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Every year since the company first came to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Crowned Heads has brought a new release, and the 2024 PCA Trade Show was no exception. One thing we like to do in our PCA recaps is to come up with a theme for a company. This year, I decided the theme for Crowned Heads was showcasing releases coming from its primary factory partners. These factories are Casa Carrillo, NACSA, and Eradio Pichardo’s TacNicsa. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sk3

Prime Time returns following the PCA Trade Show and tonight we kick off Episode 301 with our special guest Vlada Stojanov of Somm Cigars. Vlada has a lot of experience in the cigar business and is also a sommelier. His most recent venture is Somm Cigars. We’ll dive into Vlada’s story and what he has cooking at Somm Cigars. 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.

Perdomo did not have a new cigar at the 2024 PCA Trade Show, but this company has been on a roll since the 2023 PCA Trade Show. It was at the 2023 PCA when Perdomo unveiled its Perdomo 30th Anniversary line to the world. The cigar shipped to retailers in November and has been a monster release for the company. In fact, the Perdomo 30th Anniversary release was one of the Top 12 Stories on Cigar Coop for 2023. Perdomo Cigars would feature the 30th Anniversary at the 2024 PCA Trade Show. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sjl

The 2024 show was the third Premium Cigar Association Trade Show (PCA) for Oz Family Cigars, the cigar company founded by Tim Ozgener. This year, the company introduced not just a new cigar but also a new name. Originally launched as Ozgener Family Cigars, the decision was made to shorten the name to Oz Family Cigars. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-six

An annual tradition continues Prime Time Jukebox, the Dedications Show for 2024. The Dedications Show was started by Dave Burck on Cigar Jukebox. Each year, listeners would get the opportunity to submit a dedication song in honor of a loved one or someone special who has passed away. A tradition on the Dedications Show is to light up a Las Calaveras Cigar by Crowned Heads. Las Calaveras is an annual limited edition cigar that pays homage to those who have passed away over the past year. As opposed to being a mournful symbol, it is intended to be a celebration of those lives and remembrances of those who are no longer with us. We will smoke the Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2023. We will also have music news and news from the recent Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 124 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38qE8spPpCDOp6oex2ua2f?si=d0106be9023940d4 References The Guardian: He was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/31/sean-combs-diddy-house-raided-abuse-allegations Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter: A Genre Bending Historical Moment in Country Music: https://cigarjukebox.com/2024/03/29/beyonces-cowboy-carter-a-genre-bending-historical-moment-in-country-music/ Cigar Big Board (PCA 2024 Coverage): http://www.cigarbigboard.com/

On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 123, it’s the second installment of “Down the Rabbit Hole” The concept works as follows: Dave and Coop start with a familiar song and then go down the path of selecting a song inspired by that song. Each will go through nine iterations of this exercise and choose a song from the inspired previous song selected. Ultimately, we will see where this journey takes each of them. Plus we got music news, cigar news, the music pairing of the week, and the Developing Palates Review of the Week In this episode, Dave smokes the Don Pepin Garcia 20th Anniversary and Coop smokes the Aladino Candela Robusto by JRE Tobacco Co.. As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 123 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xqiPdXME21aYXLEaDfi9D?si=ae3a4751d41d4d8c References 2023 New Oldies Countdown: https://cigarjukebox.com/tag/2023-album-of-the-year/ Dolly's Dixie Fixin's Cookbook: https://dollyparton.com/book/dixie-fixins-cookbook Billie Eilish becomes youngest person to win 2 Oscars - ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/billie-eilish-youngest-person-win-2-oscars/story?id=108000986 Dissident Plasmatic to Debut at PCA 2024: https://cigar-coop.com/2024/03/dissident-plasmatic-to-debut-at-pca-2024-cigar-news.html Cigar Big Board (PCA Announcements): http://www.cigarbigboard.com/ Developing Palates -Team Cigar Review: Tatuaje 20th RL22: https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-tatuaje-20th-rl22/

It’s Prime Time Episode 300 and it's week two of our 2024 Prime Time Virtual Trade Expo. This is the fifth year in a row we have run this. The concept is straightforward. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show releases Day Two (3/14/24) Lineup Note: This is subject to change: Oliver Hyams, Altadis USA Miguel Schoedel, Crowned Heads/ Ozgener Family Cigars Nick Perdomo, Perdomo Cigars Casey Haugen, Crux Cigars Michael Cappellini, Toscano Cigars Terence Reilly, Aganorsa Leaf Manolo Santiago, Casa 1910 Micky Pegg, All Saints Cigars Arnold Serafin, Serafin de Cuba Kevin Newman, Artista Cigas Oliver Nivaud, United Cigars Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Davidoff Cigars has been releasing a Chinese Zodiac calendar cigar since 2012 and has come full circle with this years Davidoff Year of the Dragon Limited Edition 2024. Each cigar released since 2012 featured the Chinese Zodiac symbol of that year. 2012 and 2024 are the Year of the Dragon. Unique to this year is that the Year of the Dragon will be released in two sizes, a double corona for Davidoff Appointed Merchants and a gran toro for the Davidoff flagship stores. For this review, we will be taking a look at the Year of the Dragon Double Corona. The double corona is a parejo that is 7 1/2″ x 50 and features a shaggy foot. Vitola: Double Corona Size: 7 1/2″ x 50 Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, Mexican, Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: Cigars Davidoff MSRP: $59.00 Cigars provided by Davidoff Final Score: 92

For Special Edition 157, we welcome back Nick Syris of LH Cigars. Nick has a lot on his plate to talk about. He just got back from the XXIV Festival Del Habano plus he has new releases coming with LH Cigars. On top of all of that, Nick is now back in the media with Simply Stogies where he will be once again covering the PCA Trade Show. 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 The Lunar Legacy: Fratello Cigars' Journey to the Moon: https://cigarrights.org/the-lunar-legacy-fratello-cigars-journey-to-the-moon/ Paraplegic Veteran Uses Skydiving to Reclaim Lost Sensation in His Legs and Soul: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/paraplegic-veteran-uses-skydiving-to-reclaim-lost-sensation-in-his-legs-and-soul/

On this installment of the Quesada Corner, we smoke the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero. It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since then, Casa Magna has become a very successful brand for Quesada Cigars. Late in 2023, Quesada Cigars brought back a lancero size in its Casa Magna Colorado line for a limited run. The previous iteration of the lancero measured 8 1/4 x 40. This one is more traditional coming in at 7 x 40.

This year, it’s the 2024 edition of the Prime Time Virtual Trade Expo. This is the fifth year in a row we have run this. The concept is straightforward. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show releases. The Day One lineup includes: Pete Johnson, Tatuaje Cigars David Sprit, E.P. Carrillo James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands Hector Alfonso, Espinosa Cigars Sebastien Decoppett/Brian Motola, Cavalier Cigars Dan Thompson, Micallef Cigars Jon Carney/Litto Gomez Jr,La Flor Dominicana Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars Reinier Lorenzo, HVC Henderson Ventura, ADVentura Cigars Laurel Tilley, AJ Fernandez

We are honored to welcome Nicholas Perdomo III of Perdomo Cigars to Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition! Perdomo Cigars capped off a massive 2023 with the shipping of the long-awaited Perdomo 30th Anniversary. We’ll get the update on Perdomo and see what the next generation has in store. 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.

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.

It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since then, Casa Magna has become a very successful brand for Quesada Cigars. The past year we saw Quesada Cigars release a commemorative cigar for the 15th anniversary of the brand, the Casa Magna XV. It’s a limited edition cigar produced out of the Quesada factory (TABADEX) in the Dominican Republic.

A video of the Procigar 2024 Charity Auction. Michael Herklots was the auctioneer for the evening. A total of $530,000.00 was raised for Voluntariado Jesús con los Niños, the Sociedad San Vicente de Paul, and the charitable initiative “A Home for my Family,” as well other non-profit organizations that are oriented to improve the quality of life of people in need.

In this video, we take a quick glance at the La Aurora farm in Jacagua, Dominican Republic. Video Courtesy of Jay Davis

In this video, we take a short look at machine made cigars at Tabacalera Palma during our Procigar 2024 visit

The White Dinner is one of the most anticipated gala nights at Procigar. Here is some video from the entrance. It was hellcat

Jochy and José Blanco are greeted by chaveta banging at Tabacalera Palmas' "La Galera' (Rolling room)

At the 2024 Procigar Festival, we were greeted with Dominican music and dancing at Tabacalera Palma

Tony Gomez of La Flor Dominican pops the big question at the Procigar 2024 White Dinner.

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Corona Attends Final Gala of Procigar 2024. Cigar Coop founder William Cooper gets a surprise handshake from the President.

Procigar 2024 Field Day - Video by Jay Davis

Following the trip from La Romana, we arrived in Santiago and were treated to a welcome reception.

On day three of the Procigar 2024 festival, we visited the famed Tabacalera de García factory in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Upon arrival we were treated to some traditional Dominican dancing.