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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Matt and Nicole are back from the Dominican Republic and promised they will both tell all about the trip this Saturday night on the Spare Notes show. But in the meantime, Zaya Younan of El Septimo joins the show to talk about the Ultra-Premium brand that has taken the industry by storm. He talks about the new Emperor Collection, the thirty new El Septimo lounges opening across the US, and a case study that his company has presented on the effects of nicotine on the body. If natural nicotine bad for you? Does your cigar smell worse than others? Tune in to hear more from Zaya on these topics.

Micallef News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group will release a special blend of Macanudo Inspirado to commemorate The Chinese New Year which begins on January 22, 2023. Called Macanudo Inspirado “Year of the Rabbit,” the limited-edition release will be sold exclusively in select markets in Europe and Asia. Read More

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Matt and Nicole welcome Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars back to the show to catch up on what has been a busy year for Micky. They talk about the St. Francis Robusto getting #2 Smokin Tabacco Cigar of the Year in 2021 or as Micky calls it the 'Ricky Bobby Award" as well as what is to come in 2023. Micky also tells the story of how he took $500 in promotional play money from the Palms Las Vegas and turned it into over $100,000 at the blackjack table.

Micallef News: The BLACKENED M81 cigars from Drew Estate begin shipping to Drew Diplomat retailers across the US this week. Read more about it here: https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/blackened-cigars-m81-by-drew-estate-now-shipping-to-participating-drew-diplomat-program-members-in-us 

Room101 Top Three: Matt and Nicole ask Micky his preference on top three Thanksgiving dishes.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt sit down and light up some Atabeys and talk about a topic that has come up in the media recently - cigar industry power rankings but broken down into three categories. We break down who is who based on current analysis on who is in control, who is hot and who to watch out for. Listen in to find out who we named and why. A written three-part article is to follow. All of which is subject to change year-to-year.

Micallef news brings us some exciting stories from the week including news from JC Newman, Plasencia and LFD.

During the Room101 Top Three we talk about what Thanksgiving dishes we each like the most during the holiday.

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Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week Coop and Matt talk about the Phillies advancing to the World Series and the first game of the World Series between them and the Astros. The guys also talk about prices increases not only as a whole but also for the premium brands like Davidoff and Habanos and how they might be related. The show finishes with some of the differences between how the print media gets treated vs how the online media gets treated.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt are joined by Alec Cuevas a.k.a. "Young Blood" joins the show to talk about the newest cigar from Casa Cuevas, his cigar called Sangre Nueva which means "new blood" in Spanish. Alec talks about the blend and what his plan is with that line as well as other lines he is working on with his family. 

New from Micallef Cigars: United Cigar has begun shipping their limited edition Byron Epique Poemas 30-ct humidors with 80 cigars that come along with it. We also hear about this year's Liga Privada Unico Series UF-4 which will be going on sale at Casa de Montecristo in Chicago.

Top Three by Room101 Cigars: We ask Alec who he would pick to be in his post-apocalyptic entourage in a nuclear fallout.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week we welcome Brandon Oveson on to tell what an Apostate is and how it ties in his brand Apostate Cigars. We talk about what it is like go from retail to owning a brand and what it's like to blend cigars at Tabacalera Palma. 

Micallef Cigars News: We talk about the new Carbon Collection from S.T. Dupont available in three finishes. Read more about it at https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/s-dupont-carbon-collection

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Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week we are back and we open the show talking about the Major League Baseball playoffs and make predictions to how we think the post-season will go. Matt tries to get Coop to agree to give up on the Gabe Kapler hate if the Phillies win the World Series with no success. Matt and Coop also talk about the Premium Cigar Association survey pertaining to the the trade show and what the results were and how it should influence the future of the show. They they also talk about what cigars they have their eyes on going into the end of the year.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Nicole and Matt are joined by Manolo Santiago from Casa 1910 to talk about this newer Mexican brand and the cigars they make with multiple types of Mexican San Andreas tobaccos. Manolo talks about learning about tobacco and cigar making after traveling to Cuba and becoming a "Master of Habanos" - the highest designation given by Habanos S.A. to those who graduate from the Habanos Academy.

Manolo talks about where the inspiration to the theme of the brand and its signature orange color scheme came from and talks about the "Casa 1910 Experience" event in Mexico later this year.

Our news brought to you by Micallef Cigars we talk about the new CAO 12 Days Cigar box - an advent calendar that is coming soon from CAO. - https://www.smokintabacco.com/blog-posts/cao-2022-12-days-box

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Luciano Meirelles of Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime) joins us to talk about the hot topic of splitting with Crowned Heads, starting fresh, and all the changes he has made and plans on making. We also talk about Mas Igneus cigars and the wine that it was blended to pair with. Luciano talks a lot about pH, its effects on the tobacco and how your body changes to acidity and pH and how that affects your taste.

In news brought to you by Micallef Cigars we talk bout the limited edition Alec Bradley "Reclaimed" sampler that comes in real factory cigar molds, limited to 800 numbered sets. 

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Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars - This week, we get caught up on everything that has been happening in the industry the last few weeks including the breakup between Crowned Heads and Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime). We talk about Drew Estate, Davidoff, the William Ventura fire and everything in-between. Tune in to hear Coop's gripe of the week as well. 

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