On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 149, it's our In Memoriam Episode for 2024.We look back and reflect on the careers and contributions of many artists who passed away in 2024. On this show, Dave smokes the Hamlet Tabaquero and Coop smokes the Aladino Corojo. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 149 Playlist Dave's Top 50 Songs of 2024 References Top 50 x OOPS! The New Oldies 2024 Album of the Year Countdown Dolly Parton Launches Open Casting Call For Her ‘Dolly: An Orig...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 2279
On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 149, it's our In Memoriam Episode for 2024.We look back and reflect on the careers and contributions of many artists who passed away in 2024. On this show, Dave smokes the Hamlet Tabaquero and Coop smokes the Aladino Corojo. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 149 Playlist Dave's Top 50 Songs of 2024 References Top 50 x OOPS! The New Oldies 2024 Album of the Year Countdown Dolly Parton Launches Open Casting Call For Her ‘Dolly: An Orig...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 2278
The 2024 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year is the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Maduro Epicure. Perdomo Cigars is not known for frequently releasing all-new lines. As a result, there is a heightened level of excitement when a new Perdomo release occurs. There was understandably a lot of buzz when the company did have a big new release in 2023. Additionally, it was a special one as it commemorated a significant milestone: 30 years in business for Nick Perdomo and his family. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h...
Jan 13, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2277
The 2024 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year is the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Maduro Epicure. Perdomo Cigars is not known for frequently releasing all-new lines. As a result, there is a heightened level of excitement when a new Perdomo release occurs. There was understandably a lot of buzz when the company did have a big new release in 2023. Additionally, it was a special one as it commemorated a significant milestone: 30 years in business for Nick Perdomo and his family. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h...
Jan 13, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2276
The Aladino Classic Elegante by JRE Tobacco Co. is ranked second on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown. The Aladino Classic Elegante is a lancero-size line extension introduced to the Aladino Classic line in 2023. JRE Tobacco Co is known for using Authentic Corojo tobacco from its farms. At the same time, the company grows other types of tobacco, one of which is Habano leaf. Since Habano is known as a classic tobacco leaf, the name Aladino Classic was adopted. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n...
Jan 13, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2275
The Aladino Classic Elegante by JRE Tobacco Co. is ranked second on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown. The Aladino Classic Elegante is a lancero-size line extension introduced to the Aladino Classic line in 2023. JRE Tobacco Co is known for using Authentic Corojo tobacco from its farms. At the same time, the company grows other types of tobacco, one of which is Habano leaf. Since Habano is known as a classic tobacco leaf, the name Aladino Classic was adopted. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n...
Jan 13, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2274
Coming in at #3 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero LE by Quesada Cigars. The story of the Casa Magna Colorado is well known. It started as a collaboration between two legendary names in the world of cigar making – Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plasencia. Since then, the Casa Magna Colorado has garnered many accolades. Today, Casa Magna Colorado is produced by Quesada's TABADEX factory in the Dominican Republic. Late in 2023, the company announced a limited run...
Jan 11, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2273
Coming in at #3 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero LE by Quesada Cigars. The story of the Casa Magna Colorado is well known. It started as a collaboration between two legendary names in the world of cigar making – Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plasencia. Since then, the Casa Magna Colorado has garnered many accolades. Today, Casa Magna Colorado is produced by Quesada's TABADEX factory in the Dominican Republic. Late in 2023, the company announced a limited run...
Jan 11, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2272
Coming in at #4 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Kristoff Tres Compadres Toro. The name Tres Compadres means “three friends.” In this case, it is a tribute from Kristoff owner Glen Case to two of his close friends who recently passed away, Chuck Finch and Rolando Villamil . Case would often refer to the three of them as the three amigos. Rolando Villamil is a name that may be pretty familiar if you cover the cigar industry, as he ran Tabacalera Von Eicken in the Dominican Republic,...
Jan 10, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2271
Coming in at #4 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Kristoff Tres Compadres Toro. The name Tres Compadres means “three friends.” In this case, it is a tribute from Kristoff owner Glen Case to two of his close friends who recently passed away, Chuck Finch and Rolando Villamil . Case would often refer to the three of them as the three amigos. Rolando Villamil is a name that may be pretty familiar if you cover the cigar industry, as he ran Tabacalera Von Eicken in the Dominican Republic,...
Jan 10, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2270
On Prime Time Episode 328, we begin the year 2025. It’s our ninth season of the Prime Time Show, and once again we kick things off with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars. Things are never slow over at Tatuaje Cigars, and we will catch up with Pete on the latest happenings and look back at 2024. We will also have our FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segments.
Jan 10, 2025•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 2269
On Prime Time Episode 328, we begin the year 2025. It’s our ninth season of the Prime Time Show, and once again we kick things off with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars. Things are never slow over at Tatuaje Cigars, and we will catch up with Pete on the latest happenings and look back at 2024. We will also have our FSG Beef, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segments.
Jan 10, 2025•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 2268
Coming in at #5 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Conviction by Rocky Patel. With its well-publicized $100.00 price point, Conviction is Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ most ultra-premium offering. The name Conviction was inspired by Rocky’s commitment and passion for the cigar industry. There were several elements which went into making the Conviction as an ultra-premium offering. This includes: i Incorporating high-quality-tobaccos Incorporating aged tobaccos, with the wrapper undergo...
Jan 09, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2267
Coming in at #5 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Conviction by Rocky Patel. With its well-publicized $100.00 price point, Conviction is Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ most ultra-premium offering. The name Conviction was inspired by Rocky’s commitment and passion for the cigar industry. There were several elements which went into making the Conviction as an ultra-premium offering. This includes: i Incorporating high-quality-tobaccos Incorporating aged tobaccos, with the wrapper undergo...
Jan 09, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2266
Coming in at #6 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Domain Neutron Toro. Domain Cigars is part of a partnership between Esteban Disla and Daniel Lance. Disla is widely known for his tenure at the Nica Sueno factory, while Lance is an entrepreneur from the cigar business’s retail side. While the two own Domain Cigars, they are also partners in their ownNicaraguanfactory, Tabacalera Familia Disla S.A. Recently, the factory has established a “residency,” bringing in two industry veterans...
Jan 08, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2265
Coming in at #6 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Domain Neutron Toro. Domain Cigars is part of a partnership between Esteban Disla and Daniel Lance. Disla is widely known for his tenure at the Nica Sueno factory, while Lance is an entrepreneur from the cigar business’s retail side. While the two own Domain Cigars, they are also partners in their ownNicaraguanfactory, Tabacalera Familia Disla S.A. Recently, the factory has established a “residency,” bringing in two industry veterans...
Jan 08, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2264
Coming in at #7 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Connecticut Epicure. The Perdomo 30th Anniversary line was easily one of the most anticipated cigar lines to hit the market in recent memory. It’s hard to believe that about 18 months the world first got a look at the Perdomo 30th Anniversary line at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. In fact, when it came to the final packaging, Perdomo’s Arthur Kemper and Nicholas Perdomo III kept the design und...
Jan 07, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2263
Coming in at #7 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Connecticut Epicure. The Perdomo 30th Anniversary line was easily one of the most anticipated cigar lines to hit the market in recent memory. It’s hard to believe that about 18 months the world first got a look at the Perdomo 30th Anniversary line at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. In fact, when it came to the final packaging, Perdomo’s Arthur Kemper and Nicholas Perdomo III kept the design und...
Jan 07, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2262
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 148 features our 18th installment of our Album Archaeology Series, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. This album won our 2024 Battle of the Bands – 1970s Tournament, and was the album drafted by Espinosa Cigars’ Hector Alfonso. To celebrate Wish You Were Here‘s win, we devote an Album Archaeology to this album. We are also joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates who also participated in this year’s tournament. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 2261
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 148 features our 18th installment of our Album Archaeology Series, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. This album won our 2024 Battle of the Bands – 1970s Tournament, and was the album drafted by Espinosa Cigars’ Hector Alfonso. To celebrate Wish You Were Here‘s win, we devote an Album Archaeology to this album. We are also joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates who also participated in this year’s tournament. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 2260
Coming in at #8 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Tatuaje 20th Anniversary Reserva RL22. As a part of its 20th-anniversary celebration in 2023, Tatuaje Cigars had several cigar releases to commemorate the occasion. Late in 2023, Tatuaje unveiled a pair of limited edition cigars made at the Garcia family's El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami. These cigars were the 20th Anniversary Escasos EL22 and the Reserva RL22. Tatuaje's roots are in Miami, so it made sense to do something fro...
Jan 06, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2259
Coming in at #8 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Tatuaje 20th Anniversary Reserva RL22. As a part of its 20th-anniversary celebration in 2023, Tatuaje Cigars had several cigar releases to commemorate the occasion. Late in 2023, Tatuaje unveiled a pair of limited edition cigars made at the Garcia family's El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami. These cigars were the 20th Anniversary Escasos EL22 and the Reserva RL22. Tatuaje's roots are in Miami, so it made sense to do something fro...
Jan 06, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2258
Coming in at #9 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Las 6 Provincias ZDT by Espinosa Cigars. The ZDT is the fifth installment of Espinosa’s limited-edition Las 6 Provincias series. This annual limited edition series pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces,” – and it refers to the six provinces that existed before the takeover of Cuba by Fidel Castro. Las 6 Provincias is Espinosa Cigars’ most premium limited edition series. The company ...
Jan 05, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2257
Coming in at #9 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Las 6 Provincias ZDT by Espinosa Cigars. The ZDT is the fifth installment of Espinosa’s limited-edition Las 6 Provincias series. This annual limited edition series pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces,” – and it refers to the six provinces that existed before the takeover of Cuba by Fidel Castro. Las 6 Provincias is Espinosa Cigars’ most premium limited edition series. The company ...
Jan 05, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2256
Coming in at #10 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro. La Mandarria Oscuro is the second blend by Casa Cuevas under the La Mandarria line. The La Mandarria line is a lemon-to-lemonade story for Casa Cuevas Cigars. La Mandarria translates to “The Sledgehammer.” The inspiration for La Mandarria came from the devastating effects of a robbery in the company’s warehouse earlier in 2019. A sledgehammer was used to break into the warehouse. Later that year, Cas...
Jan 04, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2255
Coming in at #10 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro. La Mandarria Oscuro is the second blend by Casa Cuevas under the La Mandarria line. The La Mandarria line is a lemon-to-lemonade story for Casa Cuevas Cigars. La Mandarria translates to “The Sledgehammer.” The inspiration for La Mandarria came from the devastating effects of a robbery in the company’s warehouse earlier in 2019. A sledgehammer was used to break into the warehouse. Later that year, Cas...
Jan 04, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2254
The Asylum Sensorium Asen 60 from C.L.E. Cigar Company is ranked 11th on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown. Asylum Sensorium is a limited edition super premium offering from C.L.E Cigar Company, which was founded by Christian Eiroa. Notably, the blend is highlighted by tobacco grown by Christian's father,Julio R. Eiroa, known as Piñareno. Piñareno is a low-yield tobacco that is challenging to grow. If you know something about Julio R. Eiroa, you will realize he is no stranger to taking on the...
Jan 03, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2253
The Asylum Sensorium Asen 60 from C.L.E. Cigar Company is ranked 11th on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown. Asylum Sensorium is a limited edition super premium offering from C.L.E Cigar Company, which was founded byChristian Eiroa. Notably, the blend is highlighted by tobacco grown by Christian's father,Julio R. Eiroa, known as Piñareno. Piñareno is a low-yield tobacco that is challenging to grow. If you know something about Julio R. Eiroa, you will realize he is no stranger to taking on the ...
Jan 03, 2025•5 min•Ep. 2252
Coming in at #12 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Aladino Limited Edition by JRE Tobacco Co 2023 edition. Since Julio and Justo Eiroa launched JRE in 2016, much of the focus has been on building up the regular product offerings in its portfolio. This is a limited-edition offering, as indicated by the name. The Aladino Limited Edition was created while JRE was developing the soon-to-be-released Julio R. Eiroa birthday cigar. The Aladino Limited Edition debuted at the 2023 Premium Ci...
Jan 02, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2251
Coming in at #12 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Aladino Limited Edition by JRE Tobacco Co 2023 edition. Since Julio and Justo Eiroa launched JRE in 2016, much of the focus has been on building up the regular product offerings in its portfolio. This is a limited-edition offering, as indicated by the name. The Aladino Limited Edition was created while JRE was developing the soon-to-be-released Julio R. Eiroa birthday cigar. The Aladino Limited Edition debuted at the 2023 Premium Ci...
Jan 02, 2025•4 min•Ep. 2250
