#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 Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
This week we sit down with the man to know at Davidoff of Geneva. As the Director of Marketing, Scott Kolesaire has his hands and heart in everything from Davidoff to Camacho to tonight's subject AVO. AVO's story begins with a man and continues with a legacy of excellence. We talk with Scott about the ups, the downs and just how important carrying AVO's legacy truly is. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Carson Serino of Serino Cigar Company for our #74thTake. An unconventional second-generation member of the premium cigar industry, Serino looks to make a splash as he enters his third decade in life, bringing with him 90+ rated cigars and partnering with two cigar industry legends all while honoring the past and traditions of this great industry. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes 'Dirty' Fabien Ziegler of Drew Estate Cigars in for #Take73. This year Ziegler celebrates his 19th year with Drew Estate. Any guesses to what's been around longer and celebrating its milestone 20th year? Check out the take and find out! Plus, we explore just how much the premium cigar industry owes to this man because in many ways he's shaped the industry and the cigar shop culture as we know it today. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in K.C. Johnson of L'Atelier Imports and Tatuaje Cigars. Our #72ndTake features the genesis of the Potluck Series, but also a return to the beginnings of L'Atelier and how K.C. went from Coaching to ADIDAS to owning running sales at arguably one of the most popular cigar brands on the market. Plus, we ask K.C. to do a little more time travel with our Curveball question. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in Matt Tye of How 'Bout That Cigar. #Take71 explores Matt's journey into Premium Cigar Media. While not new to Cigar Media himself, HBTC is new and you can check them out at: https://howboutthatcigar.com/ - before that check out the story behind the Matt- who has a fresh #take on cigar industry coverage. Enjoy!
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in the zany and unpredictable Robert Caldwell from Caldwell Cigar Company for #Take70. Robert has teamed up with some of the hottest names in the industry (or is it vice versa?) to bring forth fun collaborations, but it's clear he has a vision for what Caldwell Cigars is going to be this time around. Who knows where this is going? Enjoy!
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! This week we celebrate the Patron Saint of Ireland the best way we can - Drinking & Smoking Cigars! Of course, #ELOSOFUMARTAKES had to do it in a unique style by offering a return invite to the boys of CigFed, Tripp & Denis. Let's face it, pairing great cigars with some booze? You know who you need to call. We chat St. Paddy's Day, our pairings and one last take of #Take69, the cigars are all blind! Enjoy!
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
This week, Casey Haugen returns to #ELOsoFumarTakes for our #68thTake. Crux Cigars wrapped a big 2018, but are gearing up for a huge 2019. Several releases will mark the company's 5th Anniversary. We talk how the first five years have set the tone for what Crux Cigars is tracking t be a very successful first decade in the business. And in true show fashion, we close with a "curveball." Enjoy!
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
This week, E.P. Carrillo's own Jose Blanco - "the Mad Professor" -joins us to talk blending, working alongside a legend, and being at the center of it all when your company is given the highly coveted #1 Cigar of the Year from Cigar Aficionado and, of course, the added cherry on top of #1 Cigar of the Year for #ELOsoFumarTakes. Enjoy!
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we welcome in Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars. Choosing to end a very successful career at NASA and having that decision and story featured in a publication like the Washington Post all sounds like something straight out of Hollywood. Maybe one day. For now, de Frias is what's he always been, just Omar. But there are a lot more layers to this parfait. I wanted to go a little deeper with Omar and explore truly the beginning. The link to the Thomas heath's Washington Post article on Omar is here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-nasa-analyst-left-a-200000-job-to-sell-cigars/2017/07/07/bbacb984-61b4-11e7-84a1-a26b75ad39fe_story.html?utm_term=.c75849333ef6
Enjoy!