About

Born and raised in New England, Matthew Tabacco began smoking cigars and living up to his unique namesake in 2017. What began as just a social indulgence became a world of everything premium cigars- learning from some of the biggest and best in the business. From casual smoking to lighting up on the hit podcast The Smokin Tabacco Show, Matthew can usually be found in some of the largest smoke shops in the Northeast enjoying a cigar, talking business, or preparing for a show.

Nicole was born and raised in New England but spent her teenage years living in the United Kingdom before returning to the US for college.

She has twelve years of business experience and has spent the last eight years managing salons and spas for some of the most prestigious companies in the beauty industry. Nicole has quickly accumulated a vast knowledge of the cigar industry and is eager to share that with others. What began as a relaxing hobby with her husband has now become a joint business venture.

Nicole is excited to bring a new and feminine flair to the cigar industry through blog reviews and social media content and hopes Smokin’ Tabacco fans enjoy her work!

Mitchell Santaga started his journey into tobacco in 2011 by trying different flavored and machine-made cigars while enjoying a handle of Jack Daniels. Shortly after that he yearned for a more premium experience and dove headfirst into pipe tobacco that his local tobacconist blended.

Being a Canadian resident, the tobacconist introduced Mitchell to Cuban cigars and for special occasions he would light up a Cuban cigar. After exploring the Cuban portfolio, he stumbled into new world cigars and fell in love with the bold flavors and great consistency and construction. Ever since then he has been entrenched in exploring as much of the new world cigars and finding his favorites to keep in the humidor.

Diana Pitman, known in the cigar world as “Dee” or “The Queen Of Cigars”, was born and raised in southern New Jersey. Her lifelong dream of joining the military became a reality at 43 years young. She served in the US Army Nurse Corps as an ER Nurse and deployed in support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. It was during her military service in 2004 that she first smoked cigars. Upon her Honorable discharge at the rank of Captain in 2010, she continued smoking cigars and it slowly progressed from a coping tool to a hobby, and finally to a passion. She resides in South Jersey with her Service Dog Finn Ezekiel and looks forward to retirement from her position of Director of the Cumberland County Department of Veterans Affairs and traveling the country visiting cigar lounges and her many friends she has made through the cigar lifestyle

Being born and raised in New Hampshire, Pat Chamberlain has had the privilege of working as a tobacconist in one of the best premium tobacco lounges in the world for five years while also obtaining his law degree. Pat learned many different aspects of the premium cigar business while working for the store from retail aspects, bar business, distribution and getting to know the many faces of the industry. Now Pat has the privilege of sharing his knowledge in tobacco while also spreading awareness on issues that may be coming down the pipeline and have an impact on our great industry. Pat can be found reviewing cigars, writing about regulation and legal issues within the industry and co-hosting both of our shows every week!