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This week Matt and Kevin welcome Pete Johnson of Tatuaje back to the show to talk about what keeps him busy in the office as well as with what products he is working on. Read more

This week Matt and Kevin welcome Rocky Patel to the show for the first time! Read more

Last week Matt and Kevin welcomed Scott Pearce, Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association to talk about the upcoming 2024 PCA Trade Show Read more

This week Matt and Kevin play host to Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego where they trio holds a wine pairing conversation and fields several questions about the topic from the audience. Read more

On this episode, Matt and Kevin host Cynn and Josh Coburn of Dissident Cigars who teased a new cigar coming at PCA that will really "push the boundaries". Read more

This week Matt and Kevin enjoy some different rums and smoke some great cigars with them. Read more

This week we reveal our Top 25 cigars of 2023. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Kevin and Mitchell talk more in-depth about the 2023 Smokin Tabacco Cigar of the Year list as well as some predictions about what is to come in 2024. Read more

Last week Matt returned to the show and brings Kevin Acuff officially on board to replace Mitchell as his weekly co-host. The pair welcome their guest Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf. Read more

On the last episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt and Kevin talk a lot about trade mark issues and specifically about two separate issues that came up in the industry this past week. Read more

This week Matt and Mitchell host a Year in Review for 2023 before Matt's brief hiatus until January. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, the show kicks off to a rough start with a handful of technical difficulties that gets Matt in a mood to be a little more...nitpicky. Read more

Christian Eiroa comes to the show to talk to Matt and Mitchell about a wide range of C.L.E.'s newest projects including the Asylum Sensorium. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Kevin and Coop talk about unprofessional comments made by brands in response to some criticism. Read more

This week, Steve Saka returns for what he calls redemption after his last appearance didn't go the way he wanted it to. Read more

On this episode, Matt and Coop talk about the news that the Premium Cigar Association has announced it will be dropping membership fees to all media members and will be starting a new and deeper vetting process. Read more

Dan Thompson of Micallef Cigars and Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars both join Matt and Mitchell to talk about their new combined sales team. Read more

This week, Michael Cappellini is back for another Toscano Pairing! This week it's the Toscano Master Aged 3 with Coffee and Chocolate and everyone has slightly different versions of each of those. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Kevin and Coop talk about how cigar reviews differ and debate over whether the price of the cigar should be a major contributing factor of the score. Read more

This week, An Phan of Drew Estate joins us to talk about the big year for the Liga Privada brand, including the H99, as well as the other things Drew Estate has been working on leading up to their return to PCA in 2024. Read more