Canadian Cigar Scene | Sal Lucchetta and Angelo Rasetta
February 16, 2016 – Sal and Angelo are the Batman and Robin of the Canadian cigar industry; they’re inseparable. And they bring one of the hottest cigar lines in the business to Canadian consumers, the AJ Fernandez offerings. We had these fellas on the show last...
Canadian Cigar Scene | The Robusto Cigar Babe
February 09, 2016 – If you’re active on Twitter then you’ve probably encountered the Robusto Cigar Babe (@RobustoBabe). She’s one of the top cigar bloggers in the world and hosts the Sunday Cigar Herf on Twitter. A frequent visitor to Canada, the Babe has an...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Roberto P. Duran Cigars Road Trip
January 26, 2016 – From January 20-24 we were guests of Brigham Enterprises at Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars in Estel, NI. Canadian consumers will be familiar with brands such as Azan or Neya made by the Duran family. Joining us on this show are three of our...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Simon Timperley, House of Horvath
January 12, 2016 – Knowing Simon, this show will stretch the boundaries and then some. Simon has been with Horvath for many years and handles a territory encompassing the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. He has a story for everything and talks a mile a...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Dan More, Brigham Enterprises
January 5, 2016 – Dan More is the President of Brigham Enterprises, one of Canada’s oldest businesses in any industry. Brigham started making pipes in 1906 and was very successful in this industry; however, as time went on pipes began to fall out of favour. As...
Canadian Cigar Scene | New Year’s Review
December 29, 2015 – What a year! With over 100 events plus specials and other promotions, we were busy at Victory Cigars. Kevin and Julian reflect on the year that was and give listeners a preview of some of the things that are likely to make our New Year’s Day Top...
Canadian Cigar Scene |The Christmas Show
December 22, 2015 – Cigar Aficionado released its Top 25 Cigars of 2015 list early this year, so we decided to ask our friend, Mike (aka RFM) to join us for this episode as we discuss the list. We also spend time discussing some of the changes in the Canadian cigar...
Canadian Cigar Scene |Mat Renda, The Bottomless Pint
December 15, 2015 – The world is full of interesting people, and we see many of them enter the doors at Victory Cigars. We’ve been fortunate to become friends with Mat Renda, a gifted commercial artist who moonlights as a blogger; his blog is called the Bottomless...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Jose Blanco
December 08, 2015 – There are few people in the cigar world who are considered legends; one such individual is Jose Blanco. Born in New York, Jose has been involved in the tobacco business for almost 50 years. He is a Master Blender; some of his notable achievements...
Canadian Cigar Scene | Michael Parks, Parks Pipes
December 01, 2015 – Canada has a long history in pipe making; Roy Brigham, Julius Vesz and Phillip Trypis are just a few of the names that spring to mind. But there is a new bunch of young guns taking the pipe world by storm, and Bowmanville Ontario’s Michael Parks...