#ELOsoFumarTakes

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Davidoff Brand Ambassador Klaas Kelner for #Take86. This will be a very special take as Klaas and I will share & "Taste the Elements" as we go through a vertical tasting of the Escurio, Nicaragua, and Yamasa Discovery Series lines. Kelner has an amazing palate, so this is a take you won't want to miss as we break it all down. Enjoy!

This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we welcome Zev Kaminetsky, National Sales Director for Royal Agio Cigars in the U.S. #ThecurseofZev has been a legend in longstanding within our beloved industry. We seek to find out with such a curse on your back, how does one keep going. Also, we talk the oldest newest hotness in the Cigar Industry, Royal Agio, and Balmoral Cigars. Plus, we dig into just how vast Royal Agio's place in premium tobacco really is. Enjoy!

This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes we welcome in Justin Andrews of General Cigar Company and the Brand Ambassador for Diesel Cigars. Manufactured by AJ Fernandez, Diesel Cigars gained notoriety at one of the best catalog brands out there. Under Andrews, the brand has ventured into and made a statement to Brick & Mortars: "We're here to stay!" The duo of Andrews and Fernandez has been big for Diesel, as it has established itself as one of General's most dynamic brands. We find out the challenges of changing how a brand is perceived to this unique tandem to Justin's story. It's all here on #Take84. Enjoy!

This week, we welcome back Nicolas Jimenez Senior Editor of Cigar Snob Magazine, Founder/Editor of DADE, Host of Pan Con Podcast. It's a lot. And we have some ground to cover. We'll catch up on what Jimenez has been doing lately as well as tackle some additional thoughts on PCA and Cigar Con. Enjoy!

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars for our #82ndTake. This year marks a decade in the premium cigar business for Booth, and it's certainly had its ups, downs, and in-betweens. We'll get down with how this Devil Dog got to be apart of our beloved industry by way of the U.S. Marine Corps and the jewelry industry. It's Boofy Time, so who knows what'll happen, Enjoy!

At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, we caught up with the one and only Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr. of E.P. Carrillo. In this interview, the Cigar Hall-of-Famer discuss his accolades from 2018, his latest projects and the importance of family.

This week #ELOsoFumarTakes returns from the IPCPR, now PCA, Trade Show with a prized #81stTake. When our guest started working at his local cigar shop in McGregor, Texas years ago, he probably could never imagine he'd part of one of the hottest cigar companies on the market and the owner of one of the most talked about brands and cigars at this year's trade show. Let's dive in and get to the heart of what makes Holt stand out...other than his nose ring. Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is joined by some Collective Cigar Media All-Stars. Cigar Dojo's Founder and illustrious leader, Eric Guttormson, aka "Master Sensei" comes back for his second appearance. And making a record tieing 3rd appearance, John "Cigar Surgeon" McTavish of Developing Palates swings by to weigh in on some unprecedented events from this week in the premium cigar industry. We talk IPCPR, er PCA Trade Show! On the eve of this week's "Super Bowl" of Cigars, we bring two of the best to talk the best for #Take80. Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in Mike Szczepankiewicz of Cigar Hustler and Powstanie Cigars. "The Cigar Hustler", himself, brings experience from nearly every corner of the premium cigar industry. Retail, Wholesale, Brand Ownership, Blending, and, yes, podcast hosting. Mike shares with us how he finds balance and gets through the daily "hustle". The latest release from Powstanie, as well as finding his "whale" guest for his podcast, and last, but, certainly not least, in the interest of accountability, I take care of a little family business. Enjoy #Take79!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Terence Reilly back for #Take78. Aganorsa Leaf has gone through a massive change in the past 18 months and momentum has them pointing to another successful showing at IPCPR 2019. Terence discusses some of the projects on the horizon for Aganorsa Leaf. We also kick off the show with some breaking non-cigar industry related news. Enjoy!