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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Is The Cigar Industry in Serious Trouble?

On this episode, Glynn Loope and Joshua Habursky from the Premium Cigar Association join us to talk about many hot topics surrounding the state of the cigar industry in terms of laws, regulation and legislation. The overall theme is "Is the cigar industry in serious trouble?" We try to answer that by covering topics such as Tobacco 21, Flavored Tobacco regulation, permanent age cutoff for tobacco purchasing, and how the guys felt about the 2021 trade show and what we can expect fro the 2022 show. Don't forget we are still running our 2021 holiday giveaway with two more prizes up for grabs. As always, head over to smokintabacco.com for more information and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Catching up with Bradley Rubin of Alec Bradley

On this episode, we catch up with Bradley Rubin from Alec Bradley and Alec & Bradley. We talk and smoke the Trilogy and take a look at the unique box design that they have created that looks like the mold the cigars are pressed in. We talk about the new JC Newman project happening across the street from their factory in Tampa. We get into whiskey and learn that not only does Bradley share our love for good bourbon but he is also quite the romance man. We also announce the winner of the first of four December giveaways! Be sure to like and subscribe for more content!

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Cigar Reviewing with Brooks Whittington from Halfwheel!

On this episode, we sit down with Brooks Whittington of Halfwheel.com to talk about how Halfwheel came to be with Charlie Minato and the precursors to the website. We talk to Brooks about reviews and get tips from him on tasting, what his and Halfwheel's policies and procedures on doing reviews. We also get his take on old media vs new media and how the industry has changed and how Halfwheel has planned to continue to evolve. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Spare Notes Series #10: Smokin Tabacco Top 25 Contenders for 2021

On this episode, Matt announces some new partnerships, giveaway and updates at Smokin Tabacco. The boys discuss some local legislations regarding tobacco. But later, they focus on the Smokin Tabacco Top 25 Cigar of the Year contenders. Coop gives his insight as Matt goes down the list reading of the contenders. Don't forget to Like & Subscribe on all of our platforms and visit smokintabacco.com for more information on our giveaways for December.

The Smokin Tabacco Show: The King of Cameroon - Jeremiah Meerapfel!

On this episode, Jeremiah Meerapfel joins us from Belgium to discuss the art and history of growing Cameroon tobacco in Africa and what makes that tobacco so unique, special and highly sought after. We also talk about his family and their history in the tobacco business and how they came to save Cameron tobacco all together. Jeremiah gives a toast to his father as the show falls on his late father's birthday. Such an emotional and passionate show, it is one you will not want to miss!

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Fred Rewey Joins us to Remind You to Eat More Bacon

This week Fred Rewey, the former owner of Nomad Cigars, joins us to talk about how the brand got started and his journey to building a brand and learning about tobacco. He talks to us about smoking with the late Avo Uvezian multiple times a week, why the McRib is special, his love for bacon doesn't cause a high cholesterol, and is he happy with the way things turned out with Nomad after selling to Ezra Zion? Tune in to find out! Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and head over to Smokintabacco.com for more!

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Light Em Up with Reinhard Pohorec

On this episode, we sit down with Reinhard Pohorec who has worked with CIgar Journal but also hosts is own show called Light Em Up World and has launched a new cigar app called Light Em Up Go. We also try to pull some info from hi son his newest role as VP of Sales for the new Meerapfel cigar brand coming soon. Reinhard also talks to us about being involved in Cigar Rights of the World. Don't forget to Like & Subscribe and follow us on our platforms. Head over to smokintabacco.com for more information and content.

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Veterans Day Appreciation with Former Marine Matt Booth

This week, Nicole is back and we hang out with our good buddy Matt Booth of Room 101. In this episode we talk about his upcoming releases fore the end of 2021, we talk more about Matt Booth's time in the military and what roles he played while in the Marines. He tells about his weapon and medal acknowledgments before opening up about his mother who has Alzheimers Disease and how the portions of proceeds of the new 'Namakubi' will go to a local Nevada Alzheimers charity. If you are looking for a more tamed Matt Booth with a little more depth, this is the episode for you!
 
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Spare Notes Series #9: Top Possible Contenders for 2021

This week on the Spare Notes Series, we dive into what happened while we were away including the proposed tax hike being eliminated from the Build Back Better bill. We talk about what has become a common theme lately for many cigar media figures - the top possible contenders for 2021 Cigar of the Year. Why don't manufacturers like to disclose information to podcasters until the last minute? Do you ever get confused about some of the cigar packaging? Tune in and listen to us dive into it!
 
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The Smokin Tabacco Show: The King of Corojo Christian Eiroa

This week, Coop jumps in on co-host duty with Matt to welcome on Christian Eiroa and Raul Flores of CLE and Asylum 13 cigars! We talk about Honduras and growing Corojo tobacco as well as the quality of work that your staff can provide you and how that effects your product in the end. We also talk about cigar taxes and how that also affects the families of the brand owners.
 
We dive into all of that plus Top 3 Favorite baseball players brought to you by Room 101 cigars and our Cigar News of the week from our friends at Micallef Cigars. Don't miss us LIVE from the JC Newman Cigar Studios in Boston, MA every Thursday night for a new episode. Don't forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE on all platforms and visit www.smokintabacco.com for more information.