Let's Get Pairing

This week, we are going XXL for Father's Day. Tripp and Denis will be joined by Bear Duplisea, and Cigar Coop for a larger than life pairing with the Asylum Megalophobia, followed by Bear's annual Father's Day edition of El Oso Fumar with Tom Lazuka. This 134x13 monster is the largest ring gauge cigar every released to cigar shops, and we'll be bringing a couple pairings each to see how the beast...

NOTE:  Somehow, the last 30 seconds of this episode were eaten by the computer gremlins.  Sorry about that! This week, we're trying out the cigar that shocked the Cigar Coop Coalition at PCA 2025, the Chi Molly Pangu. Chi Molly is a new company based in California, sourcing their cigars from Nicaragua. We'll try out the Pangu this week and of course, we'll have a couple of pairings to tr...

This week, we're trying out something a little different with the Deadwood Dominicana by Drew Estate. For the latest addition to the Deadwood family, Drew Estate has released their first cigar with a Dominican focus.

This week, we're checking out the latest (and bluest) iteration Cohiba's Miami-made Serie M, crafted at the legendary El Titan De Bronze!

This week, we're trying out the HVC Hot Cake Fresh Out the Oven Broadleaf Torpedo! As always, we'll be pairing the Hot Cake with a selection of beverages that we think should be a worthy pairing.

This week, we try out Southern Draw's 10th Anniversary release, the Decennium!

This week, we're going back to where it all started for Don Pepin Garcia. Before My Father Cigars was created, Jose 'Pepin' Garcia started a small factory in Miami called El Red Del Los Habanos, making cigars of the same name. In 2024, My Father Cigars released the E.R.H. as a tribute to their original Little Havana factory.

This week, we are trying out the latest Tatuaje Monster Redux, the Wolf! As we've found works best with releases in Tatuaje's annual Monster series, we've given this one about 6 months of rest before choosing to give it a try with some pairings.

This week, we feature the RoMa Craft Maestranza!

This week, we are trying out Espinosa's latest TAA cigar, the Murcielago Shikaka. For the first time, the Murcielago gets a Shade-Grown Connecticut wrapper in this Ace Ventura-inspired LE.

John "Cigar Surgeon" McTavish joins Tripp to try out the Warhead X from Espinosa Cigars

This week, we will be trying out Steve Sakas FSG creation and Corona Cigar exlusive, the BLACK ANGUS! Created through years of attempts by Steve Saka using Florida-grown Corojo 99 Ligero, this one is sure to be an interesting pairing.

This week, we will be trying out Flint Knoll Release No 2 from Macanudo! This collaboration with Flint Knoll Wines released at the 2024 PCA, and the third and final release shipped in late 2024.

Tripp is joined by special guest co-host Bear Duplisea as they tackle pairings with the Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) Morphine. Morphine is a small batch release from Black Label Trading Company that first made its debut in 2014. It has been released on almost an annual basis and last year was the 10th anniversary of the line.

This week, we try out the latest addition to Steve Saka's Sin Compromiso line!

This week, we're trying out the cigar with the longest name we can find, the L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche ’18! This very limited cigar from Tatuaje/L'Atelier was released in July of 2024, and contains the coveted Pelo de Oro tobacco grown by the Garcia family.

This week, we try out the Espinosa Sumatra!

This week, Tripp is joined by special guest co-host John "Cigar Surgeon" Mctavish to test out some pairings with the Joya De Nicaragua Cinco Cinco!

This week, Cigar Coop himself joins as Co-Host for a pairing of Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale cigar with Abbina Craft Sipping Soda!

This week, special Co-Host Bear Duplisea of El Oso Fumar Takes joins Tripp to try out the extra limited Decimo release of Las Calaveras

This week, we try out first release in Macanudo's Emissary series!  Using aged tobaccos grown in Spain, this unique blend from Macanudo offers some new flavors that should lend themselves very well to pairing.

This week, we feature the Tatuaje CiGWAR! In 2014, Pete Johnson created the original CiGWAR for Richmond-based metal band GWAR to release at their annual GWAR-B-Q event. This week, we celebrate Halloween by breaking out the second iteration these extremely limited cigars with a few pairings!

This week, we're pairing the latest iteration in the long-running Las Calaveras series from Crowned Heads!

This week, we're pairing with the 2024 Cinco de Mayo edition of the Rojas Street Tacos!

This week we're trying out something a little different. Created by Friends of Habanos' Rob Ayala and Cuban cigar maker Hamlet Paredes, Fabrica 5 created MOFOH with the help of the Friends of Habanos community. Tune in as we smoke these cubanesque beauties and find out how they pair!