Episodes
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Prime Time Special Edition 148: The 2023 La Zona Palooza Pre-Game Show
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
La Zona Palooza 2023 is coming up the first weekend in November, and tonight we will preview the upcoming event with Hector Alfonso and Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars. In addition, we will catch up on the happenings of Espinosa.
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
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- Here are the Top 10 most popular Halloween candies, according to Instacart - CBS News
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 111 Audio: Song Titles in the First Lyric
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tonight’s show was inspired by Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. Matt challenged us to do a show where we come up with song titles that are in the first lyric of a show. Dave and Coop will respond to the challenge on this show.
Plus, Dave’s very excited about the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie and the news of Dolly Parton performing a Thanksgiving Halftime Show.
In this episode, Dave smokes the RoMa Craft Quinquagenario and Coop smokes Trinidad Espiritu No. 1 Toro
As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 111: Song Titles in the First Lyric
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tonight’s show was inspired by Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. Matt challenged us to do a show where we come up with song titles that are in the first lyric of a show. Dave and Coop will respond to the challenge on this show.
Plus, Dave’s very excited about the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie and the news of Dolly Parton performing a Thanksgiving Halftime Show.
In this episode, Dave smokes the RoMa Craft Quinquagenario and Coop smokes Trinidad Espiritu No. 1 Toro
As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Prime Time Episode 285 Audio: Andy Green, Ashton Cigars
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Tonight, Ashton Cigars are in the house. We are joined by Andy Green, Vice President of Sales from Ashton Distributors. We’ll talk all things Ashton and learn about Andy’s journey in the cigar business.
Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Prime Time Episode 285: Andy Green, Ashton Cigars
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Tonight, Ashton Cigars are in the house. We are joined by Andy Green, Vice President of Sales from Ashton Distributors. We’ll talk all things Ashton and learn about Andy’s journey in the cigar business.
Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
Friday Oct 13, 2023
The Smoking Syndicate: JRE Aladino Limited Edition (Audio)
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
JRE released a limited edition cigar in their Aladino line at PCA 2023 earlier this year. This limited edition cigar is based off quest to blend a birthday cigar for the patriarch of the Eiroa family, Julio Eiroa. This cigar features a unique wrapper, Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras, and is limited to only 600 boxes.
- Vitola: Toro
- Size: 6 x 52
- Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon seed
- Binder: Honduran
- Filler: Honduran
- Country of Origin: Honduras
- Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino S.A.
- MSRP: $16.00
Final Score: 90
Friday Oct 13, 2023
The Smoking Syndicate: JRE Aladino Limited Edition
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
JRE released a limited edition cigar in their Aladino line at PCA 2023 earlier this year. This limited edition cigar is based off quest to blend a birthday cigar for the patriarch of the Eiroa family, Julio Eiroa. This cigar features a unique wrapper, Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras, and is limited to only 600 boxes.
- Vitola: Toro
- Size: 6 x 52
- Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon seed
- Binder: Honduran
- Filler: Honduran
- Country of Origin: Honduras
- Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino S.A.
- MSRP: $16.00
Final Score: 90
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
The Smoking Syndicate: Shady Moose Toro (Audio)
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
Forged Cigars has had the Moose line of cigars for quite a while now and it’s been very popular. Part of that is the low price point and easygoing flavor profiles. Earlier this year, Forged released the Shady Moose as the fourth installment of the Moose series. The Shady Moose features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and retails from $4.79 to $5.49.
- Vitola: Toro
- Size: 6 x 52
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: Mexican
- Filler: U.S. American, Colombian, Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Country of Origin: Honduras
- Factory: Honduras American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
- MSRP: $4.99
Final Score: 82
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
The Smoking Syndicate: Shady Moose Toro
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
Saturday Oct 07, 2023
Forged Cigars has had the Moose line of cigars for quite a while now and it’s been very popular. Part of that is the low price point and easygoing flavor profiles. Earlier this year, Forged released the Shady Moose as the fourth installment of the Moose series. The Shady Moose features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and retails from $4.79 to $5.49.
- Vitola: Toro
- Size: 6 x 52
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: Mexican
- Filler: U.S. American, Colombian, Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Country of Origin: Honduras
- Factory: Honduras American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
- MSRP: $4.99
Final Score: 82
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Prime Time Episode 284 Audio: Media Panel #16
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Tonight, Aaron and Coop bring John McTavish from Developing Palates, Ben Lee from The Smoking Syndicate, and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar for the 16th media panel edition.
Tonight's topics include:
- How successful have cigar and spirit pairing projects been?
- Is the Government the most significant threat against cigar media?
- Does cigar media favor smaller, boutique cigar companies?
- The evaluation of how well five cigar companies promote themselves
- Our potential nominees for PCA Board Member slots
- Cigar Celebrity Death Matchups!
Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.