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#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.
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 323rd Take - with Daniel Lance of Domain Cigars
24 March 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 323rd Take - with Daniel Lance of Domain Cigars

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Daniel Lance of Domain Cigars to sit down for our #323rdTake! The Co-Founder of Domain has teamed up with the infamous Disla family to bring some of the hottest new cigars to market in the last couple of years. Enjoy!
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 322nd Take - with Oliver Nivaud of United Cigar Group
12 March 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 322nd Take - with Oliver Nivaud of United Cigar Group

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of the Taco Jester himself, Oliver Nivaud of United Cigar Group. Our #322ndTake promises to explore Oliver's taking the reigns and moving United Cigar to the next level over the past 7+ years. It hasn't been easy, but he's sure made it look fun. Enjoy!
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 321st Take - with Enrique Seijas of Matilde Cigars
01 March 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 321st Take - with Enrique Seijas of Matilde Cigars

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of Enrique Seijas of Matilde Cigars to sit down for our #321stTake. Enrique is one of the industry's favorites and as a member of the First Family of the Dominican Republic is holding his family and his father's legacy close to his heart as he charges forth into a new era of Matilde. Enjoy!
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 320th Take - with Chris Topper of Topper Cigar Company
18 February 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 320th Take - with Chris Topper of Topper Cigar Company

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of the definition of 'An Oldie, but a goodie'. Chris Topper is a 4th Generation, culminating 130+ years of pure, passionate American Tobacco history. Topper Cigars has proudly made cigars since the days of Grover Cleveland. Chris first appeared on this show way back on #Take40, now here is on #Take320. Enjoy!
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 319th Take - with Thor Nielsen & Fred Rewey and Cigar Press
08 February 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 319th Take - with Thor Nielsen & Fred Rewey and Cigar Press

This week, we welcome in a new duo, but familiar faces to sit down for #Take319. Thor Nielsen started Cigar Press almost a decade ago and quickly gave the cigar community a new look at print journalism. Fred Rewey has done everything in and out of the industry. Fred and Thor decided to team up and bring CIgar Press into a new era. We'll dive into that, but also have some fun along the way. Fred,...
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 318th Take - with Rafael Nodal of Tabacalera USA & Altadis USA
29 January 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 318th Take - with Rafael Nodal of Tabacalera USA & Altadis USA

This week, Rafael Nodal of Altadis USA and the steward of herald brands like Trinidad, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and more joins us for our #318thTake. We catch up with Rafael and smoke the latest Top 25 placer - the Trinidad Espiritu No. 3. Forgive the audio, but Rafael treated us all to a one-of-a-kind experience, playing piano live for us. (01:22:45)
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 317th Take - with William Cooper and Tripp Waldrop of Cigar Coop Coalition
26 January 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 317th Take - with William Cooper and Tripp Waldrop of Cigar Coop Coalition

#ELOsoFumarTakes has a little fun amidst the "Top Cigar List" season. Our #317thTake welcomes back William Cooper Tripp Waldrop to a RE-DRAFT. In 2018, Tripp participated in his last "Top Cigar" list and Coop and I both had our respective lists. We go head-to-head in a re-draft. Let's goooooooooo!
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 316th Take - 2024 Top Ten Cigars with George Brightman
07 January 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 316th Take - 2024 Top Ten Cigars with George Brightman

WELCOME BACK! HAPPY NEW YEAR! The night is here! The time is right! It's time for the #ELOsoFumarTakes Top 10 Cigars of 2024! Once again, the legendary George Brightman joins us for the Top 10 Countdown for the ages! I've sent George my top ten cigars for him to sample and taste test blind. He gives an honest breakdown alongside my own assessments, Enjoy! Criteria:1) It's vitola based.2) I had to...
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 315th Take - with William Cooper & Mike Szczepankiewicz of Cigar Coop and Powstanie Cigars
03 January 2025

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 315th Take - with William Cooper & Mike Szczepankiewicz of Cigar Coop and Powstanie Cigars

This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, we're back! William Cooper and Mike Szczepankiewicz celebrate the last show of 2024 with a unique cigar and discuss fatherhood, celebrations, and the year ahead.
#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 314th Take - with Bob Peacock, Brandon Payne, Austin Borgstede, Tracy Spence & William Cooper for the memorial of Mike Peacock, Owner of Michaels Tobacco
02 December 2024

#ELOSOFUMARTAKES - 314th Take - with Bob Peacock, Brandon Payne, Austin Borgstede, Tracy Spence & William Cooper for the memorial of Mike Peacock, Owner of Michaels Tobacco

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes some very special guests for our #314thTake - a tribute to life of Mike Peacock, Owner of Michaels Tobacco of Euless & Michaels Tobacco of Keller. We will have a panel of wonderful guests, who knew him well and some more than most. We are honored to have his son, Bob Peacock, join us. Current General Manager of Michaels Brandon Payne heads a trio of famous...