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This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the Esteban Carreras Dictator’s Hand, formerly known as the Devil’s Hand. It’s a 6 x 50 Nicaraguan Corojo toro with a great backstory, solid construction, and notes of leather, wood, white pepper, and a touch of sweetness.

The drink this week is Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey, a seven-year, 90-proof wheat whiskey from Heaven Hill. Tony and Fingers break down its vanilla, cinnamon, oak, buttery creaminess, and surprisingly strong value.

Also this week: Walmart and Aldi recall frozen pizzas over salmonella concerns, Spirit Airlines winds down operations, a cruise ship faces a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, basement floods hit both Tony and Fingers, Mother’s Day brunch gets complicated, Hugh Jackman shows up at Ball State, and Tony explains why his toaster is unplugged at all times.

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This week on Eat Drink Smoke Happy Hour, Tony and Fingers review Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a 90-proof bourbon with a mash bill of 70% dent corn, 15% rye, and 15% malted barley.

The guys break down the bourbon’s oak, honey, vanilla, sugar-cream-pie sweetness and slow-building heat, then test it neat, with water and on a cube to see where it really shines.

They also revisit the Tatuaje Avion 13 Corojo, a 6 7/8 x 52 Nicaraguan Corojo perfecto that keeps delivering cedar, coffee, spice and a surprising hay note as it moves into the second third.

Also this week: William H. Macy, Indy 500 radio greatness, Mother’s Day gift disasters, TSA officers leaving during the shutdown, the return of questionable gift guides and why a cow from Defiance Beef may be the only Mother’s Day present that truly says love.

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This week on Eat Drink Smoke Happy Hour, Tony and Fingers review the Tatuaje Avion 13 Corojo, a 6 7/8 x 52 Nicaraguan Corojo perfecto with a smooth draw, a silky feel, and plenty of spice.

The guys break down the cigar’s red pepper, cedar, coffee, cocoa, and creamy chocolate notes, while also clearing up some confusion between the Corojo and Reserva versions of the Avion 13.

Also this week: Fingers explains why golf is best enjoyed from the clubhouse deck with a cigar, Costco’s hot dog combo takes a controversial turn, microplastics lead to an unexpected conversation, John Hinckley Jr. weighs in on hotel safety, and a Chinese EV with a built-in toilet raises several important questions nobody wanted answered.

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This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the Tatuaje Avion 13 Corojo and Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The Tatuaje Avion 13 Corojo is a 6 7/8 x 52 double perfecto with a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and filler. Tony and Fingers break down the cigar’s cedar, red pepper, coffee, cocoa sweetness, creamy texture, spice, draw, construction, and whether it belongs in the humidor at around $13 a stick. Spoiler: this one made a very strong impression.

On the drink side, the guys sample Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a 90-proof bourbon made with 70% dent corn, 15% rye, and 15% malted barley. They talk oak, honey, vanilla, rye spice, sugar cream pie sweetness, heat, water, a cube, and whether it earns a spot in the liquor cabinet at $50 a bottle.

Also this week: Tony and Fingers clear up some confusion over the different Tatuaje Avion blends, debate whether Costco is ruining civilization by offering bottled water with its hot dog combo, discuss TSA officers leaving during the government shutdown, and review a Mother’s Day gift list that somehow includes earplugs, a fish-shaped water pitcher, and a $95 hairbrush.

Plus, Chinese EVs with built-in toilets, why Fingers wants one only as a way to avoid driving people places, Tony’s motel bathroom emergency, cigar notebooks, Indy 500 radio coverage, and why Defiance Beef may be the only Mother’s Day gift list anyone really needs.

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Tony and Fingers review Montana’s Running Iron Straight Whiskey from Dry Hills Distillery.

It’s a 90-proof straight whiskey made from 100% wheat, which sends Tony into full investigative mode after discovering it does not appear on Dry Hills’ current website. The guys break down the nose, palate, heat, oak, fruit, cinnamon, vanilla, and what happens when it opens up with water or a cube.

The big question: is it worth hunting down at around $50 a bottle?

Also: Anheuser-Busch plans a major U.S. investment, Tony and Fingers revisit the Bud Light backlash, Fingers explains why he wants to be left alone with his beer, and Tony learns something disturbing — Fingers has never seen Top Gun.

Plus, Apple succession talk, John Wick confusion, Spinal Tap 2 anxiety, and a plan for a movie marathon involving cigars and steaks.

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Tony and Fingers review the Rocky Patel Vintage Cameroon 2003 Toro.

Tony revisits a cigar that helped move him from “I smoke cigars” to “this could be part of my life.” The guys break down the Cameroon wrapper, cedar notes, spice, sweetness, construction, draw rhythm, and whether the cigar belongs in the humidor at around $12–$13 a stick.

Also this week: Fingers explains why 7-Eleven is not where you go to “make tonight special,” Tony has thoughts about Vegas losing another buffet, the guys discuss whether lobster boiling needs a rethink, and Fingers remains deeply opposed to cruise weddings.

Plus, a gas station find that got away.

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Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up the Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon, a 6.5 x 52 Toro with a Cameroon wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and Nicaraguan/Dominican filler. Tony calls it one of the cigars that helped turn smoking from a curiosity into something he genuinely loved, while Fingers wonders why he doesn’t already have a stack of them in his humidor. They break down the cigar’s cedar, spice, sweetness, construction, and why this classic still belongs in the rotation.

The guys also pour Montana’s Running Iron Straight Whiskey, a 100% wheat whiskey connected to Dry Hills Distillery/Montana Distillery, and debate whether its honey, vanilla, cinnamon, oak, orchard fruit, and dry finish justify the $50 price tag.

Also on the show: 7-Eleven tries to become Wawa, Vegas loses another buffet, lobster researchers ruin dinner, cruise weddings are a crime against friendship, Anheuser-Busch invests $600 million in America, Tony discovers Fingers has never seen Top Gun, and somehow Porky’s 3 becomes part of the cinematic conversation.

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Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy pour Kirkland Signature Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon. This Costco-exclusive bottle keeps alive the growing legend that the warehouse giant can apparently do no wrong. At 92 proof and sourced from Barton 1792, this liter-priced pour sparks a full breakdown on the nose, the palate, the surprisingly salty note, the peppery finish, and whether this is the kind of bourbon you keep around as an everyday drinker, a mixer, or both.

The guys also revisit the CAO Arcana Stokk Belicoso, a limited-edition cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and pipe-tobacco influence that keeps smoking beautifully even as the flavor profile stays a little hard to pin down. There’s plenty of talk about construction, draw, smoke, wood notes, pepper, and whether a cigar can be very good without ever fully revealing its identity.

Also in this Happy Hour episode: a conversation about vitamin recalls, the surprisingly strange legal battle over home distilling, why some bourbons refuse to act like traditional bourbons, and the growing role AI plays in everyday life — from editing and research to surviving the suburban nightmare of furniture shopping.

It’s bourbon, cigars, Costco, thunderstorm energy, and the kind of wandering, brutally honest conversation that makes the Eat Drink Smoke Happy Hour what it is.

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Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up the CAO Arcana Stokk Belicoso, a limited-edition 6.5x52 cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a distinctive filler blend that includes Cyprian Latakia pipe tobacco. The guys talk through the cigar’s odd-looking band, excellent draw, near-perfect burn, and the challenge of pinning down a flavor profile that seems to move between pepper, wood, tea, and a smoky note that keeps getting more interesting as the cigar develops.

They also spend time digging into what makes a cigar worth revisiting, why construction matters just as much as flavor, and whether this CAO earns a spot in the humidor at around $13 a stick.

Also in this Happy Hour episode: another round of Gas Station Finds with Pop Daddy Birthday Cake Popcorn, which somehow turns out to be both gimmicky and surprisingly good, plus talk about family-farm popcorn, sweet snack regret, and how close a man can get to accidentally eating an entire bag.

It’s cigars, snack food, palate talk, and the completely unnecessary honesty that makes Eat, Drink, Smoke Happy Hour what it is.

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Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up the CAO Arcana Stokk Belicoso, a limited-edition 6.5x52 cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and a distinctive filler blend that includes Cyprian Latakia pipe tobacco. The guys break down the cigar’s unusual look, easy draw, impressive construction, and evolving flavor profile, while trying to decide whether the smoky, woody character makes this a hidden gem worth keeping in the humidor.

Then they crack open Kirkland Signature Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Costco, a 92-proof pour with a mash bill of 74% corn, 18% rye, and 8% malted barley. Tony and Fingers dig into the bourbon’s odd but intriguing mix of salt, oak, pepper, and just enough sweetness to make it an easy everyday drinker at a price that’s hard to argue with.

Also in this episode: another edition of Gas Station Finds featuring Pop Daddy Birthday Cake Popcorn, a conversation about whether home distilling should have ever been banned in the first place, a look at AI panic and how people are actually using it, why furniture shopping feels like psychological warfare, Hulu folding deeper into Disney+, the Jacksonville Jaguars temporarily heading to Orlando, and what the ongoing Iran conflict could mean for travel, fuel, fertilizer, and everyday prices.

It’s cigars, bourbon, snacks, news, and the usual amount of completely unnecessary honesty.

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