#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
Apr 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
1 hr 13 min
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!
Apr 8, 2019
Apr 8, 2019
47 min
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!
Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019
1 hr 5 min
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!
Mar 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
56 min
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!
Mar 18, 2019
Mar 18, 2019
2 hr 23 min
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!
Mar 11, 2019
Mar 11, 2019
1 hr 7 min
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!
Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
59 min
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!
Feb 18, 2019
Feb 18, 2019
48 min
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!
Feb 11, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
48 min
This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Steven Bailey of Cornelius & Anthony Cigars. Five generations ago, the Bailey family began farming tobacco in the state of Virginia. Today. Steven has taken the family's legacy into the world of premium cigars. Cornelius and Anthony's cigars are manufactured in two of the industry's finest boutique factories and made with tobacco from all over, including the good ol' USA. We ask Steven about the when, the why, and the how the 5th Generation decided to take its tradition along a whole new path. Enjoy!
Jan 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019
45 min
This week, we welcome back Matilde Cigars' own Enrique Seijas. Along with his father (Hall of Famer, Jose Seijas), Matilde Cigars has become a powerful mainstay in the world of boutique premium cigars. Tonight, we take a look at Seibel Distribution and have a little fun with future generations. Enjoy!