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Brought to you by J.C.Newman Cigar Co. - Finally after a long wait, Steve Saka joins us on the Smokin Tabacco Show. We talk in length about tobacco, farms, how Saka blends and you wouldn't believe how many test samples he has made for a blend. Steve smokes the SakaKhan and Matt and Nicole smoke the Bewitched. It is a Saka show - just tune in to listen!

Micallef news - We talk about the news of Drew Estates new Blackened cigar with Blackened Whiskey and James Hetfield of Metallica.

Room101 Top Three - Steve answers this with one answer in typical Steve Saka style - tune in to find out more.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. - This week Matt and Nicole are joined by Sam Ventura of Crux Cigars. They talk about their not so well first encounter at PCA 2021 and Matt compares the aftermath to the way Matt and William Cooper met and went on to work together. 

Sam talk about the new Epicure Habano from Crux that was shown at PCA 2022 and will be coming out soon. He talks about the rebranding and packaging that was done a few years ago and how that has dramatically helped the presentation of the Crux brand on store shelves. 

In the news brought to you by Micallef Cigars, we talk about the breakup between Crowned Heads and Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime).

The Room101 Top Three shows us what three cocktails the former bartender Sam calls his all-time favorites.

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Brought to you by JC Newman Cigar Co - This week, Matt flys solo on hosting duty but welcomes on Les Mann of Coles of London - distributor of ST Dupont. ST Dupont is a luxury brand of cigar accessories. You may or may not recognize some of their products if you have been in and around lounges and cigar shops. Les comes on the show today to show us what is new this year and talk about what it means to own something from ST Dupont. 

Several items that were on display at the 2022 PCA Trade Show earlier this year are showcased with all of their info including MSRP included as well. Look for or ask about ST Dupont at your local brick-and-mortar retailer.

Les also talks about his career including some stories about being the golfer on the Leroy Neiman Ligne 2 lighter, working with the folks for the James Bond movies to meeting Michael Jordan! Tune in to hear all about it!

Micallef Cigars once again brings us our news - this week we talk about the latest and final expression of Warzone from General and Espinosa cigars! Read more about that at www.smokintabacco.com

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Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars

On this episode, Matt and Coop catch up after a few weeks away. Matt smokes the new Mi Querida Black "SakaKhan" from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Coop smokes the Maria Lucia from Ace Prime. 

We take a look at some new projects announced during the last few weeks which include the new FLVR flavored cigar line from Forged Cigar Company (STG) and the announcement of the next cigar NFT from Smoke Inn and Tatuaje.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Company - This week Matt and Nicole welcome P La Cangri, one of the hottest new DJ's on the scene who just came out with her new cigar Boss of the Block from Graycliff Cigars. P is short for her former nickname and La Cangri is a name she was given later on - listen in to find out more on who she is!

P La Cangri talks to us about how she started DJ-ing and what is was like to go from spending what little money she had for cigars to treat herself to working with Graycliff to make her own cigar. She is an example of another successful woman in not only the cigar business, but the music business.

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Brough to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Company - This week Kevin Schweitzer joins us from Rock-A-Feller Cigars to talk about taking over the brand and working on some new cigars. We talk about his days on Wall Street and working with Gold mines all over the world.

Kevin also reveals to us that he is a magician and has performed magic at trade show before. In the Room101 Top Three, he tells us who his three favorite magicians are.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Company - On this episode, we welcome Miguel M Schoedel of Crowed Heads! Nicole and Matt light up the Las Calaveras 2022 LC46 and Miguel lights up the event-only Blood Medicine. Miguel talks about the brand and how it started. He also talks about his personal history with the business and what an honor it was for not just Crowned Heads but him personally to welcome Tim Ozgener back to the industry.

We wrap up our talk on the LFD NFT on the Micallef News segment. Final NFT sold for $98,000 and now all NFTs are closed.

We end our show talking about baseball and incorporating that into the Room101 Top Three segment.

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Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars

On this episode, Matt and Coop talk about the ongoing La Flor Dominicana NFT auctions including how much they have sold for and some of the people who have been bidding and even won. They also ask, "So what happens when this is over?" Many are waiting to see what the retailers who plan to sell the limited-edition cigars will sell them for when this is all said and done.

The other really hot topic this week is the news that Liana Fuente will be leaving Arturo Fuente. Liana hasn't said where she is going or what she plans to do but that she is ready for a change. A few ideas are discussed, and the possibility of a return someday is open.

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman - On this episode, Master Blender Willy Herrera of Drew Estate joins us to talk about his beginnings at El Titan de Bronze in Miami where he learned about tobacco and self-taught himself much of what he knows today, including how to roll cigars. Willy then talks to us about how he then made the move to Drew Estate and started blending some of the most well-known cigars today. We talk about the next Freestyle Live and make a prediction as to what it might be.

Nicole talks about her trip to the Connecticut Barn Smoker event last weekend where Willy was in attendance as well. They both share some information about the event that newcomers to this event might find interesting and should help convince them to attend!

In our Micallef Cigars news segment, we updated everyone on the amazing journey thus far of the La Flor Dominicana NFT's currently on sale through an auction. The first four have netted almost an amazing $350,000!

Visit the auction site here: https://ureeqa.com/marketplace/collection/714dbeac-2ef0-4c9c-b7df-c62ea9fdb297

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Brought to you by J.C. Newman - On this episode, Matt and Nicole are joined by Berta Bravo a.k.a The Guayabera Lady. Berta talks about how she got her beginnings in the clothing business and what led to the connection to the cigar industry. She attended her first IPCPR in 2008 and everything took off from there. She has become such a symbol in the cigar industry, she still has love for it and remains connected to it even though her store is no longer here.

Berta talks to us about some of the charity work she has done over the years and being the influence behind "Guayabera Fridays" in Miami. Berta talks about having to close her store during the pandemic - but teases a return to the business. She tells us the three most memorable and meaningful designs she made over the years to close out the show.

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