Hired by Rocky Patel in 2005 as Regional Sales Manager covering upstate New York down to DC, Mark exceeded sales goals every year, building the territory to the point where a split had to take place.

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Joe Hollywood and Mark review cigars from Arturo Fuente, MLB Cigar Ventures, Foundation, and more in this week's stogies of the week!

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Joe Hollywood and Rain Man review cigars from Tatuaje, Padron, and more in this week's stogies of the week!

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Brenda McDuff is the Manager of Havana Cigar Club in Warwick, Rhode Island. She has been smoking cigars for nearly a decade, and is incredibly passionate about the local and international cigar industry.

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Robert Holt is the Owner and Head Roller of Southern Draw Cigars. Founded by US Military veterans, Southern Draw operates with a desire to honor and defend Southern traditions, while honoring the history of tobacco and the families associated with it.

Dan Davison is the Sales Manager at Queensbury Cigar & Pipe. His unique experiences in the industry include managing Rhode Island's oldest tobacconist The Humidor Smoke Shop, to being the Northeast Sales Representative for Kristoff Cigars. He joins Hollywood this week for an interview!

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As we come within a couple of weeks of entering a new decade, Drew and Joe wanted to review the past Cigars of the Year for this decade, and which cigar will be Number One in 2019?

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Paul and the Joes review cigars from Jaime Garcia, Cala, Protocol, Casa Fernandez, and more on this episode of the Stogie Geeks show!

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Joe Hozempa and Joe DesMarais interview a well known cigar aficionado, Jarrid Trudueau from Kristoff Cigars. Get the updates on Kristoff Cigars!

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Joe and Drew talk about pairing cigars and liquor.

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Paul, Joe, and Russell talk about the cigars they have smoked for the week. They discuss Liga Privada, Liga Privada Único Serie Dirty Rat, Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 5, and the Protocol.

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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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Aaron Goldfarb is a writer, journalist, and author. His writing about drinking culture has appeared in Esquire, PUNCH, VinePair, and Whisky Advocate. He is the author of several novels, and has most recently authored a cocktail book for whiskey lovers titled Hacking Whiskey: Smoking, Blending, Fat Washing, and Other Whiskey Experiments (Dovetail Press, 2018). He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Betsy; daughter, Ellie; Maine Coon cat, Hops; and around 1000 bottles of whiskey, give or take.

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Paul discusses with Joe H. about buying cigars online vs buying from your local brick and mortar.

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Joe’s Stogies: - My Father La Gran Oferta Toro - CAO Orellana - Alec Bradley Project 40 05.50 - E.P. Carrillo Capa de Sol

Andrew’s Stogies: - Perla del Mar Maduro: Toro Grande 6 X 60 - Leon Jimenes: Robusto 5.5 x 50 - Punch Rothchild Natural: 4 1/2 x 50 - Cavalier Genève Limited Edition 2019 DG 4 3/4 x 58 - La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press Gigante 6 x 60

Mel began his career in cigars after opening a shop in Palm Springs, California in 2001. Since then, he has released several MBombay lines, applying a unique blending and fermentation approach to his cigars.

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Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust master blender and catador de puros, Steve Saka, demands the most exact standards be honored at all times. Regarded as a cigar expert throughout the industry, he is credited as being an experienced cigar maker, a prolific author regarding cigars and black tobaccos, a forefather within the online media segment and a dynamic tobacco industry executive.

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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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Jose Calá joins us in studio with his uncle Luis! Calá Cigars founder and owner Jose Calá was born in the city of La Vega, in El Cibao, Dominican Republic. Calá's parents retired to the heart of the tobacco growing and manufacturing industry, a place called Santiago de los Caballero. Calá gives us the low-down on how Calá Cigars rolls!

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Joe and Adam go over some of the sticks they've had over the past week, they'll discuss some Cigar news, and stuff you might need to know!

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This week, Joe is joined by Adam Olean, Humidor Manager at Havana Cigar Club, to interview Enrique Sanchez, CEO & Founder of Global Premium Cigars! Global Premium Cigars is a tobacco company that is Proudly Nicaraguan, which owns the brand 1502!

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This week, Drew and Joe discuss what they have been smoking, we will have Cigar news, Stogie Geek Ratings, and stuff you might need to know!

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This week, Drew and Joe interview Andy Yaffee, National Sales Director for Micallef Cigars! Jason Fruge jumps on he is a VP from Onapsis and fellow Stogie Geek. We will have Cigar news, sticks of the week, and stuff you might need to know!

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This week Drew and Joe, discuss the Diamond Crown No. 4 Maduro, do the Stogie Geeks listeners want a slack channel, sticks of the week, and stuff you might need to know.

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Steve Saka Founder of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. Steve’s path toward cigar stardom began not a century ago in Cuba, but in the 1980s—and that path was one he forged on his own.

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Adetola “Aric” Wimberly-Bey! His love and knowledge of the leaf encouraged him to fulfill his dreams. With the help of his childhood friend Derrick Bell this was possible. It literally took Derrick and Aric a year of cold calling the secretary at El Titan and sending flowers to Sandy to get her attention. Once Sandy finally spoke with Derrick and Aric she welcomed them with open arms to the El Titan De Bronze family.

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Noel Rojas! Noel has worked with some of the hottest boutiques in the world. He has helped create some of the most flavorful and sought after cigars. Good news for us he has his own brand, Rojas Cigars King of the Small Gauge Cigars.

To check out Rojas Cigars, visit: https://www.facebook.com/nrojascigars/

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In the Stogies of the Week, Drew and Joe go over the sticks they've had over the past couple weeks, including the "Stogie of the Week": J.C. Newman Brick House Maduro Toro!

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This week, Drew and Joe go over some of the sticks they've had over the past week, including the "Stogie of the Week": The Plasencia 146 Cosecha Monte Carlo 6 x 58!

Drew's Sticks:

Black Chazaro Habana

Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil TAA 2019 6 X 50

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Alec Rubin, and Bradley Rubin. Growing up they both knew that one day they would join Alec Bradley Cigar Company as ‘Second Generation Cigar Makers.’ That time has come and in this episode, they get to tell their story. 

To check out Alec Bradley Cigar Company, visit: https://www.alecandbradley.com/

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This week, the Stogie of the Week is the Plasencia Alma del Fuego - Candente Robusto 5 x50! Drew and Joe then go over a few sticks they've had over the past week!

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Eric Newman, President of J.C. Newman Cigars. J.C. Newman Cigar Company’s long history dates back more than a century to 1895, when Julius Caeser Newman rolled his first cigars in the family barn. From their humble beginnings as a one-man cigar factory, they have survived and prospered through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, two world wars, the Cuban embargo, excessive taxes, smoking bans and the rapid consolidation of the cigar industry.

To check out J.C. Newman Cigar Co., visit: https://www.jcnewman.com/

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Joe and Drew go over the sticks they've had over the past week, including the "Stogie of the Week": Plasencia Reserva Original Cortez 5 ¾ x 56

Drew's Sticks:

New World Puro Especial by AJ Fernandez 7 X 52

Mi Querida Triqui Traca

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This week Drew and Joe, interview Mike Bellody, Founder of MLB Cigar Ventures. Mike believes the premium, hand-rolled cigar industry is one of the very few remaining industries that has stayed true to the original time-tested techniques used since the first cigar was rolled almost 300 years ago. The history, craftsmanship and quality associated with making truly great cigars remain largely unchanged through generations. The cigar lifestyle is filled with these traditions. His cigars will always pay homage to this deeply entrenched tradition and history. Quality will NEVER be in question when you smoke a cigar made under his supervision his cigars will always be "Developed by Legends" - http://www.mlbcigarventures.com/

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This week, Drew and Joe, interview Dan Thompson, President of Micallef Cigars. Micallef Cigars is creating new content as everyone struggles with the new normal of social isolation. Micallef Madness is a contest for all those who are disappointed they won’t be filling out NCAA brackets this year. Ambassador Round Table and Off The Record interviews will be part of the new program schedule also. All content will be available via the private Ambassador Facebook group.

The Micallef Ambassador community is open to anyone; interested parties can learn more on the Micallef Cigars website: https://micallefcigars.com

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This week, Drew and Joe discuss the topic of the week, Impacts of the virus that is forcing business to change, employees to work from home and daily briefings from elected officials!

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Joe and Drew talk about pairing cigars and liquor.

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This week Joe interviews, Dr. Gaby Kafie, Kafie Trading Company- Premium Cigars & Coffee. Dr. Kafie is also the Founder of the BCA, Boutique Cigar Association. After his departure from practicing medicine, Dr. Kafie wanted to bring the finest cigars handcrafted in Honduras to market. In 2013 he created Kafie 1901 Cigars.

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This week Drew and Joe interview Armen Caprielian Managing Partner of DAV Cigars and discuss The Boutique Cigar Association. (BCA) https://www.thebcaa.org/ The BCA is an organization that will bring together the “true” boutique cigars of the premium cigar industry. Topics include Education, Organization, and Awareness For Family Owned Boutique Cigars Makers & Brands.

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