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Editors’ Roundtable – Joya De Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial, #FEELTHEBERN, Tyson Fury
On this episode, we smoked a Joya de Nicaragua cigar that’s available exclusively at Drew Diplomat retailer events. We also recapped some of our recent …
Editors’ Roundtable – Rocky Patel’s World Championship cigar, SOTU 2020, TPE trade show
The Cigar Snob team has a good old fashioned smoke off, recaps the Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua, talks about the Top 25 Cigars of …
Premium Cigar Association (PCA) executive director Scott Pearce on trade show, FDA, industry rifts
We were joined by phone by Scott Pearce, executive director of the Premium Cigar Association. He and senior editor Nick Jiménez discussed the PCA’s history, …
Fred Vandermarliere of J. Cortès on Oliva and rethinking the way premium cigars are made
Erik and Nick caught up with Fred Vandermarliere of J. Cortès at Casa Oliva in Estelí, Nicaragua after a tour of the expanded and improved …
Oliva Cigars COO Fidel Valdés Rodríguez on the expansion of the Tabolisa factory in Nicaragua
Fidel Valdés Rodríguez is the engineer behind thee recent expansion and overhaul of Oliva Cigar’s Tabolisa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. We sat with the Cuban-born …
Néstor Andrés Plasencia on his family’s tobacco history, his native Estelí, what’s new at Plasencia
During a visit to Estelí, Nicaragua, Erik and Nick met with Nestor Andrés Plasencia to talk about cigars, Nicaragua, and some of the more recent …
Editors’ Roundtable – Drew Estate Year Of The Pig, Cigar Snob in Nicaragua, Christmas
Just before Christmas Eve, the team gathers ’round to try a variety of Drew Estate Flying Pigs, talk about a recent trip to Estelí, recap …
Editors’ Roundtable – Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva cigars, Tesla Cybertruck, Erik goes to China
We smoke Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva and get caught up on Erik’s trip to China, the unveiling of Tesla’s new electric truck, Colin Kaepernick’s exploits, …
Storm Boen of Operation Cigars for Warriors — getting premium cigars to deployed soldiers
In this episode, you’ll hear an interview we recorded back in July. The story you’ll hear is every bit as important now as then. Not …
Editors’ Roundtable – smoking Vegas Del Purial, Myles Garrett, Evo Morales
The guys smoke Vegas del Purial Gran Reserva and chat about the NFL’s helmet swinging scandal, Evo Morales’ ouster in Bolivia, and the cost effectiveness …
Editors’ Roundtable – Illusione Garagiste cigars, Jorge Masvidal, nuclear ants, Jeffrey Epstein
We smoke a new release from Illusione Cigars, recap UFC 244 (headlined by the BMF fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz), wonder whether Jeffrey …
Boris Wintermans on Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble cigars, working with La Flor Dominicana
Boris Wintermans of Royal Agio Cigars sat with Nicolás Antonio Jiménez to talk about Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble and what it was like to …
Editors’ Roundtable – Episode 100! – Viva La Vida Jester cigars, Miami Heat, dead ISIS terrorists
Incredibly, we made it to episode 100 of the Cigar Snob Podcast! Erik, Ivan and Nick light up some limited-edition Viva La Vida Jester Cigars …
