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#ElOsoFumarTakes #373rdTake — MIGUEL SCHOEDEL IS BACK! WE’RE DOING THIS AGAIN. Apparently, this one time leader of most appearances is tired of seeing Tripp at the top of the leaderboard and is mounting a comeback. So we’re bringing back Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads for the #373rdTake of #ElOsoFumarTakes. And honestly… Perfect timing. Because Crowned Heads has been cooking. New releases. New projects. New partnerships. Old favorites making noise again. And enough happening behind the scenes to make us wonder what the hell Miguel has been putting in his coffee. We’ve got plenty of cigars to talk about. But we’re not interested in simply reading the back of the box to you. We’re going to get into WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON. What’s the vision behind the new Crowned Heads releases? What’s happening with Oz Family? Where does Crowned Heads go from here? How do you keep a brand moving forward without losing what made people fall in love with it in the first place? And what does it actually look like to build a cigar company when the cameras aren’t rolling and the press releases aren’t being written? We’ll talk about the cigars. We’ll talk about the business. We’ll talk Nashville. We’ll talk Crowned Heads. We’ll talk about what’s changed. We’ll talk about what’s coming. And knowing Miguel… we’ll probably talk about a whole bunch of baseball, hats, and who else knows what we didn’t plan on talking about. That’s when #ElOsoFumarTakes usually gets interesting.     Miguel is back. The Oso is ready. Let’s see what kind of trouble we can get into.   #ELOsoFumar #CrownedHeads #MiguelSchoedel #Cigars #CigarLife #CigarIndustry #CigarPodcast #CigarCommunity

#ELOsoFumarTakes #Take372 We’ve smoked a LOT of cigars. We’ve had a LOT of conversations. And over the years… we’ve also had some absolute disasters. For #Take372, we’re bringing back a very special guest and digging into the archives with William Cooper of Cigar Coop for something a little different. This week’s theme: THE TOP BLUNDERS, FAUX PAS & LOLs! We’re going back through the history of #ELOsoFumarTakes and the Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition to revisit some of the funniest, most awkward, most cringe-worthy and downright unforgettable moments we’ve managed to create over the years. The technical disasters. The things we probably should have edited out. The moments where somebody said something and immediately wished they could take it back. And, of course, the moments that still make us laugh every time we think about them. And who better to help me dig through the wreckage than William Cooper?! There will be stories. There will be laughs. There may be some uncomfortable reminders of things we thought everyone had forgotten.     #ELOsoFumar #CigarCoop #CigarPodcast #Cigars #CigarLife #CigarCommunity #FunnyMoments #CigarTalk

TERENCE REILLY IS BACK!!!   After way too long, we’re bringing back one of our favorite guests—and you KNOW we’re going to have plenty to talk about.   TERENCE REILLY of AGANORSA LEAF RETURNS TO #ELOsoFumarTakes! And the timing couldn’t be better. Since Terence’s last appearance, Aganorsa Leaf has been BUSY. The continued evolution of Supreme Leaf New sizes making their way into the U.S. market New releases coming out of PCA 2026 The continued growth of JFR and Lunatic And most recently, the Crispy Boy collaboration with Cigar Dojo   So naturally… We’re going to talk about ALL of it. …..Or none of it. Because if you’ve watched Terence on the show before… You already know this isn’t going to be a boring conversation.   Grab an Aganorsa. Pour yourself something good. Pull up a chair. Terence Reilly is back. And we’re going to have some fun.

This week on #ELOsoFumarTakes, Bear welcomes a very special guest: - HÉCTOR ALFONSO SR. OF ESPINOSA CIGARS! - If you know cigars, you know the name Espinosa — and this is your chance to sit down with one of the people behind the story. We’re talking: - Espinosa Cigars…Then and Now - The #MrWarmth origin story - Building a cigar brand in today’s industry - Héctor’s cigar picks that he thinks helped put Espinosa on the map - The New Era of Espinosa - The state of the cigar industry - What’s next for Espinosa And because this is #ELOsoFumarTakes, you know there will be plenty of BS, stories, opinions and probably a few questions Héctor wasn’t expecting.

This episode, we’re welcoming back one of the sharpest cigar reviewers in the industry, John McTavish of Developing Palates! We’re also debuting what we hope becomes a brand-new recurring series… -- CIGAR DEATH MATCH -- Inspired by Celebrity Death Match, we’re putting legendary cigars head-to-head. The rules are simple… and brutal. Two cigars enter. Only ONE survives. The other? Gone forever. Erased from humidors. Never to be smoked again. Can you really choose between two all-time greats? We’ll find out as John and I battle through some of the toughest cigar matchups imaginable, debate our picks, and probably make a few enemies along the way. Think you can make the tough calls? Join us live and tell us which cigars deserve to survive!