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Prime Time Special Edition 154: Mike Copperman & Cody Carden, CRA

Prime Time Special Edition 154 we welcome Mike Copperman and Cody Carden of CRA (Cigar Rights of America)

Mike has been with CRA for over a decade and was recently promoted to the Executive Director position. Cody works as the Director of Communications. We will learn more about Mike and Cody, plus we will get an update on some of the key initiatives with CRA

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. Plus in an annual tradition, Bear and Coop  will also recap their Top 10 lists for 2023.

References

• Bear Rescued from Abandoned Zoo in Ukraine Finds New Home in UK
• Watch the Pandemonium as Hockey Fans Break Record Hurling 75,000 Teddy Bears Onto the Ice for Charity

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 118 Audio: Year in Review – Cigars & Music

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 118, we do a Year in Review for both music and cigars. This includes Jukebox classic segments such as Now or Never and Crystal Ball.

Dave and Coop also go through their top five songs and cigars for the year.

Dave smokes the Tabernacle Corona on this show, and Coop smokes the Avion selection from the 2022 Tatuaje Advent Calendar.

Tune in to the premiere of our Year in Review: Music & Cigars episode on YouTube on Monday, 1/1/23, at 8pm ET. As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 118 Playlist

References

• Dave's 2023 Top 50
• Coop's 2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown
• Team Cigar Review: Buenaventura Maduro BV 500 - Developing Palates
• Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto - Developing Palates

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 118: Year in Review – Cigars & Music

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 118, we do a Year in Review for both music and cigars. This includes Jukebox classic segments such as Now or Never and Crystal Ball.

Dave and Coop also go through their top five songs and cigars for the year.

Dave smokes the Tabernacle Corona on this show, and Coop smokes the Avion selection from the 2022 Tatuaje Advent Calendar.

Tune in to the premiere of our Year in Review: Music & Cigars episode on YouTube on Monday, 1/1/23, at 8pm ET. As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 118 Playlist

References

• Dave's 2023 Top 50
• Coop's 2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown
• Team Cigar Review: Buenaventura Maduro BV 500 - Developing Palates
• Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto - Developing Palates

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #1: My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra (Corrected Audio)

This is a repost as the wrong file was attached.

The #1 2023 Cigar of the Year is the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra.

In 2008, Jaime Garcia created the first My Father Cigar to honor his father, Don José “Pepin” Garcia. A year later, Pepin paid homage to his own father, José Garcia Alayón, releasing a cigar known as the My Father Le Bijou 1922. Le Bijou is French for “The Jewel.” He called it 1922 because that was the year that Pepin’s father was born.

Since the year 2022 marked 100 years since the birth of José Garcia Alayón, the Garcia family decided to create a special limited edition cigar offering to mark the centennial of the elder Garcia’s birthday and called it the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition. The 100 Años was released in two sizes, but it was the Corona Extra that put this cigar over the top for 2023.

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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #1: My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra

The #1 2023 Cigar of the Year is the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra.

In 2008, Jaime Garcia created the first My Father Cigar to honor his father, Don José “Pepin” Garcia. A year later, Pepin paid homage to his own father, José Garcia Alayón, releasing a cigar known as the My Father Le Bijou 1922. Le Bijou is French for “The Jewel.” He called it 1922 because that was the year that Pepin’s father was born.

Since the year 2022 marked 100 years since the birth of José Garcia Alayón, the Garcia family decided to create a special limited edition cigar offering to mark the centennial of the elder Garcia’s birthday and called it the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition. The 100 Años was released in two sizes, but it was the Corona Extra that put this cigar over the top for 2023.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rit

 

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #2: Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco (Audio)

The #2 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco. In 2022, Selected Tobacco launched a fourth brand in the Alfonso portfolio. Alfonso gets its name from Nelson Alfonso, who is the owner of Selected Tobacco. For the past decade, Selected Tobacco has been known for its three other brands: Atabey, Bryon, and Bandolero – all of which are distributed in the U.S. market by United Cigars. Alfonso is an ultra-premium brand that revolves around exquisite packaging and extra aging. The first line to be released under the Alfonso brand was the Alfonso Extra Añejo. The name Añejo is appropriate because it means “aged.” It’s the No. 2 size that lands at the #2 spot.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rim

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #2: Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco

The #2 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco. In 2022, Selected Tobacco launched a fourth brand in the Alfonso portfolio. Alfonso gets its name from Nelson Alfonso, who is the owner of Selected Tobacco. For the past decade, Selected Tobacco has been known for its three other brands: Atabey, Bryon, and Bandolero – all of which are distributed in the U.S. market by United Cigars. Alfonso is an ultra-premium brand that revolves around exquisite packaging and extra aging. The first line to be released under the Alfonso brand was the Alfonso Extra Añejo. The name Añejo is appropriate because it means “aged.” It’s the No. 2 size that lands at the #2 spot.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rim

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #6: Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll Churchill 2022 -Take Two (Audio)

*REPOST - The first publication seems to have vanished  on some catchers*

The #6 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll Churchill 2022 edition.

Over the past few years, several Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) brands have been collaborating with various spirits companies, some involving utilizing barrel-aged tobacco. In 2022, Macanudo became one of the STG brands that would collaborate with barrel-aged tobacco. For its project, Macanudo would engage with Napa Valley-based winery Flint Knoll. What was different about this project compared to the other STG barrel-aged collaborations is that Macanudo would be working with a winery as opposed to a distillery – and that the barrels used for aging tobacco would be French Oak barrels that were previously used to age Flint Knoll’s single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rfX

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #6: Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll Churchill 2022 -Take Two

*REPOST - The first publication seems to have vanished  on some catchers*

The #6 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll Churchill 2022 edition.

Over the past few years, several Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) brands have been collaborating with various spirits companies, some involving utilizing barrel-aged tobacco. In 2022, Macanudo became one of the STG brands that would collaborate with barrel-aged tobacco. For its project, Macanudo would engage with Napa Valley-based winery Flint Knoll. What was different about this project compared to the other STG barrel-aged collaborations is that Macanudo would be working with a winery as opposed to a distillery – and that the barrels used for aging tobacco would be French Oak barrels that were previously used to age Flint Knoll’s single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rfX

2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #3: Meerapfel Richard Double Robusto (Audio)

The #3 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Meerapfel Richard Double Robusto. The Meerapfel family has over 150 years of experience in various aspects of the tobacco business. Today the family is best known for being tobacco brokers and, in particular, for brokering tobacco out of Cameroon, Africa. In 2021, Jeremiah Meerapfel announced he was creating a new ultra-premium cigar brand with the Meerapfel name. In this case, it wasn’t just an ultra-premium brand, but it was one he calls UberLuxury. UberLuxury involves using the highest quality of materials with the highest level of craftsmanship. In the case of this new Meerapfel UberLuxury line, the cigars pay homage to past generations of the Meerapfel family. Specifically, the Meerapfel Richard pays homage to Jeremiah's father, Richard Meerapfel.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rhM