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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
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.
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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Prime Time Special Edition 153 kicks off the 2024 year as we welcome the newest member of the Cigar Coop Coalition team, Tripp Waldrop.
Tripp is coming on-board and bringing his Let’s Get Pairing brand into the Coalition. As the name indicates, this show will be all about pairings with cigars. We’ll get to know Tripp better and find out more about the vision for Let’s Get Pairing going forward. We will also take a look ahead to 2024, and look back at some of our favorite cigar moments.
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.
Tune in tonight as we welcome Tripp Waldrop to the Cigar Coop Coalition!
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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Prime Time Special Edition 153 kicks off the 2024 year as we welcome the newest member of the Cigar Coop Coalition team, Tripp Waldrop.
Tripp is coming on-board and bringing his Let’s Get Pairing brand into the Coalition. As the name indicates, this show will be all about pairings with cigars. We’ll get to know Tripp better and find out more about the vision for Let’s Get Pairing going forward. We will also take a look ahead to 2024, and look back at some of our favorite cigar moments.
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.
Tune in tonight as we welcome Tripp Waldrop to the Cigar Coop Coalition!
References
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
The #7 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Las 6 Provincias CMW by Espinosa Cigars.
CMW is the fourth installment of the Espinosa Cigars Las 6 Provincias series. This limited edition series pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces,” referring to the six provinces that existed before Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba. It is also Espinosa Cigars’ most premium limited edition series to date. Each installment of the series has a unique blend, size, and associated artwork. The name CMW stands for Camagüey, the second-most eastern province on the island of Cuba in the pre-Castro era. Since the first installment of the Las 6 Provincias was launched in 2018, it has become one of Espinosa Cigars' most successful near-annual limited series releases. The CMW is the third release of the series to land on the Countdown.
Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rfq
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
The #7 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Las 6 Provincias CMW by Espinosa Cigars.
CMW is the fourth installment of the Espinosa Cigars Las 6 Provincias series. This limited edition series pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces,” referring to the six provinces that existed before Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba. It is also Espinosa Cigars’ most premium limited edition series to date. Each installment of the series has a unique blend, size, and associated artwork. The name CMW stands for Camagüey, the second-most eastern province on the island of Cuba in the pre-Castro era. Since the first installment of the Las 6 Provincias was launched in 2018, it has become one of Espinosa Cigars' most successful near-annual limited series releases. The CMW is the third release of the series to land on the Countdown.
Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-rfq
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
It’s our In Memoriam Episode for 2023. On Episode 117. we look back and reflect on the careers and contributions of many artists who passed away in 2023.
We will also touch base on Dave’s Top 50 and OOPS lists, Coop’s Countdown, and recap the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors.
On this show, Dave smokes the La Palina KB Part Three and Coop smokes the La Palina KB TXX.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
- Top 50 of 2023 / #10 – 6: More Aussies, A First Timer and One Long Song Title
- Top 50 of 2023 / #15 – 11: More Barbie, Dolly and a Genius
- Top 50 of 2023 / #20 – 16: A Cat, A Sister and More Missy
- Top 50 of 2023 / #25 – 21: Hip Hop, A Collective and Interesting Collabs
- Top 50 of 2023 / #30 – 26: Our First Reggae Track, A Lot of Gecs and Some More Bunnies
- Top 50 of 2023 / #35 – 31: Songs About Time, Reclaiming Your Music and Some Spice
- Top 50 of 2023 / #40 – 36: More Foundational Comebacks, Made – Up Languages and Aussie Music
- Top 50 of 2023 / #45 – 41: An Emotional Tribute, A Bunny and a Brit Pop Third Act
- Top 50 of 2023 / #50 – 46: Spiderman, The Blues and Metal
- 2023 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Dave's McRib Deluxe Review
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
It’s our In Memoriam Episode for 2023. On Episode 117. we look back and reflect on the careers and contributions of many artists who passed away in 2023.
We will also touch base on Dave’s Top 50 and OOPS lists, Coop’s Countdown, and recap the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors.
On this show, Dave smokes the La Palina KB Part Three and Coop smokes the La Palina KB TXX.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
- Top 50 of 2023 / #10 – 6: More Aussies, A First Timer and One Long Song Title
- Top 50 of 2023 / #15 – 11: More Barbie, Dolly and a Genius
- Top 50 of 2023 / #20 – 16: A Cat, A Sister and More Missy
- Top 50 of 2023 / #25 – 21: Hip Hop, A Collective and Interesting Collabs
- Top 50 of 2023 / #30 – 26: Our First Reggae Track, A Lot of Gecs and Some More Bunnies
- Top 50 of 2023 / #35 – 31: Songs About Time, Reclaiming Your Music and Some Spice
- Top 50 of 2023 / #40 – 36: More Foundational Comebacks, Made – Up Languages and Aussie Music
- Top 50 of 2023 / #45 – 41: An Emotional Tribute, A Bunny and a Brit Pop Third Act
- Top 50 of 2023 / #50 – 46: Spiderman, The Blues and Metal
- 2023 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Dave's McRib Deluxe Review
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
The #8 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Kristoff Guardrail Robusto. The story behind the Kristoff Guardrail is like no other. Kristoff Guardrail debuted in 2022, but the story’s roots go back a couple of years before that. Kristoff owner Glen Case was in Oklahoma and had rented a motorcycle. He was on the road when his back tire gave way and caused him to crash into a guardrail. The accident was severe enough to land Case in the hospital for weeks, followed by many months of rehabilitation – including spending time in a wheelchair. When Kristoff Guardrail was released a couple of years later, Case was fully recovered. Those around him kept the accident quiet, so many were shocked to hear of the accident. Case felt he was given a second chance at life, and this was the inspiration for the Kristoff Guardrail.
Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-reD
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
The #8 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Kristoff Guardrail Robusto. The story behind the Kristoff Guardrail is like no other. Kristoff Guardrail debuted in 2022, but the story’s roots go back a couple of years before that. Kristoff owner Glen Case was in Oklahoma and had rented a motorcycle. He was on the road when his back tire gave way and caused him to crash into a guardrail. The accident was severe enough to land Case in the hospital for weeks, followed by many months of rehabilitation – including spending time in a wheelchair. When Kristoff Guardrail was released a couple of years later, Case was fully recovered. Those around him kept the accident quiet, so many were shocked to hear of the accident. Case felt he was given a second chance at life, and this was the inspiration for the Kristoff Guardrail.
Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-reD
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
The #9 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Tatuaje Havana VI Verocú Blue No. 1. The Verocú Blue is a regular production line that made its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Verocú Blue is described as an offshoot of the Tatuaje Havana VI Verocú line, which is, in turn, an offshoot of the Tatuaje Havana VI (aka Red Label) line. While there may be some DNA connections among these lines, the difference with Verocú Blue is the Shade-grown Corojo wrapper grown by the Garcia family in Nicaragua.
Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-reb