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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #28: Ferio Tego Timeless Limited 10 Years

The  #28 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Ferio Tego Timeless Limited 10 Years. While Ferio Tego is a company that is only a couple of years old, it celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Timeless brand. The Timeless brand traces back to Nat Sherman in 2012, and it was acquired by former Nat Sherman employees and Ferio Tego co-founders Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott. When Timeless was introduced, it played a key role in the revitalization of the brands of Nat Sherman. Now that these brands are under the stewardship of Herklots and Scott, it makes sense to mark the milestone. The Timeless Limited 10 Years represents that milestone well.

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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #29: Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos (Audio)

The  #29 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos. In 2021, the 200th anniversary of Central American independence from the Spanish Empire was celebrated. This would set the stage for creating several Central American nations, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. That same year, Joya de Nicaragua marked the occasion with Dos Cientos. This cigar was released in 2021, but I smoked it earlier this year. With some age, the cigar had a remarkable performance, landing it on the Countdown.

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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #29: Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos

The  #29 2023 Cigar of the Year is the Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos. In 2021, the 200th anniversary of Central American independence from the Spanish Empire was celebrated. This would set the stage for creating several Central American nations, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. That same year, Joya de Nicaragua marked the occasion with Dos Cientos. This cigar was released in 2021, but I smoked it earlier this year. With some age, the cigar had a remarkable performance, landing it on the Countdown.

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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #30: Byron Selección 1850 No. 3 by Selected Tobacco (Audio)

The 2023 #30 Cigar of the Year is the Byron Seleccion 1850 No. 3 by Selected Tobacco. The Seleccion 1850 became the fourth blend under Selected Tobacco’s Byron line. The Byron brand traces its origins to Cuba in 1850, where the Byron Selección 1850 derives its name. It was in 1850 when the first Byron was created by Selected Tobacco Nelson Alfonso’s great-great-great-grandfather. The original cigar was made in a small factory in Santiago de las Vegas in the Havana province of Cuba. The name Byron honors George Gordon Byron, better known as “Lord Byron,” a renowned English poet. After the brand went dormant, Nelson Alfonso would re-acquire the brand.

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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #30: Byron Selección 1850 No. 3 by Selected Tobacco

The 2023 #30 Cigar of the Year is the Byron Seleccion 1850 No. 3 by Selected Tobacco. The Seleccion 1850 became the fourth blend under Selected Tobacco’s Byron line. The Byron brand traces its origins to Cuba in 1850, where the Byron Selección 1850 derives its name. It was in 1850 when the first Byron was created by Selected Tobacco Nelson Alfonso’s great-great-great-grandfather. The original cigar was made in a small factory in Santiago de las Vegas in the Havana province of Cuba. The name Byron honors George Gordon Byron, better known as “Lord Byron,” a renowned English poet. After the brand went dormant, Nelson Alfonso would re-acquire the brand.

Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-r21

 

Prime Time Episode 290 Audio: Les Mann, S.T. Dupont

For Episode 290, we are proud to welcome Les Mann, the Vice President of Sales for S.T. Dupont as our special guest.

Les has a long career in the world of premium cigar accessories with companies such as Colibri and Quality Importers. For the past few years, Les has been running sales at S.T. Dupont. Tonight we will talk about Les’ career and the happenings going on at S.T. Dupont.

Les is also a trading card collector, and he’ll talk about this during our Alec Bradley Live True segment.

Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.

Prime Time Episode 290: Les Mann, S.T. Dupont

For Episode 290, we are proud to welcome Les Mann, the Vice President of Sales for S.T. Dupont as our special guest.

Les has a long career in the world of premium cigar accessories with companies such as Colibri and Quality Importers. For the past few years, Les has been running sales at S.T. Dupont. Tonight we will talk about Les’ career and the happenings going on at S.T. Dupont.

Les is also a trading card collector, and he’ll talk about this during our Alec Bradley Live True segment.

Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.

The Smoking Syndicate: Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023 (Audio)

The newest iteration of the Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special by Espinosa Cigars and Guy Fieri made it’s debut at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas.  This is a follow up on the 2022 release which was a huge hit with the cigar community.  This new version features and Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper versus the Ecuadorian Habano from last year and a new blend of filler tobaccos all from Nicaragua with a Nicaraguan binder.

From Espinosa Cigars:

The Chef Special is a yearly release made available to retailers at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show. This 10-count box was first made in 2022. Future Chef Special’s will be made with the blend and size change from year to year.

For this review, we are going to check it out and let you know how it stacked up to last year’s version.

From the release article on our site:

The Chef Special features a different blend than its 2022 predecessor. This includes an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over all-Nicaraguan binders and fillers. Like last year, the Chef Special comes in a 6 1/2 x 52 Box Pressed Figurado. The cigars will be in ten-count boxes with pricing of $15.00 MSRP per cigar and $150.00 MSRP per box. The cigars are made at the San Lotano Factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua.

“This is the first LE we did for Knuckle Sandwich Cigars, the size and the blend really hit. So, we are back this year with a new blend in that same great size, it’s an exceptional smoke,” commented Erik Espinosa in a press release.

Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023

• Vitola:  Figurado
• Size:  6 1/2 x 52 (Box Pressed)
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: San Lotano
• MSRP: $15.00

Final Score:  89

The Smoking Syndicate: Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023

The newest iteration of the Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special by Espinosa Cigars and Guy Fieri made it’s debut at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas.  This is a follow up on the 2022 release which was a huge hit with the cigar community.  This new version features and Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper versus the Ecuadorian Habano from last year and a new blend of filler tobaccos all from Nicaragua with a Nicaraguan binder.

From Espinosa Cigars:

The Chef Special is a yearly release made available to retailers at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show. This 10-count box was first made in 2022. Future Chef Special’s will be made with the blend and size change from year to year.

For this review, we are going to check it out and let you know how it stacked up to last year’s version.

From the release article on our site:

The Chef Special features a different blend than its 2022 predecessor. This includes an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over all-Nicaraguan binders and fillers. Like last year, the Chef Special comes in a 6 1/2 x 52 Box Pressed Figurado. The cigars will be in ten-count boxes with pricing of $15.00 MSRP per cigar and $150.00 MSRP per box. The cigars are made at the San Lotano Factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua.

“This is the first LE we did for Knuckle Sandwich Cigars, the size and the blend really hit. So, we are back this year with a new blend in that same great size, it’s an exceptional smoke,” commented Erik Espinosa in a press release.

Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023

• Vitola:  Figurado
• Size:  6 1/2 x 52 (Box Pressed)
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: San Lotano
• MSRP: $15.00

Final Score:  89

 

Prime Time Jukebox Episode 115 Audio: Second Chances

Tonight Dave and Coop take a look at records that have been given second chances. These are records that were trashed, disregarded by fans or totally forgotten about in lieu of later work. Somehow these records caught on later

For this show, Dave smokes the RoMa Craft Quinquagenerio and Coop smokes the Saga Short Tales Tomo VI.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 115 Playlist

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