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June 10, 2025

Can Cold Weather Wreck Your Cigar?

March 24, 2025 No Comments

Ever wonder if frigid temps mess with your favorite cigar? 🥶 In this episode, the guys tackle a listener’s question: Does cold weather affect how ...

Is a $100 cigar worth it?

November 18, 2024 No Comments

One of our listeners asked: “Am I being priced out of the market with these expensive cigars?” The guys deliberate on the recent trend of ...

Don’t torch that cigar!

September 10, 2024 No Comments

Are you torching your cigar to death? Should you be using a soft flame instead of a quadruple-jet cigar scorcher? The guys offer strategies on ...

Do you trust your tobacconist? + Rocky Patel Dark Star Review

July 10, 2024 No Comments

Experts always recommend that you ‘ask your local tobacconist’ but how do you know if this person knows what he/she is talking about? The guys ...

Jim’s Million Dollar Cigar Business Idea + Cigar Friendly Travel Destinations

May 8, 2024 No Comments

Jim pitches out his zany business idea for safe cigar disposal while Erik and Ivan point out some of the best and worst places to ...

What Exactly is a Premium Cigar? + Beer, Glorious Beer, and an Interview with Orlando Mendez

April 10, 2024 No Comments

The title and direction of this show was taken from listener feedback asking, “Can you define the difference between a premium cigar vs a non-premium ...

What makes a cigar bad? + We blind taste 3 California Reds and smoke the Stillwell Star

December 27, 2023 No Comments

From construction, to flavors, to fermentation, the guys break down all of the factors that unequivocally mean that your cigar is a bad one. Did ...

Does wrapper color equal strength? + Blended Scotch + an interview with JDN’s Juan Martinez

November 16, 2023 No Comments

A perfectly synergistic episode where the cigar, question, spirit selection, and interview guest all revolve around a question sent in by a listener. The guys ...

Rocky Patel is in the House + Bourbon Pairing

August 17, 2023 No Comments

We sat down with Rocky Patel to talk about his latest influences in cigar blending as well as his upcoming release of the highly anticipated ...

Why do different shapes and sizes taste different + Tequilas + Illusione + Manolo Santiago interview

June 26, 2023 No Comments

The guys answer an excellent listener question about why different vitolas of the same blend have different flavor profiles and even strength differences. During the ...