For the J.C. Newman event, we are featured in the Havana Cigar Club to do a couple interviews and toast to J.C. Newman s birthday!
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Jack Torano is a well-known personality in the premium cigar industry, being one of the only members of the famed Toraño family remaining in the industry after General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars in 2014. Nick Goss is the Director of Sales at Espinosa. Espinosa Cigars is a premium cigar company committed to creating cigars of superior quality. Our goal is to offer our customers, the right cigar for every moment, for every occasion and for every mood.
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Joe pairs cigars with drinks! Stay tuned! Cigars:
- Mr. Brownstone
- Padron Soberano Natural
- Aging Room
- San Cristobal cigar
- The Wise Man
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Global Premium Cigars is a tobacco company Proudly Nicaraguan, which owns the most renowned and prestigious brand 1502. CEO and Founder Enrique Sanchez joins Joe Hollywood this week for an interview!
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Tim Wong | A.J. Fernandez Cigars and Owner of Pier 28 Cigars Joe Hozempa interview Tim Wong about the diverse catalog of so many premium-cigar styles (including the uniquely shaped San Lotano Oval), the team at AJ Fernandez has not only provided a blend, strength, and flavor profile for every preference but also a cigar event that goes beyond the typical smoking experience.
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Maya Selva is the Founder of Maya Selva Cigars. Since 1995, when Flor de Selva was launched in France, the Maya Selva Cigars collection continues to expand to the amazement of delight of aficionados. Consisting of three brands – FLOR DE SELVA, CUMPAY, and VILLA ZAMORANO – the collections invite the most demanding smokers to discover the tradition of handcrafted cigars, the cultivated tastes of Maya’s personally selected growing areas in Honduras and Nicaragua (their terroir or 'spirit of the land') and a uniquely creative vision of the puro.
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Joe, the Italian Stallion, reviews the cigars he smoked for the week:
- Pinar del Rio Oscuro
- Ortega Serie 'D' Exclusivo
- E.P. Carrillo Seleccion Oscuro
- Padron Damaso No. 12
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Raul Flores is the Marketing Director for C.L.E. Cigar Company. Raul shows off some new cigars that are coming out for C.L.E. like the Mayhem, Unhinged, and Deranged.
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Seventh Consecutive Year Shipments Top 300 Million. Chris Clarke, a cigar enthusiast, joins us for Stogies of the Week and commentary. Doug White also joins us for these segments. Doug White is a Cybersecurity professor and the President of Secure Technology. He is an avid cigar smoker and is consistently trying new cigars. Doug is a man of his stories.
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Wayne D. Clarke is the General Manager at Hiram & Solomon Cigar. Wayne is responsible for the day to day operations of a small to mid-sized cigar company, with approximately 280 stores across the nation. Managing a sales force as well as nationwide travel to each market to ensure proper representation of the brand.
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Joe’s Cigars: Brick House by JC Newman Cigar Company, Casa Turrent 1880, Arturo Fuente Sun Grown 858, and Mombacho by Casa Favilli.
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Joe "Hollywood" Hozempa discusses some changes to the cigar industry. Then in the second segment, he will review 4 sticks that he smoked during the week.
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Steven Anthony Bailey is the co-founder and President of S&M Brands, Inc. Steven specializes in new product development, trade, and consumer marketing; and his responsibilities include P & L, company vision and tactical strategy, new product development, product distribution, staff management, and state level government affairs.
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Gary Korb has been writing and editing content for CigarAdvisor.com since its debut in 2008. An avid cigar smoker for over 30 years, during the past 12 years he has worked on the marketing side of the premium cigar business as a Sr. Copywriter, blogger, and cigar reviewer. A graduate of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, prior to his career in the cigar business, Gary worked in the music and video industry as a marketer and a publicist.
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Brandon Frakes is the Owner and Marketing Officer for Industrial Cigar Co.. The Frakes family is a family of enthusiasts, all bringing a unique set of skills that contribute to the business in complementing avenues.
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Cigar industry veterans, Jon Huber & Mike Conder, founded Crowned Heads Cigars. Jon along with his partner Mike both share a long history and also worked together at CAO Cigars as the Director of Lifestyle Marketing. Crowned Heads philosophy – When the rules don’t make sense, carve your own path. It’s been quite an impressive path, too, with cigars like Las Calaveras, Four Kicks, La Imperiosa, Jericho Hill, and J.D. Howard Reserve, to name a handful of their successes.
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This week, Joe Hollywood runs the show and interviews Tom Werther of Line of Duty Cigars!
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Joe Hozempa talks about MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Thang, CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450, Viaje Zombie Green, and E.P. Carrillo Re+United. Russ Evers reviews Long Live the King by Robert Caldwell, Machu Picchu Connecticut, Perdomo lot 23 Connecticut, and Parolis Candy Cane Robusto.
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Joe Hozempa is joined by Russ Evers in studio. They interview Rick Alvarez the Director of Brand Marketing for Altadis and Eddy Guerra the Senior Band Manager for Altadis. Joe and Russ ask about the 2019 plans for Altadis and express their appreciation for Altadis cigars.
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Kevin Schweitzer, President of Sea Crest Holding Group and a well-known Wall Street trader, is now the President and sole owner of the newly revamped Vintage Rockefeller Cigar Group. Kevin has been a cigar enthusiast for over 25 years.
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Plasencia Cigars is one of the biggest Tobacco Growers and Cigar Manufacturers in the world. Growing more than 2,000 Hs of tobacco of the highest quality and producing up to 30,000,000 cigars a year. Plasencias have grown tobacco for decades, first in Cuba and today in Central America. Nestor Andrés and his father run Plasencia Tobacco S.A., which grows more than 3,000 acres of tobacco in Nicaragua and Honduras, both sun and shade, and Plasencia Cigars S.A., a company that rolls more than 35 million cigars by hand per year.
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Paul, Joe Hollywood, and Russ Evers talk about the smokes they had for the week. They talk about: MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Thang, CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450, Viaje Zombie Green, E.P. Carrillo Re+United, and much more!
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Pedro Marcano comes in studio and brings some Tequilas with him. He shares some of his Tequila secrets about Don Julio 1942 and Avion Tequila Anejo. Paul, Joe, and Aaran, taste the Tequilas and pare them with the cigars they are smoking.
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He is the marketing director and graphic designer for C.L.E. Cigar Company. Joe, Russ, and Aaran discuss with Raul his journey through the cigar industry.
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Joe Hozempa, Russ Evers, and Aaran Leyland do Stogies of the Week.
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