Cigar Snob Podcast

The gang smokes Protocol Themis cigars while talking corona virus, the Democratic primaries, Miami Heat basketball, cigar festivals, and more.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We got a visit at Cigar Snob HQ from Eddy Guerra and George Rami, who told us all about what's new in the Avo and Camacho portfolios, along with information about events and factory tours.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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On this episode, we smoked a Joya de Nicaragua cigar that's available exclusively at Drew Diplomat retailer events. We also recapped some of our recent travel (Dominican Republic, Austin, Palm Beach) and went over the latest developments in the Democratic Party's primary race, Tyson Fury's heavyweight rematch win, and the retirement of Dwyane Wade's jersey.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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The Cigar Snob team has a good old fashioned smoke off, recaps the Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua, talks about the Top 25 Cigars of 2019, and wonders about whether the Super Bowl Halftime Show would have been better without Shakira or Jennifer Lopez. Also, Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi are ridiculous, Ivan saw a weird movie, and we got a song about cigars from a reader.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We were joined by phone by Scott Pearce, executive director of the Premium Cigar Association. He and senior editor Nick Jiménez discussed the PCA's history, the future of the trade show it hosts every year, and how rifts in the premium cigar industry are affecting that trade show and the cigar community at large.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Erik and Nick caught up with Fred Vandermarliere of J. Cortès at Casa Oliva in Estelí, Nicaragua after a tour of the expanded and improved TABOLISA factory. The three had a discussion about Oliva Cigars, technology in cigar making, and the care that's been taken to preserve the original spirit of Oliva.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Fidel Valdés Rodríguez is the engineer behind thee recent expansion and overhaul of Oliva Cigar's Tabolisa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. We sat with the Cuban-born COO to talk about his journey from Cuba to the Nicaraguan cigar industry, the technology behind the new production methods at Oliva, and the way that all the change at the company connects to the happiness of the workers who make it all go.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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During a visit to Estelí, Nicaragua, Erik and Nick met with Nestor Andrés Plasencia to talk about cigars, Nicaragua, and some of the more recent developments in the Plasencia portfolio.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Just before Christmas Eve, the team gathers 'round to try a variety of Drew Estate Flying Pigs, talk about a recent trip to Estelí, recap a photo shoot that'll be published in an upcoming issue of the magazine, and speculate as to whether it's safe to have mealworms eat our plastic.

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"BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We smoke AJ Fernandez's Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero cigars in this latest Editors' Roundtable episode. Erik, Ivan and Nick get caught up on the Democratic primaries, Kamala Harris' drropping out of the race for the presidency, the new Black Widow trailer, the return of Conor McGregor to the UFC, and more.