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Tonight’s cigar is the Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut—which already sounds like it should come with a leather-bound certificate and a smug nod of approval from a man wearing loafers without socks. This cigar is often described as mild, refined, creamy, elegant. In other words, the opposite of how I’m currently dressed while blocking a side door that technically says “Emergency Exit Only”.

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On the eve of the Packers v Bears WildCard Game, Tripp enjoys a Fonseca My Father Edition MX while watching his neighbor's dog play in the cool front yard.

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We have a rare treat to speak with Meir Ezra, the host of the Truth About the Truth podcast from Israel.  Meir is not only a cigar enthusiast, like us, but has unique insights and straight forward talk that delights cigar lounges throughout the world.  So sit back, light up and enjoy Tripp's conversation with Meir.

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The joy of the Micallef Experiencia La Creama on a December Day at the Mini Airport!  The final cigar experience share for 2025!

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Here, we take a dive into the world's largest manufacturer of cigars... STG and their General Cigar Company.

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Welcome, friends, to a very merry, slightly smoky, and entirely good-spirited edition of Liberty on Nicotine. Today we’re unwrapping the holiday spirit like it’s a fresh box of long-aged Dominican magic. If you’re sitting by a fire, pour yourself something warm. If you’re in the garage because your family banished your cigar habit to the North Pole, turn on the space heater and pretend it’s Santa’s workshop. Either way… you’re home.

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Today’s episode is a road trip—literally. We’re talking about traveling with your smokes.

We’ll look at everything from humble Tupperware to those fancy lunchbox-style traveling humidors. There will be an examine the noble one- and two-stick protective sleeve. How to plan your ash-disposal strategy. And we’ll talk lighters—what work, 

Get ready for this ride before YOU hit the road...

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The Brotherhood #1 by Oscar Valladares doesn't arrive quietly.  From its loud, oversized label wrapped around a majority of the stick, to the suggestion of boldness that arrest the taste buds in the crisp December air.

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An Interview with Dean Smith of the White Ash Cigar Lounges in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Here he discusses his history of a tobacconist and his philosophy on pairing.

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Today we’re heading into the digital wilderness… the shadowy, button-clicking universe of online mail-order cigar retailers.

We’ll take a friendly, humorous, and slightly mischievous stroll through the three online cigar retailers I’ve used personally: JR Cigars, Cigars International, and Thompson Cigar.

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