This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes turns 7!!! Our #311thTake promises a celebration you hardly ever see. Why? Because instead of celebrating the past - we look to the future! Seven burning questions for the next 7 years in the cigar industry. We've assembled William Cooper, George Brightman, Jay R. Davis, and honorary guest host - Tim Wong. 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes commences our annual "Bear's Birthday Take". Tradition has returned as we welcome Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Juan Martinez of Joya de Nicaragua Cigars for our #310thTake! The last 41 years have been good to me, it's time to celebrate with great cigars and even better friends. Enjoy!

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This week, Camacho Cigars’ Jack Heyer joins us for our #309thTake. Jack always brings a zany, yet humble distinction to our guest chair and tonight promises to be nothing different. You have to love Jack’s humor and enthusiasm for cigars!  Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of How Bout That Cigar for our #308thTake! Host Matt Tye brings the new cohost of HBTC - Raul Ramos with him to get the full #ELOsoFumarTakes treatment. We'll have some industry topics dipped in for good fun and we'll be diving into why, after all these years, they still like snails, er I mean cigars. See you Sunday and Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the newly sworn-in President of the Premium Cigar Association, Mr. Scott Regina of Emerson's Cigars. Our #306thTake promises to be a good one as we learn more about one the industry's premiere tobbaconists. A second generation retailer may have been born into this world, but on Sunday we learn more about Scott's journey and what it took to get here. The newly appointed President of PCA has some big shoes to fill and we intend to see how he plans on filling them. Along the way we'll have some fun and, of course, smoke some cigars. Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome all the way from the other side of the globe - Reinhard Pohorec to sit down for our #305thTake. Reinhard's impact on the premium cigar industry has been fast, furious, and unwavering in just a few short years. From the Founder of Light em' Up Lounge to Vice President of one the most highly anticipated companies to hit the market in the last decade, Reinhard brings considerable influence and poise to everywhere he goes. You should be excited about this journey because I am!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return (from Space I may add) of Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars drops in for our #304thTake. From the DMV to the Last Frontier, Fratello has surely and steadily bringing some of the most unique projects to market.  We explore the past decade-plus and the journey that got Omar from obscurity to seeing his brand on the moon.  Enjoy!

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This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes returns after a week off to bring back one of my oldest friends in the industry and take a peek into a new era of the cigar industry. Jon Carney is back and partnering with one of the pillars of the industry in Europe to bring Bentley Tobacco to the American Market with a fury. Our #303rdTake promises to be a real page-turner. See you Sunday at 9:30pm CST! Enjoy!

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes returns with our #302ndTake! We welcome the return of Jeff Haugen, Founder of Crux Cigars to sit down and share about the next era of his cigar company. It wasn't that long ago that Crux was 'the New Kid on the Block.' Now, Crux is firmly entrenched in the premium cigar world and their name is part of every aficionado's lexicon. This will be one to remember, Enjoy!