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Spare Notes Series

Spare Notes Series #42: Cigar Industry Wins – FDA Shot Down

August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Coop and Kevin talk about the FDA ruling handed down by Judge Mehta this week... Read more

Spare Notes Series #41: What Happened at PCA?

August 4, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Coop is back and we talk about the PCA show from Coop’s perspective as well as... Read more

Spare Notes Series #40: What Happened at PCA?

July 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: Last weekend Matt, Kevin and Mitchell talk about the 2023 PCA Trade Show that they all attended last week. They talk the good, the... Read more

Spare Notes Series #39: Kevin Acuff Fills in for Coop

July 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: Last week, Coop was in Miami (again) so we decided to bring Kevin Acuff, the newest member of Smokin Tabacco, on the show to... Read more

Spare Notes Series #38: Matt’s Disappointment in the Smokin Tabacco Airport Selfie Contest

June 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: Last week, we talk about a wide rang of topics including cigars we have recently enjoyed, some PCA pre-game talk and Matt discusses his... Read more

Spare Notes Series 36: Should You Be Brand Loyal?

May 15, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: This week, we talk about smokers who are brand loyal and try to encourage them to expand their horizons and explore more brands and... Read more

Spare Notes Series #35: How Much Does It Cost to Make a Cigar?

April 24, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: This week, we talk about how frustrating it is that some companies fail to live up to expectations when it comes to communications and... Read more

Spare Notes Series #34: Should the PCA Charge Media More Money?

April 15, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: This week, the entire gang is together to talk about the PCA once again. First, we talk about the announcement that was made since... Read more

Spare Notes Series #33: Alec Bradley Sale & PCA Moving Dates

April 3, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: This week we dive into the Alec Bradley sale that was announced during TPE. Coop fills us in on the Great Smoke and we... Read more

Spare Notes Series #32: End of the Year (Finally), ProCigar and TPE

March 4, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – This week, Matt and Coop get together to recap the TPE 2023 trade show that Matt and Nicole attended and the 2023 ProCigar... Read more

Spare Notes Series #31: Do Most Americans Want to Ban Tobacco Products?

February 27, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – This week, Matt, Mitchell and Coop get together to talk about the BCA, CRA and a recent survey that suggests most Americans want... Read more

Spare Notes Series #30: Ratings, Lists, and Are Factory Tours Choreographed?

January 26, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – On this episode, Mitchell joins Matt and Coop on the show to talk about a wide range of topics including pre-end of the... Read more

Spare Notes Series #28: Tell Us About Your Travels

December 5, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – This week Nicole joins Matt and Coop to talk about each of their recent trips. Matt and Nicole just visited the Dominican Republic... Read more

Spare Notes Series #26: PCA Survey & Baseball

October 21, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – This week we are back, and we open the show talking about the Major League Baseball playoffs and make... Read more

Spare Notes Series #25: Cigar Industry Drama!

October 4, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars – This week, we get caught up on everything that has been happening in the industry the last few weeks... Read more

Spare Notes Series #24: FLVR Cigars & Tatuaje NFT

September 12, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
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... Read more

Spare Notes Series #23: LFD NFT and Liana Fuente Leaves Arturo Fuente??

August 24, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
The Spare Notes Series is 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... Read more

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