ACHP 592 Our Most Chaotic Show Yet
Episode Summary
Episode 592 of A Cigar Hustler's Podcast is exactly what the title promises — a loose, unscripted round table with host Mike "BDP" Palmer, co-host Michael Stepankevich and engineer Phil McGuffey, recorded in front of a small live audience (Mike the Mailman and listener Chris Weiss, who wins both an auction "buy it now" and a giveaway re-draw on air). The first segment covers listener comments, CHPod.com swag, the Patreon, an ongoing giveaway and the growing pains of the shop's newly launched website.
The news block runs through a Florida woman charged with grand theft after allegedly faking cancer to collect more than $40,000 from over 200 people in a Collier County retirement community, an Arkansas high school football player who practiced for an hour with a two-foot cottonmouth hiding under his helmet padding, and UK station Radio Caroline's accidental broadcast of pre-recorded King Charles death announcements — a breach of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code. They also touch on Zoox's Amazon-backed robotaxi service launching paid rides in Las Vegas and the software recall following a smoke-filled emergency scene incident.
Cigar news is the meat of the episode: El Titán de Bronze and Scandinavian Tobacco Group end their roughly two-and-a-half-year distribution partnership, with founder Sandra Cobas taking distribution back in-house and continuing both the Miami-made and Nicaraguan-made Redemption lines, plus a new portfolio teased for the 2027 PCA Trade Show. The crew discusses the Calle Ocho factory's entubado rolling method and its contract work for La Palina and Warped, the La Galera 90th Anniversary from Tabacalera Palma, Hilario Diaz's Mi Vieja — a tribute to his mother built on an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper with Dominican Habano 2000, Piloto Cubano, Criollo 98 and Peruvian filler, debuting at InterTabac in Dortmund — and the updated, slightly re-blended Diamond Crown Maximus shipping from J.C. Newman.
The show closes with "What's the Score?", the crew's guess-the-rating game. Today's subject is the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edition Double Diamante Red, a $150 AJ Fernandez-made Nicaraguan puro reviewed by Brooks Whittington. Dark chocolate, creamy oak, espresso and leather notes aren't enough to justify the three-digit price; burn corrections on two of three samples seal it. Final score: 87 — nailed on the first guess by Palmer.
In This Episode
- 01Live audience, auction and giveaway re-drawChris Weiss wins the ended auction and a giveaway re-draw on air while the crew plugs CHPod.com swag, Patreon and the chaotic new website launch.
- 02Florida fake-cancer GoFundMe caseA Bonita Springs activities director allegedly collected $40,000 from 200+ people between 2022 and 2024 by faking cancer, sparking a debate about charity and trust.
- 03Cottonmouth in a football helmetAn Arkansas high schooler practiced an hour with a venomous snake under his helmet padding, and the crew debates whether they'd ever put that helmet back on.
- 04Radio Caroline's King Charles blunderA UK station accidentally aired pre-recorded King Charles death announcements, drawing an Ofcom Broadcasting Code breach and 16 minutes of silence.
- 05Zoox robotaxis launch in Las VegasAmazon's Zoox begins paid autonomous rides in Vegas following a software recall after a vehicle drove into an active emergency scene.
- 06El Titán de Bronze splits from STGFounder Sandra Cobas takes distribution back in-house after a two-and-a-half-year STG partnership, with Miami and Nicaraguan Redemption production continuing.
- 07New releases: La Galera, Mi Vieja and Diamond Crown MaximusThe crew covers Tabacalera Palma's La Galera 90th Anniversary, Hilario Diaz's mother-tribute Mi Vieja blend, and J.C. Newman's re-blended Diamond Crown Maximus.
- 08What's the Score? Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Double Diamante RedThe panel guesses the halfwheel rating on a $150 AJ Fernandez-made Nicaraguan puro with great flavor but wavy burn lines — final score 87.
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Transcript
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- Two. - And there's a one. Okay. Leave him alone.
It's the only workout he gets all week. His shoulders are fatigued. Well, he hurt his neck getting out of the shower, too. Right.
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I get excited. Preston was here. What do you want? BDP.
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And the crowd goes wild. The crowd goes wild. On today's show, cancer is worth about $40,000 in donations. Oh.
Coach, there's something in my helmet. Long live the king. Oops. Oh.
Then a new brand of robot taxis hit the streets. Yay. " Oh, Justin's gone. No, no, no, no, no, they're not getting ready.
Some shipping notifications and a new cigar. " Oh, we love mama. " But first, Mikey, how do we get some of that CHPod swag? And what are all the people saying?
Like and subscribe wherever you're viewing and listening to the show. Oh, that was love. Shout out to Mike the Mailman and Chris Chadweiss in the building. Oh, bing bong.
Watching the podcast live. com for all your CHPod swag. com, us, Cigar Hustlers podcasts. Yes.
The auction's over. Did you hear about this? No. The auction has ended.
Yes. Somebody bought now? Yeah. Uh-oh.
Hurry up and buy. Chris Chadweiss could not. Oh, could not risk? Could not risk Corey coming up hard with the bidding.
Yes. Uh oh. So he hit the button. Oh, so he can take it with him?
Yeah, he can take it with him. Save on shipping. Yeah, save on shipping. Right, save on shipping.
Yeah. Well, that means that we can catch things up a little bit here. Right. Would you like to wear it while you watch the show?
If I knew, I could have got it out for you. Yeah, come on, Chris. Come on, man. So yeah, so that's done.
Nice. That's my guy right there. That's my guy right there. Congratulations, Chris, and thank you so much for all the support.
Yes, he's going to get them all. We appreciate you supporting us, dude. It's amazing. Some comments from the show, from the lounge at CHPod, which apparently now says everything.
Oh, now it's still transferring over to the other stuff. I don't know, is it still? I didn't look today. Uh, it didn't today.
Well, I would say it was a good run, one day. That was amazing. I'm going to have to go back to that. Can you make him put it back?
Yeah. Yeah. Hey, Claude. Hey, Claude.
That stuff he did yesterday that I complained about? Make it happen again. Hey, that was really cool. Do that again.
Well, apparently Claude doesn't end the auction when you buy it now. It still keeps running. Oh, well, we take more money. So I gotta work on that.
Uh-oh. Moe problems. By the way, the new site, the thing that we don't talk about, is officially live. And it's chaos.
And we're sorting through it. But you can feel free to check it out. However, it's chaos. So, just remember that.
Remember that I said that it's chaos, but it's really cool. But it is chaos. It is cool. Let's see here.
0 Ooh, a new one. " That sounds, I mean, it sounds... That sounds like a great idea. Yeah.
I like that the anxious can sleep. Right? I'd give it to my wife every time we got on a plane. And @iHeartFoods commented under that, so what happens if the kid has a severe allergic reaction to chloroform?
Well, you need to be approved, you know, you just gotta work these things out. Yeah, we check for ID bracelets for you. And just a quick question, is your son allergic to chloroform? Yeah, I was gonna ask.
You know. Please breathe deeply. @RuckusOnChain says... Oh, my dear mom.
Oh, Sharon. Hi, Sharon. We've missed you. " Was that the movie?
movie? I thought that was a book. It's both. Maybe that's the movie you were referencing?
Me? Not me. I've never seen the movie. It's okay, Mike.
He doesn't remember what he did this morning. Maybe Triple G referenced it? Could have been. At iHeartBDP He's shaking his head no.
Says 2001 A Space Odyssey. The HAL 9000. You want to care to elaborate on that one? No?
Okay. All right. All right. At iHeart Triple G says, Triple G is back.
Well, Triple G's gone again. Oh, well, he was fixing the light in there? He got a little bit of a shocker. Did he?
Yeah. He got a little 110 in? He had to yell. " Turn off!
" Maybe I was referring to him. It must have been you, then. I don't know. One of you three.
Could be anything. Could have been Phil. No, no, no. No, you were on yesterday's show.
Oh, you guys, oh, okay. I like that you went back to, you changed the titles, like how I changed the title, and you went back to change it to the other way. What? Like you do ACHP 589, ACHP 592, and then like 590 and 591 were different titles, the way that I did them.
Oh. Yeah. Well, you did one of them that way, and then you're like, oh, you know what, I'm gonna go back here, go like this. But those seems-- Well, now you have me, I don't make the stuff anymore, the ChatGPT people for the A/B test thing.
For the-- Make different ones. For the imagery. Well, they give a title based-- Do they? Yeah, based on the script.
Based on the-- Transcripts. On the-- On the transcripts. I can't think of what it's called. Yeah, but ACHP-592 is in the front again.
Do they give you that as well? Oh, yeah. Oh, you mean in the typed in thing? Mm-hmm.
Oh, no, I thought I was putting it in the same. I don't remember. That's okay. Check Rumble or Spotify.
Maybe it's different there, too. Check Rumble or Spotify? Yeah. Okay.
Oh, boy. And maybe any of those 75 different ones we're on. And that is the comments, I guess, for today. That was it?
That's all I see. Wow. Wow, it's a little day. Wow.
In the lounge. Well, no, that was on the YouTube page. 92. The Florida Man?
He likes to make a lot of his comments in person now, which I told him doesn't qualify for participation. com The Lounge, so you might want to check that out. Oh! I might want to check it out.
I'm in it. You're in it? I'm not in it. You can't win.
I'm in it. I'm not in it. You can't win. Are you in it, really?
I don't know. You can't win. Maybe I'm ruckus. You know what's funny is I did see a comment that I don't see now.
Uh-oh. From our Canadian friend. Oh, maybe he took it back down. Oh, Mr.
300. Maybe Canada censored it. " Oh, I didn't see that. For the other thing.
Oh. Aw. Nice guy. He's a nice guy.
I don't know what we do. Send him a hat. Do you think we send him a hat? I mean, hats we can send.
Yeah, Canada's not going to stop that. No, I'm not going to stop a hat. Send him a hat? Right.
A signed one. Yeah, we'll all sign a hat. Yeah. Okay.
All right, so then let's redraw. Be worth lots of money. We got some time here. Let's redraw.
Sure, we have time. You don't like any of my stories and just say move on anyway. Yeah, because a lot of them are terrible. You know what?
Wait till next week when you have to do stories every day. I don't want to do it. Well, you don't have a choice. I'm not doing it.
Well, I guess you've got to start and look at each other. You're going to be winging it, as you explained to Mr. Weiss, this is a bad idea. It is a terrible idea.
So, Phil, what are you smoking? Oh, you know, what are you smoking? Yeah, these leaves. Yeah.
Oh. You didn't think good lately? Oh, I had this great racetrack lunchbox. All right, I'm going to officially...
Oh, what, what, what? Why can't I... Why are you attacking me, Palmer? Oh, I was going to go over here.
You be quiet over there. Greg's on this show more than you know. No, he's not. We've changed the business cards to The King, BDP, and Triple T.
We have business cards? Yeah, don't you have any of them? All right. I'm going to re-spin for the previous contest.
He doesn't have any of the business cards? No. Oh. When did we get business cards?
For what? We got business cards to pass out to people to get to listen to the show. " And I show them where to go, and they go on it. Is that what you do?
Your people. He has peoples. Your people. Yeah.
Well, your peoples are not commenting. Gingy can't comment. Why not? Because he's driving a brown truck every day.
He doesn't ever go home? His thumbs are broken? , takes a shower, and goes to bed. What time does he get up?
I feel like he can comment. He gets up at like 4:00. So if he gets up at 3:45... Yeah, he can comment.
He can drop a comment. And when you apprise it, you guys can split. You'll hear this now, so he'll comment. Okay, I'm gonna spin this now.
Spin, spin, spin, spin. Mailman, spin it. You know, when he does his sound effects, I get a little wet on the side of my face. Can you see this?
Oh, you get wet. Pause. Not the way you want. Yeah, pause.
Yeah, that's what I just spun. Oh, did he win? Yeah. Oh, look at that.
Congratulations. Congratulations, Mr. Weiss. It's quite the day he's having today.
Sure is. Wow. Wait a minute. He's going to need a backup vehicle to take his stuff off.
All the fun and excitement happens when you come and watch the show live. Right, coming live, leave with prizes. So congratulations. Maybe he's got one of those scramblers back there.
, winner of the previous contest. All right, so we can set that up before we go. There you go. Nice.
Close that one out. Right. Because I hate when the stuff lingers. It drives me nuts.
Yeah, give him his prides, give him his mask. Yeah. Send him on his merry way. Send him on his merry way, yeah, that's it.
You're out the door, here you go. Have a good day. So, yeah. Say anything to the Canadians.
Canadian. And I think that's all I got. There's more than one. That's all I got.
That's all I got. Patreon. Did you say Patreon? Comments.
Like and subscribe. I think we're ready. Oh, all right. We're ready to go.
Let's get on with the show. The news. A Florida woman is facing grand theft charge after investigators say she faked having cancer. She collected more than $40,000 from over 200 people.
That's not a lot. Really, it's not. 40 G's. But it is grand theft.
That doesn't even get me out of debt. You know what I mean? Oh, that's what cleaned me up. That would be okay.
I'd still have a little extra. You're not married with kids, I guess. No, no. Well, I am, but...
Well, they're gone. They're gone, though. Yeah, you don't pay them. No longer debts.
According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, 51-year-old Maribeth Ellen Jones of Bonita Springs allegedly carried out the scheme between 2022 and 2024. At the time, Joan. Two years? Two years.
It took two years to get 200 people to give her 40 G's? Right. Talking 20 G's a year. She had to fake cancer for two years.
So we're talking 20 G's a year. Okay, we can do it that way. Sure. You can average it out.
And we went after this person. Well, she got $40,000 from people for a disease she doesn't have. We start rounding up the homeless, I guess. Because they need food.
I mean, like, what are you talking about? Still $40,000. It's illegal. How much do you think they make?
Who? The homeless people. They're homeless by choice. They don't have cancer.
You don't know that. By choice? By choice? By choice.
Wow. By choice. They're homeless by choice. Right.
They can go to shelters. They can go to shelters? Right. They can go to Chick-fil-A and get a sandwich?
They can go to Chick-fil-A and get a sandwich. Yeah. Every day. Wow.
If you're homeless, you can do that? Homeless by choice. Yeah. If you go to Chick-fil-A and say, I'm hungry, I need food, they'll give you a free sandwich.
Oh, I'm going right after this. Mr. Cuidado is going right after this. They're gonna take one look at you and not believe for a second.
You're not hungry. No, no, I'm just driving this guy's truck, I gotta get it washed, I'm homeless, I'm hungry, I need food. In your $80,000 Denali truck? $80,000 Denali.
Here's a tip, don't do it in the drive-thru. Oh, okay. I just stole this truck. At the time, Jones worked as an activities director at a residential community in Naples.
Investigators say she told residents she had cancer and needed help. See, she got it from old people. So, okay, so she's one step above the scam people that call. Yeah.
Well, they go to jail too when they get called. No, they don't. They're in India. The money's gone.
Yeah, she's at least here. Allegedly, allegedly. Allegedly in India. Hello!
She told them she had cancer and needed help paying for treatment. A GoFundMe campaign was created and deputies say donations were also collected through cash and checks. Money from the fundraiser was reportedly connected to Jones's personal bank account. Well, that's where she screwed up right there.
Yeah. Well, what's wrong with that? That's how they knew it was her. The GoFundMe went to her bank account.
I mean, that makes sense. That's where, where else is it going to go? To a nondescript foreign account in a non-extradition country. To an offshore shell company?
Right. For 40 Gs? She didn't know where it was going to stop. Over two years?
She didn't know where it was. So she's not really good at it. No, she's not. And plus, she got caught.
Well, maybe up to two years, she didn't start showing symptoms. So they're like, hmm, you look like you're fine. So shave your legs. Take your head.
Yeah, that's what you have to do. Mix it up a little bit, you know? Put some makeup under your eyes, make a dark circle. Eat a little less, you know?
Oh, yeah. She did not look like she was missing meals. No? No, there was a photo.
That's how they know. You know what I love? Because now I get to see how the audience reacts to some of the stuff that we say. Oh.
Because I'm watching Mike DeBellman shake his head now. Shake his head over there? Yeah. He said she did not miss a meal.
There was a picture. She was not missing any meals. Well, it was her picture from jail. That's a profile picture.
Yeah, it was not a real flattering photo. Authorities say Jones went to considerable lengths to make the story appeal legitimate. At one point, residents participated in cutting, oh, she did shave her head. Oh, see?
They participated in cutting her hair because they believed she was preparing to undergo chemotherapy. Investigators say Jones did not have cancer. I wonder who the accessory to the shaving of the head was. Well, you tell her, oh, I'm going to lose my hair, so all the, you know, give me five dollars, I'll let you shave my head some.
I'll let you shave my head some. I love that. Right. Oh, like a contest.
Right. So you got something for your bunny. Yeah, you shaved her head. Yeah, it's still illegal.
You know, five bucks, let you shave my head. Done. According to the Sheriff's Office, more than 200 people contributed to her cause with the total amount exceeding $40,000. Investigators alleged the money was used to pay Jones's personal debts rather than medical expenses.
There you go. She was running the credit card. Like what type of personal debts? For the clippers for her head?
Right. They're really nice. They're really nice. They're gonna cut the hair.
Right. You know what I mean? Uh, ooh. The investigation uncovered two previous fundraising campaigns in which Jones allegedly benefited from similar false claims.
Nice. Oh. This is her thing. This is what she does.
I love this. Jones turned herself into authorities on August 5th and was charged with grand theft. She's like Tammy from, uh, Identity Theft. Right.
There you go. Uh, let's see. Scams like this hurt more than people who lose money. They can also damage public trust and make people more hesitant.
To donate to those who generally need help. Genuinely? Genuinely. Not generally?
Well, it could be either way. They don't generally need help. They genuinely need help. They generally need help, too.
They generally, genuinely need help? Yes. Yeah? Yes, they do.
Okay. Well, she's mental, so there's no fun for that? Apparently, it's not as prolific, and people don't give as much money. Do you donate to any charities?
I use it prolific. Do you donate to...? We do through my wife's school. Yeah?
We donate to the school system and stuff and participate in different things. What about you? Yeah, I round up at Lowe's. I round up at Publix.
Why don't you go to you? Go to you. At McDonald's? You round up at McDonald's?
No, I do the stuff with Dana and do a couple different things for vets. That's cool. Yeah. How about you, Michael?
I don't want to talk about it. You do a charity event. It's none of your damn business. It's none of your damn business.
I don't talk about my charity events. Well, maybe I do. I don't know. It's not right now.
You do. There's just not one going on right now. Oh, there's always a charity event. Like, I'm looking at two of them right now.
Oh. Hey. Did you hear what he said about you? I got three charity events.
Three charities and one was a girl. Yeah, that's true. Those aren't charities. He made those.
I created those? Yes. Not the same if you make them. Well, would you argue the fact that your body made the cancer?
If I had cancer. And then say, oh, well, you made it. Well, everybody has cancer, Palmer. Michael has cancer, Palmer.
Is that like the zombie thing? Everybody's got it? You just don't know? No, everybody has cancer in their body.
Everybody has cancer in their body? Yeah. Really? Can you ask, Claude?
No, no, no, no, we want to leave this for the comments. Everybody has cancer in their body. If you could just go to you when you're talking, though, that would make me very happy. I had a day off and a weekend, I gotta get back into the switchies.
I watched part of the Oliver Show. Did you not like Oliver? It's like you're getting dumber and dumber. What's going on here?
You hardly ever showed Oliver. There he is. Oliver didn't say much. He did.
He talked the whole time he was talking. They had a conversation. I want to see that beautiful unicorn. Guys, do it again.
Well, Mikey was beating me before the show. He's like, don't put the camera on Oliver the whole time. It's me. Yeah, that's what I said.
On the whole time? His lighting was off, too, by the way. Well, it was a little brighter, right? Yeah, it was too bright.
Well, it was because Mikey wanted his to be better. Yeah, I wanted it. Well, yeah, I mean, you look great. I really wanted to shine.
Right. Yeah, I really wanted to talk to myself that entire time. I talked. It worked.
Mission accomplished. Mission accomplished. Wow. You and some floating voice that was off to the side, because you did look that way.
Wow. Like, I wonder who's there. It could be anybody. It could be anybody.
It looks like an angel the way he was glowing and everything. Yeah. All right, an Arkansas high school football player practiced for an hour with a venomous snake in his helmet. That guy, there goes my hero.
He was like the Jets. Until the coach discovered the serpent. High School Athletic Director Kirk Horton said the staff was left stunned after one of the players brought him his helmet for inspection during the middle of practice only for them to find a two-foot-long cottonmouth snake inside. Wow.
He'd gotten underneath the padding in the helmet. That's serious. But he didn't know? The kid didn't know?
Or he did it? No, he didn't know. The kid didn't do it. He, like, put it down.
The snake crawled in. Oh, shit. And then he felt something moving, takes the helmet over to the coach. " And it was a two-foot cottonmouth in there.
And what tarnation type of football are you running here in Arkansas? Yeah. It was really just shock and disbelief, Horton told KARK-TV News. I've got a better shot at winning the lottery than seeing this in my 10 years.
The venomous snake had apparently found its way underneath the helmet's padding, stayed hidden from view, until the student began noticing the strange feeling in the headpiece. The school staff was able to secure the helmet inside a tote bag before the animal services arrived to take control of the animal. Shocking images show how the agency was able to safely submerge the helmet in a sink to coax the serpent into coming out and capturing it. I've removed snakes out of car vents in the engine, purses, backpacks, Animal Services Director Chris Davis told KATV News.
In a helmet? Never. It was very unreal. You had to kind of be there and take pictures to say this was real.
Here's an interesting take on this. Yes. If I'm that kid, I take that as a sign from God that I am not supposed to play football. You're not supposed to play football?
Yeah, I'm done. We're not supposed to put your helmet down either. What, are you laid by a swamp? I mean, what are we talking about here?
I mean, he was on the field. Yeah, he's in Arkansas. What swamp is that? Nobody saw it crawl near the helmet?
Arkansas. Arkansas. Arkansas. Arkansas.
I don't know. Okay, you're playing football. I want you to think about this because it was a long time ago, right? Did Palmer play football?
No, Palmer didn't play football. You're in high school or whatever. Oh yeah, he was a swimmer. And you put your helmet down.
Right. And then you pick it up. Right. Oh man, something weird is going on in here.
Something weird is going on in my helmet. They inspect your helmet and they find a venomous snake. It kind of feels kind of nice. You show up.
Bill's next movie, there's a snake in my helmet, it feels kind of nice. That feels kind of nice. There's an anaconda on my head. I don't want one.
So you, what do you do? Do you go back to practice? I ask for a new helmet, obviously. And that's it, but you continue?
Yeah, I mean, if you're a kid that likes to play football. I'm not putting the helmet back on. What, Chris? Chris says he's not putting the helmet back on.
No, I'm not putting the helmet back on. No, I don't care if it's out. I want a new helmet. But you keep playing football?
Sure. What about you, Phil? Am I good at it, or am I just so-so? You're okay.
Yeah, maybe not then. Okay. No. They didn't say high school American all-star.
No, they didn't say that. Yeah. Because they would have. Yeah.
Five-star recruit. Right. You've got three kids old who play football. What are you going to tell them?
Tell them you can't play anymore? I've got news for you. " Yeah. He's done.
It's all right, I play basketball. He doesn't like the ocean because of stingrays, not even because of sharks. He's like, no, there's a thing raised. I'm like, dude, stop it.
Phil, what do you do? I'd still play, but, I mean, I'm definitely not wearing that helmet. What if you find a snake in your mask? Yeah.
What if you find a snake in your mask? Maybe the next mask has a compartment in it, or maybe it just climbs up inside your horn there. Yeah. Are you setting me up, Palmer?
And there's a coral snake inside. A coral snake up in your horn. A coral snake? Yeah.
Well, no, I'm not wearing the mask. This one's getting sold right away. Red on black danger, Jack. You gotta get away from that.
That you're done with the show? 'Cause you have to wear the mask for the show. Yeah, you have to wear the mask. Nah, just unhook the camera.
You unhook the camera? Yeah. Unhook the camera? Is that what you said?
You're like deep throat or something? Wow. Paws. Why is all those paws?
That's new today. David Snow did it behind the rattlesnake. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What?
You guys are missing the whole point of this story. They carefully submerged the helmet to get the snake out. They drowned him. No, it came out.
It didn't drown. A cottonmouth? Cottonmouth can swim. Yeah.
The top of the water, not beneath. That's why putting it in the sink made it come out. Yeah. And what's wrong with them killing the snake?
You think when they jump in, they don't go under for a second and they come back up just like people? Let's say they killed the snake. And? I mean.
They released it, they relocated it to a new area. They relocated it? To the Everglades. I got news for you.
If that snake was in the vicinity of my home, they'd be done. I've chopped up many cottonmouths. Right? Many cottonmouths?
Garden snakes? No, no, no. Black racers? No, I live by all the lakes.
You kill the water moccasins? Water moccasins, yeah. Yeah? Really?
Yeah, actually, I killed a king snake one time, too. That's kind of scary. Well, they eat the other snakes. That was silly.
Whatever. That's why it's called the king. Listen, it's the devil. If you read the Bible, that snake.
If you've read the Bible? No. How do you know it's that snake? I don't think so.
We're so confused. Yeah, a man in your industry, You think you would not be, you know, a very religious man. Yeah. In my industry?
Yes. The male porn industry. Yeah, in the videos with the film. In the videos and the films and stuff about the Beavers.
" Sorry. All the dudes? No, I didn't say all the dudes. You said they're all saying.
I said they're always saying. He said all the dudes. No, I didn't say all the dudes. I heard dudes.
Did you hear dudes, Michael? I heard dudes. I did. This is burning perfectly, just so you know.
Here we are again. Another cigar. Every day. Randomly selected out of a box.
How did the other one do yesterday? And it's perfect. It burned perfect yesterday, too. No problems.
Definitely a 91. So odd. Behind the rattlesnake, the cottonmouth is the second most venomous snake in Arkansas, with the snake preferring to take shelter in dark spaces or helmets. Okay.
Is that a jab? Dark spaces? No. Dark spaces, like inside a helmet.
Okay, moving on. How long was his helmet off that they took it for that snake to slither across the field and climb into his helmet? I mean, it was probably hiding under a bleacher or something where it was a little bit cooler. Oh, close by?
Yeah. And it said, "Oh, that's nice. " This must have been the kicker. The kicker?
Yeah. Oh, because he doesn't have his helmet on very often. Yeah, he's just sitting on the sideline watching the practice. It's better if you just do it fast, Chris.
Just do it fast, get it over with. Just let it happen. Just let it happen. Low and slow, baby.
K. radio station that mistakenly aired premature reports that King Charles died in May, breached broadcast standards, the country's media regulatory, Ofcom said, O-F-C-O-M, Ofcom. He died? No, no, they mistakenly released.
In May? Yes. Didn't they just mistakenly kill somebody else before, too? Like, a couple months back.
Well, that would be May. Isn't this what happened to Paul Walker or something? Yeah, they've done, it happened, but this is a radio station has a pre, well, let's read on. Yeah, let's read on.
I thought it was like Michael Jackson. I like it when you explain it to me, though. I don't like it when you read on. Oh, okay, well, they have pre-recorded tapes ready just in case celebrities or dignitaries, or in England, the royal family member dies.
Right, yeah. So, the guy that ran on the show was at his house doing it remotely because of COVID. A lot of DJs now have setups in their house. Yeah.
" So he puts it in to play it and doesn't realize that he broadcasted it. And it is the pre-recorded death announcements for King Charles. Oh. So he freaks out and turns it off right away during a commercial.
DJ doesn't know. So then they had a six-minute moment of silence for the death of King Charles. Wow. This is a test.
This is only a test. Did they announce the purge right thereafter? Yeah, then the purge horn went off. He received two complaints about the report, which interrupted regular music programming, so somebody quickly called in and go, "Hey, he's not dead.
" That was the third tape. " So they played all three videos? Yeah, he played all three. So he didn't turn it off right away.
" Well, yeah, I don't know if they're all on the same tape, or three different tapes. Let me hear this one. I wonder what this one is. Wow.
After the moments of silence, regular programming resumed. The host apologized to listeners for about 30 minutes after the statement aired. He's not dead. I'm very sorry.
He's fine. He's all right, and he's very chippy. "I've just been informed that we played in air some information a little earlier. I didn't hear this myself, but it is incorrect.
It's technical issues, and of course, we apologize, the host said. There's a bit of an issue with our radio station. This will be the last time you hear this radio station. It's the last time, yeah.
Last time you hear me on the air. It is Monday, August 10th. Bulletin Ofcom said it considered the situation a breach of two rules under the Broadcasting Code. You broke the rules of the code.
News in whatever form must be reported with due accuracy, presented with due impartiality, reads Code 1. Significant mistakes in news should normally be acknowledged and corrected on air quickly. Correction should be appropriately scheduled, reads the second rule that broke. Radio Caroline, which mostly broadcast music from the 1960s to today, said the host show was streaming from a remote location.
We already mentioned that. Meanwhile, a staffer performing maintenance played the tapes by mistake. Radio Caroline explained that these files are accompanied with a set of strict instructions to presenters and managers who follow before aired, but out of curiosity. The staff played the files which stopped the stream from the presenter's remote location and broadcast our files on air.
You want to know what I think happened? What happened? Hey, here's what's going on. No one watches our radio station anymore.
So I need you to take a hit for me. Can you do that, Alfie? I want you to hit play and play these three things so we make international news. What was the guy's name?
Alfie. Alfie. Alfie. Well, apparently, after he immediately hit stop when the tape was playing and left the office, he just quit and left.
Yeah, he was the, you know. Really? Yeah, he knew. The show's host, who was on call, did not notice they had been mistakenly aired.
After the host realized an incorrect program was being streamed, he contacted a station engineer who already knew what happened and was investigating. Right. He was on top of it. When this goes sideways, here's what I need you to do.
I need you to interject immediately. Radio Caroline took the matter very seriously, and much activity was taking place during those 30 minutes leading to the apology. The staffer who played the incorrect vows were reprimanded, in parentheses. Is on the lam.
And has since apologized, the station told. It's a move to Scotland. From a jail cell deep. Host and staff were also reminded of the relevant procedures, the station told.
We're sorry, we didn't mean to do it, we're sorry, sorry, sorry. Wow. People reached out to the radio station, Radio Caroline, for further comments, and they were not answered. It's a sad world we live in, when the false news gets the most attention.
Doesn't he have cancer? So, I mean, it could have... I don't know, you know, two years, $40,000. Oh, that's right.
I wonder how much money he's gotten. Raise me my money. There's another story that I didn't pull, where they're trying to get Caroline, him and his wife, trying to get Caroline to change the spelling of her name. Who's Caroline?
Caroline is the Prince's wife, Princess Caroline. Prince, what Prince? Prince... Harry?
Charlie, not Charles. Prince Charlie? Not Harry, the other one. William.
Prince William. William's wife, Caroline. Why are they gonna change their name? Because their initials are the same as hers, and they already have a crest with those letters on it, they want hers to be different.
So there's no confusion. I would change it to an X. Well, William's very upset. William's very upset?
That they asked his wife to change the spelling of her name. Now can you change your name so that your crest is different than ours? Right. Yeah.
Well, he's got that wife that's not really their mother, so they don't like her anyway. Yeah. That's not really their mother? No, he was married to the blonde lady whose name is...
That's dead. Donna. Right. Diane.
Princess Diane. Yeah, Princess Donna. That was close. Yeah, this is England, not South...
That's PAG. This is England, not Arkansas. I'm not going to say it. Come back in Arkansas again with Donna.
Princess Donna. Princess Donna. So Miss Donna. Listen, he'll be king soon.
He can change it back. I have no idea what's going on with them. I don't pay attention to the royal family. There was a lot of royal family news today.
Is he the next one in line? He is the next one in line. Who? So he's the youngest though, right?
William? No, William's the oldest. But Charles is in charge? Yeah, Charles in charge.
Charles and whoever that other lady's name is. Which one's the one that's banned? No, Harry's been allowed back in. Oh, okay.
But William is upset about that too. Is he still with that other one? Markle. Yeah, he's with the American.
Yeah? Yeah. They're working it out or whatever? Well, they didn't have a problem, did they?
I thought that they were the rest or something. Yeah, they were having a problem. Oh, were they? Again, I don't pay attention to this stuff.
It was kind of messed up. You know, she was really good on suits. Suits would still be going. You know what's awesome would be good?
You know who's not good on the board? His name is Phil, because as he's speaking, it's on me. Wow. Yeah.
You know, he doesn't yell oppression like this at all. And Preston was, you know, having this through half the show today. He didn't yell at him once. I had to bring it up.
You know what? I'm going to make a sweater. I'm going to bring it for Mikey. You know, Preston, you're rubbing a little with the microphone.
I'm going to go, "It's fine. " Yeah. It was a tight sweater. You got a different type.
Those are different than ours. Sweater? Yeah. The hoodie that you and Preston wear, the matching hoodies.
Yeah, but it's like tight. Well, it's tight on him. He got a size smaller. I don't know what to tell you.
Preston's was a little big. " Yeah, see, and then get it tight. Yeah, that'll work, and the microphone won't rust. Nice, medium.
I'm sure. This is done. Let's just move on. If you get the triple G size, it'll be fine.
Yeah, yeah, you know, really tight around the belly. Again, you're talking. Hey, let's look at Palmer. There we go.
I'm sorry, I was looking at Palmer, actually. Wait, he's on. Wait, he's on. No, he wasn't talking.
Hit the buttons. All right, moving on. There we go. You know, we can replace him.
We can replace him with a laptop. Wow. We know how to do it. We know how to work that shit out.
Yeah, you know, that's what happened with the toll booth people. You know what I mean? Eventually, if you call out, you got replaced with a bucket. We're going to replace you with a bucket, Phil.
Yeah, exactly. And I'll put a mask on the bucket. Wow. Attack me, Dave.
Zook CEO Achia Evans agreed that the autonomous vehicles should be regulated as the Amazon subsidiary fleet of autonomous vehicles launched It's first paid service in the United States in Las Vegas on Monday. Oh, good. In June, one of Zook's robo-taxis drove into heavy smoke at the active emergency scene in Las Vegas. Zook's issued a software recall following the incident, so this car went and drove into an area that was on fire.
That's smart. Instead of going around it. Did it get a person or no? Yeah, it had a person in it.
Oh, it had a person in it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was like, oh, okay, we're going in this. Yeah, well, the Google Maps or whatever they used didn't say there was a fire, so it just drove right through.
Well, it's not up to date with fires. Well, you think, but that's what she's saying. Her software needs to be updated. It obviously needs to be some type of regulation.
There's a glitch in the Matrix? There's a glitch on another company that has autonomous cars. Well, look, I think, listen, there's going to be one clear winner here, and his name is Elon Musk. Aren't his having problems, too?
Not to my knowledge. Does he have cars? What's his cars called? Oh, they have the gold, they had the gold, I didn't know if the autonomous ones had a different name, he has the gold truck thing.
You can get in, you can buy one that's autonomous and you can just sit in the driver's seat. What if I don't want to sit in the driver's seat? I think they don't want you to sit in the driver's seat. Mine has that button where it'll stay in the lane so I can do stuff on my phone when I'm driving down the highway.
Yeah. That's nice. That's not for that. I know it's not what it's for, but that's what I use it for.
Dear God. He didn't even tell me if I could get close to a car, so I'm fine. A little bell goes off. Oh, Miss Palmer.
" Hey, you're supposed to drive. Okay, we skipped this. End of Cigar News. El Titan DeBron's an STG in the distribution agreement.
Who? STG and Teton, they're done? El Titan DeBron. El Teton.
Is it Teton? Mm-hmm. El Teton? What cigars are they making?
It's going to be Titan. It's just got an Umlan over the A's. Umlan? Teton?
Teton? Hmm. Going forward, El Teton DeBronze will be responsible for distributing El Teton DeBronze cigars. In early 2024, Scandinavian Tobacco General Cigar Company announced a revamped El Teton DeBronze redemption line, the start of what ended up being a two-and-a-half-year partnership that saw STG distribute El Teton DeBronze's brands.
Going forward, El Teton de Brons, I say that name a lot in this story, well once again, handle its own distribution, interested retailers have been encouraged to contact the factory directly, in an email, Sandra Kobus, the founder of El Teton de Brons, told Cigarser Podcasts that the Nicaraguan made redemption introduced early this year will continue to be made as well as the redemptions that are made in Miami, oh they're making them here too. Well, that's the big deal about Teetan and DeBronze. They're Miami. Oh.
And in the country. And in the country? They make two different ones. Yeah.
There's a Miami version, and a Nicaraguan version. Let's read on. Um, DeBronze says that it will have a new portfolio of cigars at the PCA 2027 Convention at Trade Show, which takes place March 6th through 8th in Las Vegas. He's already mentioning the dates for the night.
Oh, God. All the time. I'm dreading that. It was founded in 1995 and still located in Miami's Cale Ocho neighborhood.
It's one of the last remaining factories in Miami and one of just a few that makes cigars for other companies, most notably La Polina and Warped. The factory prides itself on employing experienced rollers from Cuba who roll cigars using the Intubaro. How do you say that one? Intubaro?
Thank you, Intubaro. Act like you're in the industry, Greg. There's no B in the word. Intubaro.
There's no F on it either. There's a F. No. It's Entubado.
Entubado? That's the way it's spelled. Entubado? The Entubado method.
But that's part of that story you tell that I like with the folding of the napkin thing. Well, let me ask you a question, Palmer. When you were in China, they spelled words over there. How do you read those?
I don't. I had a person. You ever hear the guy from Recluse? Scott?
Yeah, yeah. Scott Weeks. Entubaro. Is that the way he says it?
" Yeah. I like that guy. I like him, too. Is that Southern Draw?
Southern Draw? He's making a resurgence. Is he? Yeah, he's popped back up again.
Oh, and he cut his hair! Did he? Oh. I didn't recognize it the first time I saw the photo.
What are you looking up? How to spell Antubaro. It's right here. Spell it wrong.
Oh, you spelled it wrong. No, I didn't. Well, Charlie spelled it wrong, which could have happened. He's had a lot of mistakes lately.
He's been off lately, yeah. He's been asking about- Have you seen the new thing that they do? Wait, he's been what? No, go ahead.
Now, every time they talk about a cigar, there's just like this graph at the bottom that says everything about it. I don't like everything about it. Oh, really? Yeah, I don't like it.
It's not set up well. What's wrong with the graph? It's not done well. I would go look, but I don't want to screw up.
I don't want to run into anything for the guess the score. Oh, yeah. All right. Because if you pull something new.
Well, it's not on what's the score, but it's on every story about a cigar. There's like a big text that says wrapper, and then real tiny it says what it is. Big text that says filler, and then a little tiny text that says what it is. Do better, Charlie.
Do better. It's new. Maybe they're trying it. Yeah.
Who knows? You got to give it to them. At least they're doing things. Evolution.
Not like Brian helps a lot. Yeah. It's kind of like launching a site. Right.
That you know doesn't work. That you know is, yeah. Right. Well, it works.
If you want to buy cigars, do it now because we have all sorts of things on there that we don't have. That are in stock. Everything's in stock, apparently. Oh, my God.
Limited some things we've never heard of before. And some of it more than once. Right. We fix it and then they're off to sale again.
Yeah. Well, La Galleria, 90th Anniversary, heads to stores. La Galleria. Yeah, did we get that?
What? La Galleria. It's the 101st Anniversary of the founding of Tabula Calera Palma. No, I don't know.
Even though in 1925, Jose Orlando Blanco II, the son of a tobacco farmer, opened up a cigar operation, which was registered in 1936 as La Palma? I did not. I didn't know. I think I've had a La Galleria before.
They had a lot of Laravel. Yeah. I don't know, but who handles that? Palma.
Is there a... A person? A rep or something? I don't know, let's be honest.
There's a guy. There's a guy? What's his name? Alfie?
Jose Blanco. Oh, that's the owner. No, that's the owner. Jose Blanco?
It's a Dominican Puro. You know who knows him? Who knows him? Sweeney.
Oliver? That's who makes his stuff. Oliver won't talk to us, you didn't put him on camera. Yeah, you wouldn't talk to him.
Now he's mad. - Good job. - Nice. Ruined that relationship.
- Yeah, thanks. - With Oliver? - Yeah. - Oh, good.
- And he wouldn't even talk for the first half of the show, you weren't saying anything. " And he's like, "Yeah. " - Wow, all these tobaccos are from places I've never heard of before because it's a Dominican Pure. - Yeah.
Okay. Amazing. Congratulations. - I'm looking for a name, looking for a name.
- 175. - I keep saying Blanco, but I don't think it's that Blanco. You want to know who the rep is in this area by that? I thought I might have mentioned who the national salesman was or something.
But that doesn't mean it'd be the rep for here. No, but we start at the top and work our way. Oh, we go to the one. Sure.
Like the Mel Gibson movie, Ransom? Right. Or what is it? Payback?
Whatever. Payback? Payback. You got to go, there's always, you go high enough, there's one guy.
Right, there's one guy. Yeah. " Right. Right.
And now all this money is on your head, and no one will help you. Right. Hilario Diaz honors his mother with a new cigar. Hilario.
Hilario. Hilario. Mi madre. Is honoring his mother with the newest release, Mi, how do you say in Spanish, V-I-E-J-A, how do you say that?
Viaje? Vieja. V-I, what is it? V-I-A-J-A?
Yeah, old lady. What, it means old lady? I think so. Oh, my old lady.
You're Puerto Rican, you should know these things. That's why you asked him! I started to ask you, but you're Polish, that's not gonna help, buddy. Yeah, it doesn't help.
So I asked the Puerto Rican. How do you say it? Vieja. Vieja.
Vieja. Mi Vieja. Viejo. My old man?
My old man. Ah, my Viejo. Mi Viejo. Wow.
It just got so fast. The name comes from a respectful nickname that Diaz and his siblings had for their mother. They called their mother the old lady, and that was okay. What's up, old lady?
What's up, old lady? Maria Petronala Santiago Polanco was just seven years old and already getting his first introduction to cigars. He used to sing a song to his mother. I really hope this song is all right.
Please sing it. Please do it. To his mother by the Ecuadorian singer Julio Jarmelo called De Cigaro en Cigaro. De Cigaro en Cigaro?
The cigar in the cigar? Of Cigars and Cigars? That's what he said. Okay.
" Diaz says that he told - can you know a few words? Can you think of words? Do you know the Ecuadorian? I will give you my microphone.
Sorry, sorry, sorry. No, they don't do that in Puerto Rico. Yeah. He knows the song.
Uh, he told his mother that was how he was going to live his life, from a cigar to a cigar, so his mother took him to a small factory in the neighborhood called La Diana. And left him there. And left him there. Allegedly.
Where he would meet his first mentor, Francisco Bensacome. The cigar maker told Hilario that the only rule was that you had to love tobacco and cigars. Before he did not, he would never work a day in his life. The blend uses Ecuadorian, Connecticut seed wrapper, a crow binder grown in the Southern Dominican Republic, and a primarily Dominican filler that includes Habano 2000, Piloto Cubano, and Southern Grown Creole 98, while some The Peruvian Palo de Oro rounds out the blend.
Oh, Peruvian. As with several of his other creations, he has features tobacco from the southern part of the country, which is reestablishing itself as a growing region for premium tobacco. Oh. That's amazing.
And it comes in three sizes. What's the MSR? Wait, can I guess it? Oh, let's guess the sizes.
Hold on, I haven't got to it yet. No, we're not guessing the sizes. That doesn't make any sense. Yeah.
I'm waiting to guess. Oh, pricing has not yet been set. Oh. All right, let's guess the sizes.
But the company expects it to be announced in late August, saying it will be in line with La Diana and Before & After Lines, which would put it in the- $35? There's a range. $35? There's a range.
$35. A range means there's two numbers? That's the range. $30 to $40.
$20 to $30. What'd Chris say? $15 to $20. $8 to $17 range.
$8? That's low. Well, it's just about as much. I guess he didn't really expect his mother that much.
Didn't like his mother that much. All three sizes will come in 20-count boxes. Ciars will debut in September at the 2026 Interdebac Trade Fair in Dortmund, Germany. Are we going to that?
We're not. We're not going. S. in early November.
Maybe next year you go. Did you just say mm? If you want us to go, we'll go. You've got to be set, I mean, you've got to be established in those places.
We shall go to one other country, kind of. It's not in Germany. No, no, you got to start small and work your way out. Oh, okay, got it.
You got to have a base. Makes sense. Work your way out then. Updated Diamond Crown Maximus begin shipping.
Ooh. C. Newman's new look and slightly re-blended Diamond Crown Maximus. It's on his way to stores.
Do we have that coming? Uh, I don't think so. What do we sell upstairs? Uh, the Foyntega doesn't talk about it.
Great cigars. On paper, the basics of the blend remain the same. What do we sell upstairs? " Talk in the humidor and tell me, are we running low on cigars?
We're not running low on cigars. We don't have new cigars. I got two brand new cigars that came in today. The greatest ones.
Right. The greatest ones. Yeah. But I think when I asked you, oh no, one of them you did say yes, and the other one, we hadn't been talked to yet.
At that time, we didn't see it. And that seemed to fix that problem, so we're good. We did. Thank you very much, Skip, by the way.
I know that was Skip. It had to be Skip. It had to be Skip. Yeah, Skip said something.
We talked about the Phantasm. Right. So the great owner of the Phantasma reached out. Yes.
Yeah. And then he sent me a Word doc for a CC off form, which I found hilarious. Oh. Well, he sent it to me and I sent it to you.
Oh, did you? I didn't even know, but yeah. And then you sent it back to me. And then I sent it to him.
And me. Yeah. And then I realized that, yeah. Oh, you thought he sent it to you when I sent it to you.
Right. And then I saw that it was you. " And to him. Oh.
Hmm. I'm also a national salesman for his cigars. Yeah. I actually just put him in touch with the retailer as well.
Oh, nice. Yeah. I'm just out here, you know. Nice.
Out here selling other cigars. Just, you know, working for free. Nice. Drew Newman had said something, but I've already fast-forwarded through this.
Maximus. Got it. Not yet. Yeah, we're not.
Now it's time for the industry's favorite game. What's the score? Can you predict- What? We have two potential- Yes, we have other players there.
Yeah. Can you predict a cigar score from a half-wheel review before it's revealed? We'll give you clues. You make your guess.
As the review unfolds, the answer gets closer. Or does it? Aw, I was hoping you wouldn't remember. You didn't move those.
Dun, dun, dun. The closest guess wins. That looks dangerous. Press the button.
Did you put it under the table? That would have been nice. Yeah. Mikey, press the button.
We're on my pods. Let's play What's the Score? Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun. Today's Cigar.
I don't know, that was, I Dream of Jeannie. I don't know, I forget which one I used to say. July 28, 2026, Brooks Whittington is the reviewer. It is an Altidus Cigar, the Monte Cristo 1935 Anniversary Edition Duble Diamante Red.
You want me to go first? I'll take the toughest spot, then Phil, then Mike the Mailman, if he wants to play, do you want to play? He can see! Oh, okay.
Yeah, he's not playing. He can't see. Yeah, he probably can't see. He can't see the screen?
Oh, it's bliss. Okay. 87. He's gonna see when the score runs.
Is Chris playing? Yes. Okay. How does that affect your score?
Yeah. Maybe I want him to go next. No, well, he doesn't. He's the guest.
He's the guest. He gets to go last. Sort of last. Montecristo, this is usually high up on everyone's list for some reason.
He probably looked it up. 91. That's what I was going to say. You can say that now.
You can say it. 91. Mr. Weiss.
Mr. Weiss is 88. He's going with the Triple G method of gaming. Oh, he's the 88.
Cigar Reviews, Montecristo, 1938 Anniversary Edition, Duble Di Monte Red. It is from Nicaragua. 5x54, it's breast, ooh, MSRP, this is important, $150, holy moly, it's released April 2026, they smoked, three, $450, for you to know if it's a good cigar or not. These are the sacrifices that Half Wheel makes for you.
Yes. Brooks. You're a hell of a guy, Brooks. As well as making question of reviews on Postinus.
Yeah. 87. That look? 150.
That's your score? 150? 150. It only goes to 100.
It only goes to 100. Yeah. I'm going to 82. 82.
Where's that 91 he dropped? You're still at 91. Still at 91. Mr.
Weiss. what 88 holding fast at 88 you can go and go over you're still at 91 you just have to be the closest all right clue number one the cigar delivers a strong combination of dark chocolate and creamy oak throughout backed by espresso earth nuttiness leather honey sweetness and an occasional citrus fruit oh shit flavor stayed at a medium well for $150 you get a buffet yeah no kidding flavor They stayed at a medium full for the entire smoke. Sounds like a sangria. Well, $150 comes with.
Michael? Sounds delightful. Really? It does sound delicious.
Really? You don't smoke delightful. What do I smoke? I don't smoke delightful?
I don't smoke softy. Our viejo says he does not smoke delightful. Mi viejo. Hablar.
Viejo. Viejo. Viejo. Viejo.
Viejo. And the V is a B. Lo siento, señor. The V is a B?
Viejo. Oh, Viejo. Viejo. I don't know.
See that? I learned more from Mike DeMellman in 10 seconds. Edumatainment all the time. Than I have in three years of Duolingo.
Look at that. 87. Because I don't remember what you just said. It's got a lot of different flavors.
Yeah, but he didn't say coconuts. Nope. Yeah, 82. 82.
Still at 91 for you, sir? Viejo? Hey, hey, does it have a sugar tip? No, no.
No sugar tip. No sugar tip. No sugar tip for you. 85.
Yeah, you don't like it. 85. Mr. Weiss.
88. Still at 88. All right. Triple G all the way.
All three samples had excellent draw resistance, produced plenty of thick smoke, and had an extremely compact ash that held together very well. The soft box, press, and overall physical construction were also praised. J. J.
Can you tell us? 87. When we get to the end. 87.
No, it's not the end yet. No. We have one more clue and then a final thought. Welcome to the podcast.
Thanks for listening. Yeah, thanks for listening. We appreciate your participation. Yeah.
What did you say? 87. 87. Philip?
85. 85. 85, baby. 85 still from Viejo?
Sir, 88 still for Mr. Weiss, Triple G all the way. Alright, third... I love the fact that it said two great things about this cigar, and now everybody's in the 80 realm.
Right. The wavy burn lines appearing throughout the review, two of the three needed correction during the final third, which stands out even more considering this is a $150 cigar. Two of the three. Two of the three, didn't burn right.
Yeah, and we know how history repeats itself of wavy burn lines, huh? Burn line. It's not your turn. Please excuse me.
A. is getting ahead of himself. 87. I don't know why that word sounds so dirty.
A. A. A. A.
A. A. I'm going to go 81. No sugar tip.
Burning issues. 83. 83. 83.
He wants the sugar. Mr. Weiss. 88.
Still 88. Holding strong. 88. Final thought.
First things first. While the flavors were enjoyable and the construction was good, the profile was neither complex nor dynamic enough to really make it stand out from the multitude of other Nicaraguan puros on the market, let alone explain why it costs this much. Although the pack, I'm trying not to reveal the score. Oh, good luck with that.
Yeah, the packaging of the Monte Cristo 1935 Anniversary Edition Duble Diamante Red is gorgeous, and the presentation is top-notch. The actual cigar leaves more than a bit to be desired, given the three-digit price tag, a common feeling I have when smoking cigars that cost as much money. I'm afraid if I go any further, it'll read the score, so we're stopping there. Okay.
87. 87. Philip? It should get an 81.
The extenders are pretty. It's very pretty. It's very nice. It's a good cigar.
I have no idea why it costs $150. It tastes like every other cigar Nicaraguan Puro, but it's $150, very nice. It's a Monte Cristo, man. Yeah, it is.
Just because of the name. And you're a unicorn. I don't know what that means. It's a Monte Cristo, and you're a majestical being.
Paul B. What did you say, 87? I still said, yeah, 87. 89.
83. Mr. Weiss. 88.
Sticking 88 all the way through. OK, the final score is 87. Oh! What are you thinking?
Did you give him the number? Yes. He didn't even know what cigar I pulled. The last time somebody did something like that, the ceiling qualified.
We do this five times a week. In a world filled with champions, there can be only one that has taken out three people all in the same game and started with the score. Nailed the score. Mandalorian, take off your mask.
Take off your helmet, Mandalorian. I can't remove it. Then you'll know I'm Pedro Pascal. Biajo.
You'll know I am Biajo. Mr. Fantastic. Solid B.
It's a solid B. It's a B plus. Yeah. You know, it's a $150 B.
You know what I'm saying? Right. Sure. It's a good score.
Better than 81. There we go. Maybe we should have charged more. Then they would have scored higher.
Maybe. Maybe. Maybe just Charlie shouldn't review my stuff. It should be Brooks.
Should be Brooks. Or Brooks. Yeah. Can we make a request?
Is that possible? Is that a thing? Solo Brooks. Only Brooks.
Biajo Brooks. Biajo Brooks. Okay. Do you have anything else to add, Mr.
Palmer? This show was a mess, but it was a lot of fun. This show was a great show. What are you talking about?
I said it was a lot of fun. Phil, Mr. I don't know how to switch cameras. Is it Phil?
Anything to say? Anything else to say? Mmm. Oh.
Oh, double. Yes. Double, look at double. No, I don't.
Any personal appearances? Any podcasts you're going to be on anytime soon? Oh, yeah, there's a couple, but you're not watching them. Oh.
Well, maybe other people would like to? No. They've got to subscribe to that. It's OnlyFans.
Oh. Yeah. All right. Okay, well, hey, Mike the Mailman, Chris Weiss, thank you very much for being our live audience today for today's show.
Thank you, fellas. I liked it was part of it. We appreciate you guys. You were part of it.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, like Price is Right?
Yeah. Protect the pet population. Have your pets spayed and neutered. There we go.
Spayed and neutered your pets. Like and subscribe. We're reviewing or listening to this show. com for our chpod swag.
Palmer. All right, guys. We gotta go. Thanks.
Show Notes
ACHP SHOW TIMELINE
00:00 – Show Intro & Today’s Lineup
02:00 – Live Audience, Comments & CHP Updates
05:00 – The New Website Is Live…And It’s Chaos
07:00 – Comments From the Previous Show
10:00 – Giveaway, Auction & Live Audience Shenanigans
12:45 – Florida Woman Accused of Faking Cancer for $40K
16:00 – How Far Did the Alleged Cancer Scam Go?
19:00 – Charity Donations & the Conversation Goes Off the Rails
22:00 – SNAKE IN MY HELMET!
24:00 – Cottonmouth Found Inside Football Player’s Helmet
27:00 – Would You Ever Put That Helmet Back On?
29:00 – Snake Stories & Complete Chaos
30:00 – Radio Station Accidentally Announces King Charles Is Dead
33:00 – How the Premature Death Announcement Happened
36:00 – Radio Caroline Gets in Trouble
38:00 – Royal Family Talk Goes Sideways
40:10 – Robot Taxis Hit the Streets
41:00 – Autonomous Car Drives Into an Emergency Scene
42:15 – Should Driverless Cars Be Regulated?
42:30 – CIGAR NEWS
42:30 – El Titan de Bronze & STG End Distribution Agreement
45:00 – El Titan de Bronze Returns to Self-Distribution
47:00 – La Galera Anniversary Cigar Talk
49:20 – Eladio Diaz Honors His Mother With a New Cigar
51:00 – New Blend, Sizes & InterTabac Release
53:20 – Updated Diamond Crown Maximus Begins Shipping
54:00 – New Cigars, Retail Talk & Industry Banter
55:20 – WHAT’S THE SCORE?
56:00 – Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Doble Diamante Red
57:00 – $150 MSRP Gets Everyone’s Attention
58:00 – Clue #1: Flavor Profile
59:30 – Clue #2: Construction
1:00:30 – Clue #3: Burn Problems
1:02:00 – Final Thoughts & Final Guesses
1:03:00 – THE SCORE IS 87!
1:03:45 – Winner, Reactions & $150 Cigar Debate
1:04:00 – Closing Chaos & Final Thoughts
1:05:00 – Thanks to the Live Audience & Sign-Off
This episode of A Cigar Hustlers Podcast goes from headlines to absolute chaos. The crew breaks down a Florida woman accused of faking cancer to collect more than $40,000, a high school football player who discovers a venomous cottonmouth hiding inside his helmet, and a radio station that accidentally announces the death of King Charles. Plus, robot taxis, cigar industry news, new releases, plenty of questionable commentary, and another round of What’s the Score?