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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...
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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...
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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...
The Latest Simply Stogies Podcast Media
The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.
Cigars and Coffee Episode 23: PCA Recap, DE Undercrown 10, and BLK and Bold Coffee
James and Tim return to David’s Fine Tobaccos (9759 University Ave, Clive, IA 50325) to talk about what they saw at the PCA 2021 Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss their experience...
Episode 60: On the PCA Show Floor with Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigars and Iconic Leaf Cigar Company
I sit down at the Recluse Cigars/Iconic Leaf Cigar Company booth on the PCA Trade Show floor with owner and blender Scott Weeks. Scott and I talk about his and his family’s background in...
Cigars and Coffee Episode 22: The One Nobody Asked For
James and Tim return to David’s Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa and take on their coffee arch-nemesis…Starbucks. The pair smoke a Crowned Heads Four Kicks Capa Especial LE and muddle their way through the...
Episode 59: The Journey with Nick Syris of LH Cigars
I talk, via Zoom, with Nick Syris of LH Cigars. We discuss his journey from an audio business to his life as a retailer and how he eventually started LH Cigars. Nick talks about what...
Episode 58: BONUS Live from the PCA Trade Show with Lucas Da Silva of Oxford Cigar Co.
James and Lucas, owner of Oxford Cigar Co., discuss the 2021 PCA Trade Show LIVE from the show floor. Lucas is open and transparent with what he sees as good and bad about this...
The Latest Reviews
Cigar Review Rethink: Micallef A
Micallef, there is a lot to unpack with this brand. Full disclosure, I like the Micallef / Gomez Sanchez Family cigars, every one I have smoked I have enjoyed. I have had the chance...
Cigar Review: West Tampa Tobacco Co. Black Toro
My most recent podcast episode features Rick and Sara Rodriguez of West Tampa Tobacco Co. During our conversation, Rick discussed what it was like going from a “corporate kitchen” (CAO) full of “ingredients” (almost...
Watch City Cigar Simply Orange
Orange Virginia is the forgotten middle child of the Virginia pipe tobacco landscape. I mean that quite literally. For a flue-cured Virginia, that is, dried by indirect heat over a handful of days, there...
Cigar Review: West Tampa Tobacco Co. White Toro
Rick Rodriguez is a name that most enthusiasts and aficionados have heard of. Rick has had a lot of accomplishments over his 22yrs with General Cigar Co. Learning from such Titans in the industry...
Omaha Cigar Co. Blends a Cozy Lounge Experience With Great House Sticks (UPDATED)
Tucked away in a nondescript strip mall on the southeast side of Omaha, the Omaha Cigar Company sits in-between a dry cleaning business and a Korean food restaurant. The small storefront and lack of...
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...
Episode 148: Michael Knowles of Mayflower Cigars
James and Nick welcome Michael Knowles of Mayflower Cigars and The Daily Wire to the program. Michael discusses how is passion for cigars began and shares why cigars and...
50 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show
Tim brigs James and Nick back to the stage to dig deeper int the latest episode of Simply Stogies Podcast with Riste of JSK Cigars. The three talk about...