James Giehm

Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 5

Micallef Red Toro  

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Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 6

Macanudo Emissary España Toro

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Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 7

MAESTRANZA VALENCIA BY RoMa Craft

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Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 8

DRAGON FIRE BY PUNCH

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Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 9

ARSENIO TORO BY AGANORSA LEAF

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Top 10 Cigars of 2024: Number 10

601 LA BOMBA WARHEAD X BY ESPINOSA CIGARS  

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Episode 142: Cigar Coop

James and Nick welcome back William “Cigar Coop” Cooper to Simply Stogies Podcast. The trio begin by discussing limited edition cigars, differences between limited edition and annual releases, and where the limited editions come and how much effort goes into them. The conversation then pivots to the Cigar of the Year lists, criteria, and what…

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Episode 141: Small Batch Cigar

James and Nick welcome Dave and Andrew from smallbatchcigar.com to the show. The quartet quickly jump to it as they discuss the new tobacco laws in California. Andrew’s answer was insightful and gave some much needed context and perspective that seemed to be lacking in the coverage up to this point. We then talk about…

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Cigar Review: Las Calaveras Décimo Aniversario by Crowned Heads

Crowned Heads has put out a Las Calaveras release each year, since 2014. Las Calaveras is made to honor those who were close to Crowned Heads and have passed that year. The Las Calaveras annual release has become on of my most looked forward to releases. Beyond its significance for honoring those who passed, it…

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Cigar Review: Maestranza Valencia by RoMa Craft

In July of 2024, RoMa Craft released CRAFT Maquette La Maestranza, a limited edition cigar that was a petite gordo (4-1/4″ x 56). Honestly, that size held little interest for me, but after reading some reviews on it, I was pretty bummed that I missed out. The good news is that RoMa Craft added a…

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