Canadian Cigar Scene | Randy Barber on Winston Churchill
May 03, 2016 – We met Randy Barber on a trip to Esteli, Nicaragua in 2015. He likes three things in life: cigars, collecting antiques, and Winston Churchill. The latter hobby intrigued us; after all, Cigar Aficionado ranked Winston Churchill #1 in its Top #100...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Trae Zammit, The Smokin’ Cigar
April 26, 2016 – In 1997 young Trae Zammit graduated University and set out to make his mark in the world. He decided to open a cigar store in Toronto; little did he know that he had embarked on an incredible journey. Trae is probably the best known cigar...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Emma Viktorsson, Freyja Cigars
April 12, 2016 – The world is full of legendary duos; Batman and Robin, Martin and Lewis, and Holmes and Watson spring to mind. The cigar world also has a legendary duo: Jose and Emma, as in Jose Blanco and Emma Viktorsson. If you’ve listened to earlier shows you’ll...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Julian Zadorozny, La Casa del Habano
April 5, 2016 – We’re thrilled to have Julian Zadorozny on tonight’s show; he works at Toronto’s flagship Cuban cigar shop, La Casa del Habano. Located at 113 Yorkville Avenue, La Casa has a large front patio for customers to get together and enjoy a famous Habano,...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Murray Henderson, Scandinavian Tobacco Group
March 29, 2016 – STG’s Murray Henderson is a man of many talents. We first met him when he was assigned to Victory Cigars as our representative for premium tobacco; he brought Macanudo, Torano and Don Tomas into our humidor (and many other stores in the GTA). As we...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Joe Cipolla, Distribution GVA
March 22, 2016 – Joe joins us to tell us about the world of Distribution GVA, Canada’s importer of premium cigars including Perdomo, Padron, Davidoff and JC Newman. Serving as the Ontario manager for premium tobacco, Joe has a zest for life and good times that is...
Canadian Cigar Scene | The 18th Annual Habanos Festival
March 15, 2016 – The 18th Annual Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba ran from February 29 to March 4, 2016. The Cubans celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Cohiba as a brand this year. There were many events worth attending including the Roller Dinner, the Canadian Dinner,...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Juan I. Martinez, Joya de Nicaragua
March 08, 2016 – Did you know that the President of Joya de Nicaragua spent five years as a student at McGill University in Montreal? It’s true! Juan Martinez is a renaissance man in the cigar world. Not only is he the President of Nicaragua’s oldest cigar...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Tom Lazuka, Nicolas Brum and Diana Brito
March 01, 2016 - Honduras is maturing into a major destination for premium cigars, and a big part of the reason is the efforts of CLE and Asylum Cigars. We travelled with the folks from Kretek Canada (along with 16 customers) to Casa Camacho, home of the Eiroa...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Kevin Newell and Julian Luke
February 23, 2016 – It has been a busy start to 2016 and the lads have some information to share. They recap some of their recent travels, and update listeners on some new developments in the Canadian cigar industry. They also take time to answer listener emails...