Cigar Snob Podcast

The Cigar Snob team shoots the breeze, talking about the Super Bowl (spoiler alert: the Philapdelphia Geegles won the day), movies (spoiler alert: there's freaky fish sex in The Shape of Water) and travel to Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic (spoiler alert: there are cigars). We also get into some Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reservas and talk about how hard various cigars kick you in the nuts...

Luís Cuevas of Casa Cuevas Cigars came by Cigar Snob HQ to talk with Cigar Snob publisher Erik Calviño about cigars, how he got into the business, and what's coming down the pike for his brand. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

At 2018’s Puro Sabor festival in Estelí, Nicaragua, Carlito Fuente of Arturo Fuente cigars dropped a bomb of an announcement. The Fuente cigar family — known for its Dominican-made cigars — let the cat out of the bag about its plans to open a cigar factory in Estelí. The Fuentes don’t do anything halfway, which means that this one company is looking to change the landscape of Nicaraguan cigars. Wh...

Godiva Chocolate Liqueur and an old Montecristo Premium Selection '07 from the deep corners of our humidor fuel the Cigar Snob team's discussion of bitcoin, the Super Bowl, and the newest issue of Cigar Snob Magazine. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

You might never have heard much about Gilberto Oliva, Sr., but the Oliva Cigars patriarch, who died in December 2017, was as consequential in the story of cigars — especially Nicaraguan cigars — as any of his peers. In this special episode of the podcast, you'll hear from some of the people who knew Gilberto best, like his son José Oliva, Jorge Padrón (Padrón Cigars), Ernesto Pérez Carrillo (EPC C...

To bring you closer to the life of the late José Orlando Padrón — the Padrón Cigar family patriarch who died in December 2017 — we went to some of the family, friends, and cigar makers who knew him best. In this special episode of the podcast, you'll hear from José Orlando's son Jorge, as well as Rocky Patel, Ernesto Pérez Carrillo, Jonathan Drew, Carlito Fuente, and José Oliva. In addition, you'l...

After releasing our list of the Top 25 Cigars of 2017, the Cigar Snob team gathered around the microphones to discuss the list — and, of course, our pick for Cigar of the Year. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Cigar Snob Team talks New Years Eve, the FDA, and what's coming in 2018 while smoking AJ Fernandez Enclave Broadleaf. We also do our best Bill Burr impersonations and complain about sweater weather in Miami. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Episode art: f99...

The Cigar Snob team remembers Gilberto Oliva, Sr. while enjoying Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduros. We also talked about our Christmas traditions, our favorite stories of 2017, movie recommendations, and photo producer Ivan's new miracle pillow. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/lic...

The team smokes Padróns in honor of the late José Orlando Padrón. We also talk about the Miami Marlins, Boston's vanishing cigar scene, fantasy football and the process of ranking the top 25 cigars of the year. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Cigar Snob publisher Erik Calviño sits down for a talk with Terence Reilly, the new VP of sales and marketing at Casa Fernandez Cigars. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The team smokes Undercrown Sungrown while talkin' turkey, football, superheroes and more. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We sat down with Hamlet Paredes to find out why he left a successful career in Cuba to start over with Rocky Patel Premium cigars. The conversation includes everything from pairing recommendations to an explanation of why Hamlet's owes much of his success to his mother's insistence that he learn English even before he seriously considered leaving Havana behind. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa"...