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by CigarCraig | September 24, 2018 · 8:00 pm

Podcast: Episode 9: Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars

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I met up with Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars at BnB Cigars in Chestnut Hill, PA last week and hung out for a while. I hadn’t seen Robert since I met him at the 2017 IPCPR show, so we caught up over some cigars. In this episode we talk about the rapid expansion of the Southern Draw brand, the core lines as well as the charitable outreach cigars they have going on.

Thanks to Robert for taking a few minutes, frankly, he’s a great interview because he’s passionate about his brand and does most of the talking. Thanks also to Brian and Vince at BnB Cigars for having Robert in and allowing me to steal him for a few minutes. BnB is a great shop in Philadelphia, make sure to check it out if you’re in the area. There are so many great shops in the Philly area, someone should organize a crawl here!

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by CigarCraig | September 10, 2018 · 8:00 am

Podcast: Episode 8: Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars

I happened to run into my buddy Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars at Old Havana Cigar Co. in West Chester. PA and mic’d up and we chatted about Fratello cigars and extra-terrestrial life. I’m stretching the truth a little, I knew Omar was coming up to do an event, and he kindly agreed to meet me a little early to chat before it got started. If you’re unfamiliar with Fratello cigars, you’re clearly new to CigarCraig.com, as I’ve been posting content about the brand since 2012 when he came on the scene.

I hope you enjoy episode eight! Sponsorship opportunities are still available!

For those in the South-Eastern PA area are who may be interested, and this is an un-solicited plug, Old Havana Cigar Co. is having a Cigar Dinner at Teca Newtown Square on Wednesday, September, 26th, 2018 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm. For $99.00 per person it includes: 3 Cigars, Bourbons, Specialty Cocktails, Red & White Wines, Domestic Bottled Beer and Dinner! The dinner menu is Whole Roasted Pig With Traditional Trimmings, Artisanal Neapolitan Pizza’s & Stromboli’s, Sausage & Broccoli Rabe, Chicken Ossobucco, Rigatoni Bolognes, Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables, Potato Salad, Classic Cesar Salad, Baked Beans & Maple Bacon. For Reservations call Old Havana Cigar Company at 610-455-0604. A friend who went last year raved about it.

Thats’s all for now, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by CigarCraig | July 17, 2018 · 10:27 am

Podcast: CigarCraig Podcast Episode Five: Cigar Prop with Kevin Shahan

Kevin Shahan is an entrepreneur who makes products to suit his own needs and put them on the market! His cigar props are beautifully made and designed, and his lighter bleeding tool is something everyone who has a butane lighter needs to have. In my 20 years of interacting with cigar smokers on the internet, I’ve taken pride in the fact that I’ve personally met many hundreds of those people, and I’m quite pleased that Kevin is among those I have met face to face and feel privileged to call him a friend. He’s someone who came across my blog and started a conversation, like many of you. Cigars are good for that. So check out CigarProp.com to see Kevin’s wares, or check them out on Amazon.com.

We also smoked and talked about the Fat Bottom Betty from Drew Estate’s Deadwood Tobacco Company’s Crazy Bitches line, I enjoy those quite a bit for a change of pace, loads of unique flavors! Although some of the audio isn’t great, I hope you enjoy this episode! I’m still working on technical aspects, this time I thought I had something good, but it turned out I didn’t, fortunately Kevin had my back, recording it from his end. I’ll get this figured out, I promise…Thanks to Kevin for joining me on the show!

Until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by CigarCraig | July 2, 2018 · 8:00 pm

Podcast: CigarCraig Podcast Episode Four

In this, the fourth episode of the CigarCraig podcast, I present another recap of the Drew Estate Pennsylvania Barnsmoker held Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Strasburg, PA., this time with Pedro Gomez, Drew Estate’s Factory Spokesman. Pedro talks to me about the event. A full recap of the event can be found here. I had hoped to talk with a few other people at the event, but everyone there is so busy, it’s hard to get people to get a few minutes uninterrupted, which, you’ll hear, didn’t even happen with Pedro, who was very generous with his time (we go way back!). Barnsmoker’s are a good time, a great mix of education, good food and smokes a great people. If there’s one you can get to, I recommend attending one if you can. I can hardly imagine one being disappointed if one were a fan of anything cigar related.

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by CigarCraig | June 18, 2018 · 8:00 pm

Podcast: CigarCraig Podcast Episode Three

In episode three of the CigarCraig Podcast I talk about my annual Father’s day tradition of smoking a special cigar that was made to benefit the children orphaned by hurricane Mitch in 1998 and it’s origins, and talk for a few minutes with Room 101 brand owner, Matt Booth.

Esperanza para los Niños was a cigar that Christian Eiroa made in his Camacho Factory in 1999 along with several members of the alt.smokers.cigars Usenet group who flew down to Rancho Jamastran at Christian’s invitation in what might have been one of the first consumer factory tours. The resulting cigars sold for between $77 and $87 a box with about $37 per box going directly toward educating children who lost their parents in the aftermath of hurricane Mitch in late 1998. The cigars became available in July of 1999 and something like 2500 boxes were made. I purchased a box as a Father’s Day gift for myself in 2000, and will smoke the last one from that box in 2020. The second part of the podcast features a post event interview with Matt Booth, who got his start with Christian Eiroa, so it ties together.