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Today we’re heading into the digital wilderness… the shadowy, button-clicking universe of online mail-order cigar retailers.

We’ll take a friendly, humorous, and slightly mischievous stroll through the three online cigar retailers I’ve used personally: JR Cigars, Cigars International, and Thompson Cigar.

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Today, we’re puffin’ on a value hero — the Odyssey Habano, in a proud Churchill size. The workhorse. The reliable Ford F-150 of cigars. The one you smoke when your wallet says “be practical,” but your spirit says “I still deserve a good smoke.”

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Today, we’re diving into one of the most sacred temples in the cigar universe: the humidor. Yes, the wooden womb of flavor, the private property box that keeps Big Humidity at bay. Around here, we respect two things—self‑ownership and proper cigar storage.

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The Drew Estate Deadwood Series - Leather Rose Petite Corona measures in at a tight 4 inches with a 43 ring gauge. That’s short and shapely — the kind of figure that gets your attention before she ever says a word. The construction is perfect, the wrapper dark and oily, just begging to be touched

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Esteban Carreras Las Canas Bootlit!

Four and three-quarter inches of mysterious, elegant, deceptive pleasure — kind of like the Bond girl of cigars.

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Today’s episode? We’re not just puffing — we’re paging. I’ve got a stack of cigar magazines right here on the table, each one promising to make me more sophisticated, more worldly, and possibly more broke.

So, grab your favorite stick, pour a drink that goes down smoother than government overreach, and join me as we pass the time — the old-fashioned way — through the glossy world of Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Snob, Cigar Journal, Smoke Magazine, and Cigar & Spirits.

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Arturo Fuente

Don Carlos ~ Eye of the Shark Natural

Today’s indulgence? The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark Natural. A box-pressed beauty that’s not just a cigar—it’s a sculpture. This one looks like it was crafted in a workshop run by angels with steady hands and high standards.

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Today's episode is on the Esteban Carreras — the Cashmere Connecticut, six inches long with a 50 ring gauge. It’s dressed like royalty. The label alone looks like it was designed by a team of Renaissance monks on espresso. A regal lion sits proud at the center, guarding his golden filigree kingdom. The embossed gold accents shimmer against that creamy Connecticut wrapper like sunlight off champagne. 

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Now, today’s episode isn’t about politics or philosophy—no, no. We’re talking about gifting cigars—those beautiful, limited-edition, wallet-denting, once-a-year treasures that make your buddies’ eyes light up like the Griswold family Christmas tree.

* Arturo Fuente Rare Pink

* Espinosa 601 La Bomba Torpedo

* Montecristo Classic Series #2

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Today, we’re exploring a fascinating dimension of cigar culture — the commercial art behind the smoke. The way colors, fonts, bands, and boxes whisper stories to our senses before the first draw ever reaches our palate.

Because cigars aren’t sold with jingles or billboards anymore. They’re sold through romance — through heritage — through art.

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Now today’s a special one — the Thanksgiving episode. A New World holiday, celebrated with a New World product — the cigar. That’s right, tobacco itself is as American as it gets. Before we were colonies, before there was a Boston Tea Party, there was tobacco — growing right here on this soil. The first export, the first currency, the first sweet, smoky contribution we made to the rest of the world.

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Today, we’re setting the stage for something rare, refined, and — dare I say — shark-like. No, not the kind that makes beachgoers nervous. I’m talking about the Arturo Fuente Shark No. 77 — a limited edition masterpiece that swims in its own class.

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Today's episode is about the Liga Privada Único Serie — Year of the Rat, a creation of Drew Estate, born in Nicaragua, raised with attitude, and released once a year like a royal decree for cigar lovers.

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Tonight, we’re stepping into the sweet symphony of a perfect evening — that trifecta of pleasure: a good cigar, the right drink, and the perfect atmosphere. Throw in the right music and, my friend, you’re not just relaxing — you’re composing an evening worth remembering.

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Today’s topic: the great cigar personalities of history—the men who didn’t just smoke cigars, they became cigars. You could almost light them with a match and get notes of tobacco, ego, and brilliance.

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Today, we’re talking about the heart, the guts, the very soul of the cigar: the filler tobacco.

The wrapper may be the beauty queen, the binder the steady spouse, but the filler — that’s the flavor. It’s the meat in the smoke sandwich, the orchestra of leaves that sings harmony when everything’s burning just right.

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We are here to talk about the unsung hero of the cigar world: the binder leaf — or as I like to call it, the love that binds.

See, every cigar is like a relationship. The wrapper is the looker — the one that catches your eye across the bar. The filler? That’s the personality, the soul, the depth. But the binder — that’s the glue, baby.

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Today we’re rolling up our sleeves—literally—and getting into the leaf that makes or breaks a cigar: the wrapper. The unsung hero of the humidor. The tuxedo jacket of tobacco. Without it, your cigar’s just a pile of crumbled dreams and good intentions.

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There is a science, an art, and a bit of magic behind what makes a cigar enjoyable. So today, we’ll explore the anatomy of a cigar, the measurements, the sizes, and the growing regions that give cigars their distinct personalities.

So grab your cutter, pour your drink, and let’s get anatomical — in a classy way!

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Here we introduce cigars with a brief history, we discuss the titans of cigar brands, how to purchase a cigar, the art of smoking cigars and finish with a bit of the philosophy behind tobacco enjoyment.