Cigars

• Red Meat Lovers by Dunbarton & Trust (Tina)
• JFR, Titan (Gary)
• Aganorsa Leaf, Aganorsa Leaf Lonnie

Stories:

• Gary recounts one of his Vietnam stories. He believes the attack on the abandoned French resort was 1971 but some sources say 1968-1969
• Gary talks corrects and speaks about 3 crashes instead of 4. Either way, no crashes is our hope for civilians.
• HKTeams
• Chicago Bears moving? Say it is not so…:-(

This episode was recorded at Churchills in Scottsdale, AZ in June 2026.

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Sticks:

• Wise Blood by ATL Cigar Co (formerly distributed by Luciano, but ended in 2024 ). For the podcast table. Facings usually follow local figures in great Atlanta.
  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado HVA
  • Binder: Ecuadorian Connecticut
  • Filler: Three Nicaraguan regions
• Vartan Reserva Special , Davidoff . Special blended by Vartan Seferian owner of Ambassador Fine Cigars in PV and Peoria, AZ. Troy started with this one!
• Tatauje Escasos . Cigar Livia had second and noted that Ambassador's has one of the largest facings in the Valley. Even so, they are a Davidoff and El Septimo lounge.
• Cigars & Coffee, Maduro Box-pressed. Connect with Troy or Ron online for details on access to their boutique blends. Troy's second smoke.
  
  

Stories:

• Troy and Ron share when they first began, and how they became a part of the smoke community.
• Troy talks rolling cigars and also displays his practice on social.
• Ron and Troy talk top 5, Livia adds her top five picks and Tina's top 5 turn into top 5 with 5 honorable mentions.
• Uh, oh.. we talk cigar buzz shops opening and closing in the Valley and more!!!

This episode was recorded Ambassador Fine Cigars in Paradise Valley - Arizona.

Other cigar lounges & events mentioned:

• Royal cigar lounge, San Diego CA

Events

• Cigar & Coffee Meet: Thursday, May 7 at Torch

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Sticks:

• Purple Pledge, by Casa Carillo (aged almost a decade). Tina highly recommends and argues its largely underrated, Carlos gives it an “good, not exciting” and Gary a "just ok".
• Blood Medicine by Crowned Heads. Rated good-great by Gary and Carlos. Tina rated it a full-bodied bold cigar w/slight after taste and an acquired stick.

Stories:

• Carlos discusses his history with cigars, PCA and more!
• Revisited: We discuss cigar facings and the dynamics which collide to bring them to consumers.
• We discuss the importance of fully utilizing the rep to bring the cigars to local markets while maintaining a virtuous relationship within the cigar ecosystem.
• Uh, oh.. what if there is a problem with your cigar? We discuss that and the importance of speaking up!

This episode was recorded at the new venue, Aria Lounge at Puro in Chandler, AZ.

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