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In this episode of Cigar Talk, I'm joined by Ashton's Tim Vanderpool to discuss Ashton's 5 Cigar Assortment, a boxed selection of Ashton's best cigars.

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Shane sit down with Scott Tinker, of S. Tinker Pipe & Cigar Furniture, to talk about his love of opera and woodworking, plus his new humidor featured on today's (30/11) update.

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In this episode of Cigar Talk Adam and I fire up an Italian classic, the Toscano, made from Italian Dark Fired Kentucky and possessing a powerful, spicy aroma.

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In this episode of Cigar Talk Daniel and I review Caldwell Cigar Company's Long Live The King, a full-bodied and complex smoke, with flavors of dark chocolate, oak, earth, coffee beans, and hay, intermingled with floral notes and a bit of spice.

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With cigars, and likewise with pipes, it's easy to be accustomed to short smokes. Life is constantly in motion, and so the time and attention commitment required for a Group 6's worth of St James Flake or a full-bodied Churchill is typically in short supply. However, there are those occasions when you find yourself ... Read More

Ahead of our AJ Fernandez 'The Last Call' event this Wednesday (7/26), Chip and I discuss the joint effort of father-and-son team Ismael and Abdel Fernandez — the Enclave.

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Join myself and Ashton Cigar's Tim Vanderpool to talk about San Cristobal's Quintessence. A medium to full blend with notes of doughy sweetness and plenty of pepper.

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Barry and I talk Brick House and El Baton's Perla Del Mar Maduro release, the maduro wrapped follow-up to the highly rated Perla Del Mar. ... Read More

Shane and I take on Drew Estate's Undercrown Corona Viva, a medium-to-full bodied stick featuring a bit more strength while maintaining the same cocoa sweetness that's become a hallmark of the Undercrown lineup.

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At a first glance, a cigar smoker could be excused for thinking, "This is by far the ugliest looking cigar I have ever seen," but in this case, initial appearances are misleading. Leaf by Oscar - the cigar presented in a wrapping of natural leaf, and not the usual cellophane wrapper most of us are accustomed to seeing on a stick in our tobacconist's humidor. ... Read More