We chat with Fabian about the new look and director for Villiger USA.

Surgeon gets into the weeds on pairing with wines. Since Surgeon really knows nothing about wine, he had a special guest, Tony Bellatto, from La Barba Cigars who happens to be a Master Sommelier. Tony gives a ton of insight into pairing cigars with wine.

We chat with Tony, owner of La Barba Cigar, for the first time. We talk to him about his two cigars; red (aka Red Drink) and the purple (aka Purple Drink).

We have Dean, owner of Epic Cigars, on CigarChat for the first time. We talk about all three of this lines which include the Epic Corojo, Epic Maduro, and the newest release the Epic Habano.

Surgeon and Catfish discuss coffee pairing and brew methods.  Omar from Fratello cigars stops by to talk briefly about Fratello coffee and coffee pairings.

We had the only and only, Cigar Coop from Stogie Geeks and Cigar Coop, come on and talk to us about IPCPR, new cigar releases, and the overall cigar industry as a whole.

Last night on What Embargo? Catfish and Big Tuna discussed the upcoming releases from Habanos. They talked about the increase in ring gauges on Habanos and the connection the United States market. They were also joined by Cigar Coop, an expert on the US cigar market, and the three began to compare the two markets, how they are different and related, and talked favorite smokes as well.

Special guest Kevin Freer from Wellington Brewery was on to talk about beer making and we all discussed the finer points of contrasting vs. complimentary pairing.  Kevin talked about what goes into crafting a one off beer, and we all picked our favorite pairings for that show.

Rob and John talked about the history of rum, and how production differs in regions in the world.  Rob paired a Liga Privada T52 with a Flor de Cana 12 and a Zacapa rum.  John paired a Tatuaje J21 with Captain Morgans, Flor de Cana 12 and 18, Club Havana 7 and a Lamb's Navy Rum.

This is the first time we have Arielle, owner of La Sirena Cigars, on CigarChat. We talk about her upcoming releases at IPCPR and her recent acquisition of Old School Cigars.