The Stogie Geeks Cigar Podcast

This week Joe interviews, Dr. Gaby Kafie, Kafie Trading Company- Premium Cigars & Coffee. Dr. Kafie is also the Founder of the BCA, Boutique Cigar Association. After his departure from practicing medicine, Dr. Kafie wanted to bring the finest cigars handcrafted in Honduras to market. In 2013 he created Kafie 1901 Cigars.

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This week Drew and Joe interview Armen Caprielian Managing Partner of DAV Cigars and discuss The Boutique Cigar Association. (BCA) https://www.thebcaa.org/ The BCA is an organization that will bring together the "true" boutique cigars of the premium cigar industry. Topics include Education, Organization, and Awareness For Family Owned Boutique Cigars Makers & Brands.

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This week Drew and Joe review, the Predicate Exchange (PredX), this is a licensing solution that is being proposed to the industry. Its goal is to help solve the predicate question in a cost-effective way while still allowing manufacturers to expand their portfolios. Joe and Drew then wrap the show with the Stogies of the Week!

Joe's Cigars: Stick of the Week: Plasencia Alma del Campo Travesia 6.5×54 – Toro Extra

The Plasencia – Alma Fuerte Robusto (5 1/4×52) – Stick of the Week!

Viaje Satori Nirvana (6 x 50)

HVC Black Friday 2019

The Falto Mentor (5.75×54)

Drew's Cigars:

E.P. Carrillo Inch 5.5 x 64

Caldwell LA Barba Purple 5 x 50

Montecristo No. 2 ( The Monte "2") 6 x 52

Micallef Connecticut 6 x 52

The Perdomo Special Craft Series Maduro 6 X 60

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This week Drew and Joe interview Nestor Andrés Plasencia, known as the largest grower of tobacco in the world with more than 6000 employees, and 8 plantations. He and his family also produce 40 million cigars in 4 factories in Nicaragua and Honduras, among them their own brands Plasencia Cosecha 146, Plasencia Reserva, Alma del Campo, Alma Fuerte, and Alma del Fuego.

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This week Drew and Joe talk about Principal component analysis (PCA). No Wait PCA has been the topic of the week and listeners have been asking our thoughts, letters are flying around and its Time to talk about it ….Brace Yourself!

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Joe's Cigars: - Stick of the Week! – The Plasencia – Reserva Original (4 3/4 x 52) - E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2013 Warped Corto X46

Drew's Cigars: - Alec Bradley Fine & Rare HOF/506 – 6 ¼" X 54 – Boxed Press Gran Toro - Asylum 13 5 x 50 - Gurka Ghost Phantom Gordo 5 X 58 - Criollo '98

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This week, Drew and Joe discuss what to gift someone who is really into Premium Cigars! In the second segment, Joe and Drew go over the sticks they've had over the past week, including:

Stick of the Week: * Plasencia Alma del Campo Travesia 6.5×54 – Toro Extra *

Joe's Cigars: - Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva - Crowned Heads The Jericho Hill - Arturo Fuente Destino al Siglo Drew's Cigars: - My Uzi Weighs A Ton Bait Fish - Micallef Grande Bold Maduro 544M - Alec Bradley Project 40

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Drew and Joe Review Cigars of the Year 2019 with Commentary. 2020 Industry predictions and the end of the year Top 5 Companies our hosts are excited about. Happy New Year!

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As we come within a couple of weeks of entering a new decade, Drew and Joe wanted to review the past Cigars of the Year for this decade, and which cigar will be Number One in 2019?

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This week, Joe and Drew sit down with Dean Parsons, Owner, and Founder of Epic Cigars! In the second segment, we welcome Storm Boen from Cigars for Warriors!

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Drew has some questions that he is going to ask Joe from some of his emails and gatherings since appearing on Stogie Geeks. Note in the Joe style he does not know the questions. Also, have you heard about the Anti-Smoking Bill That Would Ban Catalog and Internet Sales of Tobacco Passes Subcommittee? We will begin to break it down and discuss what this could mean to our industry. Plasencia Cigar: 146 Cosecha Buy this Cigar here: https://stogiegeeks.com/plasencia

Joe's Stogies: Man O' War Armada Toro Grande 6.5×56 Graycliff Double Espresso Series 4.5×54 Robusto NAT CICCO ANIVERSARIO 1965 LIGA NO. 4 5×52 Robusto

Andrew's Stogies: Plasencia Cosecha 146 – Stick of the Week L'Atelier Extension de la Racine ER15 Black Label Black Works Studio Green Hornet Kato 4.5×46

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