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On Prime Time Episode 336, we have the second installment of our four-part 2024 PCA Pre-Game Series with Media Panel 20. Tonight, we will have our annual panel discussion regarding PCA. Aaron and Coop will be joined by members of Developing Palates and he Cigar Coop Coalition. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media about PCA. You won't want to miss this. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
On Prime Time Episode 336, we have the second installment of our four-part 2024 PCA Pre-Game Series with Media Panel 20. Tonight, we will have our annual panel discussion regarding PCA. Aaron and Coop will be joined by members of Developing Palates and he Cigar Coop Coalition. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media about PCA. You won't want to miss this. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
Join us as John and Aaron recap 2024 along with Eric Guttormson from Cigar Dojo and William Cooper from Cigar Coop.
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 Album Archaeology we dig deep into an album. We examine each of the tracks of this album looking at the music, lyrics, and stories behind this album. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 148 Playlist Dave's Top 50 Songs of 2024 References Dave's Top 50 Battle of the Bands 1970s Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Osmonds Singing Group, Dies at 73 Bob Bryar, Former My Chemical Romance Drummer, Dies at 44
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 Album Archaeology we dig deep into an album. We examine each of the tracks of this album looking at the music, lyrics, and stories behind this album. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 148 Playlist Dave's Top 50 Songs of 2024 References Dave's Top 50 Battle of the Bands 1970s Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Osmonds Singing Group, Dies at 73 Bob Bryar, Former My Chemical Romance Drummer, Dies at 44
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - On this episode, Matt and Pat their colleagues and competitors of the fellow media outlets for the 2024 Media Round Table show to discuss a wide range of topics from the 2024 year as an industry. On the show is Charlie Minato of Halfwheel, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar and Aaron Loomis of Developing Palates. Visit www.2GuysCigars.com for the best selection of in the industry! Accessories provided by S.T. Dupont - Shake Up the Legacy with S.T. Dupont! Smoke through the rainbow with the Micallef Color Series featuring Black, Blue and now RED!
For Prime Time Special Edition 169, we present our annual CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show for 2024. Next week the CA Top 25 for 2024 list will be revealed. The results of this list will either make some in the cigar industry's hopes and dreams come true, and it will shatter the hopes and dreams of the others. We've assembled members of the Cigar Coop Coalition team and are joined by guest panelists John McTavish of Developing Palates and Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars. Our approach is unique, and probably the most accurate any in the industry. It's also one of our most controversial shows, but as always we will deliver with the utmost respect.` The powerpoint presentation from last year is coming back – with updates! We invite and encourage you to tune in live and weigh in on your predictions. Plus, we have our U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening Here, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments. References 82nd Annual Santa Train Stops for Hurricane Survivors Before Giving 15 Tons of Gifts on Appalachia Whistlestop Tour Dick Van Dyke Dances in New Coldplay Video Premiering on His 99th Birthday (WATCH)
For Prime Time Special Edition 169, we present our annual CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show for 2024. Next week the CA Top 25 for 2024 list will be revealed. The results of this list will either make some in the cigar industry's hopes and dreams come true, and it will shatter the hopes and dreams of the others. We've assembled members of the Cigar Coop Coalition team and are joined by guest panelists John McTavish of Developing Palates and Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars. Our approach is unique, and probably the most accurate any in the industry. It's also one of our most controversial shows, but as always we will deliver with the utmost respect.` The powerpoint presentation from last year is coming back – with updates! We invite and encourage you to tune in live and weigh in on your precautions. Plus, we have our U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening Here, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments. References 82nd Annual Santa Train Stops for Hurricane Survivors Before Giving 15 Tons of Gifts on Appalachia Whistlestop Tour Dick Van Dyke Dances in New Coldplay Video Premiering on His 99th Birthday (WATCH)
Tonight on Prime Time Episode 323, its Media Panel #19. This time joining us will be John McTavish of Developing Palates, Tripp Waldrop from Let's Get Pairing and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will have a vast array of topics for the panel tonight including PCA, cigar media topics, limited editions, and the cigar graveyard. Also we will feature our Alec Bradley Live True, FSG Beef Segment, Altadis USA Ties that Bind, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segment.
Tonight on Prime Time Episode 323, its Media Panel #19. This time joining us will be John McTavish of Developing Palates, Tripp Waldrop from Let's Get Pairing and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will have a vast array of topics for the panel tonight including PCA, cigar media topics, limited editions, and the cigar graveyard. Also we will feature our Alec Bradley Live True, FSG Beef Segment, Altadis USA Ties that Bind, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segment.
THIS IS IT! #ELOSOFUMARTAKES brings you our #300thTake! This Sunday, we have a panel for the ages. George Brightman, Thor Nielsen, William Cooper, John McTavish, Aaron Loomis, Tripp Waldrop, Erron Nielsen, Ben Lee, Mike Szczepankiewicz, and Denis Tsvang join us for the ultimate cigar media drop. We'll have a little history, a little juice and a little bit of evolution tonight. It's a star-studded event- worthy of 300! Enjoy!! Cigar Coop: https://cigar-coop.com/ Developing Palates: https://developingpalates.com/ Cigar Aficionado: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/ Let's Get Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/@letsgetpairing The Smoking Syndicate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfb2RftzcJwIQSh_nXdoGg Cigar Press Magazine: https://cigarpress.com/ Cigar Hustler: https://acigarhustlerspodcast.podbean.com/
Tonight on Prime Time Episode 314, its Media Panel #18. This time joining us will be John McTavish of Developing Palates and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. This being a cigar media panel - the topics will be around cigar media!
Tonight on Prime Time Episode 314, its Media Panel #18. This time joining us will be John McTavish of Developing Palates and Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. This being a cigar media panel - the topics will be around cigar media!
We have reached the Final Four of the 2024 Battle of the Bands. This year we did albums from the 1970s and once again invited Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates to join the fun. We have reached the final four and each one of us have an album to represent us in the Final Four. On Episode 135, our team will recap the tournament thus far make the cases for which album should win. Like year one, it has come down to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin with Floyd landing three of the four Final Four slots. The four albums are: Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd (Hector) The Wall, Pink Floyd (John) Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Dave) Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Coop) Remember you can vote by following the Cigar Coop X (Twitter) Account! Matchups begin Thursday July 18, 2024. As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 135 Playlist References Battle of the Bands 2024: The 1970s The Dolly Parton Experience Katy Perry Woman's World Video UK Generational Smoking Ban North Carolina Governor and Legislature Advance Cigar Bar Legislation
We have reached the Final Four of the 2024 Battle of the Bands. This year we did albums from the 1970s and once again invited Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates to join the fun. We have reached the final four and each one of us have an album to represent us in the Final Four. On Episode 135, our team will recap the tournament thus far make the cases for which album should win. Like year one, it has come down to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin with Floyd landing three of the four Final Four slots. The four albums are: Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd (Hector) The Wall, Pink Floyd (John) Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Dave) Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Coop) Remember you can vote by following the Cigar Coop X (Twitter) Account! Matchups begin Thursday July 18, 2024. As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 135 Playlist References Battle of the Bands 2024: The 1970s The Dolly Parton Experience Katy Perry Woman's World Video UK Generational Smoking Ban North Carolina Governor and Legislature Advance Cigar Bar Legislation
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.
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.
On Episode 129 of Prime Time Jukebox, we kick off the 2024 Battle of the Bands Competition and turn our attention to the 1970s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 197s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating. The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight albums. The selections will occur via a “Draft.” Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four. The tournament commences the week of May 27th with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced For this show, here are our smokes: Dave: 601 La Bomba Warhead X Coop: Las 6 Provincias ZDT John: Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend Hector: Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 129 Playlist References Draft Results Hector's Bracket Coop's Bracket Dave's Bracket John's Bracket
On Episode 129 of Prime Time Jukebox, we kick off the 2024 Battle of the Bands Competition and turn our attention to the 1970s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 197s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating. The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight albums. The selections will occur via a “Draft.” Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four. The tournament commences the week of May 27th with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced For this show, here are our smokes: Dave: 601 La Bomba Warhead X Coop: Las 6 Provincias ZDT John: Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend Hector: Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 129 Playlist References Draft Results Hector's Bracket Coop's Bracket Dave's Bracket John's Bracket
We are continuing the format of this panel from last year as we'll have cigar brand exhibitors, retailers and media that attended the show. The goal is to get insight on the event from all three perspectives as well as thoughts on the future of the event. The lineup of guests for this show is: Cigar Brands: Steve Saka - Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mike Szczepankiewicz - Powstanie Retailers: Jay Davis - Blue Smoke of Dallas and PCA Board Member Media: William Cooper - Cigar-Coop John and Aaron from Developing Palates This is a discussion you don't want to miss!
On Prime Time Episode 298, we have the second installment of our four-part 2024 PCA Pre-Game Series with Media Panel 17. Tonight, we will have our annual panel discussion regarding PCA. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates and members of the Cigar Coop Coalition. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media about PCA. You won't want to miss this. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
On Prime Time Episode 298, we have the second installment of our four-part 2024 PCA Pre-Game Series with Media Panel 17. Tonight, we will have our annual panel discussion regarding PCA. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates and members of the Cigar Coop Coalition. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media about PCA. You won't want to miss this. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
On Sunday February 11th, the Big Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will take place. Dave and Coop are joined by Developing Palates' John McTavish for a recap of their NFL picks, a recap of the NFL Season, a look at the Big Game and a look at the Big Game Halftime show featuring Usher. In addition we introduce a new segment – music and cigar pairings. For this show, John smokes the Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero, Dave smokes the Powstanie SBC 22, and Coop smokes the La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2023 cigar. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Full Episode 120 Playlist References Dave's OOPS! Top 50 The New Oldies: 2023 Album of the Year Wayne Kramer, Guitarist of Legendary Punk Band MC5 and Activist, Dead at 75 Marlena Shaw Dead: 'California Soul' Singer Was 81 Developing Palates: 2023 Cigar of the Year Billy Joel's Turn the Lights Back On: Was it Worth the Wait? Op-Ed: Perhaps Billy Joel Should Have Kept the Lights Off Billy Gibbons Enters Premium Cigar Business with Virtu and Twin Turbo David Ozgo Stepping Down as CAA President | Cigar News Original NFL Picks (Note some errors are in this but are noted on the podcast)
On Sunday February 11th, the Big Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will take place. Dave and Coop are joined by Developing Palates' John McTavish for a recap of their NFL picks, a recap of the NFL Season, a look at the Big Game and a look at the Big Game Halftime show featuring Usher. In addition we introduce a new segment – music and cigar pairings. For this show, John smokes the Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero, Dave smokes the Powstanie SBC 22, and Coop smokes the La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2023 cigar. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Full Episode 120 Playlist References Dave's OOPS! Top 50 The New Oldies: 2023 Album of the Year Wayne Kramer, Guitarist of Legendary Punk Band MC5 and Activist, Dead at 75 Marlena Shaw Dead: 'California Soul' Singer Was 81 Developing Palates: 2023 Cigar of the Year Billy Joel's Turn the Lights Back On: Was it Worth the Wait? Op-Ed: Perhaps Billy Joel Should Have Kept the Lights Off Billy Gibbons Enters Premium Cigar Business with Virtu and Twin Turbo David Ozgo Stepping Down as CAA President | Cigar News Original NFL Picks (Note some errors are in this but are noted on the podcast)
Join us as John and Aaron recap 2023 along with Eric Guttormson from Cigar Dojo and William Cooper from Cigar Coop.
After a one year absence, the unofficial CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show is making a return for 2023. Next week the CA Top 25 for 2023 list will be revealed. The results of this list will either make some in the cigar industry's hopes and dreams come true, and it will shatter the hopes and dreams of the others. We've assembled members of the Cigar Coop Coalition team and are joined by guest panelists John McTavish of Developing Palates and Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars. Our approach is unique, and probably the most accurate any in the industry. It's also one of our most controversial shows, but as always we will deliver with the utmost respect.` We invite and encourage you to tune in live and weigh in on your precautions. 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 History Enthusiasts Found a Buried 15th Century Royal Palace All on Their Own– 'Against all odds' 96-year-old scuba diver holds new world record
After a one year absence, the unofficial CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show is making a return for 2023. Next week the CA Top 25 for 2023 list will be revealed. The results of this list will either make some in the cigar industry's hopes and dreams come true, and it will shatter the hopes and dreams of the others. We've assembled members of the Cigar Coop Coalition team and are joined by guest panelists John McTavish of Developing Palates and Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars. Our approach is unique, and probably the most accurate any in the industry. It's also one of our most controversial shows, but as always we will deliver with the utmost respect.` We invite and encourage you to tune in live and weigh in on your precautions. 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 History Enthusiasts Found a Buried 15th Century Royal Palace All on Their Own– 'Against all odds' 96-year-old scuba diver holds new world record
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.
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.
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 References ‘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 Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68 Dire Straits / Sting w/Jack Sonni - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985) Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Remove Smoking Ban Exemptions Developing Palates: Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto Prime Time Episode 259: Rob Dietrich, Blackened American Whiskey
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 References ‘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 Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68 Dire Straits / Sting w/Jack Sonni - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985) Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Remove Smoking Ban Exemptions Developing Palates: Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto Prime Time Episode 259: Rob Dietrich, Blackened American Whiskey
Listen in as we get the band back together for version 4.0 of the Cigar Industry Hive Mind. We have John McTavish from Developing Palates, Abe Dababneh from Smoke Inn, Charlie Minato from Halfwheel, and Skip Martin from RoMa Craft Tobac on Episode 166 to discuss a lot of the big things going on in the industry today, and much more! Visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel. #HBTCigar #HowBoutThatCigar #Cigars #PremiumCigars #CigarPodcast #CigarShow #HBTCLive #PremiumTobacco #CigarLife #CigarCulture #BOTL #SOTL #ISmokeCigars #BurnCigarsNotBridges #CigarIndustryHiveMind
We are continuing the format of this panel from last year as we'll have cigar brand exhibitors, retailers and media that attended the show. The goal is to get insight on the event from all three perspectives as well as thoughts on the future of the event. The lineup of guests for this show is: Cigar Brands: Steve Saka - Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Pete Johnson - Tatuaje Mike Szczepankiewicz - Powstanie Retailers: Abe Dababneh - Smoke Inn Jay Davis - Blue Smoke of Dallas and PCA Board Member Media: William Cooper - Cigar-Coop John and Aaron from Developing Palates This is a discussion you don't want to miss!
It's the second installment of our four part 2023 PCA Pre-Game Series. Tonight it's our annual panel discussion. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Erron Nielsen of Cigar Coop and the Smoking Syndicate, and being the independent voice of reason, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media t PCA. You won't want to miss this 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 the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
It's the second installment of our four part 2023 PCA Pre-Game Series. Tonight it's our annual panel discussion. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Erron Nielsen of Cigar Coop and the Smoking Syndicate, and being the independent voice of reason, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will discuss all things PCA and all things media t PCA. You won't want to miss this 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 the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
Tonight we celebrate Hector Alfonso's victory in the Battle of the Bands 80s Madness with Prince's Purple Rain and celebrate the music of Prince. Hector along with runner-up John McTavish of Developing Palates join Coop and Dave for this show Normally the winning album would get an Album Archaeology Show, but because an Album Archaeology was done Purple Rain on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 80, we changed things up and looked at Prince's music as a whole. In this episode, John smokes the Padrón 3000 Natural, Dave smokes the Oscar Valladares McFly, and Coop smokes a unicorn version of the 601 Yellow. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 101 Playlist References Battle of the Bands 80s Madness Prime Time Jukebox Episode 80: Album Archaeology #10 – Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83 The Revolution Performs "Mountains" | Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince Superfunkycalifragisexy
Tonight we celebrate Hector Alfonso's victory in the Battle of the Bands 80s Madness with Prince's Purple Rain and celebrate the music of Prince. Hector along with runner-up John McTavish of Developing Palates join Coop and Dave for this show Normally the winning album would get an Album Archaeology Show, but because an Album Archaeology was done Purple Rain on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 80, we changed things up and looked at Prince's music as a whole. In this episode, John smokes the Padrón 3000 Natural, Dave smokes the Oscar Valladares McFly, and Coop smokes a unicorn version of the 601 Yellow. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 101 Playlist References Battle of the Bands 80s Madness Prime Time Jukebox Episode 80: Album Archaeology #10 – Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83 The Revolution Performs "Mountains" | Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince Superfunkycalifragisexy
Listen in as we welcome Aaron Loomis and John McTavish to Episode 201 of HBTC Live! We talk about Developing Palates, and much more! Visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel. #HBTCigar #HowBoutThatCigar #Cigars #PremiumCigars #CigarPodcast #CigarShow #HBTCLive #PremiumTobacco #CigarLife #CigarCulture #BOTL #SOTL #ISmokeCigars #BurnCigarsNotBridges
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes a very select group of esteemed gentlemen to sit down for #Take248! That's right the entire Developing Palates crew will be the guests of honor for a take filled with an all-you-can-eat buffet of hate, hustle, and (possibly) average-tasting cigars. Sincerely, when Aaron Loomis and Jiunn Liu founded arguably the best media team in the industry a few years ago, they probably had no idea what their revolutionary concept would do to the industry. At first glance, you may think their rating system is confusing, you may think that Aaron hates everything, and yes, you even get your heart broken a few times. But, along with 'Big Tuna'Seth Geise & 'Cigar Surgeon' John McTavish you get some of the most talked about, engaging, and binge-worthy content the cigar industry offers. We're going to have some fun, including my very first stab at rating a cigar in the DP scale! Enjoy! The Developing Palates Teamwould like to spotlight Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Please consider donating HERE. https://developingpalates.com/ TOP 25 CIGARS 2022: https://developingpalates.com/editorials/cigar-editorials/2022-cigar-year/
This week it's our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate. Since this is a media panel, we won't just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
This week it's our 14th Media Panel show – and we are bringing in Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo and John McTavish of Developing Palates to participate. Since this is a media panel, we won't just hit industry topics, but we will hit a bunch of stuff that affects the media. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments
This year the Battle of the Bands Competition turns to the 1980s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums - specifically from the decade of the 1980s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back ad participating. The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight albums. The selections will occur via a "Draft." Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four. The tournament commences the week of March 27th with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced For this show, Hector smokes the Knuckle Sandwich 55, John smokes a RoMa Craft CroMagnon, Dave smokes the Rocky Patel Winter Collection Robusto, and Coop smokes the Espinosa Sarsaparilla. Because there are 32 albums drafted, there is no playlist for this episode. References Battle of the Bands 2022: 90s Madness Lorde's Solar Power Concert Review: The Power of the Sun The Harry Styles Concert and Why You Should Support the Opening Act Transatlanticsm, Death Cab for Cutie
This year the Battle of the Bands Competition turns to the 1980s. While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums - specifically from the decade of the 1980s. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back ad participating. The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight albums. The selections will occur via a "Draft." Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four. The tournament commences the week of March 27th with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced For this show, Hector smokes the Knuckle Sandwich 55, John smokes a RoMa Craft CroMagnon, Dave smokes the Rocky Patel Winter Collection Robusto, and Coop smokes the Espinosa Sarsaparilla. Because there are 32 albums drafted, there is no playlist for this episode. References Battle of the Bands 2022: 90s Madness Lorde's Solar Power Concert Review: The Power of the Sun The Harry Styles Concert and Why You Should Support the Opening Act Transatlanticsm, Death Cab for Cutie
We are continuing with the panel format as we have a cigar brand exhibitor in Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and a retailer in Mike Szczepankiewicz from Cigar Hustler along with John and Aaron. The goal is to get insight on the event from all three perspectives as well as thoughts on the future of the event.
Join us as John and Aaron recap 2022 along with Charlie Minato from halfwheel and William Cooper from Cigar Coop.
CA has published its Top 25 list and it was embroiled in a lot of controversy. Was this justified or not? Tonight, we will have the Cigar Coop Coalition in the house and will also be joined by Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates for commentary and analysis of the list. Finally, we have our Presidents, and our Great Things are Happening Segments. References The Top 25 Cigars of 2022 (Cigar Aficionado) From Messi to Morocco: 5 Good News Stories From a Memorable World Cup Off-Duty EMT Rescuer Spends Day Keeping Skier Alive After Avalanche
CA has published its Top 25 list and it was embroiled in a lot of controversy. Was this justified or not? Tonight, we will have the Cigar Coop Coalition in the house and will also be joined by Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates for commentary and analysis of the list. Finally, we have our Presidents, and our Great Things are Happening Segments. References The Top 25 Cigars of 2022 (Cigar Aficionado) From Messi to Morocco: 5 Good News Stories From a Memorable World Cup Off-Duty EMT Rescuer Spends Day Keeping Skier Alive After Avalanche
#ELOsoFumarTakes turns 5 years old this week!! In those five years we'll have done 230 #Takes. This week is special, as many of you know, each year, I've invited Tim Wong of Pier 28 Premium Cigars to return as my guest, as he was my guest on the very first #Take. Tim will be back!!! Joining us will be the Cigar Coop Coalition members - Ben Lee, and Erron Nielsen. It doesn't stop there, Aaron Loomis,Co-Founder of Developing Palates will also be on hand to make sure we keep everything in order. Yes, I will be thanking a lot of people, because it took a lot of people to get us here. We have some hijinks and hilarity planned as well as smoking some good cigars. Enjoy! Please consider donating to Sepsis Alliance The first person to screenshot a donation of $50 or more gets their choice of a box of Espinosa Habano #4 (2017 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year), E.P Carrillo Vallientes (2018 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year), Kristoff Vengeance Perfecto (2019 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year), La Barba Ricochet Cru Mexi-Sol (2020 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year), OR Dissident Rave (2021 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year).
On Episode 245, The Name Council reconvenes for its second session. This time the Name Council tackles Cigar Brands names – and we will look to see if these brands are truly brands. For this Council Session we are joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, and Jay Davis of Blue Smoke Dallas. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron, Alec Bradley Live True, Sopranos, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segment! References Name Council #2 Results (Spoiler)
On Episode 245, The Name Council reconvenes for its second session. This time the Name Council tackles Cigar Brands names – and we will look to see if these brands are truly brands. For this Council Session we are joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo, and Jay Davis of Blue Smoke Dallas. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron, Alec Bradley Live True, Sopranos, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segment! References Name Council #2 Results (Spoiler)