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Powstanie added their 4th new line to its cigar portfolio, called the San Andrés.  This new cigar features a San Andrés wrapper from Mexico, giving them another maduro option alongside their Connecticut Broadleaf, Habano, and Connecticut lines.  One of the main reasons for the San Andrés was the scarcity of Connecticut Broadleaf maduro, and they wanted to give their cigar smokers another, more ava...

Powstanie added their 4th new line to its cigar portfolio, called the San Andrés.  This new cigar features a San Andrés wrapper from Mexico, giving them another maduro option alongside their Connecticut Broadleaf, Habano, and Connecticut lines.  One of the main reasons for the San Andrés was the scarcity of Connecticut Broadleaf maduro, and they wanted to give their cigar smokers another, more ava...

On Prime Time Episode 380, it’s Media Panel #24. Tonight, Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and Kevin Shahan of Cigar Prop are back with us for another media panel. Tonight we will dive into various cigar companies looking at their strengths and areas they can improve in. This will be a most interesting discussion for sure. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties Tha...

On Prime Time Episode 380, it’s Media Panel #24. Tonight, Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and Kevin Shahan of Cigar Prop are back with us for another media panel. Tonight we will dive into various cigar companies looking at their strengths and areas they can improve in. This will be a most interesting discussion for sure. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties Tha...

Alex Tavella of KMA Talk Radio joins us on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 190 as a Special Guest DJ as we discuss Songs That Grow On Us. Sometimes when we first hit a song, it just does connect with us. But sometimes over a period of time the song grows on us, and to our surprise it finds its way to our playlists. Tonight Dave, Coop, and Alex discuss songs that did that for them. As always you can fol...

Alex Tavella of KMA Talk Radio joins us on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 190 as a Special Guest DJ as we discuss Songs That Grow On Us. Sometimes when we first hit a song, it just does connect with us. But sometimes over a period of time the song grows on us, and to our surprise it finds its way to our playlists. Tonight Dave, Coop, and Alex discuss songs that did that for them. As always you can fol...

On Prime Time Episode 379, we are proud to welcome Don Emmanuel of Don Emmanuel Cigars to the show. Don Emmanuel was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His passion was ignited early, inspired by his grandmother’s work with Suerdieck, once the largest cigar brand in Brazil. Over the course of two decades, his fascination evolved into mastery: he became the highest-scoring Master Cigar Sommelier in the worl...

On Prime Time Episode 379, we are proud to welcome Don Emmanuel of Don Emmanuel Cigars to the show. Don Emmanuel was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His passion was ignited early, inspired by his grandmother’s work with Suerdieck, once the largest cigar brand in Brazil. Over the course of two decades, his fascination evolved into mastery: he became the highest-scoring Master Cigar Sommelier in the worl...

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 189 highlights Music for the Fourth of July. For this year, it is special as it is the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Dave and Coop present songs where each has a them tied in with America or the United States from a historical or cultural standpoint. Dave smokes the Drew Estate Kentucky Fire Cured Chunky while Coop smokes the United Firecracker Maduro . As alwa...

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 189 highlights Music for the Fourth of July. For this year, it is special as it is the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Dave and Coop present songs where each has a them tied in with America or the United States from a historical or cultural standpoint. Dave smokes the Drew Estate Kentucky Fire Cured Chunky while Coop smokes the United Firecracker Maduro . As alwa...

On Prime Time Special Edition 192, we are honored to welcome the one and only Rocky Patel – making his first appearance on a Cigar Coop show. This promises to be an entertaining show. Rocky has over three decades in this business and to compress it one show will be difficult, but there is plenty to talk about with Rocky past and present. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lur...

On Prime Time Special Edition 192, we are honored to welcome the one and only Rocky Patel – making his first appearance on a Cigar Coop show. This promises to be an entertaining show. Rocky has over three decades in this business and to compress it one show will be difficult, but there is plenty to talk about with Rocky past and present. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lur...

Tonight we present the first Prime Time Jukebox Live – livestream #1. We have done 188 episodes of Prime Time Jukebox, and we have built a platform to talk music and cigars. One thing we have never done is do a live show. Tonight, Dave and Coop will go live for the first time. This is the recording of that first live episode. The Mount Rushmore Concept is something Cigar Coop was one of the first...

Tonight we present the first Prime Time Jukebox Live – livestream #1. We have done 188 episodes of Prime Time Jukebox, and we have built a platform to talk music and cigars. One thing we have never done is do a live show. Tonight, Dave and Coop will go live for the first time. This is the recording of that first live episode. The Mount Rushmore Concept is something Cigar Coop was one of the first...

On Prime Time Episode 378, we are proud to welcome Craig Cunningham and Christopher Mey from Esteban Carreras as our special guest. It’s the first time we’ve had Esteban Carreras on our show, and this has been a long-time coming. Founded by Craig Cunningham, Esteban Carreras is a vertically integrated operation making some really good cigars. Recently Christopher has joined Craig from Rocky Patel...

On Prime Time Episode 378, we are proud to welcome Craig Cunningham and Christopher Mey from Esteban Carreras as our special guest. It’s the first time we’ve had Esteban Carreras on our show, and this has been a long-time coming. Founded by Craig Cunningham, Esteban Carreras is a vertically integrated operation making some really good cigars. Recently Christopher has joined Craig from Rocky Patel...

On Prime Time Special Edition 191, we welcome Joshua Evarts as our special guest. Josh is the owner of The Vault in Idaho. He is also a former PCA Board of Directors member and now an author. We will dive all into Josh’s story and new book. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are Happening segments. We also debu...

On Prime Time Special Edition 191, we welcome Joshua Evarts as our special guest. Josh is the owner of The Vault in Idaho. He is also a former PCA Board of Directors member and now an author. We will dive all into Josh’s story and new book. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are Happening segments. We also debu...

On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 24, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the M by Macanudo Myers’s Rum . This is the seventh installment of the M by Macanudo series. M by Macanudo is a series of flavored cigars produced by General Cigar. One of the offerings, the M by Macanudo Myers’s Rum, is infused with the flavors of Myers’s Rum. Both Macanudo and Myers’s Rum share a Jamaican heritage; the orig...

On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 24, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the M by Macanudo Myers’s Rum . This is the seventh installment of the M by Macanudo series. M by Macanudo is a series of flavored cigars produced by General Cigar. One of the offerings, the M by Macanudo Myers’s Rum, is infused with the flavors of Myers’s Rum. Both Macanudo and Myers’s Rum share a Jamaican heritage; the orig...

On Prime Time Episode 377, we welcome back John Hakim of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) as our special guest. John is a brand manager of several brands in the STG portfolio such as Partagas and La Gloria Cubana. We will catch up with John on all of the happenings in his brands and more. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True,...

On Prime Time Episode 377, we welcome back John Hakim of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) as our special guest. John is a brand manager of several brands in the STG portfolio such as Partagas and La Gloria Cubana. We will catch up with John on all of the happenings in his brands and more. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True,...

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 188, we present our "Deep Cuts Playlist". In 2025, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT): released a couple of samplers: Essentials and Deep Cuts.  The "Essentials" represent the popular, must-smoke cigars in the DTT portfolio. Meanwhile Deep Cuts represent DTT Master Ligador Steve Saka's absolute favorite cigars (which might be deeper, less popular ones) in the portfol...

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 188, we present our "Deep Cuts Playlist". In 2025, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT): released a couple of samplers: Essentials and Deep Cuts.  The "Essentials" represent the popular, must-smoke cigars in the DTT portfolio. Meanwhile Deep Cuts represent DTT Master Ligador Steve Saka's absolute favorite cigars (which might be deeper, less popular ones) in the portfol...

PCA 2026: 14 Minutes with Pete Johnson, Tatuaje Cigars. This is our 9th and final longer form interview from the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show.