#ELOsoFumarTakes

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Justin Andrews of Diesel Cigars for #Take186. Justin has done a lot with his time in the industry, we look back and what has made Justin, Justin. The stories of our past shape the future. We'll enjoy some Diesel cigars and take a stroll down memory lane.  And we share an #ELOsoFumarTakes Exclusive on some big news for Justin and the Scandanavian Tobacco Group (1:42:00)! Enjoy!

 

For this occasion, Justin brought back the original charity that he spotlighted back on #Take145- Project Mañana.

You can learn more here: https://projectmanana.org/index.php

Please consider donating here: https://projectmanana.org/donate.php

 

Diesel Cigars:

https://www.dieselcigars.com/products/

 

STG founds Forged Cigar Company:

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/01/cigar-news-scandinavian-tobacco-group-splits-general-cigar-portfolio-and-launches-forged-cigar-company.html

 

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakesis back with our #185thTake. We welcome Henderson Ventura of ADVentura Cigars to sit down with us for the very time on our show. Many of you remember that Henderson is the Master Blender behind many amazing cigars including 3 cigars in our very own Top Ten Cigars of 2020. Join us as we walk down his journey with him and sample some gold and pearls along the way. Enjoy!

 

Henderson made the 2020 #ELOsoFumarTakes #1 Cigar of the Year, check out that episode:  https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gkrbi-f6a5b2

 

https://www.adventuracigars.com/

http://caldwellcigars.com/

http://www.room101cigars.com/

http://labarbacigars.com/

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes and celebrates with first-time guest David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop for our #184thTake. Entrepreneur, Author, and Man-About-Town are just some of the titles on Dave's resume. On the heels of celebrating 36 years of Two Guys, we talk the return of PCA, David vs. Goliath and as always a good cause.

 

For this occasion, Dave and I will be spotlighting Ironstone Farm. A truly amazing cause.

 

 

It all means, one amazing #Take. Enjoy!

 

https://www.2guyscigars.com/

https://thecigarauthority.com/

 

Learn more here: https://ironstonefarm.org/

Please consider donating here: https://ironstonefarm.org/give-now-1

 

BUY THIS BOOK: https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=The-Cigar-Authority-COOKBOOK

 

And this one too:  https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=David-vs-Goliath&b=c_bu-bu-bl

 

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/06/cigar-news-united-cigars-launches-abuelo.html

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/02/cigar-news-united-cigars-to-release-irish-car-bomb-firecracker.html

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Executive Director of Premium Cigar Association, Mr. Scott Pearce. Imagine a year skipping the Super Bowl. Crazy, huh? Well, that's exactly what the PCA did in 2020. So, imagine the relief of an entire industry when 2021 came. And when Pearce set foot onto the 2021 Show Floor the weight that must have been lifted? Hard to imagine, right? Well, we'll find out those feelings as well as hard facts and figures in this #Take. Enjoy!

 

https://premiumcigars.org/

Please consider donating: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/60000-in-60-days

 

https://k9sforwarriors.org/

Please consider donating : https://secure2.convio.net/k9sfw/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20023a?df_id=4060&mfc_pref=T&4060.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=637B199E2B04941B0AFCE8C258B248F0

 

 

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of September 11th, please consider donating: https://dogood.t2t.org/give/320847/#!/donation/checkout

 

Learn more here: https://t2t.org/

 

Facts, Figures and Research brought to you by: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/07/feature-story-the-full-2021-pca-post-game-report.html

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

It would honor me to hear and see your thoughts. Thank you in advance.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the entire Smokin' Tabacco Team to sit down for #Take182. Matthew Tabacco & Nicole Patrice have steadily, yet quickly built one of the rising Cigar Media outlets in the last two years. While plenty (understandably) took this last 18 months to find bearings, get reacquainted with life, try to find normalcy, these two folks attacked an opportunity. The answer? For Nicole, it was to co-build a great cigar media brand. For Matthew, well, there are some theories he took the year to wonder how on earth he could get his incredible partner to say yes to forever with him. The answer? Cigars, of course. We take a look at their journey together and apart. Enjoy!

 

For this occasion, Matt, Nicole, and I are spotlighting the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.

Learn more here: https://cf-cf.org/

Please consider donating here: https://cf-cf.org/donations/payment_form.php

 

https://www.smokintabacco.com/home

 

https://www.smokintabacco.com/store

 

Smokin' Tabacco Raises over $7000 for Cigar Family Charitable Foundation: https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/smokin-tabacco-fundraiser-for-cigar-family-charitable-foundation

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

It would honor me to hear and see your thoughts. Thank you in advance.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Ram Rodriguez of El Artista Cigars to sit down for our #181stTake. Ram and his family have a storied history in the Dominican Republic. Their partnership with David Ortiz may have brought them into the pulic eye, but Ram's family has been making the Dominican Republic proud for decades. We sit down for one #freshtake. Enjoy!

 

 

For this occasion, Ram and I are spotlighting TECHO,  a great organization working to end the world's poverty.

 

Learn more and consider donating here: https://us.techo.org/

 

https://elartistacigars.com/home/

PCA 2021: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/08/pca-2021-el-artista.html

 

Buffalo Ten Connecticut: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/06/cigar-news-el-artista-to-launch-buffalo-ten-connecticut-at-pca-2021.html

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome a first time guest and perhaps our freshest #Take for our #180thTake. The Eddy Guerra, Senior Brand Manager for Davidoff Cigars, sits down to talk all things premium. We'll explore his contributions to all things Davidoff including Camacho and the latest from AVO. And we obviously explore a journey worth of Tolkien. Enjoy!

 

For this occasion, Eddy and I would like to spotlight Easterseals.

Learn more here: https://www.easterseals.com/who-we-are/history/

 

Please consider donating here: https://secure.easterseals.com/site/Donation2?df_id=17302&17302.donation=form1

 

https://us.davidoffgeneva.com/

https://us.davidoffgeneva.com/avo

https://us.davidoffgeneva.com/camacho

 

Camacho Factory Unleashed: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/05/cigar-news-camacho-factory-unleashed-announced.html

Coop, Bull Shark and I take the scorpion challenge: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQ626UJnoT2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

Camacho Liberty 2021: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/06/cigar-news-camacho-liberty-2021-announced.html

 

Davidoff Domincana 2014: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/04/cigar-news-davidoff-dominicana-coming-in-may.html

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

It would honor me to hear and see your thoughts. Thank you in advance.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back industry veteran and renaissance man Honest Abe Dababneh to sit down for our #179thTake. Last time we got Abe's Take, a little-term known as social distancing was just creeping into our vocabulary. A lot of cigar people found success amidst the COVID-19 Era. Almost none compare to Dababneh! We look back at the year-plus in review. Enjoy!

 

For this occasion, Abe and I will be spotlighting Kids Cancer Foundation.

Learn more here: https://www.kidscancersf.org/

 

Please consider donating; https://www.kidscancersf.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=60e8d36e24e1847d83681197

 

https://www.smokeinn.com/

Cigar of the Month Club:

https://www.smokeinn.com/cotm/

Connaisseur Club:

https://www.smokeinn.com/Connoisseur-Club/

 

Great Smoke 2021:

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/02/feature-story-the-great-smoke-digital-experience-brings-historical-broadcast-to-cigar-enthusiasts.html

 

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes industry veteran and All Saints Cigars Co-Founder Micky Pegg to sit down for our #178thTake. From Capitol Hill to the Cigar Industry to Financial Services to Back Again. If a journey was told in miles, we'd have a sequel to the Iliad here. Pegg has seen some things and this #Take will serve as some binoculars. Enjoy!

For tonight's #Take, our guest Micky Pegg would like to spotlight Family Support Line and, along with his partner Frank Layo, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

 

Learn more here: 

https://familysupportline.org/

https://www.stjude.org/

 

Please consider donating here:

Family Support Line: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4SM44JPMFLC3G

St. Jude's: https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now

 

Latest from All Saints Cigars:

All Saints Dedicación to Offer Habano Wrapper Option:

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/07/cigar-news-all-saints-dedicacion-to-offer-habano-wrapper-option.html

 

Cigar News: All Saints Cigars to Introduce St. Francis Line:

https://cigar-coop.com/2021/05/cigar-news-all-saints-cigars-to-introduce-st-francis-line.html

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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"The Lord Hates a Coward."

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of Klaas Kelner, Founder of Kelner Tabak for #Take177. KLAAS IS BACK IN SESSION. This year we take an exploratory look at the Davidoff Dominicana. The latest special release from Davidoff has quickly built a loyal fan base. Klaas and I break down the blend and do a tasting of the cigar. We also catch up after a year apart and talk about the founding of Kelner Tabak. Happy First Father's Day (Dominican Republic) Klaas!

 

This week, I chose to spotlight K9s for Warriors as a terrific cause!

Learn more here: https://www.k9sforwarriors.org/

 

Please consider donating here: https://secure2.convio.net/k9sfw/site/Donation2?df_id=2880&mfc_pref=T&2880.donation=form1

 

Klaas in session - 4th version.

Version 1 (#Take39): https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-f3yxk-c4c15f

Version 2 (#Take86): https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-af3gr-bc42a5

Version 3 (#Take126): https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h9eyb-e187a6

 

What we smoked - Davidoff Dominicana 2014: https://us.davidoffgeneva.com/davidoff-dominicana-robusto-cigar/

Breakdown: https://us.davidoffgeneva.com/davidoff-dominicana-cigars

Press Release: https://cigar-coop.com/2021/04/cigar-news-davidoff-dominicana-coming-in-may.html

 

 

 

To the #ELOsoFumarTakes community, I have decided to take part in a survey that is aimed at capturing the influence of our podcast, in addition to other Cigar Industry media. I ask you, humbly, to take a few minutes and take part in this survey. Two major points:

1) No personal info will be asked for or given by you2) THE GOAL: to see what, if any, influence and impact Cigar Media has on the way you, the consumer, views and takes part in this industry we love.

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#klaasinsession