Cigar Coop Prime Time Show

Prime Time Episode 264: Justin Andrews, Scandinavian Tobacco Group

“We tease him a lot because we got him on the spot”. Tonight, its Welcome Back Justin – Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG).

This is the second of two shows around our 6 year anniversary!  There is plenty to talk about with Justin on the happenings of brands of both General Cigar and Forged Cigar Company. We’ll get the skinny on the collaborations, the acquisitions, and product innovations under the STG umbrella.

Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments. We will also debut a new segment tonight the Espinosa “This Day in Sports History”.

The Smoking Syndicate: Crowned Heads Azul y Oro (Audio)

Crowned Heads released a new limited edition cigar late in 2022 to commemorate their move to NASCA for some of their cigar lines.  Someone instrumental in this move was Gustavo Cura, who was in charge of Oliva’s tobacco farms and interests in Nicaragua, at the time.  Gustavo helped Crown Heads in Nicaragua while they were looking at tobaccos and cigar factories for their lines.  As a token of appreciation, they gave Gustavo a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue which he cherishes and still has to this day.  To commemorate that event, Crowned Heads created the Azul y Oro at NASCA, which Gustavo now leads, using the blue and gold color scheme of the Johnny Walker Blue bottle.

• Vitola:  Toro
• Size:  6 x 50
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
• Filler: Nicaraguan (3 Regions), Dominican
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA)
• MSRP:  $11.95

Final Score:  89

The Smoking Syndicate: Crowned Heads Azul y Oro

Crowned Heads released a new limited edition cigar late in 2022 to commemorate their move to NASCA for some of their cigar lines.  Someone instrumental in this move was Gustavo Cura, who was in charge of Oliva’s tobacco farms and interests in Nicaragua, at the time.  Gustavo helped Crown Heads in Nicaragua while they were looking at tobaccos and cigar factories for their lines.  As a token of appreciation, they gave Gustavo a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue which he cherishes and still has to this day.  To commemorate that event, Crowned Heads created the Azul y Oro at NASCA, which Gustavo now leads, using the blue and gold color scheme of the Johnny Walker Blue bottle.

• Vitola:  Toro
• Size:  6 x 50
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
• Filler: Nicaraguan (3 Regions), Dominican
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA)
• MSRP:  $11.95

Final Score:  89

Prime Time Episode 263 Audio: José Blanco, Arturo Fuente

This is the first of two shows around our 6 year anniversary!  Tonight the first of two great guests as we welcome back the one and only José Blanco!

José will talk Arturo Fuente and weigh in on a ton of industry topics.  Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.

Prime Time Episode 263: José Blanco, Arturo Fuente

This is the first of two shows around our 6 year anniversary!  Tonight the first of two great guests as we welcome back the one and only José Blanco!

José will talk Arturo Fuente and weigh in on a ton of industry topics.  Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 94 Audio: Three in a Row

On Episode 94, Dave and Coop tackle artists who have three impact albums in a row.

We look at impact as a combination of commercial sales and critical acclaim. Surprisingly this was a much tougher exercise than one might think. Some of the artists who made it will surprise you, and some of the ones who missed will also surprise you.

In this episode, Dave smokes the Undercrown Dogma while Coop smokes the HVC Selección No. 1 Natural.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 94 Playlist

References

• Battle of the Bands: 80s Madness
• Paul Cattermole Obituary
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Official Fan Vote Leaderboard
• 2023 Cigar Big Board Launched
• Espinosa Cigars to Release 601 Orange and 601 Yellow
• Scandinavian Tobacco Group to Officially Return to PCA Trade Show with Forged Cigar Company
• Developing Palates: Team Cigar Review: Blackened by Drew Estate M81 Robusto
• Run D.M.C.: Raising Hell

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 94: Three in a Row

On Episode 94, Dave and Coop tackle artists who have three impact albums in a row.

We look at impact as a combination of commercial sales and critical acclaim. Surprisingly this was a much tougher exercise than one might think. Some of the artists who made it will surprise you, and some of the ones who missed will also surprise you.

In this episode, Dave smokes the Undercrown Dogma while Coop smokes the HVC Selección No. 1 Natural.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 94 Playlist

References

• Battle of the Bands: 80s Madness
• Paul Cattermole Obituary
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Official Fan Vote Leaderboard
• 2023 Cigar Big Board Launched
• Espinosa Cigars to Release 601 Orange and 601 Yellow
• Scandinavian Tobacco Group to Officially Return to PCA Trade Show with Forged Cigar Company
• Developing Palates: Team Cigar Review: Blackened by Drew Estate M81 Robusto
• Run D.M.C.: Raising Hell

Prime Time Episode 262 Audio: Media Panel #14

This week it’s our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate.

Since this is a media panel, we won’t just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments

Prime Time Episode 262: Media Panel #14

This week it’s our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate.

Since this is a media panel, we won’t just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.

Prime Time Special Edition 139 Audio: The Baseball Show – 2023 MLB Preview

Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our guest cigar industry panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, The Smoking Syndicate’s Ben Lee, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2023 Major League Baseball Season.

We will talk about our teams and talk about some of the major rule changes. We will also go through some of the things to expect – plus we will have our predictions – including our famous over/unders.

References

• 2023 MLB Over/Unders and Picks (Spoiler)
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