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The Smokin Tabacco Show: Boys Night In!
November 8, 2026 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode of the Smokin Tabacco Show, Nicole is on the road so Matt is joined by Jon Carney to hang out and have a boys night. Read more
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Introduces José Gaspar Cigars
January 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Tampa has two-century-old traditions: Since 1885, Tampa has been known as “Cigar City.” Since 1904, pirates have been invading Tampa and throwing a large festival called Gasparilla. Today,... Read more
Ferio Tego Announces Return of ‘Metropolitan’ Line
January 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Just over one year after the formation of Ferio Tego, LLC and following the successful launches of the Ferio Tego flagship brand and the Ferio Tego Timeless Collection... Read more
United Cigars to Revive “La Mezcla Cubana” Brand at TPE 2022
January 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
United Cigars has been on an absolute tear lately with the announcement of their new United States distribution deal with Arnold Andre and the reveal of the Bandolero and David... Read more
Espinosa Announces “Knuckle Sandwich” Project with Guy Fieri
January 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce that they have teamed up with restaurateur, Emmy Award-winning TV host and cigar smoker, Guy Fieri, to create his own line of premium... 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
German Engineered Cigars Announces New “Raumzeit” Line
January 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
German Engineered Cigars is proud to announce Raumzeit, their second standard blend and the first they developed jointly with master blender Claudio Sgroi. Raumzeit is German for spacetime. The Raumzeit... Read more
Grammy Winner Tomasito Cruz Announces Candela Cigar Brand
January 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Four-time Grammy Winner Tomasito Cruz is pleased to announce the release of his Candela cigar brand. The acclaimed Cuban born musical artist hosted a release party at Empire Social Lounge... Read more
United Cigars Announces Bandolero Firecracker
January 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
The return of the highly anticipated and highly coveted limited release Firecracker from United Cigars is here and 2022 will feature the Bandolero Firecracker from Selected Tobacco. In 2006, from... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Asking The “Authority” With Barry Stein
January 14, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, Barry Stein of “The Cigar Authority” joins us to talk about his early days in Brooklyn, New York and how he got into the cigar industry. Barry has... Read more