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Brother of the Leaf, Prophet, former Mr. South Dakota 1996. I was a bouncer on the child beauty pageant circuit until one too many juice boxes went missing and somebody had to take the fall. I was set up. Fine, I was thirsty. All that hairspray in the air dries out your throat like a motherfu... I apologize to no man. Now I host the Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
  • Our Statement Regarding the FDA and the Premium Cigar Industry

    As I sit here in The Corner Of No Hope I can’t help but find myself feeling a little… hopeless. As I mentioned briefly on our last podcast episode, the US Food and Drug Administration has recently put its giant soulless bureaucratic boot heel on the neck of the...
  • Episode 31 – Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan / Cohiba Nicaragua / OPA Oatmeal Pale Ale

    I’ve always been a huge fan of the Friday The 13th film series. While Halloween is by far my favorite horror franchise of them all, I’ve been a devoted fanboy of Jason Voorhees and his crazy Crystal Lake hijinks almost all of my life. My Uncle Dave introduced me...
  • Review – Velvet Rat cigar by Drew Estate

    Cigar: Velvet Rat (6.25 x 46) Company: Drew Estate Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Mediums Binder: Plantation Grown Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Price: $14 if you can find it… which you won’t be able to. Acquired: Submitted to TNCC by the Drew Diplomat program (2015) Elements: Corner Of No Hope /...
  • Episode 30 – No Holds Barred / La Gloria Cubana Serie RF No. 21 / Arrogant Bastard Bourbon-Barrel Aged Ale

    I heard the quote above from iconic musician Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas) on a BBC interview this morning and it reminded me SO MUCH of our attitude here at the TNCC. Here we are 30 episodes into this crazy thing and we are still so...
  • Review – Nirvana Cameroon Selection by Drew Estate

    Cigar: Nirvana Cameroon Selection (toro 6 x 52) Company: Drew Estate Wrapper: African Cameroon Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negra Filler: Nicaraguan Estelí and Jalapa Price: $10.85 Acquired: Received as a gift from Drew Estate’s Drew Diplomat program (2015) Elements: Corner Of No Hope / Water I know when you...
  • Episode 29 – Color Of Night / Cunning cigar / Little Sumpin Sumpin ale

    Boy oh boy, do we have a special episode of the Tuesday Night Cigar Club podcast for you tonight! We may have taken a pass on reviewing “50 Shades Of Grey” a while back after promising to do so BUT we more than make up for it tonight by...
  • Review – CAO Criollo Pato

    Cigar: Criollo Pato (4 7/8 x 50) Company: CAO Wrapper: Nicaraguan-grown Criollo ’98 wrapper with Cuban seed Nicaraguan tobaccos Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Price: $5.00 Acquired: Received with order as part of the free CAO World Sampler from Famous Smoke Shop (2014) Elements: Back Porch / Water    ...
  • Episode 28 – Grabbers / Filthy Hooligan cigar / Guinness Nitro IPA

    The TNCC crew has hustled their collective asses off to get this special Saint Patrick’s Day Drinking Extravaganza to you just in time for the holiday! I’m going to be super short and sweet on this page, much more so than usual, in an effort to get this episode...
  • NBK Blending Seminar with BLTC’s James Brown at TJ’s Cigar Lounge

    Back in early 2015, the TNCC crew attended a seminar at TJ’s Cigar Lounge where “The Professor” Jose Blanco demonstrated to us the characteristics of different types of cigar wrappers and the wide array of factors that go in to developing these traits and variations. We learned a great...