Nick Syris, owner of LH Cigars, joins me for the next installment of the sub-series this year, while we look at the history of Cuban cigars. We start from when they believe the tobacco plant arrived on the island and go all the way to present day Cuba. Of course, we stop a little along…
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James visits Bad Ash Cigars LLC in Oregon, Illinois while revisiting his past by smoking a Montecristo White Series Toro and drinking gas station coffee. The highlight here is Bad Ash Cigars…the rest goes the way you would expect.
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Earlier this year, at TPE 2022, Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. announced that they would be adding a lancero vitola to their Lithium brand. Via a press release, Nick Garcia (co-owner) said, “The Lithium Lancero demonstrates true innovation while remaining true to our brand.” I was pretty excited about the news. I loved the Lithium toro…
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Following on the hells of the El Oso Blanco release, warped has re-released the El Oso Mama, a 7″ x 38 lancero. The El Oso Mama was originally released by Warped in 2015 and featured a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers, according to Cigar Dojo. This time,…
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James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and this time smokes an Arturo Fuente Destino al Siglo de Familia (corona grande), while pairing it with Peru Capili Dark Roast from Janus Coffee Roasters.
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James welcomes back co-host Nick Syris, a Master Blender and Cuban expert, to discuss his latest trip to Cuba. Is Cuba ready for tourism as the pandemic (hopefully) winds down? Nick talks about what he saw as he visited the island nation in April of 2022. From the changes in currency to the amount of…
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Aganorsa Leaf (formerly Casa Fernandez) has introduced a new doggo in their Guardian of the Farm line. For those not in the know, the Guardian of the Farm lines are named after the dogs who guard the Aganorsa Leaf farms. The one that has garnered the most attention is the Guardian of the Farm Apollo,…
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James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa to try out the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore and some Peru Capili Medium Roast from Janus Coffee Roasters. While the two aren’t the greatest of pairings, they are both great on their own. The Mi Amore features a Mexican San Andreas wrapper over Nicaraguan…
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In 2019, Punch Cigars began celebrating the Chinese New Year with a new release. I applaud their creativeness and avoiding, yet another, Chinese zodiac release…except, that’s it’s another Chinese zodiac themed release. The inaugural release, the Punch Eggroll, was amazing. This was followed by the Chop Suey in 2020, and the Kung Pow in 2021;…
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James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and smokes the Oscar Valladares Superfly Connecticut and drinks the Hitching Post blend from Janus Coffee Roasters.
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