November 7, 2023· 53m

Cigar Hustlers Podcast Episode 306 - Changing Tides in the Cigar Industry

Transcript

Welcome to the Cigar Hustlers

Podcast Episode 306, where we

bring you the latest news and

insights into the world of

previous cigars.

In this episode we dive into the

big stories of the week.

The King of Mike, Stefan Cabbage

and Director of Social Media for

cigar hustler Mike BDP Palmer

are two dynamic individuals who

Co hosted Captivating Cigar

Hustlers Podcast and me, I'm

Phil.

So grab your favorite smoke, sit

back and join us for another

exciting episode of Cigar

Hustlers Podcast.

So duck in.

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Thank you for your time and you

can kiss Turkey's ass.

You can kiss the Turkey's ass.

But if you like as to where you

shop shirts, send them to a

cigar hustler care of BDP and

I'll also smoke your cigars on

the air for some.

We haven't.

We haven't gotten those in a

while.

No shirts, no cigars from

anybody.

Yeah, what are you talking

about?

No shirts.

We got shirts right here.

No, no.

He meant like, sent in.

Sent in other people.

Other people will send his

shirts and cigars.

We'll smoke them and wear their

shirts like how Lenny did.

Right.

Yeah, like Lenny did.

And Coop sent his shirts

tobacology.

Tobacology.

We've done theirs.

Next week we'll wear the finance

shirts.

Yeah, yes, mine's tight.

I haven't mine's still in the

package.

You should try it on.

Then we're all oh.

Mine's mine's a large they're

tighter than normal.

Yeah, yes.

We wear them no matter what.

We don't care.

All right?

You got a phone call to make?

You wanna do that first?

Well, or do you want to do some

stuff?

To cover here real quick first

of all.

Expecting until three anyway.

What are we doing for the

Patreon?

Today we're smoking the Don

Dorateo.

What's that saying?

Salt up there.

Pedra Viva pedra piedra piedra

Viva.

The salt of the earth.

The new one is shipping this

week.

Is this the There's two, right?

This is the other one.

We did the other one already,

OK?

Thanks.

So he was showing the cigar.

So we can do a couple things

here.

Yes, we could do that if you

want, but I I have a thing for

you guys if you're interested.

Presents.

Yeah, so.

Did a present.

Wow, a good friend and customer

of mine, He No.

Oh, sorry.

He obtained a box from me of a

tatwahi tatuahi tatuahi.

Yes.

Anarchy NFT Yes, yes, we we will

accept.

And he gave me.

Extras.

Yeah, yeah.

Are we thanking this man

personally or yeah, I don't?

Want to put this guy on blast

but not he knows who he is.

And thank you friend of Michael.

Thank you, Thank you, friend of

Mikey.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah.

Don't throw it.

It's the most expensive thing in

this room.

Wow, I don't think so.

Thank you.

So you guys can review that on

the Patreon?

Oh, that was my thought.

Did you get one?

No one.

That one for you.

I got 2.

Oh, you only got two?

Yeah.

So you guys smoke them?

I feel bad.

Don't feel bad.

No, you can have.

I could have fucked either one

of you.

No, you can have mine.

I don't want.

It it would have been funnier

if.

You.

But believe me, it's way more

important to you guys to try it

and smoke it than it is me.

So you guys smoke it?

OK.

All right, good.

Because then I can smoke my

Pistonia.

Oh, I'd rather have Pistonia.

Oh, so we're doing that today?

You can do that, Patreon.

Today.

Oh, oh, OK.

So we're not doing the Don

Dortero.

We're not doing this all of the

year.

Yeah, you do the NFT.

Oh, OK.

Do that away there.

Bah Bah Bah.

OK.

What else you got?

That was.

Well, we went to Lazona Palooza

this past week.

We did go to Lazona Palooza.

We fucked up when we went on the

wrong day.

Why do you see the pictures from

day three?

They have ice cream truck.

Outside tablecloths, Full pig

roasted in the back of a police

car or dinner.

Yeah.

We went to the dinner.

Was on Sunday.

Saturday we went to Sushi Night.

Yeah, we went to Sushi.

Afternoon, Sushi Afternoon.

Sushi afternoon.

Work for me, bro, just like.

Well, it was very nice.

It was a nice event.

I mean, the other stuff that

they did have was cool looking.

Yeah, I'm.

Still waiting for my haircut.

Thursday Did you sign up?

Are you in line?

Yeah, I was in line.

Oh yeah.

How does that work?

Do you have to go check?

I mean, they never stuck their

head out one, like not one next

step on cabbage.

You're next.

You have to sort of keep track.

Yeah.

So maybe you got missed or Jack

probably got two haircuts.

Jack.

Didn't get two haircuts.

Actually, Jack came up to me in

the middle of it.

He goes, hey, listen.

He's at #15.

You're #28.

There's no way you're getting

yours done in time.

Oh, I got.

You, he said.

Do you want me to?

I know a guy.

You want me?

To oh, I'll bump you up.

I said no, man, it's.

OK.

I mean, I.

Don't need that.

I liked Because who just

switched with him.

And switched with Jack.

I, you know, I really like my

Barber and I felt like I was

cheating on him.

I don't like.

That are you such a loyal

person?

Who's a good guy?

I went to show him today.

Oh, so you're you're all trimmed

up.

Anyway, I saw my Barber

yesterday.

I'm all trimmed up too.

Yeah, oh, World Cup.

All day, all set up again.

But Boots had the Postani shirt

on.

He did.

And then that guy came up and

started telling him about

Postani cigars.

He's a big fan.

He was a big fan.

And Skip made him for this guy

and all those sorts of things.

And he had no idea who you were.

Yeah, I thought it was funny.

I love that.

That was hilarious.

I dude, nothing.

Makes sense.

I think he made it for this guy.

And we're going, yeah, he's

right there.

In the chair.

That's the guy.

Oh, really?

Cool.

So then I did this race right?

Hello.

Yeah.

Hey, you know, celebrity

something I would.

Prefer the brand to stand on its

own without some type of face,

you know?

It was nice he came over.

When you saw the shirt, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

So that was that was nice.

He hangs out at the magic cigar

bar.

Yes, OK.

Yeah.

No, he had been there.

Jeffersonville IN I think that's

his spot.

Yeah, he knows Hunter.

He knows Hunter very well.

Hunter very well.

Hunter.

Good guy.

Hunter So what did you think of

it?

Of what?

Lozano Palooza.

I thought it was good.

Yeah, it's nice.

It's a nice event for them to do

for all the the peoples yeah and

they and and they didn't charge.

No.

Yeah, there's no that's free.

Yeah.

That's crazy.

So this year they did charge for

the T-shirts, He He explained

that in the beginning, that was

really the only difference.

Well, that's just a new thing.

Well, the little girl didn't

lean on you to buy a T-shirt.

She leaned on me and boots to

buy a T-shirt.

Where do you get when you get

the cigars?

Oh yeah.

She, like, held them like, sure

you don't want a T-shirt?

Hoodie, he said.

Do you want to buy something?

I said I buy cigars from you you

guys all the time.

I'm like, no.

I gotta buy more.

I went to cigars.

I gotta buy more.

I mean, I got my own cigars.

I was.

I brought my own.

I I'm fine.

Well, that's how they pay.

Apparently.

That's how they pay for the

event.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

No, it was perfectly fine.

I get it.

And they weren't outrageous

prices either.

I'm.

Sure there wasn't.

Very reasonable.

I looked at the board.

I thought she was going to force

me to buy one.

Well, I mean, us not buying it

wasn't like it was like a drop

in the water buggy, man.

Oh, sure, there was bags with

everybody everywhere.

Yeah, yeah, all that.

Well, yeah, all those people buy

stuff.

Yeah, you know.

That we know.

We checked anyway.

We did.

We had to connect.

Nice, Jack.

Thank you, Jack.

We.

Know we know the guy.

You know, Speaking of money.

So The funny thing did happen to

me.

On the way to the bank.

No, I did.

No.

Yeah, I don't go there anymore.

Married with kids, bro, right.

I own businesses.

I'm.

I'm always running.

I'm running that negative on.

It does me.

I understand.

Completely understand.

So I did put this fundraiser up

on my Facebook.

Oh, that's right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And.

And then slid it in the weasel

page.

I did slide in the weasel page

and nobody really responded to

the weasel page.

Yeah, yeah, but.

I guess he was nice.

So, but it was kind of funny

because, you know, then a few

days later you got a you got a

little more agitated, right?

Facebook post from me.

I'm like, hey, motherfuckers,

like, I know that.

Do you guys hit me up for shit

all the fucking time?

Like, I'm just trying to get the

300 bucks for these kids in

there and I'm giving away cool

shit, right?

And everybody's like crickets.

Crickets.

Would you like to announce the

winner?

I don't have a winner yet, I

mean.

I thought the one guy was going

to win everything.

Well, the one guy, Miguel Rocha,

is a fucking awesome.

How about how about that cigar?

No, he's not.

That's not that my good there's

is that the guy with the same

last name?

No, there's no, there's no.

There's no Miguel in how?

About No.

The last name?

The last name.

Ramos Yeah, Raul.

Ramos.

Yeah.

Oh, a different name.

All right, never mind.

I said it upstairs.

You didn't correct me, so I was

going with it on the show too.

You know that I don't listen to

you when you talk.

That's true, except for this one

hour a week.

Yeah, that's it.

That's it.

Turn it off and then I carry on,

right?

Exactly.

So Miguel fucking stepped up and

closed all of them out like,

boom.

Fucking knocked it out of the

park.

Good.

So is Miguel Rocha the Trinkle

Girl?

No, it's.

Miguel shit out, apparently.

Neither one of us know.

You guys don't know who he is.

I'm looking.

You guys don't fucking.

We haven't met him.

No, you've never met him.

Oh well, he's a very nice man.

So so thanks for meeting.

It's not going to this isn't

going to change the other

entries that I that I'm going to

give away because I'm still

going to give away the post on

ashtray.

I'm still going to give away

SBCS and I'm still going to give

away 1 Apollo, Danny.

Oh.

But what I am going to do is

Miguel, I'm going to send you 5

Apollo Danny's, I think I only

have like 20 of them left.

So you're getting a big, big

portion of that delicious they

are.

And then I'm also going to send

you five of the brand new SPCS

as well.

So delicious.

So thank you so much for

supporting.

I really appreciate what you did

and you know.

It's much easier that I don't

have to deal with this shit

anymore.

So, so thanks bro and thank you

for everybody else that

contributed to you guys all.

You know, out of the 7000

Facebook friends that I have,

there's like 8 of you out there

that are cool, so that are

reading.

That are reading, They're

reading.

Yeah, so, so 11, I'm gonna have

three things to give away.

So I'll give them away.

I'll, I'll announce those next

week.

Nice exclusive.

Yeah, well, you just sound a

press release.

See who mentions you.

Oh Lord, somebody mentions the

winner on the social media.

Anyway, you guys should just

start releasing press press

releases forever though this

just.

Ends, dude.

Nobody takes.

Nobody takes Cigar House or

receives Pellegrino.

Two different sizes.

It's amazing.

So I'm going to call this guy.

He doesn't even have my number.

That's OK.

He's expecting a number.

It's about the right time.

Still 15 minutes.

I thought that was him.

Can I call now?

You're for sure?

Why not?

Your voice is very deep compared

to your phone.

I am the new guy at the Roma.

Oh.

Look, there he is.

So you've not talked.

So who are we calling?

Let's start there, You.

Don't know his name.

What's the name?

I figured you'd do the intro.

Oh, the all knowing Palmer.

Hold on.

I gotta look at his name.

I want to make sure I get it

right.

Yes, but I want to get his last

name if it's Smith.

It's not Smith, Jason Jackson

with Roman Craft to back.

We're going on the phone now.

Oh, Jackson.

Jackson.

This guy's not answering, I'm

gonna tell him, so he's

definitely AJJ.

Nobody answers what we call, oh,

shits Carlos.

They're probably doing the show.

He's.

Not going to answer Skip's like

don't you fucking answer.

That Hi, You've reached Jason

Jackson with Room across the

back.

Leave your name and number and

I'll get back to you as soon as

I can.

Thanks.

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Bye.

So we'll see if he calls.

He's not going to call.

I didn't tell him between 3:00

and 3:30.

Is he in sales?

Yes.

Is he in sales?

Right, and he doesn't answer his

phone?

Great choice there.

Skip Pelva Job.

Oh my God.

So we went to went to DeLand

this weekend.

On Saturday we went to the music

festival.

Oh, how was that?

The land.

Apparently it was unintentional.

We were just going to go to the

half wall and apparently there

was a music festival going on.

Oh, the Peanut butter Burger

place.

The beer.

Place Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, they have really good

hamburgers, but they had so all

the side streets were blocked

off.

Yeah, everyone wanted to go down

so the main streets opened.

So they wanted you to pay $15.00

to get this wristband to go down

the side streets.

To see the garage sale, people,

you know, people with their

little booth set up and to hear

the music, Yeah, you want to buy

my necklace?

Right.

No, I just paid $15.00 to walk

down there.

I'm very sorry, but they didn't

close the sites.

They didn't close the side

streets or the OR the other end

of the street.

So you just so you just did the

other thing.

Yeah, we just we or just walked

by a couple of them.

We just walked through noise.

Anything like we want to go to

that bar over there.

Did they give you like free

beers or anything with the

wristband?

No, that's it.

You got nothing, but you get to

hear the music. 22 stages or

something set up throughout the

city and stuff.

It was ridiculous.

I'd have been so pissed if I had

a wristband and I'm walking

around and I see everybody else

without wristbands drinking like

you motherfuckers.

They got me for 15 bucks.

You guys all got away with it.

Right.

Just go down. 7590 That's

fucking they didn't.

Black No.

Terrible job blocking.

I saw you guys went to issues.

Was that one of the side

streets?

Yes, So what?

Yeah, what happens if you want

to go to the bar?

Well, that one was open because

that's where all the food trucks

were.

You didn't have to pay for that

one.

But there was still a stage at

the end of that street, too.

Somebody definitely didn't plan

that well.

No, it was ridiculous.

It was stupid.

It was a nice event and

everything, but I mean, the pay

part was just ridiculous.

Didn't see many wristbands

anyway. 15 bucks.

Any big names or just all local?

All local.

It was local music.

Local music?

Yes, all the.

Time.

Some of it wasn't that good.

I'm sure it wasn't.

It's local music.

The local fuck do you expect.

So then we got tired of there.

So we went to Sanford, saw

Casey.

Oh yeah, I saw that on your

Yeah, we saw that.

We had a private concert

actually.

Is what it was two of you.

Well, it was me, Adrian, and

Megan.

There was only three people

there.

Well, Casey was supposed to play

outside over at the regular

Celery City, but the girl that

was scheduled to play inside

Celery City cigars didn't like

to smoke.

Apparently she didn't notice the

name cigars and the name of the

place that booked her, so

Casey's traded with her.

Are you fucking kidding me?

I can't with these fucking

people, right?

This is so terrible.

So Casey set up in that corner.

Wait a second, but you're in the

fucking you're in a business.

Right, you're working in bars

anyway.

Have you considered?

What do you only work outdoor

venues like?

Listen, I don't want to date

you, but I remember when I grew

up, when I used to grow up.

I don't know who we had this

conversation with recently, but

if you had fucking breakfast on

the left side of the fucking

diner, that was the non-smoking

section.

And then if you had breakfast on

the right side of the diner,

that was the smoking section and

it didn't matter 'cause smoke

was going all over the place on

both spots.

On airplanes, yeah, I've gotten

back, but I mean, it's all the

same air and.

Bars, bars, sitting here and

smoking, You're the seat in

front of you, non-smoking and

I'm blowing my smoking.

I'm.

Going to tell you right now,

that bitch vapes, she's a

fucking vapor.

She's a fucking she talks on a

fucking battery.

She she sucks it into

inappropriate places.

You know, she's walking down

with no smoking air.

She's like, get it in real

quick, yeah.

So sat at the end of the bar and

he took our request for about

two hours and then went home

free Bird.

No, my wife did yell free bird

and he hates that song so he

gave her the finger.

So.

That was well received.

Yes, he hates when somebody asks

for free bird.

So now I know.

Now I now I know that.

Oh, well, I already knew the

joke, Casey.

That's why my wife knew the

joke.

So he said, why do you guys like

to hear Jay yells free bird and

he go, no, he goes, here's your

free Bird.

Wow, paid for Bird.

Don't pre read those.

What are you doing over there,

dude?

What are you doing, Turkey?

See if I can read it.

You can read it you.

Hold it up, crazy.

Just don't block the camera.

Can you guys hear me?

Yes, we can hear you fine.

Well, we had Jax's final playoff

games this Friday.

Did.

He win.

Is he the champion?

Oh, they lost by one point in

the first round.

It was a heartbreaker.

They should have won the game.

They were a better team.

Is that him calling?

No, no.

They should have won the game.

They were a better team, yes.

Couple things just didn't go our

way and that's and that's

football, baby.

Now on we cheat.

And then I have.

Justices orange slices as well,

and they need the orange slices.

And then I have Justices

Playoffs this weekend, this

Friday.

Oh, orange slices for the boys

might go.

That's don't mess up the.

Slices.

That's the orange slices.

I think I should do orange

slices, yes?

Not the candy.

Regular real oranges.

Regular cut off.

I gotta.

I gotta chop them.

Right.

Make you cut them the right way.

Don't cut them.

Just want some orange slices.

Yes, energy sugar.

It's really good for them.

I'm going.

To get a little weird on you

guys, here's some orange.

Here's some fruit.

No Dum Dums.

Today we have fruit.

Have you guys seen this before?

Are you familiar with what this

is?

My mother says I'm allergic to

fruit.

So yeah, well, that's why you

can't catch.

So that happened.

Wow, what happened Saturday?

Oh, that was Sunday.

That was Friday 0.

So confused.

Oh, Saturday went out to.

Cigars on the Ave.

Yeah, yeah.

I had a buddy of mine in town.

We hung out, we had dinner at

Luke's and we went to cigars on

the Ave.

Nice.

And then I started watching the

show that Alan recommended from

Caribbean.

The House.

The Fallen Usher.

Family.

Oh, you know, I started watching

that next door in between.

Director of social media and

podcast producer.

I got about 15 minutes in and I

wasn't.

Oh really?

Maybe I wasn't really paying

attention, though.

Yeah, it's pretty intense.

I I have jumped that the fucking

show has made me jump like 8

times.

Really.

Is it a horror show?

It's it's borderline Oh.

It's borderline started out at

somebody's funeral, yeah.

Five people, three, no, three

kids, 3/3 of his kids had died.

Those people didn't look related

at all though, yes.

They weren't.

Oh.

He adopted all of them.

No.

He just spreads his seat.

Oh, several different mothers.

Five different baby Mamas, 6

kids total.

And.

Then it looked like the head guy

and maybe the lawyer was down in

the dungeon or basement or some

really dark room of the house or

something making some kind of

deal.

The lawyer.

I assumed he was hunger.

Maybe it wasn't a lawyer.

It was a black gentleman dressed

like a lawyer.

Oh, he's the District Attorney.

Oh, so he's a lawyer?

Yeah.

OK.

Yeah, they're.

Well, they're at the.

Lawyer No, no, no, the District

Attorney, Not the lawyer.

Well, when you say lawyer Luke

Skywalker is his is the family

attorney.

That's his real name.

No.

Oh, the character, the actor who

plays.

I mean well.

It'd been hilarious if Skywalker

was the guy's name.

Yeah, well, you could have, said

Mark Hamill.

I wouldn't.

Know.

Oh, that's the guy.

Yeah, yeah, the Klepto.

Nobody knows his real mark.

Hamill.

Mark Hamill.

So did he did a?

Kind of creepy when he looks he

did a voice in something.

What was the He was a.

Joker in Batman.

That's it.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yeah.

So, yeah, I started watching.

That was pretty good.

And then Sunday, Teddy wanted to

go to Universal, so we did the

carousel and you know.

Just you and her or everybody?

No, the squad.

We brought the team.

You should've just had a daddy

daughter day.

We just had the brought the

team.

The team wanted to go.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, it's good.

Good.

So OK.

What you got there Turkey?

You're to dark.

You're to ducken.

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Nice.

That's cool.

That's nice.

All right.

Turkey.

I love to eat a Turkey.

We.

Should try to call him one more

time, but let's wait till later.

Already want to do it right now?

Try it right now.

One more time.

One more time, maybe two more

time.

We'll keep trying to.

Call Rosales, probably San Exo.

Oh, no.

Call lightweight heavy.

Don't call Rosales.

Yeah, lightweight, heavy.

He always likes being on the

show.

Yeah, he likes being on the

show.

Don't lightweight, heavy.

Go.

Hey, can you put Jackson on the

phone?

Hey, do you have a new Jason?

His name is.

Jason last name is Jackson.

Yeah, JJ.

JJJ, you put JJ on the phone,

That'd be OK and go, man.

Come on, that's not how he

sounds.

I told him not to answer the

phone.

Don't like that either.

No, he doesn't cross between the

two.

Yeah, I think that if the two of

you got together, that the Love

Child would be the voice of

lightweight heavy.

Oh, Speaking of love Jobs,

Michael, Today is our nine year

anniversary of our friendship.

Oh really?

Yes, 9 fucking years.

Nine years on Facebook?

Yeah, Jeez, Louise, did you

reshare that or?

Yes, I put it up on Facebook.

No, our fantastic.

Yes.

Oh, I'm very excited.

Thank you.

You know it's not quite 10.

It's our anniversary.

Yeah, it's our anniversary.

Your wife, you gotta put the

googly eyes up.

I'm like she put the Google like

the staring at you.

Yeah, yeah, the staring eyes.

Whatever.

Like the fuck.

Did you try to call him or where

were you?

Oh no, we're going to wait till

later.

OK?

I thought you're looking at your

phone, if that's what you were

doing 5 No, I I had.

I got an order at the market.

I'm glad Palmer has now taken

the attention away from me for

you now for.

What?

Because every time she calls

you're like, oh, his boots

pulling his arm around you.

But now he's getting the googly

eyes and stuff, not me.

No, What happens is when you

call your fucking voice makes it

sound like you're sitting on my

fucking lap.

She's like, for fuck's sake,

where the hell is he?

Is he on top of you?

Did.

You talk, you go.

Yes.

No, it's just just on the just.

No, he doesn't say that.

He says yes.

Well, matter of fact he is,

dear.

You know the other problem too

is you guys.

Well, you you, not you, Boots,

not Phil.

Boots is totally is totally

inconsiderate to when someone's

on the fucking phone, someone's

talking.

If you're on the phone, all of a

sudden, the background here,

like, yeah, I'm like, holy shit,

what is going on here?

I always thought I'd be real

quiet.

I turn the volume down in the

truck.

All those you know that's

different.

And the car is moving, it's it's

always in the office.

It's not you, It's not.

You feel the loudest person in

the office.

It's not you, Phil.

It's Boots.

No, Robbie Doyle is the loudest

person in the office when he's

there, but he's there.

But you're there more than him.

But I don't think I talk in the

corner.

You do.

You talk very love.

From the four quarters of the

world, all the cigar industry

news you could possibly need.

The Cigar Hustler Podcast Report

with Mike too.

Owner of Black Star Line cigars,

Eric Bay states it's time to

make a change.

We are a bigger company and we

don't need to sell direct to

consumers anymore.

When the company started, we

sold direct to consumers to help

spread the brand.

We have grown tremendously.

So now we are letting our retail

partner school partners, sorry,

exclusively sell our brand.

We fully support our retail

partners in every way.

Bay Ads.

Our website will continue to

sell coffee and various other

swag for those that want branded

items from us.

You pussy, Where is it?

Give it to me, you fucking

caved, Eric.

I'm gonna call him.

He's gonna answer.

He's.

Probably gonna answer you caved.

You gave in some retailer got a

hold of you.

Somebody leaned on him.

I'm not gonna call him.

That's mean.

What is that like?

Is that like, bad behavior if

you do that?

No.

I think that somebody said,

well, you sell it.

Yeah, you you really shouldn't

sell direct yourself, 'cause

then you're competing with all

your retail.

Well, I think that you could

sell direct to everybody else,

but the reality is that you

should be protecting your

fucking brand, you know?

I mean, how many?

But if you think about it, if

you actually put, if you

actually tried to fucking

mathematically or put any

thought behind the cigars that

are in my humidor, you can get

them direct.

You can get a lot of them direct

from the manufacturer because

they own everything.

They fucking own everything.

They own retail shops, they own

wholesale shops, they own

fucking all of it.

Manufacturers, brand owns all of

it.

So because he's smaller, he has

to get give in.

That makes no sense.

Don't know that doesn't make any

sense to me.

Unless he was just tired of

fucking facilitating.

Orders.

That could be it.

If he just said, Look, I don't

want to facilitate the fucking

orders anymore.

I'm making too much money.

I don't need to.

I make money the other way

because you never.

If you do it the right way, you

shouldn't be making a ton of

money on it anyways.

Oh, right.

And you selling a retail, it's

cost, it shouldn't be.

I mean if if you worked at an

advantage where you were before

consumer for retailers or before

other brands and stuff like that

and you were selling it before

they had received it, then yeah,

you would move it fantastically

faster.

But if all the other consumers

are established with retailers,

right, they're going to buy from

them.

Well, which most of them should

be for boutique, right?

Correct.

That's what I'm saying, so.

Howji Boobie announces new US

distribution Howji Boobie

Boobie.

Bob.

No, no, because I phonetically

looked it up online.

Bob.

Howji, which is not spelled

howji.

No, it's Howji.

It's Howji Boobie.

Boobie.

How'd you boobie?

It's it's pretty good.

Thanks.

How'd you Boo?

How'd your booby?

Good too.

Thank you boobs it.

Bob Degobi has announced that

his Degobi.

Cigar.

No, it's not Haji Boobie.

Cigar.

It's Haji Boobie.

Haji Boobie and how do you?

Get Bob de Goatee his respective

Can I camber one please?

I'm sorry.

There's God A.

It's the company's only national

Brown brand under distribution,

which is which is headed up by

Matt Jordan.

It's a normal name.

Wow.

How'd you Booby was previously

distributed by Vlada, Stovanov's

bespoke company, until early

2023.

Last week, Lampert Cigars

announced that it was any of the

distribution agreement with

bespoke companies.

Stojavo announced his own brand,

Somme, earlier this year.

Nagodia was born in the

Netherlands but lived in the

Dominican Republic for the last

two decades During the time he

started making cigar boxes, blah

blah blah to make cigars.

Who?

You think you think Mr. Jordan

just feels out of place there?

I think I Didn't he do a cigar?

Didn't he?

Didn't he do a cigar with

bravado?

How did you booby?

Yeah, maybe I don't.

BOBI.

Yes.

Oh, he did.

Yeah.

There was one.

Yeah.

Yeah, what?

It was called something stupid

too.

Like Ziggy Boobie or something.

I don't know.

So many boobies.

To mess the boobie, Ricky Bobby.

Alfonso Grand selection Begin

shipping.

Oh, that's exciting.

Over the last year or so,

Selected Tobacco has been

releasing new lines that it says

are aged in rooms lined with

French oak, a nod to the wine

world.

Earlier this week, the company's

began shipping its newest blend.

There was Age with French oak.

It's the Hall Alfonso Grand

Selection, which is a company is

explicitly describing as a

sequel to the Alfonso Extra.

Anejo blend wise with the Grand

Celexion.

Using the Ecuadorian Havana

wrapper over Peruvian binder and

fillers from the Dominican

Republic and Nicaragua.

The company has said that they

should be a darker flavor

profile compared to the extra

anejo.

Like the Alfonso Anejo and the

Byron 1950.

This line was aged for a total

of five years.

Part of the process is done in

rooms lined with Spanish cedar

where the humidity has increased

and decreased throughout the

process.

The final part.

The aging process has done the

rooms lined with the French oak,

with the company says was

inspired by winemaking.

Does that make a difference

really?

I I don't see how maybe.

I guess.

I don't know, maybe.

Does it absorb stuff from oak in

the walls?

Who knows This fucking This

whole industry's filled with

smoke and mirrors.

It could be all right.

The CR as Freedom Sampler Fall

2023.

Heads to stores.

Nice everybody.

The third sampler for 2023,

Cigar Rights of America is

heading to stores.

Earlier this week, JC Newman

Cigar Company began shipping the

CRA Freedom Sampler Fall 2023, a

10 cigar samplers made to help

fund the cigar Trade

Organization.

Very Loud over there, like he's

cutting his toenails or

something, like he's sitting on

your.

Lap Think he's cutting his

toenail?

Don't cut your toenails during

the show.

Each sampler in MSRP of 204

dollars includes one of the

following.

That includes 101 of each of

these an LFD, a Pedrone.

Oliva Series V La Ferduma, an

LFD Andalusian Bowl.

Oh.

Diamond Crown Julius Caesar

Pyramid Fuente Fuente Opozax by

Father Garcia Tetuaya 15th

anniversary plus one Ashton

Cemetery Arturo Fuente wear pink

a pedron a rocky Patel for the

first time in a while.

None of the cigars in sampler

are new.

Oh wow. 3 Cigars in the Leva

Series V Pedron Black and the

Tetuaya 15th Anniversary Plus.

So this is the CRA.

You know what?

Go fuck yourself sampling like,

eh?

We're just not going to fuck it.

You know what?

Right, they keep going.

You can just keep talking.

The cigars from Torro Fuente,

Jason Newman and LFD and Rocky

Patel had changed and compare

have have changed in comparison

to the summer sampler.

In addition, this sampler

contains 2 cigars from Torro

Fuente.

Wait, it's summer.

Fuck that guy.

Summer Sampler had two cigars

from Believer, so they just

really, hey, so hey, so we

really need a new cigar.

Yeah, you're not gonna get that.

Right there are 4000 CRE Cigar

samplers coming out, blah blah

blah.

Is this a?

Is that a charity thing or is

that just a?

CRA members of companies donate

the cigars to the organization,

which then sells the patch.

The proceeds from the sales are

used to fund the CRA, one of the

three main cigar trade groups.

Oh yeah, so there's ACRA, the

PCA, and who's the other main

one?

The FAA.

Remember the Retailer

Association of America Or

whatever?

I don't think that's one of the

main ones, the big one, the OSHA

aura or whatever.

The big one, OSHA.

They were called OSHA OSHA.

Don Dortail began shipping 2

Salt of the Earth blended blends

to retailers.

Don Dortail was shipping 2

blends with it.

You know, our friend just sort

of dropped off the face of the

earth or used to work for Don

Dortail.

Yeah, I think he's finding

himself.

Is he?

He's.

He decided to walk the earth.

Oh, he's on walkabout like Cane

and Kung Fu.

Oh.

Nice.

Is he doing Kung Fu maybe?

That would be nice.

I'd like to Minnesotan Kung Fu,

right?

Yeah, it's a totally different

type.

Of it's with a jacket on.

Yeah, you're not as mobile.

Right.

You can't move as easily 'cause

it's a bit with a big puffy

winter jacket.

Yeah, I understand.

Co founder Juan Lucio

Grandfather's Dorteo Delgado,

who grew tobacco for La Roar in

Dominican Republic in the 1930s.

First cigar?

Salt the Earth.

Pedra Aguilera's name for the

translates cornerstone from

Spanish cornerstone.

According to the company, both

are made with tobacco from 2016.

Harvest includes andulo,

tobaccos andulo, which are named

oblongato.

Yeah, native to the American

Republic.

Most more of the process rather

than specific varietal, The

Andulo tobacco oblongato,

tightly enlarged pies known as

Oh wait, he did all this for the

Y the Y goose, Y goose?

Yeah, the the burrito tobacco

wraps.

Oh.

Remember that from the other

store?

No, because you don't listen.

No, I don't.

Listen, it's a weird way to

start a conversation.

Oh.

Yeah, the end result is

something that is more or less a

large log of tobacco where

slices are cut off and more

commonly chewed or smoked via

pipes.

My grandfather and my Dominican

roots are the inspiration for

the salt of the earth line,

which is why we used Andulo in

both blends, said Lucio.

In a press release, Andulo,

distinctly Dominican, has been

smoked as pipe tobacco.

Blah blah blah blah blah.

Sounds amazing.

Terribly exciting delay.

Nicaraguan Corona, Gorda, Dalay.

Dalay DALAY, it's.

Not delay.

Dalay.

Dalay sure Salir Dalay.

No, not Salvador Dalay salir,

Salvador.

No Salvador Dalay salir.

Well, the majority of

distribution agreement stores

that appear on this site didn't

talk about cigars that are from

anywhere 1 degree announced the

past summer was about cigars

from a German company coming to

the United States.

I like the German cigars.

He works with Roma.

Oh.

You.

Know, have our little podcast

and our little web show.

And you know, do the best we can

before we have.

Buttons now, just because his

sidekick bought all your stuff,

we're trying.

To.

Oh yeah, we're in the same guy.

What the fuck are you talking

about?

Back to the Germans.

We need these cigars as part of

the new distribution agreement.

A pair of new Dale branded

cigars?

No, we're launching the 2023 PGA

Convention Trade show in July.

The first was the Dale Istanbul

limited edition line that pays

homage to Saleh Dale's Turkish

experience.

It's a wonderlust.

Oh, The blend features Turkish

tobacco in the filler, along

with Dominican and Kentucky air

cured tobaccos.

Oh, air cured, air cured.

Sounds amazing.

Well, the binder comes from

Pennsylvania and Ecuadoran

Habano Corojo 99 hybrid wrapper

completes the blend which was

produced by Devil Calera

Zolchenberg in the Dominican

Republic.

Obviously, Journal.

His daughter worked on the

design.

Second release of Cigar is a

regular production line made

loose ohh by Luciano Cigars.

Ohh and you're kidding me.

You're kidding me.

The second to release and stop

it right now.

Hold on.

I'm going back and reading the

line.

Stop.

I'm reading.

I didn't realize this.

I was looking for Luciano story

this week.

Founded the second new release

of this cigar, The Dale

Nicaraguan, which is a regular

production line made by Luciano

Cigars and features an

Ecuadorian Carojo 98 rapper, a

double binder of a Brazilian

Avada Paraca and Ecuadorian

Habano 2000 leaves and a filler

that is all Nicaraguan, with

leaves coming from anywhere

Luciano wants him to come from

any factory.

Any factory at any time.

What Luciano did with the blend

is off the charts, off the

chart.

Guys, there's real no paperwork

that tracks it, said Michael

Guskos, Grosskos Gross close.

Boobies.

Cousin, That's the guy that took

the shot at the Jack.

No, no, that was Mike the Greek.

That's it.

Oh, is this him?

Oh, that's his real name.

You guys.

What the fuck are you guys on?

Today, I don't know really the

only person.

CEO of Delay?

Oh, maybe not.

Dolly.

So what the fuck is your

problem?

What are you talking on today?

You guys are fucking Mike.

The Greek owns delay.

I thought that that was.

Mike the Greek.

That's it.

I want a divorce.

Can I have $1000?

I guess I'm making it to 1110

years to 10 when I'm making it

to 10 apparently.

Wow.

So Adrian still has a record at

11.

The cigar is a standout in our

portfolio.

Oh sorry, the cigar is a

standout in our portfolio.

Luciano has always been

contributing with his knowledge

and vast expertise in the

tobacco's and I consider him a

mentor and a friend.

Working here at Delay has broken

many opportunities to meet

people like Luciano and work

with him, and the best.

Was that?

What accent was that?

I know it turned into Spanish

there at the end.

You were trying to go Germany.

Started Germany at the

beginning, sort of transitioned

into Latin, and then maybe even

finished in Chinese normally.

So I don't know.

Let's see.

You can get it in four sizes.

Whoa.

The Corona.

Gorda.

Oh, the Robusto.

One more.

The Toro.

The grand Toro.

Oh, hello, grand Toro.

Shipping to stores whenever

Luciano gets ready to whatever,

whenever.

He wants Hoya de Nicaragua,

Cinco de Cinco slink.

Puck begin shipping.

The slink puck.

Hoya de Nicaragua is making a

Cinco de Cinco Slink Puck Sling,

Puck Sling.

Nigaragua's oldest cigar factory

celebrating its 55th anniversary

of this year and to no surprise,

is doing so with a special

cigar.

That's cigar.

The Hoya de Nicaragua Cinco

Cinco is beginning to ship to

stores.

Cinco Cinco Spanish for five out

of five is a new regular

production line that is part of

the company's Obras Mestras

series and high end production.

And the company Blend Wise is in

Mexican San Andreas over

Nicaraguan Binder and Village

from Nicaragua JC Newman Gypsy

American Black Bison Cigar Case.

Lot of shipping going on.

Lot of shipping, lot of

shipping.

It's that time of year when PCA

stuff is finally caught up and

they're going to ship before the

next one in March.

Just in time did we get the

Black Bison cigar cases.

That's united.

Oh, it's JC Newman.

Jason JC Newman.

I don't know.

If you like a cigar case, the

pair with the American cigars

will probably not yelled at me.

Oh oh, you'll be fine.

If you like a cigar case, the

pair with the American cigars

from JC Newman.

A new option is Eddie Distort.

Oh, no, And keeping with the

American theme, the case.

Is Pop fuck that guy.

The case is all American made in

the USA.

Will you stop please.

There's a joke coming.

OK, well, you won't hear it if

you hit the button over the top

of it.

The American The American Black

Bison Cigar case is 3, is a

three cigar case.

It comes with three.

Comes with the three the

American Rabuso Cigars that were

sold in 2020.

Each case is MSRP of $350.00 and

production limited 350 numbered

cigars.

This is the second year in a row

that JC Newman has partnered

with Brizard and Company, a

california-based accessory

company, create leather cigar

cases for the American Lion.

This year's case is wrapped in

leather from a bison from Ted

Turner Turner's Bison program,

Montana.

The inside of the case is lined

with Spanish cedar and comes

with two Spanish cigar dividers.

The case, unlike the cigars, is

said to taste very good but be a

little chewy.

That was the joke.

So.

Joking at the end.

So how many cigar There's three

cigars. 3 cigars $350.00 You get

the Bison leather case and three

of the American Robustos.

Amazing.

Are you doing the math over?

There I just.

I'm just thinking about it.

Do we need to tell your wife to

get you that for Christian?

No, please don't.

Dunbarn Tobacco and Trust delays

Pulpetta until January.

Oh no.

Oh, no.

Oh no.

Just in time.

Fans of the Dunbarton Tobacco

and Trust who are hoping to get

their hands on the new Pulpetta

line will have to wait until the

New Year's.

A company has announced that the

cigars won't it shelves until

January.

Oh no.

Normally, delays from intended

release dates are the result of

either the cigar and or the

packaging not being ready.

But this is not the case for the

pulpetta.

Oh yeah, the cigars are ready.

They land in their agent under

warehouse at Steve Sacco,

founder of Dunbart and Trust and

Tobacco, in a press release.

It is simply a matter of

operational logistics and doing

what we believe is the best

interest of our purveyors and my

staff, he added.

He finally added.

Not to worry, this gives him

Show Notes

In this episode of the Cigar Hustlers podcast, we delve into the ever-evolving world of premium cigars, featuring a variety of exciting developments and announcements from the industry. Join us as we explore the latest trends, shifts, and news that are shaping the cigar landscape.

First up, we have Aric Bey, the owner of Black Star Line Cigars, sharing a significant decision. Bey discusses the company's transition from direct-to-consumer sales to an exclusive focus on their retail partners. Discover the reasons behind this strategic move and how it reflects the growth and evolution of the brand.

Next, we highlight the U.S. distribution announcement by How-G BOBI, a development that's set to influence the availability of these cigars for enthusiasts across the country.

Alfonso Gran Selección also takes the spotlight as they begin shipping their premium cigars. Learn about the unique qualities that make this brand stand out.

CRA Freedom Sampler Fall 2023 is making its way to stores, and we provide insights into what makes this sampler a must-have for cigar aficionados.

Don Doroteo introduces two Salt of the Earth blends to retailers, adding to the diversity of choices for cigar enthusiasts.

We also explore the Dalay Nicaragua Corona Gorda, Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco, and the intriguing Sling Puck cigar, all of which have begun shipping, offering a glimpse into the wide variety of flavors and experiences available to cigar lovers.

J.C. Newman's American Black Bison Cigar Case, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust's Polpetta delay, and Rojas Cigars' updates on their Street Tacos and Breakfast Tacos are also covered in this episode, providing valuable insights into unique accessories and product changes.

Lastly, we delve into the intriguing update regarding STG's shipments of Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Diamond Press, shedding light on the importance of quality control in the cigar industry.

And finally, we discuss the much-anticipated release of Warped's La Colmena Black Honey 2023, a cigar that has garnered significant attention in the industry.

Join us as we navigate through these exciting developments and shifts in the world of cigars, offering you a comprehensive view of what's happening in the market. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just beginning your journey with cigars, this episode is packed with valuable information and insights. Tune in to stay updated on the latest in the cigar world!