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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.

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The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.

Cigars and Coffee Episode 13: Celebrities, Cigars, and Coffee

James and Tim sit down at David’s Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa and discuss what celebrities they’d like to have a cigar with. We find out who Tim’s hall pass, how disappointed she must...

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Episode 50: Sitting Down with Sean David of David’s Fine Tobaccos

I sit down with the third generation owner of David’s Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa, Sean David. Sean and I discuss a wide range of topics that both his customers and cigar aficionados and...

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Cigars and Coffee Episode 12: I Hate What I’ve Become

James and Tim drink some of Sam’s Club’s best coffee, Member’s Mark Colombian Supremo, while James smokes a Perdomo Habano Connecticut and Tim smokes an Island Jim by Oscar Valladares. The pair discuss legislation...

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Episode 49: Chatting with Robin Blue of Blue Smoke ATL

I welcome Robin Blue, founder and creator of Blue Smoke ATL, to the show. Robin and I discuss how she approaches creating her line of cigar pokers, flasks, and key chains. We talk about...

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Cigars and Coffee Episode 11: Villa Casdagli Coffee and Tatuaje Havana IV

James and Tim are back and they’re drinking Villa Casdagli Coffee from Coffee People and Casdagli Cigars while smoking a Tatuaje at David’s Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa. The pair discuss how they choose...

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The Latest Reviews

PCA 2022: Global Premium Cigars

We catch up with Enrique Sánchez of Global Premium Cigars at the PCA 2022 Trade Show. Enrique talks about 1502, their 10yrs of attending the trade show, and what’s new with 1502.  

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PCA 2022: Patina Cigars

James catches up with Mo Malli of Patina Cigars. Mo discusses his new Sumatra line and, of course, the impact of the economy on the industry.

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PCA 2022: Peter James

James meets up with John Laurendi of Peter Jamea at the PCA 2022 Trade Show. Peter James is not so much a brand, as much as it is a lifestyle. From luxurious leather cigar...

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Armistice Liberation 2020 Cigar Review

The guys at bellhopcigars.com (based in Canada) thought it was time to put their knowledge from having imported Cuban cigars for so long to good use, by crafting a cigar of their own. The adventure...

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PCA 2022: Alec Bradley Cigars

Bradley Rubin of Alec Bradley Cigars sits down with James to discuss brotherly competition and some of the great cigars produced by Alec Bradley including the new Double Broadleaf.  

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