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Cigar Review: Micallef Purple Toro
Way back in July of 2023, Micallef launched their color series with the Micallef Black. Since then, they’ve had two other releases (the Red and the Blue). Micallef’s shift...
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Cigar Review: Los Gloriosos Gordo Extra by La Gloria Cubana
Jimmy D from The Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa reviews the La Gloria Cubana Los Gloriosos Gordo Extra. A collaborative effort between La Gloria...
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Cigar Review: New Dawn Robusto Grande by Avowed Cigars
Avowed Cigars launched earlier this year. The brand was started by Andrew Considine and Dave West, the gentlemen behind Small Batch Cigar, They are...
The Latest Simply Stogies Podcast Media
The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.
Cigars and Coffee Episode 27: Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Robusto and Scooter’s Americano
Tim reviews the Americano from Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Robusto (Pony) and Scooter’s Americano coffee. The Casdagli “Pony” is a smooth cigar that Tim sings the praises of, while the Americano from Scooter’s...
Episode 63: Smoking with the Evil 3mpire Cigar 5ociety
I sit down with Joe from Evil 3mpire Cigar 5ociety at Prime Cigars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joe and I have a great conversation that covers a wide array of topics. We get to know...
Cigars and Coffee Episode 26: Zino Nicaragua and Volado Blend by Janus Coffee Roasters
James visits Habano Cigars in Davenport, Iowa to review the Zino Nicaragua Robusto and the Volado Blend from Janus Coffee Roasters. The Zino Nicaragua is a medium to medium+ cigar with notes of cream,...
Cigars and Coffee Episode 25: CAO America Potomac and Cafe Bustelo
Tim kicks off our new weekly Cigars & Coffee format where we focus on the reviewing the cigar and the coffee we’re drinking. The inaugural episode in this format sees Tim reviewing the CAO...
Episode 62: Chatting with Dan from the Cigar Saver
While at the PCA 2021 Trade Show, I sit down with Dan from the Cigar Saver. The Cigar Saver is a product that, well, saves your cigar. When you find it necessary to step...
The Latest Reviews
Cigar Review: Foundation Cigar’s Olmec Claro Toro
Every year, and the day before the Rocky Mountain Cigar Fest, Nick Melillo holds a Foundation event at a cigar lounge in the Denver, CO area. This year, it was at The Smoking Cave...
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...
56 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show
In this special episode of Clear The Air, Nick plays the role of host while bringing James and Tim back to the microphone for a behind the scenes perspective...
Episode 156: Mike “BDP” Palmer of Pospiech Cigars
James and Tim (Nick is on assignment) sit down with the Pospiech National Sales Manager Mike “BDP” Palmer. We find out how Mike got the nickname “BDP,” the name...
55 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show
Tim brings James and Nick back to the microphones to dive deeper into the latest episode of Simply Stogies Podcast with special guest Noel Rojas of Rojas Cigars. The...