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Cigar Snob Podcast — 189 episodes

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1

Is There Such a Thing as a Cheap Cigar That Tastes Expensive?

2

What is the best pairing for a cigar?

3

Española Cigars: 30 Years of Dominican Excellence with Anto Mahroukian

4

Will a tupperdore ruin my cigar collection?

5

From Teacher to YouTube Star: Mad Scientist BBQ’s Jeremy Yoder on Amish Roots, Barbecue, and Cigars

6

Is Cognac the Ultimate Cigar Pairing?

7

Share a Smoke: Litto Gomez Jr.

8

Are my cigars covered in microplastics!? + Comedian Mario Ramil joins the show

9

My cigar is a dud, can I ask for a replacement?

10

Can Cold Weather Wreck Your Cigar?

11

Is a $100 cigar worth it?

12

Don't torch that cigar!

13

Do you trust your tobacconist?

14

Jim's million dollar cigar business idea + Cigar friendly travel destinations

15

What exactly is a premium cigar? + Beer, glorious beer and an interview with Orlando Mendez

16

What makes a cigar bad? + We blind taste 3 California Reds and smoke the Stillwell Star

17

Does wrapper color equal strength? + Blended Scotch + an interview with JDN's Juan Martinez

18

Rocky Patel is in the House + Bourbon Pairing

19

Why do different shapes and sizes taste different + Tequilas + Illusione + Manolo Santiago interview

20

Tatuaje Lomo de Cerdo + Aged Rums + What do you look for in a cigar lounge

21

Cigar storing with or without cellophane? + Rene Castaneda interview

22

Smoking a Celebration Cigar!

23

The Top 25 Show featuring an interview with Nick Melillo

24

How does Cigar Snob rate cigars? + Michael Herklots interview

25

Is a Cigar of the Month Club right for me?

26

Inflation Buster Cigars + South American Wine Tasting + Interview w/Rafael Nodal

27

Blind Tasting Single Malt Scotch w/Rocky Patel Number 6

28

Smokey Man Cave Solutions + Oktoberfest Beers + Aladino Cigars w/Justo Eiroa

29

Cigar Buying Tips, Going at it Blind + Reposado Tequilas + Espinosa Las 6 Provincias with Erik Jr.

30

Don't Char Your Cigar! Lighting a Cigar 101 + American Whiskey Tasting + Stillwell Star

31

Humidification A to Z + Blended Scotch Whisky + Integra Boost's Omar Fernandez

32

Movies, Booze, & Cigars + Blind Irish Whiskey Tasting Surprise + LFD’s Tony Gomez Talks Golden Bull

33

5 Must-Try Cigars for Every Cigar Smoker + Blind Bourbon Tasting + Frank Herrera Interview

34

Size matters! How a cigar's shape/size affect the smoke + After-dinner drinks, McFly, and TJ Riley

35

Is it ever OK to bring your own cigar to a shop? + Single Malt Scotch + Willy Herrera interview

36

Is it okay to relight your cigar? + the new AVO Syncro Caribe + Añejo Tequila Blind Tasting

37

The Art of Retrohaling + Liga Privada H99 + Blind Tasting Aged Rums

38

Made in the Shade + Imperial Stout Blind Tasting + Camacho's George Rami

39

How Far Down Do You Smoke? + Casey Haugen (Crux Cigars) Interview

40

Cigar Snob Magazine goes topless? + Michael Herklots Interview

41

Developing Your Cigar Palate + blind tasting rye whiskey

42

Should you keep the band on or off the cigar? + blind-tasting bourbons!

43

Top 25 Cigars of 2020... and the winner is?

44

Pre-Thanksgiving Episode while smoking Aladino Cigars

45

Smoking the new Sobremesa Brûlée Blue and talking elections, masters, and more!

46

Interview with HVC's Reinier Lorenzo - HVC Black Friday Release!

47

Interview with Claudio Sgroi of Mombacho Cigars

48

Epic cigar adventure in Utah; models, runaway drones, and Casa Cuba cigars

49

Interview with Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf

50

Interview with Oscar Valladares of Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.

51

Talking photo shoots and smoking Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua

52

Interview with Harry Blustein of Harry Blu's Gin

53

Smoking Liga Privada Year of the Rat; talking cigar events, Goya, and hitting cars with golf balls!

54

Fuente OpusX 20 Yrs Lancero! Editors’ Roundtable talking movies, Charlie Daniels, and a little COVID

55

Editors' Roundtable: The infamous culebra, the perfect song, and everything's cancelled

56

Editors' Roundtable: Smoking the pre-release Davidoff Special 53 CD, and time capsules?

57

Editors' Roundtable: Smoking My Father The Judge, talking tons of cigar talk and more

58

Editors' Roundtable: Smoking Viva La Vida, talking protests, drive-thrus, and COVID's toll on cigars

59

Editors' Roundtable: We're back! Smoking Oliva V Melanio and talking corona, sports, and giveaways!

60

Editors' roundtable: smoking Dimplomático by Mombacho cigars, talking coronavirus

61

Editors' Roundtable - Protocol Themis cigars, corona virus, Miami Heat, UFC 248, cigar festivals

62

What's new at Avo and Camacho? We got a visit from Eddy Guerra And George Rami

63

Editors' Roundtable - Joya De Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial, #FEELTHEBERN, Tyson Fury

64

Editors' Roundtable - Rocky Patel's World Championship cigar, SOTU 2020, TPE trade show

65

Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Executive Director Scott Pearce on trade show, FDA, industry rifts

66

Fred Vandermarliere of J. Cortès on Oliva and rethinking the way premium cigars are made

67

Oliva Cigars COO Fidel Valdés Rodríguez on the expansion of the Tabolisa factory in Nicaragua

68

Néstor Andrés Plasencia on his family's tobacco history, his native Estelí, what's new at Plasencia

69

Editors' Roundtable - Drew Estate Year Of The Pig, Cigar Snob in Nicaragua, Christmas

70

Editors' Roundtable - Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero cigars, Conor McGregor, Kamala Harris

71

Editors' Roundtable - Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva cigars, Tesla Cybertruck, Erik goes to China

72

Storm Boen of Operation Cigars for Warriors — getting premium cigars to deployed soldiers

73

Editors' Roundtable - smoking Vegas Del Purial, Myles Garrett, Evo Morales

74

Editors' Roundtable - Illusione Garagiste cigars, Jorge Masvidal, nuclear ants, Jeffrey Epstein

75

Boris Wintermans on Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble cigars, working with La Flor Dominicana

76

Editors' Roundtable - Episode 100! - Viva La Vida Jester cigars, Miami Heat, dead ISIS terrorists

77

Editors' Roundtable: Joya De Nicaragua Antaño CT, Miami Mega Herf, Neptune Cigars turns 20

78

Tea and pre-embargo Cuban cigar tasting w JoJo Tea founder, American tea master Michael Ortiz

79

Editors' Roundtable - Las 6 Provincias MTZ by Espinosa Cigars, Daytona Beach, China, Lebron James

80

Nestor Miranda & Jason Wood on Don Lino Africa cigars, black mambas and working with your in laws

81

Editors' Roundtable - Cain Daytona cigars and Casillero del Diablo Chilean wine

82

Nirka Reyes on De Los Reyes Cigars, Saga Restaurant, and cookies

83

Nat Sherman's Michael Herklots on music, cigars, and how one passion led to the other

84

Smoking Camacho Ecuador Barrel Aged cigars, Antonio Brown, furniture designer Lee Weitzman

85

Editors' Roundtable - Joya De Nicaragua Antaño cigars, traveling to Mexico City, Spiderman

86

Skip Martin on Roma Craft's approach to cigar making, the FDA, life in Estelí

87

Eduardo Fernandez on Aganorsa Leaf, his other agriculture ventures, and his branding strategy

88

Editors' Roundtable - Rocky Patel Super Ligero Lancero, Antonio Brown, sailing, UFC 241

89

Laranja Escuro cigars, the Mexico Issue, Nick's Boosted Board

90

Benji Ménendez on the state and future of premium cigars (and other things)

91

Cigar great Benji Menéndez on his family history in cigars and the path he took after leaving Cuba

92

The Draw - Nestor Miranda Collection 75th Anniversary, AIM names, the birth of a domino tourney

93

The Draw - Smoking Joya Silver cigars, National Hot Dog Day, Trump, Rapinoe, everything is crazy

94

The Draw - Smoking Aganorsa Leaf Signature Maduro cigars with Terence Reilly

95

NFL legend Ed Reed on being a Hurricane, Super Bowl victory, and his love for cigars

96

The Draw - Smoking La Flor Dominicana Ligero cigars with documentarian Joe Cardona

97

The Draw - Carluba and Nick smoke 601 Maduro, talk fatherhood, drink beer

98

The Draw - Ads that lift up neighborhoods w/ David Verjano (with Plasencia Alma Fuerte cigars)

99

The Draw - A lawyer, a poet and a journalist walk into a cigar bar

100

The Draw - Smoking El Aladino cigars, Olympic breakdancing, and a visit for Jorge Padrón

101

The Draw - La Galera Maduro cigars, Toys R Us is back, the DNC comes to Miami

102

The Draw - Romeo y Julieta 1875 Nicaragua, meet Jamilet Calviño + a listener loves Sly Stallone

103

The Draw - 2012 by Oscar Valladares Maduro, Jacob Forever, OJ Simpson on Twitter

104

The Draw - Espinosa Habano cigars, Kyle Kashuv and Harvard, Anthony Davis to Lakers, Mitch McConnell

105

The Draw - Caldwell The T cigars, Toronto fans are mean, Old Town Road moments, law and morality

106

The Draw - Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro, Canada frees the cetaceans, T-shirt Tuesday

107

0083 - Danny Ditkowich of La Sirena Cigars on the brand's story and the new Aniversario Especial

108

0082 - AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata cigars from the vault, pairing cigars and rum

109

0081 - Trinidad Espiritu cigars, Shark Attacks, Mountain on Fire, actress Marcela Paguaga

110

0080 - Smoking some old Ezra Zion cigars, March Madness, The Amparo Experience, Fortnite

111

0079 - Smoking Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto cigars, talking sous vide, Donald Trump, Chris Bosh

112

0078 - Glynn Loope, excitive director of Cigar Rights of America on the FDA and local smoking bans

113

0077 - Mombacho Cigars master blender Claudio Sgroi on cigar making and having a factory in Granada

114

0076 - Smoking Cornelius & Anthony cigars, Dominican ProCigar festival, baseball spring training

115

0075 - Rafael Nodal of Tabacalera USA on Aging Room, Trinidad, other cigars + Casa de Montecristo

116

0074 - Rocky Patel on his start in cigars, BURN lounges, and improving lives in Honduras

117

0073 - Mombacho Liga Maestro cigars, Matt Kuchar, Preparation H medicated wipes

118

0072 - Cigar lifestyle designer Manny Iriarte on his journey from Cuba to OpusX

119

0071 - Roasting whole hog with Caja China's Roberto Guerra

120

0070 - Cigar Snob & Tea Time! join forces for a special two-in-one episode

121

0069 - Novelist Keith Scribner on Old Newgate Road, his new book set in Connecticut tobacco country

122

0068 - Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust on Sin Compromiso, 2018 Cigar of the Year

123

0067 - Fred Vandermarliere of J. Cortès on family tradition, Belgian cigars, and Oliva Cigar

124

0066 - Top 25 Cigars of 2018, including Cigar of the Year: Sin Compromiso

125

0065 - Jochy Blanco of Tabacalera Palma on La Galera Cigars, Dominican beaches and sausages

126

0064 - Smoking El Güegüense by Foundation Cigars, ASMR, the Nerd Fart Bowl, and more

127

0063 - The S.T. Dupont LeGrand lighter — soft and jet flame all in one

128

0062 - Sindicato Particulares cigars, Kevin Hart, Miami Dolphins Miracle, smoking in Phoenix

129

0061 - Herrera Esteli Maduro cigars, Tiger v Phil, North Sentinel Island, Christmas tree shortage

130

0060 - Brian Chinnock on Chinnock Cellars Cigars, wine and Napa Valley

131

0059 - Boveda's Rob Gagner and Jay Fifield on humidification tech and working with cigar makers

132

0058 - Bullfighting journalist Abraham Mahshie on Spain and ethical questions around the spectacle

133

0057 - Smoking My Father cigars, bringing back the woolly mammoth, Khabib v. McGregor

134

0056 - Los Caídos Cigars' Steve Zengel on supporting families of fallen police and firefighters.

135

0055 - Smoking Liga No. 9 cigars, Dunkin sheds the Donuts, and Tiger Woods is back

136

0054 - Remembering Arsenio Ramos, smoking Casa Fernández, Emmys recap, overview of the new magazine

137

0053 - Karl "The Mailman" Malone, from NBA legend to cigar man

138

0052 - Willy Herrera (Drew Estate master blender) and Jeff Borysiewicz (Corona Cigar, FSG)

139

0051 - Jason Lois and the Cigar Smoking World Championship

140

0050 - Arturo Fuente Don Carlos cigars, Dominican photo shoot, creeping on neighbors with Nextdoor

141

0049 - Alan Rubin on Alec Bradley cigars, Glenfiddich Scotch pairings, Alec and Bradley's cigars

142

0048 - Camacho Coyolar cigars, meeting Old Dominion, and Erik's brisket

143

0047 - Oscar Valladares on his cigars, Cicerón Edition and telling Honduran stories

144

0046 - Boris Wintermans on Balmoral cigars, Brazilian tobacco and Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo

145

0045 - Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas on small-batch cigars, liquor collection, Lakers tickets

146

0044 - Daniel Marshall on humidors, cigars, and how a boat helped build his brand

147

0043 - What cigars we smoked at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas

148

0042 - Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars on running a family business, working with AJ Fernandez

149

0040 - Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars on blending, talking tobacco, and learning from Benji Menéndez

150

0041 - Davidoff Viaje al Origen cigar blends, Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS, fun with leaf blowers

151

0039 - Debonaire Daybreak cigars, First Annual Cigar Snob Podcast Hot Dog Eating Contest

152

0038 - Larry Sharpe, Libertarian candidate for governor of New York

153

0037 - Smoking Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua, remembering Koko the gorilla, great forgotten movies

154

0036 - Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars on blending, his Cuban palate, and his laboratory past

155

0035 - Smoking Vegas Cubanas by Don Pepín, Ovechkin's not gonna be suck, World Cup prognostication

156

0034 - Erik Espinosa on Murcielago cigars, bucket lists, forgetting the words to Folsom Prison Blues

157

0033 - Smoking (and giving away) Humo Jaguar from 2011, remembering Anthony Bourdain

158

0031 - Illusione's Dion Giolito on working with Aganorsa tobacco and pairing cigars with Dr. Pepper

159

0032 - 601 La Bomba Warhead II cigars, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup, Trumpy Bear

160

0030 - Bellas Artes by AJ Fernandez, visiting Guatemala, Little Pink House, and NFL kneeling ban

161

0029 - Room 101 Master Collection One, Canadian shot put, cigar news, clueless NHL update

162

0028 - Don Rey Puerto Rican Cigars, travel to San Juan, stogie news, fast food caca

163

0027 - Joya de Nicaragua's Alejandro Martínez Cuenca

164

0026 - FSG by Drew Estate, hazards of tobacco farming, and Cuba's new president

165

0025 - Hamlet 25th Year, NBA Playoffs, men's garter belts, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Master's recap

166

0024 - Chef Michael Beltran on cigar pairings, the restaurant biz, lessons from football

167

0023 - Camacho Blackout, Kombucha, our favorite lighters, cigar trades on Reddit

168

0022 - Nicholas Melillo on Foundation Cigars, Aganorsa tobacco, the state of cigar shops

169

0021 - Smoking La Gloria Cubana and talking FDA, NCAA basketball, Captain Andrew Luck

170

0020 - Eduardo Fernández of Aganorsa, Casa Fernandez on his unusual path to success in tobacco

171

0019 - MUWAT KFC Swamp Rat cigars, St. Patty's Day, and March Madness

172

0018 - Debonaire Maduro cigars, Oscar winners, South Africa land grab, and reader feedback

173

0017 - Rocky Patel San Andreas, Dominican cigar festival, and the Cigar Snob citizenship test

174

0016 - Hand Rolled cigar documentary filmmaker Steve Gherebean

175

0015 - Smoking Todos Las Dias, Nestor Miranda at 75, winter Olympics, Fergie's lovely lady lumps

176

0014 - Davidoff's Klaas Kelner on growing up around cigars & learning to "preach" like dad Henke

177

0013 - Super Bowl, Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva, Puro Sabor Cigar Festival

178

0012 - Talking Casa Cuevas Cigars with Luis Cuevas

179

0011 - Carlito Fuente talks plans for a new Arturo Fuente cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua

180

0010 - Chocolate booze, Bitcoin, & a Montecristo Premium Selection '07 from the "Cigar Snob vault"

181

0009 - Remembering Gilberto Oliva, Sr.

182

0008 - Remembering José Orlando Padrón

183

0007 - The Top 25 Cigars Of 2017

184

0006 - Sweater weather, smoking AJ Fernandez Enclave, and scaling Trump's fence on New Year's Eve

185

0005 - Gilberto Oliva, Sr., the year in Cigar Snobbery, and the Calviño family pig

186

0004 - Talking Casa Fernandez with Terence Reilly

187

0003 - José Orlando Padrón, Boston, and Ivan not wearing a dress

188

0002 - Turkey, Superman, sex scandals and Italian style

189

0001 - Why Hamlet Paredes left success in Cuba to start over with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars