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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: Mayflower Cigars

James and Nick stop by the Mayflower Cigars booth at the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans. We talk with Michael Knowles aboard his ship, and find out what he was...

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Boveda

Nick Syris stops by the Boveda booth at the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show, to talk to his old friend Tim Swail. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r-4zI3l1gf0

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Patina

James talks with Mo Maali of Patina Cigars and presents him with Simply Stogies’ 2024 Cigar of the Year award for the Oro de Nicaragua Toro Extra. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r-4zI3l1gf0

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The Latest Simply Stogies Podcast Media

The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.

Episode 104: Catching Up with Jeremy Casdagli

Our first time on location (using video), and James is at the Humidor of Lisle, in Lisle, Illinois, to sit down with Jeremy Casdagli of Casdagli Cigars. The pair discuss everything from upcoming releases...

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08 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies After Show

Tim welcomes James and Nick back to Clear the Air and the trio talk a little bit about everything. The trio discusses Simply Stogies Podcast Episodes 102 & 103, the interview with Zev Kaminetsky...

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Episode 103: My Old Kentucky Herf 2023

James visits the crew of FatAsh Cigar Lounge in Ashland, Kentucky for the third annual My Old Kentucky Herf! James talks with Dwight Adkins, owner of FatAsh Cigar Lounge and founder of MOKH, to...

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Episode 102: Zoom with Zev

Nick and James are joined by Zev Kaminetsky of Toscano Cigars. We get Zev’s take on a litany of cigar issues: brokers, manufacturers, the PCA, the CRA, and cigar media. Zev doesn’t hold back...

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07 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies After Show

Tim is joined by James and Nick as they discuss Episode 101 with Dr. Oscar Rodriguez of GTO Cigars. The trio discuss the interview and hit the highlights while adding their opinions and expanding...

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The Latest Reviews

Top 10 Cigars of 2023: Number 8 – Blackened M81 Toro by Drew Estate

The number 8 cigar of Simply Stogies top 10 Cigars of 2023 is the Blackened M81 Toro from Drew Estate. The Blackened M81 was launched in November of 2022 and was rolled at La...

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Top 10 Cigars of 2023: Number 9 – West Tampa Tobacco Co. Red Toro

Sliding in at number 9 of our top 10 Cigars of 2023 is the Red Toro from West Tampa Tobacco Co. The West Tampa Red was launched in June of 2023. The Red was...

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Top 10 Cigars of 2023: Number 10 – The Club Mareva Jure from Casdagli Cigars

Coming in at number 10 of our top 10 list is the Club Mareva Jure from Casdagli Cigars and is dedicated to the memory of Marko Bilic’s father. The Jure was rolled at IGM...

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Cigar Review: Casdagli “Brothers of the Sabre” Forrader

A few months before the 2023 PCA Trade Show I was fortunate enough to sit in on an online cut & light with guest Jeremy Casdagli. It was three amazing hours of sampling Casdagli...

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Top 10 Cigars of 2023: Honorable Mention

The LH Cigars Nikos was originally released in November 2022. It features an Ecuadorian HVA binder, Ecuadorian Habano binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and Brazil…along with two ligero tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and...

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