Irving Rodriguez Appointed Zander-Greg North East Regional Sales Manager

August 30, 2023

Zander-Greg have announced they have appointed Irving Rodriguez as North East Regional Sales Manager, which will expand their network in the United States. Rodriguez began his career in the cigar industry a... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Rafael Nodal

Eric Guttormson

August 29, 2023

Smoke Night Live

Rafael Nodal, head of product capability for Tabacalera USA (and the man behind some of the most awarded cigars in the industry), returns to Smoke Night LIVE to discuss the new Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sona... Read More...

Jean Baptiste From Black Star Line Announced as Binny’s Exclusive

Eric Guttormson

August 28, 2023

Press Releases

Black Star Line Cigars have announced they will be releasing an exclusive cigar for Binnys Beverage Depot called Jean Baptiste. Owner Aric Bey states, “ this is a great way to pay homage to Jean Baptiste Point... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Dochella Festival

Eric Guttormson

August 22, 2023

Smoke Night Live

It’s a cavalcade of stars! Live, in-studio special guests will include: Erik Espinosa, Pedro Gomez, Terence Reilly, Fabien Zeigler, Fred Rewey, Eddy Guerra, George Rami, Bradley Rubin, Justin Andrews, Tommy Laz... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Stranger in a Strange Land

Eric Guttormson

August 21, 2023

Flavor Odyssey

Flavor Odyssey goes off the grid for this episode as Randy leaves Studio Lot B and travels east to Dojo Studios for a special episode leading up to Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. We will be pairing cigars with ... Read More...

Moon Garden Especial Announced by Warped

Eric Guttormson

August 19, 2023

Press Releases

Kyle Gellis has announced the Warped Moon Garden Especial. The new version features the same blend as the original Moon Garden Lancero with minor tweaks due to the size difference of the vitolas. The last Moon ... Read More...

CAO Flathead V23 Gets Green Flag

Eric Guttormson

August 17, 2023

Press Releases

General Cigar Company have announced the CAO Flathead V23 which continues the high performance motorsport theme of the Flathead series. The V23 draws its inspiration from the Ford GT40 which won the 24 Hours of... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Erik Espinosa

Eric Guttormson

August 15, 2023

Smoke Night Live

The Alpha Dawg is back! It's been an amazing couple of years for Espinosa Premium Cigars and this week on Smoke Night LIVE Erik Espinosa joins the show to recap everything that's gone down. Erik will fill us in... Read More...

New Cohiba Lounge to Open in Santa Barbara

Eric Guttormson

August 15, 2023

Press Releases

General Cigar and Cohiba have announced the opening of a new cigar lounge at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. Following a launch event on August 11th 2023, the Cohiba cigar lounge will be open to hotel g... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Frothing Spirits

Eric Guttormson

August 14, 2023

Flavor Odyssey

It's a viral sensation but does it really work? This week on Flavor Odyssey it's a wildcard episode and Robby and Randy will be exploring the practice of frothing your tequila, whiskey, rum or other spirit. Whi... Read More...

FDA Loses in Court vs. Premium Cigar Industry

Eric Guttormson

August 10, 2023

Press Releases

Huge news in the premium cigar world was announced yesterday when the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled to fully vacate the deeming rule as applied to premium cigars for being arbi... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Ginger Mint Paloma

Eric Guttormson

August 8, 2023

Flavor Odyssey

This week on Flavor Odyssey, we seek the best cigar pairing for the Ginger Mint Paloma, which, on paper, appears to be a bit of a challenge. Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs wind down their segment on emer... Read More...

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