#ELOsoFumarTakes delivers abbreviated interviews, thoughts, and insights with cigar industry personnel and fans. Host Bear Duplisea's vision is to give the audience a peak into industry culture as well as show the human side of its inner members.
Episodes
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes a duo in for our #93rdTake. How 'Bout That Cigar has already been represented back in the spring when Co-Founder Matt Tye joined us for #Take71. For #Take93, welcome Tye back alongside his partner-in-crime, Garret Robinson. Between the three of us, we'll weigh in on Cigar Destinations, Cigar Events, Cigar Inspirations and a debate for the ages: Chevy Chase: cool or not cool.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Spencer Drake of La Familia Robaina for #Take92. Drake has been busy since the last time we sat down with him. He still owns his company, he's still making incredible cigars, and yes, he's still working with the iconic Hirochi Robaina. So, what's changed? Some obvious and not obvious things, all leading to greatness. Enjoy!
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Rico has prided himself for over two decades in making world-class cigars using tobaccos that aren't widely used. As a fourth-generation tobacconist, he has the experience, but we dive deep to see just what makes them some of the quietly dominant and consistent cigars on in the industry. Enjoy!
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes brings our #90thTake with some legendary flair. Our guest is the 'Mad Professor', 'the Wizard of Westwood' - Michael Giannini of Ventura Cigar Company. I was told once by Steve Saka that the term legend gets thrown around a lot in this history. He then preceded to throw several names of "legends" out there to me. Menedez, Carrillo, Quesada were all mentioned. Do you know what they and other legends in the industry have in common? Giannini has worked with all of them. So, in this #take...I bring you legend. Enjoy!
Ventura Cigar Company:
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
This week, the gents of Cigar Federation return for another round of blind pairings action. As always. we're upping the ante with some of our selections. In addition, we're going to have some shenanigans added into the mix with some bizarre Q&A. It's a take you don't want to miss! Enjoy!
Check out the breweries we sampled from:
Panther Island Brewing Company: http://pantherislandbrewing.com/
Heater Allen Brewing: http://heaterallen.com/
Carton Brewing Company: https://cartonbrewing.com/
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes brings in something special for our #88thTake. Field of Dreams turns 30 this year - and we decided to marry 3 great passions tonight - Cigars, Baseball and Film.
Miguel M. Schoedel of Crowned Heads and I will breakdown our memories, thoughts, and joy behind the film and baseball. Of course, we'll be smoking cigars and talking Crowned Heads! Enjoy!
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Kurt Kendall of 7-20-4 Cigars for #Take87. The king of all things vintage, Kendall takes his love of nostalgia and seeps it into literally everything he does. From antique tobacciana to classic cars, it's a pretty awesome world... and we all live in it. "Smoking a piece of history," the company's tag line is quite literally. We get Kurt talking antiques, collections, of course, cigars. But, why 7-20-4? We find out. Enjoy!
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Davidoff Brand Ambassador Klaas Kelner for #Take86. This will be a very special take as Klaas and I will share & "Taste the Elements" as we go through a vertical tasting of the Escurio, Nicaragua, and Yamasa Discovery Series lines. Kelner has an amazing palate, so this is a take you won't want to miss as we break it all down. Enjoy!
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we welcome Zev Kaminetsky, National Sales Director for Royal Agio Cigars in the U.S. #ThecurseofZev has been a legend in longstanding within our beloved industry. We seek to find out with such a curse on your back, how does one keep going. Also, we talk the oldest newest hotness in the Cigar Industry, Royal Agio, and Balmoral Cigars. Plus, we dig into just how vast Royal Agio's place in premium tobacco really is. Enjoy!
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes we welcome in Justin Andrews of General Cigar Company and the Brand Ambassador for Diesel Cigars. Manufactured by AJ Fernandez, Diesel Cigars gained notoriety at one of the best catalog brands out there. Under Andrews, the brand has ventured into and made a statement to Brick & Mortars: "We're here to stay!" The duo of Andrews and Fernandez has been big for Diesel, as it has established itself as one of General's most dynamic brands. We find out the challenges of changing how a brand is perceived to this unique tandem to Justin's story. It's all here on #Take84. Enjoy!