ACHP Episode 446 Instagram Protect Your Password
Episode Summary
Episode 446 of A Cigar Hustler's Podcast finds Mike Palmer, Mikey and engineer Boots holding down the fort while Preston is away. The show opens with shop banter about the Cigars International grand opening — Mikey recaps the packed event, hanging out with Terrence, hand-selling Aganorsa Leaf on the floor, the lounge layout and TV placement debate, and a wish that CI had leaned on its own house brands like Man O' War or Diesel. There's also merch news (the new "Smoke and Subscribe" shirt at chpod.com), retailer shout-outs for the shipping Lusanga San Andrés Corona Gorda, and the Patreon smoke of the day: Tatuaje Black Calzadores.
In the news block the crew covers a Will Smith wildlife series segment with a newly documented giant anaconda, and Max Kepler's 80-game MLB suspension for a trenbolone metabolite — including how a suspension that only starts when he signs affects his free agency. The most practical segment is a warning about a wave of Instagram password-reset attacks: hackers flood accounts with reset requests, intercept links or bait users with fake recovery messages. The fix, per the guys: a unique strong password, two-factor authentication via an authenticator app rather than SMS, and locking down the connected email account, since whoever controls your email controls your Instagram.
Cigar news covers American Viking Cigars' new full-strength Maduro line "Unkillable" — an all-Nicaraguan blend with a Jalapa Habano wrapper, Estelí binder and Ometepe, Condega, Jalapa and Estelí fillers in Robusto and Toro, from owner Tim Swanson. Also announced: a Cigars International exclusive Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo 6x50 box-pressed Toro (the line's first box press) at $175.99 per box of 10, plus a clarification that it's a CI exclusive rather than Meier & Dutch. Lure Cigar Company's Catch and Release "Slim Jim" rounds it out — a 6.5x42 Lonsdale with Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Estelí binder and Jalapa/Ometepe filler, made at La Tabacalera, $11 per stick, limited to 360 bundles of five.
The episode closes with "What's the Score," the guys' guess-the-halfwheel-rating game. Round one is the Camacho Factory Unleashed (Honduras, Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, $7.80 Toro) — a strong value with touch-up issues that landed at 87. Round two is the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Series Corona Gorda (Corojo 99 Jalapa wrapper, 6x44) — scorching pepper on the opening inch that mellows into creamy citrus and peanut, dinged for burn problems, finishing at 89 and standing as the lowest-scoring Aganorsa Leaf review. Also mentioned: an upcoming Crowned Heads event at the shop on the 30th, 6–11 p.m.
In This Episode
- 01CI Grand Opening RecapMikey describes the packed Cigars International grand opening, hanging with Terrence, working the floor with Aganorsa Leaf, and his take on the lounge layout and TV placement.
- 02Merch, Retailers and Patreon SmokeThe new Smoke and Subscribe shirt, retailer shout-outs for the shipping Lusanga San Andrés Corona Gorda, and the Tatuaje Black Calzadores on the Patreon feed.
- 03Will Smith and the Giant AnacondaA newly documented anaconda species gets Will Smith up close on his travel series, sparking a debate over what actually counts as a new species.
- 04Max Kepler's 80-Game PED SuspensionMLB suspends the free-agent outfielder for a trenbolone metabolite, and the guys break down how a ban that starts at signing wrecks his market value.
- 05Instagram Password Reset AttacksHow hackers hijack accounts using floods of reset requests, and the three steps — unique password, authenticator-app 2FA, and securing your email — that actually protect you.
- 06American Viking Cigars UnkillableTim Swanson's new all-Nicaraguan full-strength Maduro with Jalapa Habano wrapper and Ometepe filler, offered in Robusto and Toro.
- 07CI-Exclusive Liga Privada H99 Box PressDrew Estate's first box-pressed H99, a 6x50 Connecticut Corojo Toro priced at $175.99 per box of 10, exclusive to Cigars International.
- 08Lure Cigar Company Slim JimThe latest Catch and Release release, a 6.5x42 Connecticut broadleaf Lonsdale limited to 360 bundles at $11 a stick.
- 09What's the Score: Camacho Factory Unleashed & Aganorsa Signature SeriesThe crew guesses halfwheel scores for the $7.80 Camacho Factory Unleashed Toro and the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Series Corona Gorda.
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Transcript
Welcome to Cigar Hustler Podcast Episode 446. It's Tuesday, January 13th, 2026. I'm Mike Palmer, your host, and with me in engineering is Boots. Glad I don't get asked for betting tips anymore, Hipple Houses.
And as my co-host, we have Mikey. I'm so excited. Preston will be back tomorrow. Step on Kevin.
I can't wait. I'm so excited. That's not originally what I had, but I had to update it. You modified it.
Yes. I miss Preston. I mean law. I mean Terrence.
Step on Kevin. Yeah. Welcome, fellas. Hello.
Welcome. By the way, I saw Terrence. I went to the CI grand opening. Oh, yeah.
Was it really busy? I saw a lot of pictures. Remember the one that you guys said you were going to? Well, he didn't say he was going.
That was me and Paul were going to go. Paul ended up having a hockey game and I got delayed at the dealership. Yeah, so you guys said... " That one's on me, 'cause I honestly thought that he said that you were going with him.
No, well, originally... We don't go anywhere together, he doesn't like me. We originally said... I thought we were rekindling that, maybe.
No, no. " Oh, as a show. " And that was the end of it. I don't remember anymore.
Talk about it. So he told me that he was definitely going for sure. I was. And he said he was going with Paul.
For whatever reason, I turned Paul into Boots. And I'm like, Boots? I even said to Brittany, I go, Boots and Palmer are going to the CI thing. Do you care if I stop by?
Can I please go? Am I allowed to go? Can I have permission to go? To have permission to go.
By the way, Tuesday, January 13th is Brittany's birthday. Oh. So happy birthday, Brittany. Happy birthday.
It's tomorrow. Well, you said today is Tuesday, December, or just January 13th. Come on, Palmer. We live in the future.
Yeah. Sorry, I got confused. Right. Do you have anything planned?
m. before you spring all your surprises? No, so she goes pretty in-depth when it comes to decorating for the kids and stuff. For other people's birthdays.
So I have everybody on board with some decorating stuff and some balloons and stuff. It will never be up to her level. No, of course not. But they all want to do it, so that's the problem, it's like she usually surprises them in the morning, but the kids want it to be involved.
Oh. So I think that we're just gonna have to do it tonight. What, after she goes to bed? We'll have to do it, no, we'll have to do it before she goes to bed, we'll have to set it all up.
Well then she'll see it. Yeah. Why don't I come over in the middle of the night, I'm up anyway, and I'll come in and I'll do a little decorating. No.
It's not the same, the kids want it. Oh, kind of like a Palmer on a shelf? Plus your dog would kill me anyway, so. And then bubbles would bubbles you.
Right. Yeah. All right, on today's show, Will Smith is singing, "My Anaconda Don't Want None If You Ain't Got Some", steroids take out a major baseball player, don't change your Instagram password, could have a problem, and then in Cigar News, we have a bunch of new cigars in a full game of what's the score on older ones where boots can't cheat? Wow.
Now, Mikey, how do I get some of that CHPOD swag? I like saying it that way. It's a great question. I like the way Terrence did it.
Just so you know, we got the beanies. No, Smoke and Subscribe shirt. Oh, God. The Smoke and Subscribe shirt is officially live on the site.
Oh. So that is our newest one. It is officially available. Like and subscribe to us on this podcast, wherever you're watching, wherever you're listening.
com. Buy one, get one, the second one 40% off. Spend $100 or more. Get free shipping.
Also, Lasagna San Andreas Corona Gorda is shipping. Oh. We are shipping out to our retailers, and I'm going to shout out five every day until I'm all caught up. Perfect.
Good deal. So, Harrisburg Cigars. One. James.
In Harrisburg, PA, yes, James, also BL Luxuries. Northside Cigar & Tobacco, Indianapolis, Indiana. Nice. Mm-hmm.
Humidor Fine Cigars in Dothan, Alabama, also Bow Weevil Cigars in Alabama. Smolder Cigars in Peter, Minnesota. Oh, Minnesota, sorry. I thought you said Philadelphia again.
And then our good friend, Romatron, Lake Country Cigars in Delafield, Wisconsin. So, if you're excited as we are about the new Corona Gorda, go check out one of these retailers if you're close by. Oh yeah, it's delicious. All right.
And for the Patreon, we are doing... Dun-da-da-dun. Dun-da-da-dun. Let's get it all the way.
What are we doing? The black. Tatuaje Black, the Calzadores. It's a little bigger than, yeah, this isn't the Coronagorda.
It's a little longer, but smaller around. I've never had this one. They have that, a Toro, and some little Lancero thingy. 6 grams.
com at CigarHustlersPodcast. com backslash A Cigar Hustlers Podcast. Yes. Boom.
Now I've covered all bases. Except the beanie. I still have the beanie on my list. I know.
I'm sorry. Still not having me. It's almost spring now. I'm doing my best.
Just asking. People are asking. I'm wearing my BDP shirt today. You are.
You look very lovely. That's your standard Monday shirt. No, I haven't worn it in like a week or two. Standard Monday.
Well, it's Tuesday, January 13th. Well, yeah, but we record on Monday. Okay. We're either in the future or a day behind the time you watch it.
We're not sure what you want. Okay. All right, now I'm with the news. Oh.
Will Smith is no stranger to adventure, but his latest travel series moment pushed even him outside his comfort zone. In a newly released episode, Smith is seen assisting, so this is what he's at now, he has to do wildlife shows? Because nobody will work with him? I don't think that that's true.
You think nobody will work with him? He slaps people. That was just an event. He went hard in the paint on Chris Rock.
You know? All right, he's assisting wildlife researchers with a newly discovered anaconda species deep, deep in a remote jungle environment. The massive snake, believed to be one of the largest ever documented in its region, was being examined as part of a conservation and identification effort during the... I'm sorry, I'm almost done.
Leave me alone. Researchers needed to safely remove a loose scale from the anaconda for close... No, he's not. Procoser study.
That's when Smith stepped in. Cameras captured the tense moment as the actor carefully followed instructions from the wildlife team, keeping calm while remaining only inches from the enormous reptile. Oh, not the head, just inches from the reptile. Just close to it.
At one point, Smith nervously laughed and admitted, that was scarier than my wife. As the snake shifted its... I added the wife part. As the snake shifted its massive body, experts explained that the scale removed was completely non-harmful and necessary for scientific classification.
Allowing them to better understand how the species differs from previous known anacondas. The discovery could reshape how scientists categorized giant snake populations in the region. The snake was roughly 16 to 17 feet tall, but other snakes in the region were seen to be 24 feet or bigger. So this is considered a new species of anaconda?
It's a bigger one than they knew we had. So that makes it... The king. But it's still green, right?
It's still a green anaconda. It's a green anaconda, it's just larger than a regular anaconda. Maybe it's like the old anaconda just got older and bigger. Could be, I have no idea.
I know that it don't want none. Unless it's got buns, hon. Oh, you picked up on that. I said that in the beginning of the thing.
Oh, did you? Oh, damn here. I wasn't listening. " That was the lead into the entire show.
Perfect. Yeah, good job. Okay, it just doesn't sound like a new species to me. It just sounds like a bigger one.
It's the same thing. Well, the experts are saying it's a new one, so I'm going to go with them over you if that's okay. They don't sound very expert-y. It sounds like they're trying to chase media and get some attention for something.
How does one become an expert on anacondas? You eat three. That's a line? Yeah.
If you've eaten more than three, you're an expert. You're considered an expert? That's with most things. Well, guess what?
How many have you had? Boots loves anacondas. Does he? You guys are going down the wrong path already.
So now he's an expert. He puts it down the wrong path. By the way, just so you know... You're having an anaconda at home?
No, we're not having anaconda tonight. D. Vance where you said that he stays at a naval base and not like some type of naval... His house was on some type of naval...
It's on a naval observatory or something like that? Yeah. Because of the fact that you said naval base, a lot of angry people on social media. And social media.
Was it on a college campus or something? Well, no, because it's not considered a naval base. It's a naval observatory or something like that. Oh, I beg your pardon.
Dude, and you would have thought that you struck somebody's baby on social media. It's wild. People are very particular. They're like, hey, somebody just told me today, how do you start a podcast and be wrong all the time?
I'm like, well, if you work hard and you reach for the stars, you can do it. You're willing to do it every single day for no money for seven years. And you know, that's how you can say anything you want. But you're still listening.
You know what, anacondas can fly too, they say. Oh. Fuck you guys. Major League Baseball has handed veteran outfielder Max Kepler an 80-game suspension after he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.
Mmm. Epitreblablabla, I don't even know his name. Ooh, what is that? E-P-I-T-R-E-N-B-O-L-O-N-E, some type of bologna.
What type of bologna? Epiperturberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberberber. That's it. And violate, and apparently it's on the list, so that's the weird part.
It's on the list. In violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, Keppler 32 and soon to be 33. Oh, you better have a birthday. Happy birthday, Mr.
Keppler. Spent the 2025 season with the Philadelphia Phillies on a one-year, $10 million contract. Oh, how nice is that? One year, $10 million.
He loses that? That's his contract he's on. He probably does lose that. Yeah.
Well, he, well, hold on, he spent 20-25 season with a, so at the end of 20-25 season, that contract was over. One contract, $10 million, one year in 2021. All right. Now we're starting 2026.
Right. As far as I'm concerned, he's not working. He's unemployed. Right.
He's hanging out with the flying Anacondas. So, so he gets on the sauce to try and get himself up to speed. In 127 games last year, he slashed, and then there's his thing, which means nothing to me, with 18 home runs and 52 RBIs, in a platoon role. I don't know.
What does that mean? He's just basically like a core player. Gotcha. $10 million for to be a core player?
$10 million? He got paid $10 million in a year. Yeah. And he's just a core player.
CMLB, bro. They pay a ton of money. Does baseball pay really well? I wouldn't know where.
Baseball pays the highest, I would say. Yeah, really? Yeah, well, they play a lot more games, too. I was going to say, they play more games.
I knew that. Right. Yeah, but baseball is... A lot of standing.
A lot of standing. A lot of standing. A lot of sunflower seeds. A lot of sunflower seeds.
Can't you chew bubblegum? Can they do bubblegum? Yeah, you can chew bubblegum. I'd rather do bubblegum.
Though he is currently a free agent, the suspension still applies, so he's not playing, but he couldn't play if he wanted to. So how long is he suspended for? 80 games. 80 games.
Like, what's that, half the season? That's like three weeks. No, that's... That's like three weeks in baseball.
I'm only getting bad information now. I think they play like 120-some games or something like that. That's about half the season. A little more.
Oh, wait, listen to this. It will begin once he signs with a club. That's what I was wondering. So they got him.
And carries into the first half of the 2026 season. Under MLB rules, players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs are ineligible for both regular season and post-season play during the duration of the ban and do not receive pay for those games. Is that how long it takes for that to get out of your system, Michael? I have no idea.
Well, you're a steroids expert on the show. Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm not. How does one become a steroids expert? I'm an expert.
You eat three. We've already been over this. You need to eat three. You need to eat three steroids.
Eat three steroids. It's all about consumption. Right. Exactly.
That's how they can tell. Oral, yeah, whatever. Right. Oral.
Oh, boy. When you hear yourself walk in and open that door, buddy, huh? I stopped. Oral.
No, no, no, no, no, no. All right. Whatever that long word is, is a metabolite. Yeah.
Associated with anabolic agents like, why all these words? Yes! Trenbolone, and it's prohibited under MLB's drug policy. All right, so Tren's a big one.
Everybody knows Tren. Everybody knows Tren. That's a new TV show. When it comes to steroids, that's the craziest, wildest one you can take.
So why would you take that one? That's the one they're always looking for. That's like the horse steroid that, you know. Yeah.
An 80-game ban is standard penalty for a first offense involving a performance-enhancing substance. Kepler debuted in 2015 with the Minnesota Twins, spending the first decade of its career there Before joining the Phillies last season. So he had to be towards the end of his career, or something? I mean, if he played so long at this game, then all of a sudden they got rid of him.
So that's why he juiced. Maybe he's struggling, right? And he's like, I gotta keep up with these young whippersnappers. Right.
He's been a respected power bat throughout his career, including his standout 36th home run season in 2019, and ranks as the all-time home run leader among German-born players. There's a specific category for that? There's always a specific if you want to be number one. I think realistically, yeah, they'll always try and do something to highlight a person to up their steps.
We're the number one cigar show that's been on for seven years. That's right. Not been paid. That's right.
Zero dollars. Well, actually, that's multiple categories. Oh, yeah. So it's multiple awards.
Number one cigar, not been paid. Number one cigar going on eight years. Number one cigar podcast that doesn't say the right stuff, I guess. Yeah, we're the highest charitable for the industry.
Number one cigar show that has three people on it? Yeah, we are, we, we are. Number one cigar podcast that's bad for the industry. I feel like, yeah, that's true, I feel like more people are, are kind of getting accustomed to.
Disinformation? Like, well, that, clearly, but the, the ball busting, like, you know. Oh, there was some people that called that out specifically. Yeah, yeah, they're like, hey, you know, this is not right, like, what?
Oh, no, I saw the ones that go, we really love it. Right, oh, that stuff is amazing, right. I mean, you have to watch the clip that I put up today of Terrence when he says, as he's reading it, and he realizes what's going on. Like, oh, a baby giraffe.
Like, he used to see it in his face. It was incredible. I'm like, oh my God, I love this. The suspension is expected to have a significant impact on his free agency value and chances of landing a new contract as teams weigh both the missed playing time And his availability, including postseason ban, which considering win considering offers.
Yeah, so now people won't want to take him because if they do, he has to sit off half a season. Well, because he is a good hitter, maybe what would happen is somebody would pick him up for the cheap and say, hey, your contract doesn't really start on pay-wise until after the suspension, which then after suspension, it's going to be a team that's going to pick him up that's looking for like a pennant run or something. Someone's going to be in the World Series. I mean, realistically, I think what happens is it kind of makes it where I would sign him now.
No, yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like, you would sign him for the cheap, right? Hey, you got to serve the Yeti game suspension, and then you come back for our pennant race. Right.
We should be in the playoff run, so. I don't know how baseball works. Does he hold a seat on the roster where maybe they can't take his main? Yes, there's four bases.
No, no, I understand. Well, technically there's three bases and a home plate. Right, and then you got to hit the ball, and then you got to go around the bases. But are they only allowed so many players on the roster?
Who's on first? Yeah, of course. Okay, so he would have to hold a space of someone else that they could be using. Correct.
Yeah. Yeah, but they have like, you know. They could put a triple A or something like that. Yeah, they have a whole bunch of different stuff.
There's ways of sliding people around. Oh, would that work? You can put them on the junior team or whatever? Yeah, I'm sure.
I'm sure you could slide them there for the time being and then bring them up or put them back down if you needed the space or something. Yeah. I'm not a baseball expert. Yeah.
I haven't eaten three baseballs, so I don't know. Oh, well, you're not an expert. Yeah. Did you start saying their boots?
No, baseball is like one of the only sports that has like multiple farm teams that you can move people down on, single A, double A, triple A, and then you have the MLB, so you've got so many possibilities, it's crazy. It's wild. All right, everybody, you got an eye on your Instagram account? Instagram viewers around the world are reporting a sharp rise in password reset attacks where hackers attempt to take control of accounts without even needing the actual password.
The method is simple, but effective. Attackers flood Instagram system with password reset request. Oh, I've seen a lot of those. I'll get the email that says, "You have requested your reset.
Here's the link. " Is that what this is? Apparently, yes. Reset request, time to your email or phone number.
Once they trigger enough attempts, they try to intercept reset links, exploit weak email security, or trick users into clicking fake recovery messages that look legitimate. In many cases, victims don't realize what's happening until they are suddenly locked out of their accounts. What can you get by having somebody's account? I mean, there's no credit card on there.
I mean, you know, you can, a Bitcoin, Forex trade, yada yada, like, you could use it for all that, this, you know, like when you post things about how magical this will work and whatever the case may be, where you can slide in into another person's comments, like, I did this and this was amazing, right? And if you think it's from you, they're like, oh, that's a great idea. This guy's a legit person, you know, so. Yeah, click here, hey, I'm really down on my luck, you should click on this link to give me $1,000.
Oh. Something like that. Hey, Boots, here's a picture of my wiener, and he clicks on it. Yeah.
Gotcha. Exactly. Cybersecurity experts say the number one thing users must check right now is whether two-factor authentication is enabled on both Instagram and the email account connected to it. If a hacker controls your email, they control your Instagram.
Another major warning sign. If you receive multiple password reset emails or texts that you didn't request, your account is already being targeted. Experts recommend three immediate steps. One, change your Instagram password to a unique strong password that you don't use anywhere else.
Are you writing this down? He's doing it right now, actually. I'm writing this down. You're doing it right now?
Two, enable two-factor authentication using an authenticator app, not just SMS. Okay. Third, secure your email account with its own two factor protection. Why not just SMS?
Because they want you to use an app that's vulnerable that they can get your password. Okay. First of all, have you guys ever used one of those authenticator apps? No.
They're fucking aggravated. They're paying the ass. I didn't even know they had them, to be honest with you. Yeah, because a lot of it's tied into Google.
Yeah. And it's wild, dude. I'm like, I'm not doing this. Yeah.
It's like, I'm sorry. Yeah, so many things are a lot of work. You, uh, apparently you're not the person you say you're, I'm like, it's me. I'm like, I don't know, what am I supposed to do here?
I've tried to add the new app to my phone for the car. Yeah. They keep telling me I don't have a car. Right, exactly.
I'm like, what are we doing? What the hell, I just got it yesterday. This is so dumb. Instagram says it will never ask for your password though, direct messages, and any message claiming your account will be deleted unless you verify is almost always a scam.
The bottom line is simple. If you rely on Instagram for business branding or personal memories, These days, failing to lock it down could cost you everything. One small setting could be the difference between keeping your account or watching someone else take it over. We've lost a couple of Cigar Hustler accounts in the past.
Yeah, you guys screw that up. I don't know how you guys do that. It doesn't even make any sense to me. Well, it was the girl first.
It wasn't me. " I don't know. You guys click weird links or something. I'll click any weird links.
That's a completely different account. I'm on the business account, it'll be fine. Boobies. No one will know it's me.
I always blame Greg. This girl is lonely. I will talk to her. Oh, hey, Mike, we lost the account.
Like, really? What happened? I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know. Boot sent me a link and I clicked on it. It wasn't his wiener. So, I don't know.
So weird. So weird. It's crazy how that happens. All right, Mike Makers, what's the line?
Moneyline, you got something for us? I did. You did, but you don't? So, this is Tuesday, so on the next day.
On Wednesday? Yep. That would be Wednesday. You gotta pick Michigan State against Michigan.
Moneyline. What is this, basketball? Yeah, basketball. Okay.
No, just in general. So you're picking... Well, football is pretty much over. They're going to dominate them as people.
It's a banned tube off. Right. Well, football is pretty much over. It's a tuba.
Okay. So, Michigan State basketball over Michigan. Yeah. Outright.
Take the leg. What is it? Is it minus something? It's minus 110.
Minus 110. Okay. All right. That's cool.
I know that you don't like us talking about sports, but did you see any of the football games? Yeah. I watched all of them. I've gotten a couple of complaints from viewers they don't like you talking about sports either.
Who complains? Mitch? That's one, but not the only one. How did I know that?
You know what? This is a good game. Keep guessing. The problem with the sports is, it's your two guys' opinion on the teams that you like.
So it's not really any information for people to get. It's just sitting there listening to you guys talk about your favorite teams. There's only two teams that we like and neither one of them are playing. Yeah, that's not true.
That doesn't stop you from talking about them. That's not true. There's actually a team. Oh, well, you always originate back to the Patriots, yes.
But, I mean, the Bucs is your currently favorite until they were out and now it's packed. It's packed. They're out of it now? They're out of the playoffs now?
Yeah. Well, you know, that's just my son, my father-son connection. Right. Yeah.
Right. So, no, it's not our opinions based off of just teams that we like. We talk about all the teams. We even talk about the shitty Kansas City Chiefs.
It's still your two guys' opinions on the sports. That's the only. That's the whole point of talking about sports. Pat McAfee's made millions of dollars.
Yeah, but it only entertains two of you. It doesn't entertain a third or fourth guy. It just doesn't entertain Mitch. He's not the only one.
I've had four people tell me they don't like sports. I need a list. Yeah, I would like to contact them directly. No, you don't need the list because you're going to harass the four people.
I'd like to speak to them about sports. Would Mitch like us to talk about tennis or something? I mean, what does he want us to talk about? No, that's still a sport.
He's more of a Lego guy. Lego? Okay, we'll talk about Legos. I don't like the blue ones.
He's an IT guy. You don't like the blue ones? Yeah. Well, when you can set up things at home that keep us with viewing hours, we'll talk about your blue Legos.
Right. So, okay. In the meantime, his Roomba is moving his mouse around now like it is saying that we're watching. Fine.
There's no football playoffs going on. on we won't talk about it if you feel like we need to talk about though comment below please it's gonna be the first comment he likes the sports he does yeah he just must have been very close on that trip a lot of face time a lot of he knows everything there's about now no he just listens to the podcast what position does he sleep at night which one is it i don't know it's more of a side thing i think is it like a spoon yeah oh that's like yeah oh lord do you have like he likes A little spoon. Oh, he likes to be a little spoon? He likes to be held.
Like big old boots that come around behind? Yeah, yeah. That'd be nice. That's nice.
That would be nice. You said you don't have a video, correct? I do have a video, yeah. Oh.
See, earlier you didn't, but I assumed you would have found one. Yeah, I have a video. All right, is this Preston? No, I have a video of them spooning.
Oh, perfect. I can't share that with you, though. Oh. Unbelievable.
Yeah. Other than that, no, I don't have a video. No video. All right, moving on to cigar news.
On Monday, January 12th, that's today, American Viking Cigars will release its newest line, Unkillable, which it calls its first true full-strength Maduro, as well as one of its creator's most personal projects to date. The blend is all Nicaraguans, starting with Habano, a squirrel wrapper from the country's Jalapa Valley. Underneath, that is a binder from Esteli and fillers from the volcanic island of Omitempe, along with tobacco from Condega, Jalapa, and Esteli regions. The company says the blend produces a full-bodied blend that balances intensely with refinement, offering a profile of dark chocolate, cocoa, leather, and oak, layered with depth and evolution throughout the smoke.
It's offered in two sizes, an unkillable Robusto and an unkillable Toro. Factory-producing cigars has not been disclosed. It's undisclosed. Unkillable.
Unkillable. Go ahead. No, you go ahead. Is Ometepe in Nicaragua?
Yes. Yes, it's Nicaragua, for the love of God, both of you. Okay. Go ahead with your comment.
So, the comment is called Viking Cigars? Yes. American Viking Cigars. American Vikings.
American Viking. In... Nicaragua? Nicaragua.
Yeah. In Nicaragua. There you go. Oh.
It's like, you ever watch Aladdin in the beginning when he's selling the lamp and stuff? Come closer. Yeah, come closer. That's a little too close.
Come closer. He's in Nicaragua. Also makes chilien fries. Yeah.
Okay, so how long has this company been around? I don't know. First time I've heard of it was today. Today.
Yeah, me too. Oh, so one day. I don't know. It's a Puro.
I mean, it doesn't sound like a bad blend. It's got a little bit of everything in it. Well, it's a little, you know, a little bit, a little bit, a little bit, you know, it's from Nicaragua. Are they going to get in trouble because isn't Plasencia the one that makes the...
Unkillable? They don't own the volcano. He's talking because Placencia made an Omen Tempe Cigar. That's a region where tobacco is grown.
No, no. They own the volcano. It's their volcano. Maybe they do.
I don't know. They might have enough money to own it. Maybe one day one volcano. Maybe.
The history of cigars is littered with brands that didn't fully understand what they were getting at, says Swanson. The people still standing today are time-tested cigar makers who've learned the hard way that to do this, Really do it. You have to be unkillable. Swanson.
Tim Swanson is the owner of the company. I know that name. Yeah, because that's the husband of the wife in Dumb and Dumber. No.
I love that you went that way, but no, that's not it. I know that name. Are you mistaking it with the Tim that has the cigar company out in Arizona? No.
Isn't his name Tim Swanson? I don't think so. The bald guy? No.
Okay. You're talking about Cigars Daily? There you go, that's it. No.
His name is Tim. I don't think it's Tim Swanson. From Nicaragua. Come closer.
All right, well, you looked it up. Cigars International has gotten an exclusive version of the Liga Privada H99. Oh. Did you get one when you were there yesterday?
His name is Tim Swanson. Michael. What? We're doing a show here.
You wanted me to look it up. No, I didn't. You just decided to. Okay.
That's like the part where you said, I'm correct. His name is Tim Swanson. Right. Oh, you know what?
He owns Viking Cigars. All of this makes sense now. That is his brand out there. Look at that.
That's right. He started that when he was with the other guy. I bet you it's a good cigar. That's his off-brand, not off-brand, but house brand cigars.
American Vikings. The Viking, yeah. When he was with the other guy, he made a cigar called The Viking. And now he's American Vikings.
Well, he probably couldn't use the same name. It might have been registered at the other company. Right. Is this allegedly or is this real?
No, it's all real. We don't really fact check anything. You know, like naval bases and naval observatories. Naval bases, naval observatories.
Hey, Navy dude, what's the difference between a base and an observatory? Aren't the observatories on the base? Well, an observatory wouldn't be like an active... Well, I know they're not landing planes, you're putting boats in and out of it, but isn't it right next to?
Or is it its own piece of property? C. anyways, I was kind of confused because I don't think there is a base. There's one in Orlando.
, I'm pretty sure. You would think all of them would have one there, that's where the headquarters of our country is. Well, I think there's a problem with it not being a state, like, it's just a district. Yeah, it's just a district, like, I don't think you can, I don't think they can do it there.
I'm not sure. That seems silly. Are you asking someone? Yes.
Who are you asking? Law. A Naval Base and a Naval Observatory are completely different types of facilities, despite both being associated with the Navy. Naval Base, also called Navy Base or Naval Station in some contexts, is a large military installation primarily focused on operational support for naval forces.
It main purposes includes yadda yadda yadda. Naval Observatory, a Naval Observatory, most famously the United States Naval Observatory, is a specialized scientific and technical facility, not an operational military port. Its core missions are astronomical and timing related, directly supporting navigation, positioning, and defense systems. Same thing without boats.
There's no boats there. So it's just non-operations. It's the same thing. Just no boats.
Zero boats. They schedule all the boats in and out. They're the boat schedules. Yeah, that's what it is.
And the stars. They like the stars. Okay, the question was when you weren't- Tell me. Did you get the new Liga Privada H99 box press when you were at CI?
No. It's exclusive. Oh, really? I hate that cigar.
Like the H99 was exclusive before? No, no, it's just his size. I'm just not a fan of that H99. So did you buy any cigars when you were there?
Of course I did. What do you say, of course? Are you supporting the giant monster? I won't walk into a store, you know.
I can understand. I mean, if I was representing Powstanie and I was trying to peddle my wares, then yeah, that's one thing. But I went in there because, you know, Terrence said it was going to be there. And you guys said you're going to be there.
I said you're going to be there. So I saw... Well, you misunderstood. He was never going.
Yeah, I totally mixed that up. So Terrence was there. So I went and I bought Aganorsa. I bought Anniversario Maduro.
And then I stood around Aganorsa product and introduced it to people. Oh, you worked. Yeah, man. I'll do that for sport, bro.
Oh, did Terrence have an event? Is that what was going on? Yeah, he was having an event. " I was introducing it to people.
Introducing to the people. See, anybody else you know? Probably should have covered this at the beginning, but you know, we're talking about CI. Yeah, I saw a handful of people there.
A couple of our regulars were out there to hide them. Did you get recognized? I did. I did, by one individual, I did.
Just one? Yeah, there was a lot of faces there that I did not know. Yeah, I saw a lot of pictures on Facebook and it's a lot of unfamiliar faces. It was packed, it looked packed.
There was probably, I don't know, maybe five or ten people I recognized out of the few hundred that were there. Which goes to show you, man, it's wild, dude. Was it like shoulder-to-shoulder packed or was there room to move? You had room to move, but it was busy.
It was busier the first thing because the first 500 people got like a swag bag or something. something oh really all the chairs were taken you know oh in the bar area yeah and i like their layout their lounge is pretty cool nice looking did you see the tvs i did was there a problem with turning your neck to the um i'll try somebody said that you know tvs i wasn't too judgmental on tvs here's what i am going to tell you though because i know uh i know that um our boys said that there was a problem with that yeah i think that if i'm going to a lounge like that i'm not really trying to watch tv anyways you know like i wouldn't go there for to watch a fight or anything like that i'm probably going to go there to interact and talk and talk to people so where the tvs are kind of irrelevant anyways okay if they're there in existence great it gives me an opportunity to look up briefly if i'm if i'm struggling to carry on a conversation i guess but they don't have to be in an ideal spot for me because i'm not going there to sit and watch It's not designed for that. This is designed for that. That's what the private lounge is designed for.
Most retail spots, I don't feel like, have that in mind. Set up for that reason. Nor really should they be, because, you know, you gotta sit down, like, I think that's kind of a struggle. I know there's some stores that have that, where you sit down and you watch a whole movie, and you smoke the one cigar, but like, nobody's talking.
I mean, even if at least there's sports on or something, you can carry on conversation about whatever. Right. You know, so. Alright, the new Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo.
Connecticut? Oh, it's a Connecticut? It's Connecticut Corojo. Oh, Corojo.
A 6x50 box press Toro, the first box press Vitola for the H99 line. Like the rest of the line, it uses a hybrid wrapper that is a cross between the stock cut Habano wrapper, grown in Connecticut, And the Corojo Seed, underneath it is a Mexican San Andreas, Negro Binder, and fillers from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Pennsylvania. 99 per box of 10. Cigars International is part of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the publicly traded conglomerate that includes General Cigar, Ford Cigar, and a large retail operation.
com, Cigar Bid, Cigoria, and Pipes & Cigars, where these cigars will likely be sold. You know, the funny thing is though, with the whole grand opening or whatever, why didn't they just do their own stuff? Like, Man of War, AJ Fernandez events to open up, and then parlay that with the Diesel. Well, who would have been the brand person for that thing?
I don't know. I'm sure they get, I mean, just shove Justin Andrews there all day. Who cares? Yeah, but people know Terrence.
He's, you know, a draw, as they say. I don't disagree with that. I'm just saying that, you know. I didn't see any advertisement that he was going to be there, except that he said he was going to be there.
Right. Right. That's what I'm saying. They're all about peddling their stuff, so.
Well, earlier that day, he was at the Evil Empire, so it's not like that was even his, you know, his only trip. He just worked it in. The evil empire. The evil empire.
All right, let's move on out of this, there's a lot more, oh here's an update, shortly after the story was published a Drew Estate employee informed Halfwheel that, Halfwheel that the is a Cigars International exclusive, not a Meijer & Dutch exclusive as the company's press release stated. Meijer & Dutch is the wholesale distribution arm of CI. Oh I didn't know they were part of CI. Yeah.
Interesting. Meijer & Dutch. All right, Lure Cigar Company has officially unveiled the newest addition to its limited edition catch and release series with the release of the Slim Jim, now available at select retailers. 5x42 Lonsdale Vitola crafted with a rich Connecticut broadleaf wrapper.
Beneath the dark, flavorful exterior is a Nicaraguan binder from Esteli paired with filler tobaccos grown in the Jalapa and Omitempe regions. See, Boots, they get their stuff there, too. That's not good. of Nicaragua.
All production takes place at the respected La Tablacera factory in Esteli, ensuring a consistent premium smoking experience. The cigars are $11 per cigar, productions will lend to 360 bundles of five cigars, making this release a true collector's piece for fans of boutique and small batch cigars. According to Lure Cigars, the Slim Jim's thinner ring gauge was chosen intentionally. Intentionally, the company says the higher wrapper-to-filler ratio allows the Connecticut Broadleaf to take center stage delivering bold flavor without overwhelming smoke.
You like this cigar? I have not had this cigar, but I do like the brand. Oh, Lure, yes. Lure Cigars?
Yeah, I've heard great things about this guy. Yeah, he's a friend of mine, I mean, he's asked about coming here, but I always tell him it's not my decision, I don't get to... What do you mean, is it asked, like... Hey, can you guys carry my cigar?
That type of thing. Have I ever tried any of this stuff? Um, I don't know. Greg always poo-poos you.
" I go, "Well, it doesn't taste like fish. " I mean, why don't we try it? Yeah, get some stuff. We'll put it on the Patreon.
We'll try it out. You got it. Done. 42 ring gauge and called it a Slim Jim.
60 and called it a Slim Jim... Well, that's why, you know, I think the size made the name, not the... " But sometimes these cigar companies do stuff like that. No, I mean, like it's an interesting, it's an interesting take on a cigar brand name, right, Lure Cigars.
No one's ever done anything like that. It's talking about fishing, you know? I mean, maybe he's just luring you to try them. Boat Weevil burns something like crazy up there.
Yeah. How is Lure spelled? L-U-R-E. It's like the fishing lure.
" Right. " And he starts laughing. " Him and his dad used to go fishing. He made the cigars for his dad, who has passed.
Yeah, so it was a tribute. Yeah. It's originally started it, and then it sort of has taken off. I mean, you see it a lot.
I'll get us some. Yeah, get us something, we'll try and we'll, you know, we'll give you our honest opinion on the Patreon. Got it. All right, you guys ready for the world-famous game that's taking over the industry by storm?
Yes. What's the score? Perfect. From Nicaragua.
You gave us, you launched it properly. Yeah. I gave you more time. All right, first cigars from July 28, 2021.
Boots, you can't look it up, haha. Charlie Monado Cigars is a Davidoff Honduras. First, limited edition review, the Camacho Factory Unleashed. I was told this was a cigar that you guys talked about with Lee, or actually, with Law, sorry, or Smoked.
Oh, I smoked it. And you guys would like to have it on the game. Oh, really? Who told you that?
I have peoples. Mitch. Nope, it was not Mitch. It was not Mitch.
Stephen Wills. It wasn't Stephen Wills. It was a Law. Skip Martin.
You guys keep yelling out names, not going to tell you it was. You know how you keep a secret? That's my line. So do I.
That's my line. Doesn't matter. Still a plus. Okay.
I'm going to say 89. Charlie Monado. 2021. Charlie Monado, 2021.
Unleashed. I'll go 86. 80, and they smoked, ah, three of them. - Oh, how surprising.
- Sometimes there's one, sometimes there's two. - Do, do, do, do, do, do. - Don't act like that's not important information. - 89.
- 86. - More cigars means more things could go wrong. - You already looked it up. - Clue number one.
- It's already cheating. The Camacho Factory Unleashed offers a surprisingly layered and dynamic flavor journey, especially for a cigar that presents itself with a more factory-style, understated aesthetic. The progression from nutty, creamy peanut butter notes in the first third into grain-toasted bread and subtle fruity accents like raspberry and peach keeps the profile interesting and far from one-dimensional. The balance between sweetness, spice, and savory elements gives the cigar a complexity that rewards slower, more attentive smoking.
Sounds like a 90. I'm going to go 90. I'll go up. 87.
Clue number two. He cheated. I can see it in his face. Construction and overall performance are largely impressive, with a notably even ash and well-formed burn through much of the cigar.
The draw allows for rich, full-smoke output early on, and the blend consistently delivers full flavor with a medium-plus body and medium-to-medium full strength. Retro hails, in particular, stand out by adding an extra layer of sweetness, creaminess, and mineral characters that enhances the overall depth and sophistication of the smoking experience. The boot just yawned. Mm-hmm.
Cut it together. He yawned. Made me yawn. I'm off camera.
I can still hear it. 'Cause I can't see you. Right. Is that the end of the words?
Yeah, that's why I stopped talking. Feels like a 90. You do that every time. Is that like your "I'm thinking"?
As he's looking up. Yeah. 89. That's his Google pause.
Third clue: Despite the strong flavor profile, the cigar does struggle with consistency in smoke production as it progresses, especially in the second and final thirds. The need for multiple touch-ups interrupts the flow of the experience and slightly dulls some of the more nuanced flavors that were so vibrant earlier on. While not a deal-breaker, these performance issues keep the factory unleashed from reaching its full potential and may be notable for smokers who have a maintenance-free burn, who value a maintenance-free burn. 88.
I'm Googling, I'm Googling. Let me look this up. How do you spell Unleashed? Unleashed.
I think it's the way Palmer's reading it. Yeah? What? Yeah.
Because you already know the answer. No. Right, because I say the number in between every other word? No, it's like you're uppity right now, like reading it.
So you make it sound like it's a really good figure out. It's still the same words. You're so uppity. It's a written thing.
Trying to give the show a little pizzazz, a little flair. When I give out wrong information about the flying anacondas. Anacondas don't fly, idiot. What'd you say, 88?
Yeah. 87. I think I was good at 87. Alright, final thought, gentlemen.
Final thoughts, last thing. Bing bong. Ooh, there it is. The Camacho Factory Unleashed is fine, at least until you look at the price point.
At least, at less than $8, this is a very good Toro-sized cigar for the money. It's neither the best Camacho cigar nor the best value in the humidor, but it's a happy medium between those two superlatives. There was plenty of flavors, pretty good construction, though I wish the profile was a bit more dynamic. Not like Palmer's Reed.
Unfortunately, my personal opinions about construction aren't the same as how we judge construction here at Half Wheel, and as such, the touch-ups are going to take off some points from the final score. Perhaps more problematic is that we don't factor price into our scores. If we did that, or if we created a list of the best value cigars of the year, the Camacho Factory Unleashed would probably get a more memorable place It's a decent history. " Oof.
Well, he said that they don't factor price, but I feel like he is factoring it. He may say it was good, but he's not going to remember it. It was okay, but I might not remember this next week. 87.
87 is a good number. What did he say? Was that his score? No, no, no.
Oh. Still have a problem smelling unleashed? I'm gonna go 86. 87.
Oh! 87 was a good number. He had 87 and he let it go. Yes.
Can you guys tie? Can you both pick 87? Yeah, we can tie. Sure.
Where's the fun on that? Right, I know. I don't want to tie. Right.
Just curious. All right, next cigar from October 14, 2018. Also, Charlie Minato, Aganorsa Leaf Cigars, Limited Edition Cigar, Limited Edition Nicaragua, Reviews, Aganorsa Leaf Signature Series, Corona Gorda. Signature Series, Corona Gorda?
Yes. Not Supreme Leaf, Signature Series. I've never smoked it, so I don't know, 85. 87.
All right. I did not yawn. None of us yawned. Get it together.
It's funny. You know, you yawn during the show too sometimes. You fall asleep for god's sake. You need more oxygen.
Sometimes I need to take a... Sometimes I need oxygen. If it's a heavy leg day, you know, I get tired. Bomber is older.
He doesn't even... But I will tell you this. Shut up for one second. Listen, I actually ordered something for you and it was going to be hilarious.
It's an oxygen machine. It didn't work. It was smelling salt. Oh, yes.
And I was going to pelt you with... Here, here, here, you hit this. It didn't work? Yeah, I opened it and I went to go smell it and it didn't smell like anything.
Which one did you get? I'll tell you, I will bash this brand, because they just- Maybe just your nose is broke. Because it did not work. You gotta get the boomstick.
I have boomsticks. Oh, they don't work well. I mean, they do, but- Steve was talking about this brand, and I was like, all right, I'll get this, and it did not work. Oh, he used it.
It's gone. Oh, just like the smell. Oh, here it is. Did you buy it on Amazon?
Yeah, CG. Oh, it's got one star now. It had way higher stars before. Oh, it was only Steve.
Oh, only Steve. Currently unavailable. " It's currently unavailable, so that means that they probably had a problem. I had to pull them off, Margaret.
Yeah, I'm like, this doesn't work. If you can complain, maybe get a free one. Maybe it's cracked. Oh, I got a refund, and they said that we're not going to refund this.
I'm like, "Oh, yes, you are. " Oh, because you opened it. Because normally you snap them. How many did you get?
No, it was actually like a can, and then you unscrew it. You unscrew it, sniff it from the can? Cocaine's in it. That might have been a little leery of that, because what would you put in the can?
It would have been great. So, but, you know, to be continued on the smelling salts, but we're gonna... Alright, did you guys give a score for your Corona Gordas? 85 for me.
And I said 87. Alright. It is the Agronor's Leaf Signature Series Corona Gorda from Nicaragua. Factory Tabaco Vale de Jalapa.
Rapper, Nicaragua. Corojo 99 Jalapa. Binder, Nicaragua. Filler, Nicaragua, Esteli and Jalapa, length 6 inches by 44, and they smoked, three, two, surprising, surprising, 85, 87, clue number one, the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Series delivers an engaging and involving flavor profile highlighted by a compelling contrast between creamy citrus, nuttiness, and subtle sweetness.
The transition in the retrohale from intense red pepper to smooth cream, grapefruit, and orange adds depth and keeps the experience dynamic, while the lemonade-like sweetness and peanut notes create a memorable and balanced core. I get so confused if I would actually taste these things. Mmm. Nuts and lemonade?
That sounds terrible together. I mean, sounds like something Charlie would like. Delicious. With an orange and a grapefruit.
No, it's Brooks. Brooks has a Coco Nibs. Brooks has a Coco Nibs. Let's go 86.
We need to bring Coco Nibs to PCA to give him, we have a present for you, Brooks. 87. Clue number 2. In terms of strength and body, this cigar offers a bold and satisfying presence.
With full flavor, a full body, and medium full strength, it maintains intensity without becoming overwhelming. The lingering creaminess and citrus sweetness in the final third help preserve complexity, and It is not an aggressive cigar. Yeah, I don't think any other cigars are really aggressive. I'm gonna go to 89.
Oh, big jump. Yeah. Did you say your score? I thought he went first.
He just went. Okay, this is... I haven't said mine. I thought you said okay, like you had.
No. You need to pay attention. Well, he sniffed the boomstick, so he's moving now. I sniffed the boomstick, I'm a little wacky, I don't know what's going on.
I'm going to stick at 87. Booth, your score? 89. He goes first.
Oh, did he? I'm sorry, I got so confused. Stroke. All right, third clue: Construction is the cigar's biggest drawback.
As multiple samples require repeated touch-ups due to uneven burns and inconsistent smoke production, these burn issues interrupt the flow of the smoking experience, and in some cases, Contribute to the bitterness late in the cigar, slightly detracting from what is otherwise a flavorable and intriguing blend. So, because it was burning weird, it made it bitter? Yes, because you had to keep relighting it, give it that burned sour smell. Yeah.
I mean, it sounds like he's going to mark a low because of driving while he's smoking. Could go anywhere. 98, he just said. Perfect.
Perfect. Perfect score, 100. 87. Isn't that where I'm at?
I don't know, I guess. 86. I'm going to listen for the last one. If you judge, final thought, if you judge the cigar based on its first inch, this is going to be a massive disappointment unless you are looking to have your throat lit on fire via pepper He's got a pepper on the retroele.
Really? That being said... It's inconsistently burning. This is where he loves it.
That being said, the Agronors and Leafs Signature Series Corona Gorda developed into something quite smooth and complex. There were times in which it seemed like the pepper wanted to come back, but each time there were hints of a return, there was no triumphant comeback. It allowed for the cigar to continue down its path to complexity. Unfortunately, consistent burn issues, particularly in the latter half, And the latter half impacted the score.
Señor Boots. Boots! Boots! Nicaragua.
Boots! This is an agronosa. It has to be an 88. Yeah?
Yeah. Oof. So do I want to go for like to try and nail it? Or do I want to play it safe and just...
Go down one from there, that's the question. I mean, think about it, right, like, this is a bigger brand, right, and I'm sure that they spend some money with Half Wheel. You think so? Yep, and he hated the first inch, but loved the rest of it.
All right, so you 88-ed it. Yep. Okay. I think I'm just gonna win the day here, and I'm just gonna go 87.
89. Yeah, baby! Oh! Oh!
I mean, you still won the day. I still won the day. You went the wrong way. But yeah, they're not going to go down low on that one.
This was the lowest scoring Agrenor's of the cigars they had done. Really? Yeah. Well, that's pretty impressive.
Yeah, that's what I thought too. I was trying to find a dog, but this is the lowest one. So they got all 90s? 89, a couple 89s, and then some 90s, yeah.
Yeah. There weren't a whole lot. There were maybe seven or eight. Isn't that wild?
Yeah. I don't know why they don't review me. I mean, they have tons of cigars. I don't know why they don't.
I mean, we smoked that cigar. I mean, it's a consistent. They could do 12 different sizes of the same cigar if they wanted to. It's a consistent cigar.
I mean, is there one that you smoked and you're like, eh, there's a turd? I think I've smoked some before. I'm like, no. I only like them when Terrence is here.
There's a second one. I gave to one of the guys upstairs. Really? Because Terrence had left.
I thought that Arsenio Corona Gordo was really good. Yeah, it was good. I just, I was having some tunneling issues, which is kind of weird for a Corona Gorda. You know, that's, that happens sometimes.
Um, I was looking for that at CI and they didn't have it. Oh, really? Yeah. Maybe it's when they don't let them have.
Cause I was going to smoke that again. No, they have it. Oh, they were just out of it? No, it just wasn't on the shelf.
Oh. Like, I'm sure that when you go, if you go through there, some things don't make sense. Like, there's product, like, on the shelf, and then there's product that's not on the shelf. But the boxes are kind of slid down beneath them.
Yeah. Like, okay, why is that here? I don't know. It's such a huge place, I mean, it's...
Yeah, but it's not... The humidor is not overly huge. Unless that... Oh, wait, that one's bigger than the rest of it is.
It's a good size. That one's bigger, because they went into an existing building, they didn't build that up. It's a good size, humidor, for sure. Is it connected to the strip center, or is it off by itself?
It's a standalone building, outside of the mall. Did you look at any of the Room 101 stuff? They usually have some older Room 101 stuff that's usually pretty good. I did not look.
You didn't walk every aisle? I did. Oh. My only priority, other than hanging out with Terrence and talking about Agnors, was Roma.
Right. And they have an end cap, which I don't think is great. You know, I think that they should be more mainstream somewhere on that, on their shelves. But the other places I've been, they've always been on the aisle.
Yeah. Were they a rear-facing end cap? Correct. Yeah, that's not correct.
Anything special? They don't do any CI only, I don't believe. Well, no, not CI only. Sometimes they would have like an LE because people don't generally look there.
You know, a lot of your CI guys are guys that aren't big cigar smokers and they're just looking to try one thing. Or get their bundles. Yeah, I didn't run into any value guys. I ran into guys that are more like, I just like to get a couple sticks and try them out.
You know, so. Okay, anything else to add? I have nothing else. That is it.
All right, well, we need to start plugging the cigar event for the shop at some point. We need to mention that. I don't know. Oh, at the end of the month?
As soon as Greg has the details, he's supposed to get them this week. I know, it's Crown Heads. m. , and all I know is that the rep will be here.
Okay. I'm not even sure who he is. Okay. All right, it's been episode 446 of Cigars Our Podcast and Miss Brittany's birthday.
Happy birthday again, Brittany. Yep, happy birthday. Thank you. Should we sing to her?
No. Boo, do you want to sing to her? We don't need him. Whatever you want to do, Palmer.
No, I'm getting a look. Goodbye. We would have, Brittany. Happy birthday to you.
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Show Notes
On Todays Show….Will Smith is singing mY anaconda Don’t Want none if you aint got some! Steroids takes out a Major Baseball Player. Don’t Change Your Insta Password! And then in Cigar News we have a bunch of new cigars then a full game of what’s the score!