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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager.
Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role in the industry. Steve also has some interests outside the cigar industry and we will touch on that as well.
In our Deliberation Segment, we will do some post-game on last week’s Virtual Trade Show and give you our scorecard on how the various companies are doing this summer.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager.
Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role in the industry. Steve also has some interests outside the cigar industry and we will touch on that as well.
In our Deliberation Segment, we will do some post-game on last week’s Virtual Trade Show and give you our scorecard on how the various companies are doing this summer.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Episode 15 is all about Ska, and we are joined by the one and only Eric Guttormson to pay homage to this unique genre of music.
We will go through the history of Ska, and go through some of our favorite Ska artists. We even will make selections for a Ska Hall of Fame.
In addition, we pay homage to the late Peter Green. Dave will give his thoughts on the new Taylor Swift album and make his selections for the New Music 45 segment.
Cigars on the broadcast include: the Perdomo Habano Maduro, Alec Bradley Chunk, the Espinosa Reggae Dread, and the soon to be released Undercrown Dojo Dogma Sun-Grown by Drew Estate.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
- Episode 15 Playlist
- Dave’s “Respect” Playlist (Asked by popular demand from Episode 11)
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Episode 15 is all about Ska, and we are joined by the one and only Eric Guttormson to pay homage to this unique genre of music.
We will go through the history of Ska, and go through some of our favorite Ska artists. We even will make selections for a Ska Hall of Fame.
In addition, we pay homage to the late Peter Green. Dave will give his thoughts on the new Taylor Swift album and make his selections for the New Music 45 segment.
Cigars on the broadcast include: the Perdomo Habano Maduro, Alec Bradley Chunk, the Espinosa Reggae Dread, and the soon to be released Undercrown Dojo Dogma Sun-Grown by Drew Estate.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
- Episode 15 Playlist
- Dave’s “Respect” Playlist (Asked by popular demand from Episode 11)
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Episode 148 is our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show!
The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry.
The last two years, we have done a pre-game for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show called the “Big Board Show” where we talked through all of the releases that had been announced leading up to the trade show. Following the 2019 Trade Show, we had planned for 2020 to make a change to the format. Instead of our team going through the list of cigars being showcased at the Trade Show, we thought we would make it more interesting by bringing a representative from each brand on the show to discuss their releases. The show was planned for this past June, but with COVID-19 slowing down the product announcements, we have pushed this back into July.
If you are expecting a vHerf, this will not be the show for you. Each company representative will be given an exclusive window to talk about this releases.
You can learn more about the Virtual Trade Show here.
In addition to our guests, Aaron and Coop run down the Summer of '20 "Big Board" of releases.
Appearing
| Company | Representative |
| Black Label Trading Company | James Brown |
| Crowned Heads | Miguel Schoedel |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust | Steve Saka |
| Alec Bradley | Bradley Rubin |
| E.P. Carrillo | Dave Sprit |
| Perdomo | Arthur Kemper |
| Cubariqueno | Juan Cancel & Kevin Keithan |
| AJ Fernandez | Don Williams |
| Espinosa | Hector Alfonso |
| Drew Estate | Joe Gro |
| JRE | Justo Eiroa |
| CLE/Asylum | Tom Lazuka |
| Crux | Casey Haugen |
| Epic | Dean Parsoms |
| Fratello | Omar de Frias |
| Macanudo | Laurel Tilley |
| Gran Habano | George Rico |
| Gurkha | Juan Lopez |
| Micallef | Andy Yafee |
| Mombacho | Claudio Sgroi |
| Padilla | Scott Lewis |
| Powstanie | Cigar Hustler Mike |
| Stallone | Todd Vance |
| Toscano | Michael Capellini |
References
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
TEpisode 148 is our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show!
The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry.
The last two years, we have done a pre-game for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show called the “Big Board Show” where we talked through all of the releases that had been announced leading up to the trade show. Following the 2019 Trade Show, we had planned for 2020 to make a change to the format. Instead of our team going through the list of cigars being showcased at the Trade Show, we thought we would make it more interesting by bringing a representative from each brand on the show to discuss their releases. The show was planned for this past June, but with COVID-19 slowing down the product announcements, we have pushed this back into July.
If you are expecting a vHerf, this will not be the show for you. Each company representative will be given an exclusive window to talk about this releases.
You can learn more about the Virtual Trade Show here.
In addition to our guests, Aaron and Coop run down the Summer of '20 "Big Board" of releases.
Appearing
| Company | Representative |
| Black Label Trading Company | James Brown |
| Crowned Heads | Miguel Schoedel |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust | Steve Saka |
| Alec Bradley | Bradley Rubin |
| E.P. Carrillo | Dave Sprit |
| Perdomo | Arthur Kemper |
| Cubariqueno | Juan Cancel & Kevin Keithan |
| AJ Fernandez | Don Williams |
| Espinosa | Hector Alfonso |
| Drew Estate | Joe Gro |
| JRE | Justo Eiroa |
| CLE/Asylum | Tom Lazuka |
| Crux | Casey Haugen |
| Epic | Dean Parsoms |
| Fratello | Omar de Frias |
| Macanudo | Laurel Tilley |
| Gran Habano | George Rico |
| Gurkha | Juan Lopez |
| Micallef | Andy Yafee |
| Mombacho | Claudio Sgroi |
| Padilla | Scott Lewis |
| Powstanie | Cigar Hustler Mike |
| Stallone | Todd Vance |
| Toscano | Michael Capellini |
References
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season.
We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will it be a once in a lifetime event, or could it foreshadow things to come. Plus we will have our predictions – including our over/unders.
Finally, we also have another contest segment sponsored by Tabacalera USA for our live audience. Once again we are giving away a Romeo y Julieta Travel Humidor and Torch Lighter combo!
References
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season.
We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will it be a once in a lifetime event, or could it foreshadow things to come. Plus we will have our predictions – including our over/unders.
Finally, we also have another contest segment sponsored by Tabacalera USA for our live audience. Once again we are giving away a Romeo y Julieta Travel Humidor and Torch Lighter combo!
References
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
For Episode 14, the ladies take center stage as we devote an episode to Women in Music. Dave and Coop will explore some of the female artists from both a foundational and contemporary standpoint. We’ll go through some of our favorite female artists and discuss some of our favorite tunes by them.
For the cigars during the broadcast, Dave and Coop smoke the Freyja 12 by Las Cumbres Tabaco.
We’ll also pay tribute to three artists who have passed away: Charlie Daniels, Ennio Morricone, and Naya Rivera.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
- Episode 14 Playlist
- Dave’s “Respect” Playlist (Asked by popular demand from Episode 11)
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
For Episode 14, the ladies take center stage as we devote an episode to Women in Music. Dave and Coop will explore some of the female artists from both a foundational and contemporary standpoint. We’ll go through some of our favorite female artists and discuss some of our favorite tunes by them.
For the cigars during the broadcast, Dave and Coop smoke the Freyja 12 by Las Cumbres Tabaco.
We’ll also pay tribute to three artists who have passed away: Charlie Daniels, Ennio Morricone, and Naya Rivera.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
- Episode 14 Playlist
- Dave’s “Respect” Playlist (Asked by popular demand from Episode 11)