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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Cigar Brands - Who’s In Control, Who’s Hot, and Who to Watch?

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt sit down and light up some Atabeys and talk about a topic that has come up in the media recently - cigar industry power rankings but broken down into three categories. We break down who is who based on current analysis on who is in control, who is hot and who to watch out for. Listen in to find out who we named and why. A written three-part article is to follow. All of which is subject to change year-to-year.
Micallef news brings us some exciting stories from the week including news from JC Newman, Plasencia and LFD.
During the Room101 Top Three we talk about what Thanksgiving dishes we each like the most during the holiday.
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Spare Notes Series #27: Price Increases & Online vs Print

Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week Coop and Matt talk about the Phillies advancing to the World Series and the first game of the World Series between them and the Astros. The guys also talk about prices increases not only as a whole but also for the premium brands like Davidoff and Habanos and how they might be related. The show finishes with some of the differences between how the print media gets treated vs how the online media gets treated.
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: ”Young Blood” Alec Cuevas Smokes New Sangre Nueva

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt are joined by Alec Cuevas a.k.a. "Young Blood" joins the show to talk about the newest cigar from Casa Cuevas, his cigar called Sangre Nueva which means "new blood" in Spanish. Alec talks about the blend and what his plan is with that line as well as other lines he is working on with his family. 
New from Micallef Cigars: United Cigar has begun shipping their limited edition Byron Epique Poemas 30-ct humidors with 80 cigars that come along with it. We also hear about this year's Liga Privada Unico Series UF-4 which will be going on sale at Casa de Montecristo in Chicago.
Top Three by Room101 Cigars: We ask Alec who he would pick to be in his post-apocalyptic entourage in a nuclear fallout.
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: What is an Apostate?

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week we welcome Brandon Oveson on to tell what an Apostate is and how it ties in his brand Apostate Cigars. We talk about what it is like go from retail to owning a brand and what it's like to blend cigars at Tabacalera Palma. 
Micallef Cigars News: We talk about the new Carbon Collection from S.T. Dupont available in three finishes. Read more about it at https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/s-dupont-carbon-collection
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Spare Notes Series #26: PCA Survey & Baseball

Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week we are back and we open the show talking about the Major League Baseball playoffs and make predictions to how we think the post-season will go. Matt tries to get Coop to agree to give up on the Gabe Kapler hate if the Phillies win the World Series with no success. Matt and Coop also talk about the Premium Cigar Association survey pertaining to the the trade show and what the results were and how it should influence the future of the show. They they also talk about what cigars they have their eyes on going into the end of the year.
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Manolo Santiago of Casa 1910

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt are joined by Manolo Santiago from Casa 1910 to talk about this newer Mexican brand and the cigars they make with multiple types of Mexican San Andreas tobaccos. Manolo talks about learning about tobacco and cigar making after traveling to Cuba and becoming a "Master of Habanos" - the highest designation given by Habanos S.A. to those who graduate from the Habanos Academy.
Manolo talks about where the inspiration to the theme of the brand and its signature orange color scheme came from and talks about the "Casa 1910 Experience" event in Mexico later this year.
Our news brought to you by Micallef Cigars we talk about the new CAO 12 Days Cigar box - an advent calendar that is coming soon from CAO. - https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/cao-2022-12-days-box
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Luciano Meirelles Talks New Ventures and pH in Cigars!

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Luciano Meirelles of Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime) joins us to talk about the hot topic of splitting with Crowned Heads, starting fresh, and all the changes he has made and plans on making. We also talk about Mas Igneus cigars and the wine that it was blended to pair with. Luciano talks a lot about pH, its effects on the tobacco and how your body changes to acidity and pH and how that affects your taste.
In news brought to you by Micallef Cigars we talk bout the limited edition Alec Bradley "Reclaimed" sampler that comes in real factory cigar molds, limited to 800 numbered sets. 
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Spare Notes Series #25: Cigar Industry Drama

Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week, we get caught up on everything that has been happening in the industry the last few weeks including the breakup between Crowned Heads and Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime). We talk about Drew Estate, Davidoff, the William Ventura fire and everything in-between. Tune in to hear Coop's gripe of the week as well. 
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: It’s Finally Our Steve Saka Show!

Brought to you by J.C.Newman Cigar Co. - Finally after a long wait, Steve Saka joins us on the Smokin Tabacco Show. We talk in length about tobacco, farms, how Saka blends and you wouldn't believe how many test samples he has made for a blend. Steve smokes the SakaKhan and Matt and Nicole smoke the Bewitched. It is a Saka show - just tune in to listen!
Micallef news - We talk about the news of Drew Estates new Blackened cigar with Blackened Whiskey and James Hetfield of Metallica.
Room101 Top Three - Steve answers this with one answer in typical Steve Saka style - tune in to find out more.
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Go Crux Yourself with Sam Ventura

Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Matt and Nicole are joined by Sam Ventura of Crux Cigars. They talk about their not so well first encounter at PCA 2021 and Matt compares the aftermath to the way Matt and William Cooper met and went on to work together. 
Sam talk about the new Epicure Habano from Crux that was shown at PCA 2022 and will be coming out soon. He talks about the rebranding and packaging that was done a few years ago and how that has dramatically helped the presentation of the Crux brand on store shelves. 
In the news brought to you by Micallef Cigars, we talk about the breakup between Crowned Heads and Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime).
The Room101 Top Three shows us what three cocktails the former bartender Sam calls his all-time favorites.
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