Stogie Review

Smoke and Steel Episode 045: The One Where Joe Macko Sent Us Cigars

Walt — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Before we get into anything else, I want to talk about Joe Macko. Joe has been one of our most loyal listeners since the beginning. Eight-month streak as a top fan. Regular presence in the Discord. The kind of guy who shows up every week without being asked. A few days before we recorded Episode […]

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Smoke and Steel Episode 044: Clubs, Customs, and Coming Back From the Dominican

Walt — Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

There’s a version of this hobby where you buy a box of what you know, smoke it down, and buy another. Safe. Predictable. A little boring. Then there’s the version where you’ve got a box pass circulating through six states, two cigar subscription packs landing at your door every month, a Discord that nearly got […]

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The Connecticut Cigar Morning Smoke Episode (Plus: We Talked About Food for 45 Minutes)

Walt — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Look, we’re not going to pretend this one stayed on topic. If you’ve listened to Smoke and Steel for more than ten minutes, you already know that’s not really how we operate. What started as a conversation about cigars turned into a full tour of food prices, grilling season prep, Vegas buffets, Shady Maple raising […]

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Smoke and Steel Episode 042: We’re Building the Best Cigars of 2026 List and It’s Getting Heated

Walt — Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

There’s a version of this episode where we just sit in the garage, light up, and have a normal night. Episode 042 was not that version. The second we pulled up the running list of the best cigars of 2026, it turned into a full-blown debate – who deserves a spot, where they rank, and […]

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Smoke and Steel E040: Garage Session Cigars, Cubs & Chaos

Walt — Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

There’s a particular kind of episode that doesn’t happen on purpose. Nobody plans it. You just show up, fire something up, and two hours later you realize the whole garage was locked in. That’s what went down this week. Eric crawled out of bed after ten days with Flu B – his kid couldn’t walk, […]

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Will The Cuba Crisis Affect Cigar Prices – Smoke and Steel E039

Walt — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

There’s a conversation happening in the cigar world right now that most people are dancing around, and on Episode 039 of Smoke and Steel, we went straight at it. With Cuba facing rolling blackouts, a crippled infrastructure, and a fuel supply that’s been essentially cut off, the question on the table is a simple one […]

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Cigar Prices Are Too High. We Said It. (Smoke and Steel Ep. 038)

Walt — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Nobody wants to be the guy complaining about prices. But when a Padron Black is sitting at 55 dollars a stick and guys are dropping 78 bucks on an Opus X just to watch it canoe, the conversation has to happen. Episode 038 of Smoke and Steel went there. A warm March night in Gilbertsville, […]

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