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Cigars and Coffee Episode 51: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore and Peru Capili Medium Roast

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...

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Cigars and Coffee Episode 50: Oscar Valladares Superfly Connecticut and Hitching Post Blend

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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Episode 77: The Cuban Sub-Series: The Cuban People

I welcome back to the show Nick Syris of LH Cigars. We return to our sub-series on Cuba and discuss the Cuban people. Nick explains their daily lives, what they go through, how they...

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Cigars and Coffee Episode 49: Island Jim and Trader Joe

Jim and Joe walk into a bar and only one comes out. That’s where the joke ends. Tim brings you another episode of Cigars & Coffee where he smokes the Island Jim by Oscar...

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Episode 76: Nick Hammond: A Chat with an Epicure

I am joined via Zoom by journalist, author, podcaster, and cigar aficionado Nick Hammond. Nick is the author of Around the World in 80 Cigars: The Travels of an Epicure. Nick and I discuss...

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The Latest Reviews

Cobblestone Outdoors Hiking

Burley lovers are the redheaded stepchildren of the pipe tobacco family. Do you like English? There are over 250 readily available options for you. Fancy Virginia? Over 300. Just a Virginia Flake? You still...

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Cigar Review: H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage

There have been a few cigars put out by Altadis by AJ Fernandez. These blends go all the way back to 2017 when the H.Upmann by AJ Fernandez was released with a sumatra wrapper....

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Cigar Lounge Review: Smoldering Cigar in Livermore, Iowa

You may have heard of Iowa and many mid-western states referred to as “fly-over country” in the cigar industry. It’s sad, but it’s true. In this fast paced world we flock to the big...

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Cigar Review: The Attic from West Tampa Tobacco Co.

We, at least all the cool kids, were excited when Rick Rodriguez stepped out on his own with West Tampa Tobacco. Rick worked at General/CAO/STG for over 20 years, helping to blend some well-known...

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Cigar Lounge Review: Up Down Cigars in Chicago, Illinois

It is hard to believe that it’s been three years and almost seventy podcasts ago when I sat down and chatted with one of the owners of Up Down Cigars in Chicago, Illinois, Phil...

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