Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 to be Released in April

March 15, 2022

Camacho Cigars has announced the follow-up to last year's popular Factory Unleashed. This time around the Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 is a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapped version produced out of the Camacho fact... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Irish Whiskey Episode

Eric Guttormson

March 14, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, March 16th, Flavor Odyssey takes a quick Saint Patrick's Day detour and your hosts Robby and Randy grab some Irish Whiskey and seek out their favorite (or most appropriate) cigar to pair with it. ... Read More...

CIGARfest Restructured as a Regional Event

Eric Guttormson

March 11, 2022

Press Releases

CIGARfest one of the world's largest cigar events is getting a complete makeover according to Cigars International. CIGARfest, an event that began in 2003 and was held annually in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountain... Read More...

Rick Rodriguez Leaving General Cigar and CAO

Eric Guttormson

March 11, 2022

Press Releases

It was announced today that Rick Rodriguez, blender/ambassador of CAO is retiring from the company on April 29, 2022. Rick joined General Cigar in January 2000 as a sales representative in Florida. In 2005, ... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – A Discussion About Cigar Marketing with Riste Ristevski

Eric Guttormson

March 10, 2022

Smoke Night Live

Friday, March 11th, Riste Ristevski of Jas Sum Kral joins the show to discuss the hotly debated topic of cigar branding and marketing. Riste has been targeted as one of several brands that might go over-the-lin... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Camacho Factory Unleashed Episode

Eric Guttormson

March 7, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, March 9th, Hot off the maduro road segment of season 4 Robby and Randy go au natural! This week we investigate the best possible drink pairing with the Camacho Factory Unleashed. This cigar and drink... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Illusione’s Fred Rewey

Eric Guttormson

March 2, 2022

Smoke Night Live

Friday, March 4th, we catch up with Fred Rewey, who was recently named brand strategist for Illusione Cigars. Get all the details on Fred's new job and see what he plans to bring to the table for one of the mos... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – the Padron Black Episode

Eric Guttormson

February 28, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, March 2nd, Flavor Odyssey takes one last trip down maduro road as Robby and Randy smoke the Padron Black and attempt to find the best pairing with one of the best maduro wrapped cigars on the planet.... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Validating with Terence Reilly

Eric Guttormson

February 23, 2022

Uncategorized, Smoke Night Live

Friday February 25th we are LIVE from Miami at Aganorsa Leaf headquarters. Terence Reilly (Dojo's Person of the Year in 2021) joins the show to demonstrate the fine art of validating a cigar. Showtime: 9... Read More...

Liga Privada H99 Now Available to Drew Diplomat Program Participants

Eric Guttormson

February 18, 2022

Press Releases

Drew Estate has announced that it's prized Liga Privada H99 (Hybrid 99) Connecticut Corojo is now available as a regular production cigar exclusively to qualifying Drew Diplomat Program participants. While a... Read More...

Drew Estate Barn Smoker to Make Full Return in 2022

Eric Guttormson

February 18, 2022

Press Releases

Drew Estate has announced that their Barn Smoker Program is returning in 2022. The news broke during the Feb. 17 “Freestyle Live” broadcast on Drew Estate’s Facebook and YouTube pages, the 2022 Barn Smoker prog... Read More...

Black Star Line to be Distributed by Illusione

Eric Guttormson

February 17, 2022

Press Releases

Aric Bey announced today that Dion Giolito and Illusione would be the new distributor of Black Star Line Cigars. Black Star Line Cigars which was launched in 2019 by Aric Bey have several popular cigars which a... Read More...

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