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#ELOsoFumarTakes has a little fun amidst the "Top Cigar List" season. Our #317thTake welcomes back William Cooper Tripp Waldrop to a RE-DRAFT. In 2018, Tripp participated in his last "Top Cigar" list and Coop and I both had our respective lists. We go head-to-head in a re-draft. Let's goooooooooo!

WELCOME BACK! HAPPY NEW YEAR!   The night is here! The time is right! It's time for the #ELOsoFumarTakes Top 10 Cigars of 2024!   Once again, the legendary George Brightman joins us for the Top 10 Countdown for the ages!  I've sent George my top ten cigars for him to sample and taste test blind.  He gives an honest breakdown alongside my own assessments, Enjoy!   Criteria: 1) It's vitola based. 2)...

This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we're back! William Cooper and Mike Szczepankiewicz celebrate the last show of 2024 with a unique cigar and discuss fatherhood, celebrations, and the year ahead.

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes some very special guests for our #314thTake - a tribute to life of Mike Peacock, Owner of Michaels Tobacco of Euless & Michaels Tobacco of Keller . We will have a panel of wonderful guests, who knew him well and some more than most. We are honored to have his son, Bob Peacock, join us. Current General Manager of Michaels Brandon Payne heads a trio of famous...

This week, We welcome the return of Joe Gro of Casa de Montecristo to sit down for our #313thTake ! Joe has been a man on the move since his last time on the show. From a key mover at Drew Estate to a Shaker at Quality Importers to now move' and groovin' at Casa de Montecristo, we take a deeper look back at Joe's journey, why he loves this industry and why the hell he loves the word's worst "comed...

#ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome for the first time the incomparable Janine Perdomo of Perdomo Cigars . For 30+ years, she’s worked side by side with her husband and family to build one of the premiere companies in the industry. It all started in a garage and now we’re here. Now, we hear her #Take ! Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes turns 7!!! Our #311thTake promises a celebration you hardly ever see. Why? Because instead of celebrating the past - we look to the future! Seven burning questions for the next 7 years in the cigar industry. We've assembled William Cooper , George Brightman , Jay R. Davis , and honorary guest host - Tim Wong. 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes commences our annual "Bear's Birthday Take". Tradition has returned as we welcome Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Juan Martinez of Joya de Nicaragua Cigars for our #310thTake ! The last 41 years have been good to me, it's time to celebrate with great cigars and even better friends. Enjoy!   K9s for Warriors

This week, Camacho Cigars ’ Jack Heyer joins us for our #309thTake . Jack always brings a zany, yet humble distinction to our guest chair and tonight promises to be nothing different. You have to love Jack’s humor and enthusiasm for cigars!  Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake ! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake ! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes joins forces with The Smoking Syndicate for a very special Roundtable. Our dear member, Ben Lee and thousands in Western North Carolina have been devastated by Hurricane Helene. So, this Sunday is all about our brother and his neighbors. We will be featuring Room101 Cigars Johnny Tobacconaut Toro and raising money for Operaton Airdrop. You can learn more in the link bel...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the newly sworn-in President of the Premium Cigar Association , Mr. Scott Regina of Emerson's Cigars. Our #306thTake promises to be a good one as we learn more about one the industry's premiere tobbaconists. A second generation retailer may have been born into this world, but on Sunday we learn more about Scott's journey and what it took to get here. The newly...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome all the way from the other side of the globe - Reinhard Pohorec to sit down for our #305thTake . Reinhard's impact on the premium cigar industry has been fast, furious, and unwavering in just a few short years. From the Founder of Light em' Up Lounge to Vice President of one the most highly anticipated companies to hit the market in the last decade...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return (from Space I may add) of Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars drops in for our #304thTake . From the DMV to the Last Frontier, Fratello has surely and steadily bringing some of the most unique projects to market.  We explore the past decade-plus and the journey that got Omar from obscurity to seeing his brand on the moon.  Enjoy!   https://cigar-coop.co...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes returns after a week off to bring back one of my oldest friends in the industry and take a peek into a new era of the cigar industry. Jon Carney is back and partnering with one of the pillars of the industry in Europe to bring Bentley Tobacco to the American Market with a fury. Our #303rdTake promises to be a real page-turner. See you Sunday at 9:30pm CST! Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes returns with our #302ndTake ! We welcome the return of Jeff Haugen , Founder of Crux Cigars to sit down and share about the next era of his cigar company. It wasn't that long ago that Crux was 'the New Kid on the Block.' Now, Crux is firmly entrenched in the premium cigar world and their name is part of every aficionado's lexicon. This will be one to remember, Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFmarTakes marches toward 400, with none other than KC Johnson of L'Atelier Imports and Havana Cellars Brands. We're excited catch up with KC and all things L'Atelier, surrogates, Tatuaje, and New England sports! Enjoy!

THIS IS IT! #ELOSOFUMARTAKES brings you our #300thTake ! This Sunday, we have a panel for the ages. George Brightman, Thor Nielsen, William Cooper, John McTavish, Aaron Loomis, Tripp Waldrop, Erron Nielsen, Ben Lee, Mike Szczepankiewicz, and Denis Tsvang join us for the ultimate cigar media drop. We'll have a little history, a little juice and a little bit of evolution tonight. It's a star-studded...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes has something awesome in store for our #298thTake ! We welcome the Szczepankiewicz Brothers of Cigar Hustlers and Powstanie fame to sit down for some much needed, exhilarating conversation. Mike returns with, first time guest, Gregg and we dive into the business of hustle, grind and how to make a every customer interaction unique and memorable. You won't want to miss th...

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of 'Mr. Warmth' himself - Héctor J. Alfonso Sr of Espinosa Cigars! In addition to the stellar brands of Espinosa, Hector's fingerprints are all over Protocol, La Sirena, Cornelius & Anthony, Balck Star Line, and the coveted Knuckle Sandwich cigars. We catch up with Hector and see what's up all for #Take297 ! Enjoy!

We’re back this week for our #296thTake! This week, we pair up with Let's Get Pairing ’s Tripp Waldrop & Denis Tsvang join us for our #296thTake tonight. We’ll be smoking with Arnold Serafin’s latest creation - Juan de Fuca from Serafin De Cuba Cigar Co. !

#ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Oliver Nivaud of United Cigar Group to sit down for our #295thTake ! #20DaysofUnited is back on and we celebrate with our favorite fellow Baseballism unofficial ambassador. There's a lot to discuss from United since our last visit, we'll get to all that and more with Oliver. Enjoy!

Happy Father's Day! The #ELOsoFumarTakes tradition of Tom Lazuka continues strong with our #294thTake ! We also welcome Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars so sit down on his first Father's Day. The dads are back! Enjoy!