Cigar Coop Prime Time Show

Prime Time Special Edition 161 Audio: Juan Lugo, Don Doroteo Cigars

On Prime Time Special Edition 161, we welcome Juan Lugo of Don Doroteo Cigars

Juan’s family legacy in the cigar industry goes back to the 1930s and recently he has brought it to the forefront with Don Doroteo Cigars. We will find out the latest on his company and more.

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

• 'Historic' handshake of Canadian and U.S. ironworkers as Gordie Howe bridge connects
• Woman Throws FUN-ERAL For Late Husband

Prime Time Special Edition 161: Juan Lugo, Don Doroteo Cigars

On Prime Time Special Edition 161, we welcome Juan Lugo of Don Doroteo Cigars

Juan’s family legacy in the cigar industry goes back to the 1930s and recently he has brought it to the forefront with Don Doroteo Cigars. We will find out the latest on his company and more.

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

• 'Historic' handshake of Canadian and U.S. ironworkers as Gordie Howe bridge connects
• Woman Throws FUN-ERAL For Late Husband

The Smoking Syndicate: Macanudo Emissary España Robusto (Audio)

Macanudo introduced a new regular line this year at the PCA trade show in Las Vegas called the Macanudo Emissary España. The Macanudo Emissary‘s first run is called the España and features a special tobacco grown in Spain for this cigar. Here is what Macanudo had to say about the tobacco:

Macanudo Emissary España uses a harmonious five-country blend highlighted by a Havana seed grown near the town of Riolobos, Spain. The region’s rocky soil and Mediterranean climate yield a rich tobacco that cannot be replicated. Grown near olive trees and pepper fields used for paprika, the tobacco is characterized by thick, oily leaves from the warm, dry summer days and mild nights. When combined with the rocky soil, the result is tobacco with intensity and complexity.

This new blend contains many well aged tobaccos including tobaccos for the filler with 5 year aged Dominican Piloto, 6 year aged Nicaraguan, and 5 year aged Colombian tobacco. The binder uses a 6 year aged Nicaraguan tobacco from Condega and a wrapper that is a 5 year aged Connecticut Broadleaf Claro grown in Connecticut. The blend is constructed to deliver a smoking experience that Europeans cigar smokers prefer.

Vitola: Robusto
Size: 5 x 52
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Claro (Aged 5 Years)
Binder: Nicaraguan (Condega, Aged 6 Years)
Filler: Spain, Dominican (Piloto, Aged 5 Years), Nicaraguan (Aged 6 Years), Colombia (Aged 5 Years)
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
MSRP: $14.99

Final Score: 89

The Smoking Syndicate: Macanudo Emissary España Robusto

Macanudo introduced a new regular line this year at the PCA trade show in Las Vegas called the Macanudo Emissary España. The Macanudo Emissary‘s first run is called the España and features a special tobacco grown in Spain for this cigar. Here is what Macanudo had to say about the tobacco:

Macanudo Emissary España uses a harmonious five-country blend highlighted by a Havana seed grown near the town of Riolobos, Spain. The region’s rocky soil and Mediterranean climate yield a rich tobacco that cannot be replicated. Grown near olive trees and pepper fields used for paprika, the tobacco is characterized by thick, oily leaves from the warm, dry summer days and mild nights. When combined with the rocky soil, the result is tobacco with intensity and complexity.

This new blend contains many well aged tobaccos including tobaccos for the filler with 5 year aged Dominican Piloto, 6 year aged Nicaraguan, and 5 year aged Colombian tobacco. The binder uses a 6 year aged Nicaraguan tobacco from Condega and a wrapper that is a 5 year aged Connecticut Broadleaf Claro grown in Connecticut. The blend is constructed to deliver a smoking experience that Europeans cigar smokers prefer.

Vitola: Robusto
Size: 5 x 52
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Claro (Aged 5 Years)
Binder: Nicaraguan (Condega, Aged 6 Years)
Filler: Spain, Dominican (Piloto, Aged 5 Years), Nicaraguan (Aged 6 Years), Colombia (Aged 5 Years)
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
MSRP: $14.99

Final Score: 89

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 131 Audio: Odd Couples

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 131, we present Odd Couples. For this exercise we hypothetically bring two musicians together from different genres or styles. We then figure out how some songs would sound in each other’s genre.

We also have music news, cigar news, our pairing of the week, the Developing Palates Review of the Week, and Dave’s New Music 45.

In addition, we will also recap music and cigar news headlines.

For this show Dave smoked the AVO Maduro No.2 and Coop smoked the CLE PCA Exclusive 2023 Robusto.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 131 Playlist

References

• Battle of the Bands: The 1970s

Prime Time Episode Jukebox 131: Odd Couples

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 131, we present Odd Couples. For this exercise we hypothetically bring two musicians together from different genres or styles. We then figure out how some songs would sound in each other’s genre.

We also have music news, cigar news, our pairing of the week, the Developing Palates Review of the Week, and Dave’s New Music 45.

In addition, we will also recap music and cigar news headlines.

For this show Dave smoked the AVO Maduro No.2 and Coop smoked the CLE PCA Exclusive 2023 Robusto.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 131 Playlist

References

• Battle of the Bands: The 1970s

Prime Time Episode 307 Audio: Mo Maali, Patina Cigars

Tonight on Prime Time Episode 307, we welcome back Mo Maali, founder of Patina Cigars!

Mo’s coming off a big year where his Patina Anniversary cigar captured Developing Palates’ #1 Cigar of the Year for 2023. Now, Patina goes into 2024 with an exciting new release, Patina Oro de Nicaragua.

Plus, we have our FSG Beef Segments, Altadis USA’s Ties the Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and, of course, the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation Segment.

Prime Time Episode 307: Mo Maali, Patina Cigars

Tonight on Prime Time Episode 307, we welcome back Mo Maali, founder of Patina Cigars!

Mo’s coming off a big year where his Patina Anniversary cigar captured Developing Palates’ #1 Cigar of the Year for 2023. Now, Patina goes into 2024 with an exciting new release, Patina Oro de Nicaragua.

Plus, we have our FSG Beef Segments, Altadis USA’s Ties the Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and, of course, the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation Segment.

The Smoking Syndicate: Tatuaje Cojonu 2015 Habano (Audio)

The Tatuaje Cojonu line was born out of the Seleccion de Cazadore (aka Brown Label) line where Tatuaje owner, Pete Johnson, asked master blender, Don Pepin Garcia to make a stronger blend.  The name came from Don Pepin saying that the blend had “cojonu”, Cuban slang for “cojones” or “balls”.  The name stuck and Pete Johnson decided to release the line in a new vitola every three years.  In 2012, Pete Johnson put the line in hiatus, but it returned in 2021.  He released the Cojonu 2015 and the 2018 in 2022 and 2023 respectively and called them the “Lost Years”.

• Vitola: Double Robusto
• Size: 5 x 55
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: My Father S.A.
• MSRP: $13.00

Final Score: 90

The Smoking Syndicate: Tatuaje Cojonu 2015 Habano

The Tatuaje Cojonu line was born out of the Seleccion de Cazadore (aka Brown Label) line where Tatuaje owner, Pete Johnson, asked master blender, Don Pepin Garcia to make a stronger blend.  The name came from Don Pepin saying that the blend had “cojonu”, Cuban slang for “cojones” or “balls”.  The name stuck and Pete Johnson decided to release the line in a new vitola every three years.  In 2012, Pete Johnson put the line in hiatus, but it returned in 2021.  He released the Cojonu 2015 and the 2018 in 2022 and 2023 respectively and called them the “Lost Years”.

• Vitola: Double Robusto
• Size: 5 x 55
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: My Father S.A.
• MSRP: $13.00

Final Score: 90