Carlos Alberto Toraño Sr., the former President of theToraño Family Cigar Company, passed away peacefully in his home this month (February 2022) in Miami, FL. He was 78 years of... Read more

  Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced earlier this week that the Limited Edition, Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock cigars will be returning to tobacconists’ shelves... Read more

This week, Matt and Nicole welcome Charlie Minato fro halfwheel.com onto the show. They get Charlie’s back story on how halfwheel came to be and the early days with Brooks... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the development and release of its new strategic advocacy plan known asVision 50: A Decade of Action. The plan focuses on a proactive... Read more

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

In a letter from the Premium Cigar Association that we received last Tuesday, the organization is looking to call out those who’s packaging and marketing of their cigars may paint... Read more

This week we welcome Pete Johnson back to the show to see what’s new at Tatuaje. We talk about Tobacco Plus Expo, Pete explains why Tatuaje did not attend the... Read more

To mark the upcoming Year of the Tiger, which begins with the Chinese New Year on Feb. 1, 2022, Drew Estate will release the limited-edition Liga Privada Unico... Read more

This week we are live from Las Vegas for the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show. We talk about the show and who’s here, what they are showcasing and what... Read more

In 2020, Emmanuel Peña, an audacious beverage industry titan and Claudio Sanchez, a thriving viral marketing and e-commerce mogul joined forces to createEast Park Cigars. Inspired by their... Read more