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PCA 2025 Coverage

The 2025 PCA Trade Show has come and gone. Below are the latest 3 interviews. Click here to see all of our interviews.

PCA 2025 Coverage: Iconic Leaf Cigar Company

Nick Syris meets up with Scott Weeks at his Iconic Leaf Cigar Company booth at the 2025 PCA Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cu-cyHXLPig

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Oscar Valladares

Nick pops by the Oscar Valladares booth and catches up with his old friends Oscar and Island Jim. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zTd4T1ns_xk

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Stoic Cigars

James catches up with Vance Taylor at the Stoic Cigars booth. Vance sets the record straight and gives us his thoughts on his first PCA show as a brand owner. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-6s3NbM7U9M

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The Latest Simply Stogies Podcast Media

The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.

Episode 151: 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show from New Orleans

  James, Nick, and Tim give you their thoughts (sans Day 3) of the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana.    

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Episode 150: Pre-PCA with Charlie Minato

  James and Nick welcome Charlie Minato of halfwheel.com back to the program. This special bonus episode and all of our 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show is sponsored by Small Batch Cigar Our...

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52 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show

Tim brings James and Nick back for another Simply Stogies After Show. Last week James and Nick interviewed Vance Taylor, founder of Stoic Cigars. The three talk about the troubles of finding good balance...

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Episode 149: Vance Taylor of Stoic Cigars

James and Nick welcome the owner and founder of Stoic Cigars, Vance Taylor, to Simply Stogies. Vance tells us how he was first in the cigar industry with LUJ Cigars, and how his first...

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51 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show

Tim, James, and Nick are back for another after show. The three discuss cigars that may be meaningful enough to hold on to or smoke them to enjoy them when you can. They discuss...

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The Latest Reviews

Cigar Review: LH Cigars Aniversario

Jimmy D returns from The Drawing Room in Davenport, IA to review the latest release from Nick Syris and LH Cigars, the Aniversario. This LE from LH is Nick’s tribute to the Cohiba Siglo...

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Cigar Review: Justice by Stoic Cigars

Late in 2024, Vance Taylor launched Stoic Cigars. For those who might be unfamiliar with what Stoicism is, it is the philosophy of self-discipline and self-denial, in order to better one’s. An interesting view...

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Cigar Review: Entropy Toro by Domain Cigars

Jimmy D returns to review the Entropy toro by Domain Cigars. Featuring an Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, over a binder and fillers from Nicaragua. This was the first cigar blended for Domain Cigars, but was...

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Cigar Review: Avowed Awakening Limited Edition Gran Robusto

Avowed Cigars might be a new cigar brand, but the folks behind the brand are not. Andrew Considine and Dave West should sound familiar to our audience, as they are behind Maxamar Ultimate Cigars...

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Cigar Review: El Titan de Bronze Redemption Robusto

The El Titan de Bronze Redemption is a new version of the Redemption brand developed with General Cigar Co. El Titan de Bronze is a Miami based factory and is one of the very...

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