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Prime Time Episode 203: Luis and Alec Cuevas, Casa Cuevas Cigars

For Episode 203, we’ll talk Casa Cuevas as we welcome back Luis Cuevas Jr. and his son Alec to the show.

While Casa Cuevas is a brand that has been on the market a few years, the Cuevas family has five generations in the cigar business. Most recently, the fifth generation was added when Luis’ son Alec joined the company. We’ll catch up on all things Casa Cuevas and get a taste of the new Casa Cuevas Patrimonio.

In addition we will have our Live True and our Industry Deliberation segments.

The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable No. 1 Audio: Saint Luis Rey Carenas Toro

Welcome to our first ever Roundtable for The Smoking Syndicate. The Roundtable will be a new format where we will be doing a live group review of a particular cigar and will also have a shortened video posted later on our YouTube account. The Roundtable could feature any one of us along with guests, so tuned for more great Roundtable segments in the future. Will, Bear, Erron, and I got together to review the Saint Luis Rey Carenas in the toro vitola. The SLR Carenas is a cigar we've all been smoking lately so we thought it would be a good cigar for our first Roundtable. This is our first ever Roundtable so I didn't edit it much as we felt like it had a lot of great content. In the future, the aftershow videos will just feature the segments on the cigar we are reviewing. If you have any suggestions on cigars you would like for us to review in the future, please put some suggestions in the comments.

The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable No. 1: Saint Luis Rey Carenas Toro

Welcome to our first ever Roundtable for The Smoking Syndicate. The Roundtable will be a new format where we will be doing a live group review of a particular cigar and will also have a shortened video posted later on our YouTube account. The Roundtable could feature any one of us along with guests, so tuned for more great Roundtable segments in the future. Will, Bear, Erron, and I got together to review the Saint Luis Rey Carenas in the toro vitola. The SLR Carenas is a cigar we've all been smoking lately so we thought it would be a good cigar for our first Roundtable. This is our first ever Roundtable so I didn't edit it much as we felt like it had a lot of great content. In the future, the aftershow videos will just feature the segments on the cigar we are reviewing. If you have any suggestions on cigars you would like for us to review in the future, please put some suggestions in the comments.

Prime Time Special Edition 107 Audio: Phil Zanghi, Debonaire House

Tonight on Prime Time Special Edition 107 – Phil Zanghi is rolling back into our show.

It’s always great to catch up with Phil and he has some important milestones coming up. We’ll catch up on the latest happenings of Debonaire House. Plus, we have our

One Must Go, and our Great Things are Happening Segments. We will also review the criteria for the Airport Photographer of the Year contest as well.

All of this on the newsmagazine show for the cigar industry – Prime Time Special Edition.

References

• Note after this show, the Premium Cigar Association pointed out a cost analysis on a tax increase

Prime Time Special Edition 107: Phil Zanghi, Debonaire House

Tonight on Prime Time Special Edition 107 – Phil Zanghi is rolling back into our show.

It’s always great to catch up with Phil and he has some important milestones coming up. We’ll catch up on the latest happenings of Debonaire House. Plus, we have our

One Must Go, and our Great Things are Happening Segments. We will also review the criteria for the Airport Photographer of the Year contest as well.

All of this on the newsmagazine show for the cigar industry – Prime Time Special Edition.

References

• Note after this show, the Premium Cigar Association pointed out a cost analysis on a tax increase

IPCPR 2017: Nestor Andrés Plasencia, Plasencia Cigars

In this interview from our archives, we interview Nestor Andrés Plasencia at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show.

If there was “the story” at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, it was the launch of Plasencia Cigars. The Plasencias have over 150 years experience in the cigar business and truly are one of the iconic families in the industry’s history. Now, after many years being growers and producers in the cigar business, the Plasencias last year have launched their own brand. It’s not just a brand with their name on it. To bring this product to market, the Plasencias now have their own U.S. distribution company, Plasencia 1865, LLC.  The 2017 IPCPR would prove to be a very special trade show as the Plasencias would be exhibitors for the first time showcasing their new products.

Note: This an audio only interview.

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 50 Audio:: The Year in Music 1971 – 50 Years Later

Tonight we reach a milestone with our 50th episode of Prime Time Jukebox. We’ll celebrate the occasion by going back 50 years ago and looking at one of the most iconic years in music – 1971.

On this show, Dave and Coop will share the some of their favorite albums from that year – along with their favorite songs. They will also look back at the historical events that occurred that year.

For this show, Dave smokes the Espinosa Psychedelic Turtle II and Coop smokes an original release Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Fifty.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Full Episode 50 Playlist

References

• Phoebe Bridgers’ Cover of Nothing Else Matters: Haunting Metal
• Developing Palates Team Cigar Review: Camacho Factory Unleashed
• 1971: The Biggest Year in Music History – In 10 Records
• Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 50: The Year in Music 1971 – 50 Years Later

Tonight we reach a milestone with our 50th episode of Prime Time Jukebox. We’ll celebrate the occasion by going back 50 years ago and looking at one of the most iconic years in music – 1971.

On this show, Dave and Coop will share the some of their favorite albums from that year – along with their favorite songs. They will also look back at the historical events that occurred that year.

For this show, Dave smokes the Espinosa Psychedelic Turtle II and Coop smokes an original release Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Fifty.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Full Episode 50 Playlist

References

• Phoebe Bridgers’ Cover of Nothing Else Matters: Haunting Metal
• Developing Palates Team Cigar Review: Camacho Factory Unleashed
• 1971: The Biggest Year in Music History – In 10 Records
• Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The Smoking Syndicate: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Torpedo (Audio)

At the 2021 PCA trade show, Aganorsa Leaf introduced the 4th vitola in their limited edition Supreme Leaf line, a torpedo.  The previous sizes, robusto, toro, and corona gorda, have been well received and sold out quickly.  The blend is being kept as a secret as they only say it has a majority of Corojo 99 leaf in the blend.  Let’s look at the details:

• Vitola:  Torpedo
• Size: 6 x 54
• Wrapper:  Aganorsa Corojo 99
• Binder: Aganorsa (Nicaragua)
• Filler: Aganorsa (Nicaragua)
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA)

Final Score:  91

The Smoking Syndicate: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Torpedo

At the 2021 PCA trade show, Aganorsa Leaf introduced the 4th vitola in their limited edition Supreme Leaf line, a torpedo.  The previous sizes, robusto, toro, and corona gorda, have been well received and sold out quickly.  The blend is being kept as a secret as they only say it has a majority of Corojo 99 leaf in the blend.  Let’s look at the details:

• Vitola:  Torpedo
• Size: 6 x 54
• Wrapper:  Aganorsa Corojo 99
• Binder: Aganorsa (Nicaragua)
• Filler: Aganorsa (Nicaragua)
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA)

Final Score:  91