Tripp and Denis try to pair the Wiseman Maduro from Foundation with the Wiseman coffee from Layne Coffee(Logan's coffee company), while Logan teaches us about how to make our coffee better. Tripp forgot to hit the record button, but luckily, you only missed about 3 minutes. Enjoy!
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 196
Tripp and Denis smoke Tripp's Cigar Safari blend from the 2017 Cigar Federation Cigar Safari, to find out whether or not Tripp is a blending genius!
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 195
Terence joins us to talk about his new position at Casa Fernandez, and explains the relationship between Casa Fernandez and Aganorsa tobacco.
Jan 10, 2018•56 min•Ep. 194
In this episode, Robert Holt from Southern Draw Cigars joins Tripp and Denis to pair his latest release, the Jacob's Ladder with some wintery beers.
Dec 26, 2017•59 min•Ep. 193
Bonus Episodes! Because of the technical issues that persisted for a couple of weeks, We're wishing all you FedHeads a Merry Christmas with FOUR episodes in one weekend to catch up! In this episode, Tripp and Jason talk to Scott and Jon, two of the six veterans behind Warfighter Tobacco Company.
Dec 22, 2017•55 min•Ep. 192
Hey FedHeads, sorry for the delay in getting the last few episodes up. There was a bug in the latest version of our recording software that caused someproblems with the audio and video. But now we're back! This week, Denis and Tripp are smoking the latest Monster from Tatuaje, the Michael.
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 191
Eddy joins us from Gurkha Cigars to talk about the new offerings from Gurkha this year, and suggests the best Gurkhas for every palate.
Nov 18, 2017•48 min•Ep. 190
Tripp and Jason find out how a few different stouts pair with the My Father Le Bijou 1922. Apologies for the disconnection that cut the show a little shorter than usual.
Nov 18, 2017•26 min•Ep. 189
We talk to Nick Melillo about everything from his early days at Drew Estate to his latest release, the Highclere Castle.
Nov 12, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 188
RobbyRas joins us to find out what beers pair best with the Mombacho Tierra Volcan.
Nov 12, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 187
Surgeon sits down to review the Probable Cause box pressed lancero from Cubariqueno Cigar Company.
Nov 06, 2017•6 min•Ep. 186
Surgeon sits down with the Davidoff Late Hour Robusto.
Nov 01, 2017•8 min•Ep. 185
Tripp and Jason talk to Brady Hayek from Jeremy Jack Cigars about how he got into the industry, and how he got involved with TABSA/Casa Fernandez
Oct 28, 2017•48 min•Ep. 184
Tripp and Denis find out how the Jeremy Jack Libelula pairs with a few craft beers, and a whiskey.
Oct 26, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 183
Tripp and Jason talk with Juan Martinez about what's new for Joya de Nicaragua, including the Joya Family, and the new Antaño Gran Reserva
Oct 20, 2017•57 min•Ep. 182
Tripp and Denis welcome special guest Terence Reilly from Quesada Cigars for our annual Quesada Oktoberfest and Oktoberfest-style beer pairing.
Oct 19, 2017•44 min•Ep. 181
Tripp sits down with guest host Denis to pair the new Undercrown Sungrown from Drew Estate with some craft beers.
Oct 12, 2017•52 min•Ep. 180
Tripp sits down with Surgeon as they bid Surgeon farewell from Cigar Federation duties. They pair the extremely limited Selected Tobacco Atabey Misticos. Tripp is pairing with: Ron Santiago de Cuba Zafra Master Reserve Fremont B-Bomb Surgeon is pairing with: Blonde Ale - Common Crown Brewing Co. The Hakushu 12 Japanese Whisky - Suntory Raftman Smoked Ale - Unibroue Taketsuru 21 Pure Malt Japanese Whisky - Nikka Whisky...
Oct 05, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 179
Tripp and Jason sit down with Drew Estate's "Dirty" Fabien Zeigler to discuss all things non-traditional.
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 178
Tripp and special co-host Matt sit down to pair the new Antaño 1970 Gran Reserva from Joya de Nicaragua with beer. Tripp is pairing a JdN Antaño 1970 Gran Reserva Belicoso with: Blood Orange Gose - Anderson Valley Brewing Co. What Rough Beast - Breakside Brewery Freakcake - Crux Fermentation Project
Sep 29, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 177
Tripp and Surgeon sit down with Jeff Borysiewicz to talk about his Florida tobacco farm. Jeff anwers audience questions, talks about his history in retail and the Corona Cigar Co. stores.
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 176
Surgeon and Tripp sit down to pair with the 5.56 Garrison from Warfighter Tobacco. Surgeon begins his farewall Cigar Federation tour. Surgeon is pairing a 5.56 Garrison Toro from Warfighter Tobacco with: Glenrothes 1975 Cadenhead Small Batch Tamdhu-Glenlivet 24 Aberfeldy 21 Tripp is pairing a Warfighter 5.56 Garrison Toro with: Glenrothes 1988 Glengoyne Cask Strength Ron Cubay 10 Year
Sep 21, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 174
Tripp is joined by guest co-host Jason as they sit down with Phil Zanghi of Debonaire Cigars. They talk cigars, tobacco, and of course boxing.
Sep 21, 2017•54 min•Ep. 175
Surgeon and Tripp sit down with James Brown from Black Label Trading Company and Black Works Studio. We apologize to our listeners. Unfortunately we had some audio issues on this episode, which improve around the 8 minute mark.
Sep 08, 2017•48 min•Ep. 173
Surgeon and Tripp sit down to pair with the Bishops Blend from Black Works Studio, a division of Black Label Trading Company. Surgeon is pairing a Bishops Blend Corona Larga with: Centenario 18 Rum by Flor de Cana Seigneuriale Belgian Style Brown Ale - Unibroue Strange than Fiction - Collective Arts Brewing Tripp is pairing a Bishop's Blend from Black Label Trading Company with: The Barista - Clown Shoes Beer Ardbeg 10 Legendario - Elixer de Cuba...
Sep 07, 2017•56 min•Ep. 172
Surgeon and Tripp sit down with the folks behind Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars to talk about their upcoming film.
Sep 01, 2017•57 min•Ep. 171
Surgeon and Tripp sit down to pair with the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel Aged from Cigar Dojo. Surgeon is pairing an Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged by Camacho with: Voltage Espresso Stout - Hoyne Brewing Ichorous Imperial Stout - Blindman Brewing Ten FIDY Imperial Stout - Oskar Blues Brewery Tripp is pairing a Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged by Camacho with: S'more Stout - Base Camp Brewing Barrel Aged Ten Fidy - Oskar Blues Brewery City Of The Dead - Modern Times Beer...
Aug 31, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 170
Surgeon and Tripp sit down to pair the Gurkha Heritage Maduro. Surgeon is pairing a Gurkha Heritage Maduro Robusto with: Small Barrel Bourbon Whiskey - Wiggly Bridge Distillery Indian Single Malt Whisky - Amrut Intermediate Sherry Single Malt Whisky - Amrut Tripp is pairing a Gurkha Heritage Maduro Robusto with: Master Reserve 21- Zafra Cavatica Stout - Fort George Brewing Booker's Bourbon
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 169
Surgeon and Tripp are back from their General Cigar Co. trip to New York and Connecticut. They'll be talking about the experience and what they learned.
Aug 18, 2017•58 min•Ep. 168
Some technical issues with this episode, the first part of the episode was lost and unrecoverable. Tripp welcomes special guest co-host Jason as they sit down with Barry Stein and the recently re-launched Vegas Cubanas by Don Pepin Garcia. Tripp is pairing a Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Corona with: Wiggly Bridge Small Barrel Bourbon Full Sail Hop Shooter IPA Brugal 1888 14 Year Dominican Rum Jason is pairing a Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Toro with: Crater Lake Spirits Rye Whiskey Breakside...
Aug 17, 2017•39 min•Ep. 167