Cigars & Coffee Episode 21: Lifestyle or Hobby
James and Tim return to David's Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa to drink some Viso Blend coffee from Janus Coffee Roasters and smoke a Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Robusto. The pair also introduce the Simply Stogies 5pk from David's Fine Tobaccos for $60 shipped, and then discuss the differences between being a cigar hobbyist and a cigar lifestylist. All as they review and rate the Viso Blend Coffee and Perdomo cigar.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 54: Montecristo White Series and Gas Station Coffee
James visits Bad Ash Cigars LLC in Oregon, Illinois while revisiting his past by smoking a Montecristo White Series Toro and drinking gas station coffee. The highlight here is Bad Ash Cigars...the rest goes the way you would expect.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 52: Destino al Siglo and Janus Coffee Roasters Peru Capili Dark Roast
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and this time smokes an Arturo Fuente Destino al Siglo de Familia (corona grande), while pairing it with Peru Capili Dark Roast from Janus Coffee Roasters.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 50: Oscar Valladares Superfly Connecticut and Hitching Post Blend
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and smokes the Oscar Valladares Superfly Connecticut and drinks the Hitching Post blend from Janus Coffee Roasters.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 47: The McFly and Janus Coffee Roasters Dark Roast
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa to smoke and review the Oscar Valladares McFly and drink Janus Coffee Roaster's Dark Roast. You can now sign up for a Coffee of the Month Club at https://www.januscoffeeroasters.com/
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 43: Ashton Magnum and Mike Romeo Coffee
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa for another Cigars & Coffee. James smokes and reviews the Ashton Magnum and pairs it with a cup of Mike Romeo coffee from Three Rivers Coffee Company.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 45: Davidoff Year of the Tiger & Snake Eater Coffee
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa to smoke and review the Davidoff Year of the Tiger and Three Rivers Coffee Company's Snake Eater roast. The Davidoff year of the Tiger features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper with "tiger stripes," over a hybrid Dominican binder, and Dominican Fillers. The Snake Eater roast is a medium roast with 100% Arabica beans and $3.25 of every bag sold goes to the Special Forces Charitable Trust.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 39: La Careme Cosacos and Disturbed's Get Up Coffee
James returns to David's Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa to smoke and review the La Careme Cosacos from Crowned Heads and drinks Disturbed's Get Up Coffee from Dead Sled Coffee.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 38: CAO Brazil and Burman Peru FTO
That's right! An episode of Simply Stogies Presents: Cigars & Coffee drops on Christmas Day! Join Tim as he enjoys a classic cigar, the CAO Brazil GOL! and some freshly roasted Peru FTO Lima from Burman Coffee Traders all while wearing the most hideous holiday sweater ever. The Scaly cap is still cool and makes James jealous even though it doesn't match. Thank you for all your support. Happy Holidays, keep on viewing!
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 37: Caldwell Savages Super Roth and Three Rivers Coffee Co 3AM Lift Assist
James returns to David's Fine Tobaccos and pairs a Caldwell Savages Super Roth with Three Rivers Coffee Co's 3AM Lift Assist.
Three Rivers Coffee Company is a service-disabled and veteran owned and operated coffee company that gives back to their community, gives employment to veterans, and gives back to the community. The 3AM Lift Assist is a light roast coffee that smoothed out the rough edges of the Caldwell Savages Super Rothschild.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 36: Warped First Growth and Peru ORG. SHB EP NORTE
Join Tim in this episode of Simplystogies Presents: Cigars& Coffee as he smokes the Warped La Hacienda First Growth and enjoys some Burman SO Peru ORG. SHP EP Norte.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 32: Wild Hunter by Oscar and Nicaraguan Jinotega Paraiso
Tim enjoys a Wild Hunter Maduro Toro by Oscar Valladares and some home roasted Nicaraguan Organic Single Origin Jinotega Paraiso.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 30: The Sobremesa Brûlée Blue at Capital Cigar
James visits Capital Cigar Lounge in Lincoln, Nebraska to sample their restaurant quality coffee from a French Press and review the Sobremesa Brûlée Blue. A delightful pairing that brought out beautiful notes of wood, pepper, and spices.
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Cigars and Coffee Episode 27: Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Robusto and Scooter's Americano
Tim reviews the Americano from Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Robusto (Pony) and Scooter's Americano coffee. The Casdagli "Pony" is a smooth cigar that Tim sings the praises of, while the Americano from Scooter's may not be to his taste.Tim reviews the Americano from Scooter's Coffee and Casdagli Cigars' Daughters of the Wind Robusto (Pony). The Casdagli “Pony” is a smooth cigar that Tim sings the praises of, while the Americano from Scooter’s may not be to his taste.
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Cigars and Coffee Episode 28: Joya de Nicaragua Antaño CT and Jintotega Isabelia
James fights the elements and the crickets to review the Joya De Nicaragua Antaño CT and Nicaragua Jintotega Isabelia blend from Janus Coffee Roasters. The JDN Antaño CT is rich medium to medium-full cigar with notes of earth, wood, baking spices, citrus, and leather while the Nicaragua Jintotega Isabelia is a well-blended coffee that helps balance and enhance the flavors of the cigar.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 26: Zino Nicaragua and Volado Blend by Janus Coffee Roasters
James visits Habano Cigars in Davenport, Iowa to review the Zino Nicaragua Robusto and the Volado Blend from Janus Coffee Roasters.
The Zino Nicaragua is a medium to medium+ cigar with notes of cream, avocado oil, nuts, and earth. The Volado Blend coffee is a medium/dark roast with notes of barley and nuts. The pairing makes a great start to the morning!
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 20: The Return of Tim and the Habano 5pk
James and Tim return to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa. We drink Be Bright Guatemalan Blend and smoke a couple of different cigars. We introduce the Habano's Simply Stogies 5 Pack that includes Crowned Heads Juarez, Chicago, Cigars with your choice of Connecticut/Maduro/Habano wrapper, Foundation Tabernacle, a Don Pepin Garcia Original, and the Habano exclusive Liga Privada Pork Beli.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 44: United Cigars - Firecracker and a 1st Attempt House Blend
Join Tim in this latest episode of Simply Stogies Presents: Cigars & Coffee as he smokes the Firecracker from United Cigar Group and samples a little bit of his very own house blend coffee. What could go wrong?
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 31: HUHC and Monsooned Indian Malabar Coffee
Tim sits down and enjoys what is left of the Monsooned Indian Malabar Coffee that he roasted in Episode 29 while enjoying an H. Upmann Half Corona Cigar.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 53: Padron 3000 Maduro and Janus Cattle Guard
Tim is back with a new episode of Cigars & Coffee. This week Tim finds himself enjoying a Padron. That's right, a Padron. Find out what he thinks about the Padron 3000 Madro while sampling another blend from Janus Coffee Roasters, the Cattle Guard.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 51: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore and Peru Capili Medium Roast
James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa to try out the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore and some Peru Capili Medium Roast from Janus Coffee Roasters. While the two aren't the greatest of pairings, they are both great on their own.
The Mi Amore features a Mexican San Andreas wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The tasting notes sometimes clash with the Peru Capili medium roast but, as always, Janus Coffee Roasters hits the mark.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 34: Blackbird Finch and Nicaragua Jinotega Paraiso
Tim is back with the newest edition to the Cigars & Coffee lineup. Sit back and enjoy his inability to pronounce so many words while he tells us about the Blackbird Cigar Company Finch Robusto and some more coffee that he roasted, Nicaraguan Jinotega Paraiso from Burman Coffee Traders.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 8: Boutique as F*CK!
James and Tim are back at Habano Cigar Lounge (432 E 4th St., Davenport, IA) to discuss boutique cigars and cigar bullying while waiting for their pizza to arrive. Spoiler: the pizza arrives and we wrap things up quickly! Interested in Simply Stogies #BoutiqueAsF*ck swag? Let us know. YAS! Tim
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 48: Drew Estate MUWAT Nightcrawler and Peru Norte Org. SHB EP
Tim takes a trip in the wayback machine to a cigar that he learned about very early on in his cigar Journey, The Drew Estate MUWAT. This particular one has some age on it. As Tim tries to remember how this Finley aged stick compares to what he remembers he enjoys another self roasted coffee from Burman Coffee Traders, the Peru Norte Org. SHB EP. Check out Ryan's Whiskey Tabako Channel on Youtube.
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Cigars & Coffee Episode 35: Turkish Coffee and La Aroma de Cuba Pasión
James visits Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and reviews their Turkish Coffee and the La Aroma de Cuba Pasión. The La Aroma de Cuba Pasión was released in September of 2021 and this was the first chance I had to try it. How does it do? And how well does it pair with Turkish Coffee?
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