Each Saturday morning, I have the opportunity to co-host KMA Talk Radio with Abe Dababneh, Alex Tavella, and Paul DeGrocco. I also produce the cigar news segment for the show. Our format is free-form, where we talk cigars and other newsworthy topics. The following is Episode 482 which aired on December 17th, 2022. Catch the full […]
For the third year in a row, I found myself looking at the sidelines from the TPE trade show. In 2020, I attended my only TPE and I was quite impressed. In 2021, due to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, I passed on TPE. 2022 had personal issues which prevented me from going, and in […]
Last week, the Simply Stogies Podcast held a reunion of the Smooth Draws Radio Show. Simply Stogies is a podcast hosted by James Giehm and Nick Syris. Earlier this year, Nick Syris joined James as a co-host on the show. Nick was also a co-host of the Smooth Draws Radio Show, along with yours truly. […]
On the seventh installment of Fred Rewey‘s The Final Puff series, Fred sits down Augusto and Isis Reyes of Saga Restaurant. This restaurant is a favorite to many of the cigar industry. If you have heard this author talk about Saga, I’ve used the expression “greatest restaurant on the planet.” It is an absolute destination […]
Today Miami Cigar and Company founder Nestor Miranda turned 80 years young. In true Nestor Miranda style, a birthday gala celebration was recently held to mark the event. Held at one of Miami’s newest eateries, A Love Story Winery & Bistro, the celebration was attended by family and friends and included an 80-person domino tournament. […]
Each week, I have the honor of appearing on KMA Talk Radio as well as produce the news segment. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On December 10, 2022, I did the show from the How Bout The Cigars studios in […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On November 5, 2022, Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars was our special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On October 29, 2022, we continue our new format where Honest Abe, Alex, Paul, and Coop discuss cigars. Catch the […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On October 22, 2022, we began a new format where Honest Abe, Alex, Paul, and Coop discuss cigars. Catch the […]
The following is a press release that is a recap of the recent Daniel Marshal Kitzbuhel Campfire Event: What started with a spark of an idea for a Daniel Marshall Cigar Experience has become the highly anticipated annual “Kitzbuhel Campfire” with a closed capacity guest list that reads like the Who’s-Who of tycoons, publishers, […]
