Happy belated International Men's Day. Tiburon, CA bans all tobacco sales. Carmel, CA bans pickleball in city park---a case of 2nd Hand Pickle! Arturo Fuente announces new Cameroon Wrapper supplier; and the continuing trend of restaurants charging high prices and skimping portions.
Cigar Selection: Davidoff 2026 Year of the Horse

Summer listening tour intel gathering findings. My observations regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination, Jimmy Kimmel, Cracker Barrel, Comey's indictment, and Casa Fuente closing in Las Vegas.
Cigar Selection: Camacho Limited Edition 2025

Good news and bad news for cigar connoisseurs in Indiana. Padron announces new Padrón 60th Cigar. The French face shove seen around the world; and Bernie Sanders can't be waiting around for United Airlines.
Cigar Selection: Gurkha Colección Especial

We celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2025 with Elizabeth Campos, Florida Brand Ambassador for Casa San Matias and Rey Sol Tequilas, as we conduct tasting maneuvers of their excellent portfolio.
Cigar Selection: Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2025 

Cigar Bars now legal in Louisville in time for the Kentucky Derby. ESPN's Lee Corso, a frequent show guest, retires after 38 years. Crowned Heads Cigars co-founder Mike Conder retires after 45 years in the cigar industry. Canadian election observations; and Harvard believes it's entitled to billions of American tax dollars.
Cigar Selection: Crowned Heads Tennessee Waltz

Mass firings at FDA Center for Tobacco Products including Director. Mother Nature hits Buffalo Trace Distillery & AJ Fernandez Cigars. Tariffs on cigar manufacturing countries, and Dames now want your GPS location.

Cigar Selection: Raices Cubanas Clasico

Rosie O'Donnell self deports. Steak 'n Shake goes all beef tallow for frying, but not totally. Jack Daniels barrel house collapse. President Trump correct on reciprocal tariffs, while the Marxist Media is wrong. Elon Musk goes from Lib Hero to Lib Enemy, as he exposed the Democrat money laundering con game.
Cigar Selection: 1502 Nicaragua

America is back with President Donald J. Trump! Super Bowl LIX comments and significant cigar industry court victories.

Part 2 of our Cigar Masters interview with 50-year cigar industry icon Jim Colucci, current Gurkha President/CEO and former Altadis USA Senior VP Marketing & Sales.

Cigar Masters interview with current Gurkha President/CEO--and former Altadis USA Senior VP Marketing & Sales--Jim Colucci, commemorating his 50th Anniversary in the cigar industry. Part 1 of 2.