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Ezra Zion Tantrum
Welcome back to Half Ashed, everyone. We managed to avoid being booed off the air for yet another week, so we humbly present Episode 014 for your listening and viewing pleasure. This week we were honored with special guest Kyle Hoover from Ezra Zion Cigars as we take a look at their new Limited Edition TANTRUM – a very big cigar in a very small package. As should now be evident from opinions I’ve voiced about my love for Ezra Zion cigars, I’m always excited to see something new from the guys. Tune in for all the details about the TANTRUM, as well as what our thoughts are as we smoke one with Kyle.
Industry News
Industry news was very light this week, with little to update legislatively. We did have a couple of folks enlist/renew with CRA with my Ambassador number to take advantage of the ongoing Cigarmy promotion. So, a big thanks to them, and a hope that they’ll enjoy the bonus cigars from my own stash.
We did cover several news items related to new cigars that were announced this past week, and a few other items around the industry.
What Else Have We Been Smoking?
Craig: Just the usuals: Monte Especial, Fuente Cuban Corona, “cigar Lounge” 30-30. All standards, all great.
Kip: I dug into Liga Privada pretty heavily this week, enjoying a Dirty Rat, Feral Flying Pig, and a couple No. 9’s. Other highlights were “Blend Number 5” from one of Craig’s local brick and mortar shops, and a lovely Don Pepin Garcia Blue.
Miscellany
We covered a couple of listener emails this week, but had to reserve a few more for next week due to time constraints. Thanks for sending those – and keep them coming! We love to get feedback from everyone, and learn from all the questions. We don’t always have a solution, but we’re sure to have an opinion….and there’s almost always someone listening who knows far more than we do, and can provide an accurate answer.
Wrap
A huge thanks to the guys at Ezra Zion, who provided this week’s CoTW – as well as the great discussion and insight from Kyle as he sat in on the show. Next week, we’ll have another very special guest in Will Cooper – Cigar Coop – as we feature the 2011 Quesada Oktoberfest. We’re very much looking forward to Coop’s input and views on the industry as a whole, and talk about his contributions to the cigar world and pick his brain a little about the future he sees for the industry.
Again, thanks for tuning in, and be sure to check back next week for an exciting Episode 015. In the meantime, if you would like to contact us, you can reach us through the contact page or at the following email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]. Don’t forget to get those emails in this month to be entered in our current giveaway. Also, remember you can always go back and listen to previous episodes, which can be found in the Half Ashed Archive. You can download this week’s audio directly below (right-click “Download” and save), or find us on iTunes. Video, as always, will be available on Cigar Federation homepage or at the CigFed Half Ashed Video Archive.
P.S. – As always, if you have unbanded suggestions or contributions, you can get those to us by sending an email to [email protected]. This email address goes directly to my wife, so you can simply suggest an unbanded cigar for her to source, or send me an email to [email protected] if you have something you’d like to send in. I will provide an address to send them. Thanks!
Hi guys, good show, enjoy, as always. The cigars sounded very good, and it looked like you both found them very tasteful.
Hey guys – just found your show but enjoy it. This episode seems to be lost in cyberspace – can’t download it! Thanks
Thanks, Mark. I’ll check on it when I get to a computer tonight.
Got it fixed, Mark. Thanks for the heads-up!