Spare Notes Series
The Spare Notes Series #22: Who’s in the Running?
August 3, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – On this week’s show, we talk about who is in the running for Cigar of the Year now that... Read more
Spare Notes Series #21: 2022 Post-PCA Trade Show Episode!
July 16, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – This week, Matt and Coop are back from Las Vegas after another Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and Convention.... Read more
Spare Notes Series #20 Part 2: PCA 2022 Pre-Game Show
June 25, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – It’s part two! This nearly three-hour part two episode sees us cover more developments of the PCA 2022 Trade... Read more
Spare Notes Series #20 Part 1: PCA 2022 Pre-Game Show
June 11, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – This week, we kick off the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show Pre-Show season festivities. We glance at the Cigar-Coop... Read more
Spare Notes Series #19: Are PCA Exclusives Worth It?
June 6, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you from the Drew Estate Cigar Studios – Spare Notes is back once again and we are beginning to creep into the PCA Trade Show season. This time... Read more
Spare Notes Series #18: The Ban on Flavored Cigars
April 30, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you from the Drew Estate Cigar Studios This week, we get caught up since we have been away. We talk about what really went down a few weeks... Read more
The Spare Notes Series #17: No “Candy Coating” Coop Taking Shots From The Audience
April 10, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week on Spare Notes, Matt and Coop discuss the new PCA letter that was released titled “Let’s Not Candy Coat The Situation” further enforcing their stance on some of... Read more
The Spare Notes Series #16: The NASEM Report Explained
March 29, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we dedicate this episode to Coop’s father who passed away recently. Nicole joins us for the first time ever while also working on the upcoming fundraiser for CFCF.... Read more
Spare Notes Series #15: Pro Cigar, TGS, and Cigar Marketing
March 12, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
After some time off and away, the Spare Notes show is back. Coop and Matt finally get back together from the Drew Estate Cigar Studios to talk about the current... Read more
Spare Notes Series #14: Trade Show Wrap Up Show
February 8, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode of Spare Notes, Coop and Matt talk about the Tobacco Plus Expo and what they thought was good, bad and what the future holds for both TPE... Read more
Spare Notes Series #13: Why Is This On The List??
January 17, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars. This week on Spare Notes, we debut our new theme song snd intro courtesy of Jon Carney. Coop and Matt... Read more
Spare Notes Series #29: Coop Critique’s Matt’s Company Ranking Lists
January 16, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – This week, Matt and Coop get caught up after a long break during the holidays. After exchanging some general gear grinding on both... Read more
Spare Notes Series #12: Who Is Ranking High on Cigar of the Year Lists
January 3, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we review the Smokin Tabacco Cigar of the year list and compare it to other lists including to what’s been named on the Cigar Coop list and we... Read more
Spare Notes Series #11: A Week In Review
December 18, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, Matt and Coop both review their shows of this week. Coop clears the air with some of the feedback he received after having Brian from Privada on... Read more
Spare Notes Series #10: Smokin Tabacco Top 25 Contenders for 2021
November 27, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, Matt announces some new partnerships, giveaways and updates at Smokin Tabacco. The boys discuss some local legislations regarding tobacco. But later, they focus on the Smokin Tabacco... Read more
Spare Notes Series #9: Top Possible Contenders for 2021
November 6, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This week on the Spare Notes Series, we dive into what happened while we were away including the proposed tax hike being eliminated from the Build Back Better bill. We... Read more
Spare Notes Series #8: PCA Summit & Lanceros!
October 9, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, we FINALLY get into Lanceros and settle the score on what exactly Coop thinks about them. We also explain what makes them different and how that affects... Read more
Spare Notes Series #7: Cigar Reviews and How Scoring Works
September 25, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, we talk about La Aurora going direct to consumer, the shutdown of ‘Ministry of Cigars’, Where we fail in terms of grassroots legislative efforts, and we get... Read more
Spare Notes Series #6: Coop Gets More Backlash!
September 12, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we talk about Matt’s Facebook cigar memes and where that inspiration came from, celebrity cigar lines, CLE/Patoro robbery, and even a little Baseball. But we also talk about... Read more
Spare Notes Series #5: Ferio Tego Success and Other Industry Updates
August 28, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, Coop and Matt talk about the expectancy for Ferio Tego’s success, Coop gets us into travel humidors and other accessories, we talk about the ‘Dojo Chico’ release... Read more