".
Hamlin is the second former professional athlete to have a cigar made at La Aurora. NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone produces his cigars at La Aurora.
In this interview Hamlin talks how he got into the cigar business and his plans for his cigar brand.
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
We are kicking off our coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show a little different. This video was recorded at the Cigar Media Compound the evening the Trade Show closed. Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime came over with a library of tobacco and held an impromptu blending seminar.
In this video Luciano covers the best practices constructing and deconstructing a blend as well as what to look for when tasting a blend. This was such an educational session, we are kicking this off with our coverage!
We recommend watching the video to get the most out of this.
https://cigarcoop.podbean.com/e/pca-2022-blending-seminar-with-luciano-meirelles-of-ace-prime/
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
We are kicking off our coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show a little different. This video was recorded at the Cigar Media Compound the evening the Trade Show closed. Luciano Meirelles of Ace Prime came over with a library of tobacco and held an impromptu blending seminar.
In this video Luciano covers the best practices constructing and deconstructing a blend as well as what to look for when tasting a blend. This was such an educational session, we are kicking this off with our coverage!
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
In this interview from our archives, we interview Matt Booth of Room101 Cigars. This interview took place at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show.
This was Matt's first Trade Show since his split with Davidoff, and coming "out of retirement". We talk about his new products for 2017 and even discuss video games.
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
In this interview from our archives, we interview Matt Booth of Room101 Cigars. This interview took place at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show.
This was Matt's first Trade Show since his split with Davidoff, and coming "out of retirement". We talk about his new products for 2017 and even discuss video games.
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
After a five-year hiatus, EP Carrillo has brought back the Short Run. The Short Run was a small batch run using a different wrapper each year except for two years in which they used Ecuadorian Sumatra. The 2021 Short Run is brought back using a retro theme as it uses the original bands from the first run and is available in three sizes. For this review, I'm taking a look at the Short Play, robusto size. Check out Coop's review of the Extended Play here.
- Size: 5 x 50
- Vitola: Robusto
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
- Binder: Nicaraguan
- Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
- Factory: Tabacalera La Alianza
- MSRP: $7.50
Final Score: 89
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
After a five-year hiatus, EP Carrillo has brought back the Short Run. The Short Run was a small batch run using a different wrapper each year except for two years in which they used Ecuadorian Sumatra. The 2021 Short Run is brought back using a retro theme as it uses the original bands from the first run and is available in three sizes. For this review, I'm taking a look at the Short Play, robusto size. Check out Coop's review of the Extended Play here.
- Size: 5 x 50
- Vitola: Robusto
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
- Binder: Nicaraguan
- Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
- Factory: Tabacalera La Alianza
- MSRP: $7.50
Final Score: 89
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
On Episode 74 of Prime Time Jukebox, we continue our recap of the Rolling Stone’s recent refresh of their Top 500 songs of all time. This segment will cover songs 200 to 151 and Dave and Coop will go through some of their favorites that made the list, and assess how fairly these favorites were ranked.
Plus we cover a wide array of both music and cigar news.
For this show, Dave smokes the Viaje Skull and Bones 2022 MOAB and Coop smokes the Bandolero and Perdomo Firecrackers.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
- Rolling Stone Top 500
- Cigar Big Board
- Ace Prime: Maria Lucia
- Ace Prime: Mas Igneus
- Crowned Heads: Le Pâtissier (Regular Production)
- Crowned Heads: Sfumato in C Major
- Ozgener Family Cigars: Bosphorus
- Ozgener Family Cigars: Pi Synesthesia
- Team Cigar Review: Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found EMS Toro
- Top 10 Tracks from the 80s and 90s that Deserve the Kate Bush Treatment
- Beyoncé’s Break My Soul: The Summer Track of 2022 is A Cross Between 2005 Madonna and a Night in Ibiza
- Sinead O’Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got