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On Prime Time Episode 389 David Garofalo returns to our show. We all know David as the owner of Two Guys Cigars and United Cigars; host of The Cigar Authority, and now founder of Cigar Worth. If you know David, nobody loves cigars more than him, so it’s no surprise he has so much on his plate. We will talk to David about his newest venture Cigar Worth, plus catch up on the New England Cigar Expo,...

On Prime Time Episode 389 David Garofalo returns to our show. We all know David as the owner of Two Guys Cigars and United Cigars; host of The Cigar Authority, and now founder of Cigar Worth. If you know David, nobody loves cigars more than him, so it’s no surprise he has so much on his plate. We will talk to David about his newest venture Cigar Worth, plus catch up on the New England Cigar Expo,...

The Curivari Buenaventura Cremas C100 is a premium boutique cigar from Curivari Cigars , a company founded by Andreas Throuvalas that blends tobaccos to traditional Cuban production standards. Released as a shade-wrapped extension to the original Buenaventura line, the Cremas variant replaces the original Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper with an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade leaf while retaining an all-Ni...

The Curivari Buenaventura Cremas C100 is a premium boutique cigar from Curivari Cigars , a company founded by Andreas Throuvalas that blends tobaccos to traditional Cuban production standards. Released as a shade-wrapped extension to the original Buenaventura line, the Cremas variant replaces the original Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper with an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade leaf while retaining an all-Ni...

On Prime Time Episode 388 it’s Media Panel #25, John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish from Developing Palates and KMA Talk Radio and Gizmo from the Lounge Lizards Podcast join us as our special guest. Tonight it will be “Boom or bomb”. We will look at successes in the cigar industry and where things didn’t quite reach the level we expected. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera...

On Prime Time Episode 388 it’s Media Panel #25, John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish from Developing Palates and KMA Talk Radio and Gizmo from the Lounge Lizards Podcast join us as our special guest. Tonight it will be “Boom or bomb”. We will look at successes in the cigar industry and where things didn’t quite reach the level we expected. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera...

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 199, we look at music and the Zombie Apocalypse. This was inspired by the film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple where Ralph Fiennes Dr Ian Kelson character has a record player and a series of records he has scavenged from houses in the zombie apocalypse. The zombies are destroying the modern world. There is no iTunes and no Spotify. You need to preserve music by saving...

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 199, we look at music and the Zombie Apocalypse. This was inspired by the film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple where Ralph Fiennes Dr Ian Kelson character has a record player and a series of records he has scavenged from houses in the zombie apocalypse. The zombies are destroying the modern world. There is no iTunes and no Spotify. You need to preserve music by saving...

On this historic Prime Time Episode 387, Jonas Santana, owner and founder of Blackbird Cigars returns to the show. A lot has happened since Jonas was last on the show. Most notably, there has been a significant factory expansion. Plus there have been some new products along the way. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espino...

On this historic Prime Time Episode 387, Jonas Santana, owner and founder of Blackbird Cigars returns to the show. A lot has happened since Jonas was last on the show. Most notably, there has been a significant factory expansion. Plus there have been some new products along the way. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espino...

For Prime Time Special Edition 197, Lou Cross owner of Lure Cigars makes his debut on the Special Edition side of the house. Lou came into the cigar industry three years ago, and has built a portfolio of cigars with a very unique story behind it. We will catch up with Lou to see where he is on his journey. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lure/Valacari Tall Tales Segment, E...

For Prime Time Special Edition 197, Lou Cross owner of Lure Cigars makes his debut on the Special Edition side of the house. Lou came into the cigar industry three years ago, and has built a portfolio of cigars with a very unique story behind it. We will catch up with Lou to see where he is on his journey. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lure/Valacari Tall Tales Segment, E...

On this historic Prime Time Episode 386, Jonathan Carney returns to the Prime Time Show. Jonathan has been putting his footprint at Hooten Young, developing many innovative and collaborative projects. Tonight we will catch up on some of this projects, including the recently announced collaboration with Ruger Firearms. Plus we will we tap into Jon’s pulse of the industry with an extended Deliberati...

On this historic Prime Time Episode 386, Jonathan Carney returns to the Prime Time Show. Jonathan has been putting his footprint at Hooten Young, developing many innovative and collaborative projects. Tonight we will catch up on some of this projects, including the recently announced collaboration with Ruger Firearms. Plus we will we tap into Jon’s pulse of the industry with an extended Deliberati...

Get ready for controversy on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 198 as we tackle polarizing artists and songs. These are the artists and songs that tend to divide the music community for very reasons. Dave and Coop will build a playlist where you will either love the selection or not. On this show, Dave smokes the La Palina KB (Kill Bill) 3 and Coop smokes Mr Punch’s Wieners. Plus there will be the usual...

Get ready for controversy on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 198 as we tackle polarizing artists and songs. These are the artists and songs that tend to divide the music community for very reasons. Dave and Coop will build a playlist where you will either love the selection or not. On this show, Dave smokes the La Palina KB (Kill Bill) 3 and Coop smokes Mr Punch’s Wieners. Plus there will be the usual...

For Prime Time Special Edition 195, we present our 2026 Cigar Company Power Rankings. Back on Prime Time Special Edition 129 in 2022, we introduced a concept  Cigar Company Power Rankings. Much like College Sports has a Top 25, and how we see many pro teams ranked, we will take that same concept and apply it to cigar companies. Tonight Bear and Coop select ten companies and attempt to determine wh...

For Prime Time Special Edition 195, we present our 2026 Cigar Company Power Rankings. Back on Prime Time Special Edition 129 in 2022, we introduced a concept  Cigar Company Power Rankings. Much like College Sports has a Top 25, and how we see many pro teams ranked, we will take that same concept and apply it to cigar companies. Tonight Bear and Coop select ten companies and attempt to determine wh...

For Prime Time Special Edition 196, we pose the question Core vs. Limited Cigars. Specifically we look at a list of companies and some company brands where look to see what the core competency is – core lines or limited editions. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lure/Valacari Tall Tales Segment, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are Happening...

For Prime Time Special Edition 196, we pose the question Core vs. Limited Cigars. Specifically we look at a list of companies and some company brands where look to see what the core competency is – core lines or limited editions. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lure/Valcari Tall Tales Segment, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are Happening...

Prime Time Episode 197 is exactly as advertised – short smokes and short songs. Dave and Coop build a playlist of tracks clocking in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Meanwhile they will smoke some short cigars including the Independence Firecracker (Coop) and H. Upmann Half Corona (Dave). Plus there will be the usual music news, cigar news, Developing Palates Review of the Week, the music pairing o...

Prime Time Episode 197 is exactly as advertised – short smokes and short songs. Dave and Coop build a playlist of tracks clocking in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Meanwhile they will smoke some short cigars including the Independence Firecracker (Coop) and H. Upmann Half Corona (Dave). Plus there will be the usual music news, cigar news, Developing Palates Review of the Week, the music pairing o...

On Prime Time Episode 385, Mo Maali of Patina Cigars returns to the Prime Time Show Mo’s now closing in on a decade since founding Patina Cigars and he has found a lot of success. We will catch up with Mo and talk about the Red Pill and the Patina y Viso projects. We will also have our usual Florida Sun Grown Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Altadis The Ties That Bind, and Espinosa This Day in Sports...

On Prime Time Episode 385, Mo Maali of Patina Cigars returns to the Prime Time Show Mo’s now closing in on a decade since founding Patina Cigars and he has found a lot of success. We will catch up with Mo and talk about the Red Pill and the Patina y Viso projects. We will also have our usual Florida Sun Grown Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Altadis The Ties That Bind, and Espinosa This Day in Sports...

On this episode of Prime Time Jukebox, we pay homage to the life and music of Dolly Parton. Dolly passed away on August 25, 2026. If you have followed Prime Time Jukebox, Dolly has been the foundation of this show. She has been mentioned in just about every episode since we started the show. On this episode Dave smokes the Ashton Churchill while Coop smokes the Avowed Hallowed Hands Box Pressed Ro...