Prime Time Special Edition 99: Nick Perdomo, Perdomo Cigars
On Special Edition 99, the one and only Nick Perdomo, President of Perdomo Cigars is back. There is a lot of exciting things going on at Perdomo and we'll catch up on these things with Nick. Following the interview with Nick, Bear and Coop look back at some of the decade's most successful (and some busts as well).
Plus we will have our "One Must Go" and "Great Things are Happening Here" segments!
From the 2021 PCA Trade Show, we talk to Jon Huber of Crowned Heads.
One can certainly make the argument that Crowned Heads and Ace Prime both individually and collectively were the standout companies of the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. This was the first trade show that both companies were “in action” with their strategic alliance. Both companies brought new and exciting products to the Trade Show, and both did an excellent job with their PCA Exclusive Cigars. The shared booth space certainly was quite active throughout the whole trade show. Today we will turn our focus to Crowned Heads – and then follow this up with Ace Prime in a separate report.
We apologize in advance for audio issues here, but hope you enjoy the interview.
References
PCA 2021: Crowned Heads: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-kC2
t was a big year for Global Premium Cigars and its flagship brand 1502 as both celebrate their 10-year anniversary. Owners Enrique Sanchez and his wife Soleana Venerio were both quite excited to celebrate and they have brought a new cigar to market with the 1502 Aniversario 10. While it pays homage to the roots of the 1502 brand, it also marks a change as for the first time Sanchez is working with AJ Fernandez to produce the cigar.
PCA 2022 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-nk9
Tonight, Aaron and Coop bring John McTavish from Developing Palates, Ben Lee from The Smoking Syndicate, and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar for the 16th media panel edition.
Tonight's topics include:
How successful have cigar and spirit pairing projects been?
Is the Government the most significant threat against cigar media?
Does cigar media favor smaller, boutique cigar companies?
The evaluation of how well five cigar companies promote themselves
Our potential nominees for PCA Board Member slots
Cigar Celebrity Death Matchups!
Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
When Altadis U.S.A. returned to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in 2023, that included iconic brand H. Upmann's return to the Trade Show as well. Earlier this year, Altadis U.S.A. would introduce two new offerings to H. Upmann. Altadis U.S.A. decided to use the PCA Trade Show to feature these two new lines. Both of these lines would feature a contemporary spin to the H. Upmann line. And the H. Upmann brand would have one of the more interesting things found at a booth - a working barbershop.
In Part 1 of our H. Upmann coverage we take a look at the H Upmann Banker Daytrader.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qdj
On this show we celebrate the second anniversary of the Prime Time Jukebox. To celebrate, we bring two guests named Mike – Mike Szczepankiewicz and Mike Palmer, from the A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast.
Keeping to the theme of two, on this show we will look at some of our favorite second albums from some our favorite artists. Plus we catch up on all of the happenings with the Hustler boys. When Mike & Mike come on the show – anything can happen!
On this show, Dave and Coop smoke the recently released Bangarang.
Tune in to the premiere on the Cigar Coop Facebook Live page on Monday 11/29 at 7pm EDT
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlist:
Full Episode 57 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TiLHgI1z56yKFop2mawSa?si=ca15e69af0254324
References
The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years: https://open.spotify.com/album/6aBN9OWwAcB49LWlI95ekd?si=63UM1esHQiasNevpartS_A
The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is the eighth one for JRE Tobacco Co. Every year, the booth is one of the busiest at the Trade Show, and 2024 was no exception. JRE's focus has been innovation over the past four to five years. JRE used the PCA Trade Show to launch two new innovative lines: the Aladino Fuma Noche and Aladino Cameroon Reserva. In addition, a sixth size was introduced to the Aladino Maduro.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sx9
When it came to a list of highly anticipated cigars being released at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, it’s hard to find one that was more anticipated than the Perdomo 30th Anniversary line. The Perdomo 30th Anniversary is a release that Perdomo Cigars had been talking about for quite some time. The release was scheduled for last year – which was actually when Perdomo Cigars celebrated its 30th anniversary. After-effects from the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in supply chain delays on the packaging side. As a result, a decision was made to postpone the release until this year. In a true grand fashion, Perdomo waited until the doors of the 2023 PCA Trade Show opened to unveil the Perdomo 30th Anniversary – and judging from the looks of the cigars, it’s clear Perdomo is going to have another stellar line to carry it through the next decade and beyond.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-q1u
It’s all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We’ll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some Blackened Whiskey.
We pay homage to the careers of Gary Wright, Jerry Moss, and Jack Sonni. We will also have our Developing Palates review of the week and Dave’s New Music segment.
In this episode, Dave smokes the Blackened M81 Corona Double and Coop smokes the Blackened M81 Toro.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
Episode 109 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6J4jIyfqoAPE3o2rci1NDW?si=fe40115f1d3c4571
References
‘Dream Weaver’ singer Gary Wright dead at 80: https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/dream-weaver-singer-gary-wright-dead-at-80/
Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88: https://apnews.com/article/jerry-moss-dies-55993386b64d41ce9475193936a9b4c4
Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jack-sonni-dire-straits-guitarist-dies-aged-68
Dire Straits / Sting w/Jack Sonni - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcqhvPNiJzo
Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Remove Smoking Ban Exemptions: https://cigar-coop.com/2023/09/cigar-news-pennsylvania-bill-seeks-to-remove-smoking-ban-exemptions.html
Developing Palates: Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto: https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-artista-harvest-robusto/
Prime Time Episode 259: Rob Dietrich, Blackened American Whiskey: https://cigar-coop.com/2023/05/prime-time-episode-259-rob-dietrich-blackened-american-whiskey.html
We are pleased to welcome the one and only Nick Perdomo, President and CEO of Perdomo Cigars back to Prime Time.
Perdomo Cigars is finishing up a big year, capped off with the shipping of the long-awaited Perdomo 30th Anniversary. We’ll get the update on this and all things Perdomo on this very special, Special Edition to finish up 2023!
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
Oklahoma Teen Overcomes Shyness to Collect and Give Away 54,000 Toys: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-teen-overcomes-shyness-to-collect-and-give-away-54000-toys/
Minnesota Hosts World Snow Sculpting Championship–And The Giant Ice Art is Pretty Spectacular: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/third-annual-world-snow-sculpting-championship-in-stillwater/