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>> Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, Suds and Smokes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: As for today's segment. Drumroll, please. >> : Fill my feet. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: A $15 blind. You ask for it. And here we are to fool one another again. Blinds are important because you may have a flavor profile that you smoke. And the same goes for drinking, for that

matter. You have something that you gravitate towards, whether it's rye, whether it's bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, whether it's rum or tequila, mezcal, whatever. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Or crystal light. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, crystal light. Or, you know, any of the. Of the cigars that you choose. Like, you gravitate towards those things and a lot of people are afraid to step out and try something different.

>> : It just whittles everything down to do you like what's in your hands? >> Announcer: We'll be right back after this break. Brought to you almost live from the dude in the basement studios. Why? Because that's where the good stuff, uh, is it sips, suds and smokes with your smoke and host the good old boys. Hey, man, got a light? It's time for smokes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Welcome to this smokes episode where we do one of my favorite things. And I blind, blindfold people.

>> : I'm blind, wear my feet, so. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Ooh, what's this? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Welcome to Sip, Suds and Smoke Smokes episode for our 15 blind tasting where everything good in life is worth discussing. With us today, we have good old boy Benjamin on the ones and twos. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: In here, like swim Weir M next. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: To him, we got good old boy Mike. >> : 5, 10, 15.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Welcome back, sir. You're not banned yet. And pulling up the rear, we got Justin in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. >> Bob: Such a pleasure to be here, gentlemen. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, uh, I know it's 88. >> : All I got was pleasure. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So horrible. Yeah, I mean, thank you for your pleasure. We're the best thing on at 2am 10:15. We're the best thing on at 2am right before what's Eating Gilbert

Grape rerun. And just after the Eurovision 1976 rerun. >> : Still on Gilbert Grape. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: This says, what's Gilbert Grape eating? Which I think is a much more fun approach to that. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, well, I was gonna say that, but then I figured people would be like, what's that? Yeah. Ah. As you know, and I hope you know our smokes. >> : I love Eurovision. I'm just saying, I'm a huge

Eurovision fan. Every year, look, it's all about the hair. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. It's the pyrotechnics and the hip gyration. >> : You know, I think they're going to bring back bell bottoms. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I'M down. You know, as long as ABBA comes back, it's already. >> : It's already happening. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I agree.

>> : Yes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: And as you know, and I hope you know, our smoke segments are about cigars and, well, everything that has smoked. Almost everything. As for today's segment, drum roll, please fill my feet. A $15 blind. You asked for it. And here we are to fool one another again. We've done the $5 blind. >> : I'm sorry, did you say somebody's gonna be the fool? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, that's you. You're the pivot man in the middle of this.

>> : No, he's the guy. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh. Uh, yeah. So we've done a $5 blind and we've done a $10 blind. And if you haven't listened to those episodes, I really suggest that you go back into our portfolio. Anywhere you want. Choose another go and check out the five and ten dollar blinds. Because we have a lot of fun screwing with each other on these cigars. And Mike loves every cigar I, uh, throw at him and he thinks that he doesn't.

It's my favorite thing in the door. So what's in the box? Who knows? It's a blind. So strap on and hang in tight. We're gonna have fun today. But don't worry if you miss anything, you can download the full episode from anywhere you find. Podcasts. >> : He's used the word strap on and blind on the same. You know, like 30 seconds. Am I the only one that has concerns? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Uh, this sounds like a typical Friday for you.

>> : We need to go back to the product and safety meeting. You know, HR Conference Room 3. HR Conference Room 3. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You can download any of our previous episodes from anywhere you get podcasts. But before we dive into the shallow end without our helmet, remember the buddy system again, Buddy. >> : Uh, buddy. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's right, if you're a cigar newbie. Fret not. We got you covered on our Cigar 101 episode where all these

cigar speak will be decoded. Maybe we kind of fumble around with that one. But it's a good episode and you should check it out. >> : Be a noob. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: After listening, you will not be a noob. So good old boy Mike gets incorrect. So tell me what you really think. So good old boy Mike gets the honors of going over our smokes rating today. Why don't you take it away, Mike?

>> : We will be smoking and discussing these cigars and rating them with our Sips suds and Smoke Smokes ratings, plus our signature sounds. Here are those ratings. Now smoke one. This sucked before it was lit. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Mike's favorite rating? >> : Number two. At least it was lit. Number three. I would smoke this again. Number four. How much you want for him? >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Magnificent.

>> : And our Smugs 5 rating. What are they? I need a box. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So gonna take a second here and if you didn't listen to our previous episode, we won an award. Woohoo. It's a very prestigious award in Nashville. Thank you Nashville Scene. Thank you our voters. >> : My theory is, is that we had 17 and a half people that voted for that award. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: All I know is that, that. >> : So we have like a super fan that's up in like, you

know, Springfield, which is your neck of the woods. Oh, I need to meet you, man. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: You know, meet our neighbor. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, yeah, that's right. For sure. >> : But the thing is, is his name is Earl. He's super fan. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: He's got 1100 cell phones. No one, um. >> : Yeah, no, no. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So they just kind of lazy eye.

>> : That kind of goes off to the side, you know, he goes, I like your show a lot. You know, he meets me down at the Sonic like every other Thursday. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: People at gunpoint vote for the show. >> : There's a full restraining order. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: He's the, he's the assistant coach and the water boy. >> : I didn't really care. I didn't count as like a full. So I think it's like seven, you know, plus Earl that voted

for us, you know, so yeah, I'm. Thank you, Earl. I appreciate it. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Earl. Keep on keeping on, brother. >> : I'll buy the extra cheese for your burger this year week. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's right. That's right. So, you know, if you've listened to our blind episodes, we have a lot of fun laughing and carrying on about what we like to smoke because we like to screw with each other. >> : That is an understatement.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I like to screw with each other. >> : Anything that will impact Barger's lack of putting capability. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yep, my. My putts have definitely suffered this month, that's for sure. Yeah, but it's okay. I'll get it back. I'll get it back. It'll come back. It's fine. Not going to talk about it, so. >> : Mike, that's incorrect. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Those golf lessons I'm going to get, I'm going to get them.

You're going to be sad. All right, Mike, tell us what your cigar was. >> : Well, you know, I was thinking about, uh, the whole process at, uh, screw you, uh, choices of, you know, um, cigars that I can. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Should we guess first? Justin, what's your guess on what his cigar was? >> : Sure, I'll. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I can tell you just give Me a brand. >> : I will give you the wrapper, the binder and the

filler. We can talk about it and then I will tell you what it is at the end. How about that? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Okay. >> : You like that process? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I like that. Okay, Justin, what's your thoughts? >> : Uh, wait, wait, wait. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Here, I'm gonna give me the binder for the wrapper. >> : All right, so the wrapper is Ecuadorian Sumatra. The binder is Nicaraguan. See how I say that,

Benjamin? Uh, so the filler is Nicaraguan. And, um, yeah, so, um, there you have the wrapper, the binder and the filler. Ecuadorian. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That narrows it down for us. So let's just collaborate here amongst ourselves. Justin, what do you think it was? Give it a break. >> Bob: I think it was all of a Maduro Oliva. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Maduro. >> : Wow. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Okay, Benjamin. >> : Wow.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: So, I mean, I had a little bit of a hard time with it. It was a, um. Uh, Mike's and Justin's were actually very similar in structure and build. Uh, both kind of like box pressed esque. Um, I saw that too. I feel like Mike's is something that I've smoked before. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I definitely think I've smoked Mike's before. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: But putting, uh, a finger on it, man, was tough for me.

I thought that it was, uh, something like in the Padrone kind of family. It, uh, kind of had that, um, kind of textured wrapper situation happening. It wasn't like real, like waxy and, you know, beautiful. Had a little bit more of like a natural, earthy kind of vibe to it. So that's, that's kind of what I was thinking. Um, you know, just on optics alone. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So I have one of two choices for this cigar. >> : Wrong. That's incorrect.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You know, this is the story of my life and it's. Okay. I could go with something. Um, um, what was the one I was thinking of? I almost thought it could have been Artista for a moment. >> : Um, that would be unusual for me to double back. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. Um, we've covered artistic or maybe, maybe Espinosa, Maybe. >> : Hm. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Based off complexity, size, square. >> : Hm.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: What'd I do? How'd I do? >> : Justin. Yes, you are not even close, but thank you for playing. Uh, indeed. This is from Espinosa. And this is the Knuckle Sandwich. Uh, Corona Gorda. Um, so nice. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. >> : So, uh, a bit of the storyline around this and we'll go around. You guys can talk more about the, uh, cigar Sun. Good. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It's the knuckle sandwich. Is that right?

>> : Uh, this is the knuckle sandwich. This is a bit of A celebrity, uh, play. So this is Guy Fier's, uh. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, the blue band. >> : This is, uh, his, uh, personal, um, uh, you know, line called the knuckle Sandwich. It is by Espinosa. Again, just to remind you, the wrapper is Ecuadorian. Sumatra. Uh, the binder is Nicaraguan. The filler is Nicaragua. If only your pudding was as good as your capability of deciphering, you know, specifically,

you know, what, uh, what it would be. Not even close. My gosh. You know, but anyway, yeah, six feet is not. Is not close. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Okay. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: No, it's not. >> : It's not even. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I was six feet away from a Mercedes. >> : Not even. No, man. And the owls of everything, it just. It was not even. That was interesting. So, uh, we're gonna vamp a bit here until we get to break. What, uh, what made you head

down that you were like. It's box press, Benjamin. Um, that. Was that, like, influencing your guest? Because it was about. That kind of narrowed the field. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Absolutely. Uh, there. There aren't many companies, um, that I come across or cigars that I come across, um, that really lean into box press. Box press. You know, the way it. And, um, now. Now that we know what it is like, Espadosa does it all the time. All the time.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It's great. Like their box press. Fantastic. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: 100. And so I was just trying to think of the ones that do that role. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: We'll be right back. So while, uh, colors are hard for me, guessing cigars are not hard for me. So we talked about the knuckle sandwich, and we haven't rated it yet, but this was Guy Fieri's knuckle sandwich, Maduro. Is that right? >> : Yes.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So the maduro, the red band, not the blue. Like I said, the blue is his anniversary. That just came out. >> : I'm still impressed. The chef special. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's right. That's right. >> : And I was asking, you know, specifically why you were. Why you were guessing that, you know, it was espinosa. So I didn't get to you, Barger. What was. What was it? What. What was it about you to go. That's very Espinosa.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Like, well, do you want me to lie or do you want me to tell you the truth? >> : You were reading my notes upside down. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I read your notes upside down. 100%. >> : Ah. However, six feet was really close. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: However, it is very. This cigar wasn't that hard of a stretch for me.

I would have probably said that in any way, um, based upon the flavor profile of the box pressing, um, most of the knuckle sandwich line. Most of the knuckle sandwich line comes in a box press. Um, and it's very something is something indicative of Espinosa, like even some of their uh, torpedo series, some of their 601 like the LA Bombas and those things like, those all come in box press. So like uh, the way he designs his boxes is

awesome. And I'm a big fan. So I actually smoke a lot of Espinosa cigars. >> : Well, I'd like to read at least just, you know, their synopsis of, you know, some of the flavor profile. Then I'd love for you guys to chime in and say yeah, yeah, for sure. You know, so, you know, the aromas from the fitter, uh, from the foot are filled with cocoa, baker, uh, spice walnut. With the body of the cigar offering more of natural tobacco notes and just a hint of baker

spice. Pre lit, uh, was actually has a little bit of red pepper flake, more of a dark chocolate note than the cocoa from the foot. Um, and then as things get going, um, you're going to have a bit more of baker ah, chocolate damp earth red pepper flakes. Um, there's kind of a heavy creamy sweetness on the finish of this. The uh, retro hills. Just a bit of mustiness to it with a hearty portion of red pepper flakes. Almost enough to be

tear inducing. The uh, burn and the draw are exceptional in early stages in the cigar, uh, putting off a fair amount of smoke. Smoke. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So um, just a second on that. Like I really. So the knuckle sandwiches is so far the majority of the knuckle sandwiches that I've smoked. That spice, that flavor profile. Not to sound like a parrot, but man, those are some flavor towns though. All of the knuckle sandwich line, I have not had a single bad one.

>> : Well, I can't say that uh, in general we're not a fan of celebrity and products. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sure. >> : It's like seriously, you know, but I think this is one of those occasions that I really think that guy Fieri, um, actually, you know, teamed up. Well, it's not like they did this overnight. It took them over a year and a half, you know, to create this line. So I have, I definitely have some, you know,

respect that. He wasn't just going to, you know, throw his name on something that was pre done, pre blended. I'm just going to step up and slap my name on it and away we go and we all make money. Um, that you know, seemed to be just a bit more than maybe a, uh, traditional celebrity track of just, you know, kind of throwing it against the wall, so to speak. Here are some of my own tasting notes around this. Lots of black

pepper up front. Uh, yields to some soft chocolate in the middle, hence a leather, almost creamy. Nice, uh, balance, uh, great construction, good draw. Um, and I actually paired this with a 2005, uh, Panamanian rum, and it was fantastic. Uh, I really thought that to say that that elevated the experience is, um, you know, an understatement. Um, I really love this. I didn't walk into it. I've had like 10 of these, and I was gonna. I pretty much had this blind as well, and I was very impressed with

it, you know, and I thought, wow, you know, for. For this price point, I'm. I'm satisfied. I'm good. I'd go back to this for sure. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: This is definitely one of those experiences where the first time I saw these boxes, you know, in my favorite local tobacconist, I was like, okay, yeah, you know, Guy Fieri smoke cigars. I get it. Right,

sure. Uh, and. And then I smoked the first one and was, you know, one of those situations where you are very pleasantly surprised. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sure. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Right. This is, you know, a wow, light bulb moment. And you go, okay, yeah, like, we're. I'll kick the coverage here. We're not. Didn't just come to play around and put his name on a cigar band. Like, these things actually rock. Um, and are something, you know, that I also keep in rotation.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, no, for sure. I definitely keep Espinosa in rotation. More importantly, m. The knuckle sandwich line. I definitely keep them in for sure. Justin, what do you think, buddy? >> Bob: So I'm definitely going to have more of these. I think the construction was very good. Um, it was full of flavor. It had different flavors at the first third, the middle and the end, each one becoming more intense. Um, I paired this one

with crystal light because I've been drinking all day. I actually had it. Always smoked what we did the last show. >> : Did you get the pink crystal light? I like the pink crystal light. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Her name's Crystal. >> Bob: The pink. Yeah, this one's a lemonade. >> : Uh, it was good. The pink lemonade. Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So. So let me ask you this. Uh, what, um, are you familiar with the Espinosa line?

>> Bob: I've had them before, but I didn't have any long lasting opinions. But as I said, after I've had this blind, yeah, it's definitely going to be in the rotation. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So that's really what I enjoy doing about these blinds. And that's that. That is why I feel like there are a Lot of other genres of podcasts that they don't really get into this much. They stick to a stick and they do it. But like, these blinds are important because you may have a

flavor profile that you smoke. And the same goes for drinking, for that matter. You have something that you gravitate towards, whether it's rye, whether it's bourbon, whether it's Tennessee whiskey, whether it's rum or tequila, mezcal, whatever. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Crystal Light. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, Crystal Light with. It's crystal. That was her name. Um, you know, any of the, of the cigars that you choose,

like, you gravitate towards those things. And a lot of people are afraid to step out and try something different because they're. I wouldn't necessarily say fear, but I would say comfort zone. You get into this mode of a comfort zone and you just, you roll with it the rest of your life. >> : What do you think? Uh, as you were thinking about the price point, you know, because this, this whole episode is about price point, you know, and for

sure. So when you were having this, where you're going, oh, my gosh, for 15 bucks, this is what I mean, how would you fill in the rest of that? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So I think for me personally, and, uh, this is good old boy Barger. Uh, I think for me personally, when I think of a $15 or more cigar, well, uh, this is obviously. Yeah, let's just, uh, I'm cheap. It's cool. I'm cheap. I'll smoke

whatever's free or whatever. Yeah, right. So if I'm purchasing a $15 cigar, one, I believe in your company. Two, I enjoy what you produce, and those are cigars that if I'm going to sit down and have a conversation with somebody. I had a conversation with good old boy Benjamin yesterday, and we smoked a very expensive cigar together. And it was an amazing time because one, we celebrated his sobriety and two, um, we had a chance to connect on a level about our life and we chose, or

Benjamin actually chose that cigar and gifted me with it. And it was great. But it's not a cheap cigar. It's nothing to scoff at. So we have conversations all day long. I smoke 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, $10 cigars all the time. But when you. I think the intentionality behind smoking, uh, um, a, um, more expensive cigar is you're now being intentional about where you're smoking it and

what, uh, you're doing with it. Like, I'm not going to take a $15 cigar to the golf course while I take seven putts to put in. You Know that tracks. Yeah, for sure. >> : I believe it. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. >> : I'm sorry. I can believe that you can. Seven putt. Yeah, that was, that was all I heard. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: So I wouldn't talk about the cigars. Yeah.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: But if I'm going to sit down and have a heart to heart with you or Justin or Benjamin here, like, uh, I'm going to take my time and we're going to talk and we're going to smoke and we're going to be intentional. And I think the intentionality of it is what people want to slow down, enjoy what you're doing. And I think that that really brings that brotherhood of the leaf together. >> : Well, if I had any intention, it was to.

It wasn't just to find a cigar at a price point. I really wanted to go with something that I felt was very well priced and exceptional, I think, for that price point. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, absolutely. >> : Um, do I absolutely think that they could easily charge a lot more for this stick? It's great quality. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sure. >> : Um, I think that it's not just a token celebrity moment.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: If you work for Espinosa. Do not take that advice. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Leave the price point alone. It's perfect. >> : Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: But you could one may. >> : And if you'd really like to express your gratitude for our comments here, send us a box. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, send us a box. I'll send you the address when I send you the link guy.

>> : Next time you're in town, come, let's have a chat. Ring up with us, man. Uh, we'll go smoke, uh, both a couple of these together. Well, why don't you guys rate this up? What you think about the blind here? Wow. I did not expect to throw it out of the park. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It is a five across the board. >> : Wow, man, I will buy these cigars. I'm really honored. You know, I, uh. That was not what I was aiming for.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: This is the first thing in the history of the podcast you've done, right, Mike? >> : Oh, man, I'm just. Can we just quit while I'm ahead? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So, Benjamin, let's talk about yours. >> : Maybe I should revise and amend some of my other comments about your. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, that's fine. Uh, yeah, cool. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: So in how many. >> : How many K's and sucks?

I think it's black. I think that sucks. I think it sucks. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So, Benjamin, what do you got for us? >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah, so, uh, in line with the rules of the 15 blind, right? Uh, mine was a tell us the rapper binder. Well, if you would have let me finish that statement. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, I apologize. I apologize. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: This boys. Mine was a Brazilian Matafina wrapped. Nicaraguan. Uh, binder and filler.

>> : Not even close. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Um, delicious cigar. Uh, and, uh, what do you all. What do you all think it was was? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Binder, filler. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Nicaraguan. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, uh, piro. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: No, Brazilian Modafina wrapped. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Okay. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Nicaraguan binder. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sorry, I zoned out.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah, you cut me off. You zoned out. This is going great. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Welcome to the podcast, everybody. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Ooh, watch this piece of candy. Mike, what'd you think? >> : You know, I wrote down a box press Churchill Maduro wrapper. You know, um, I was like, m. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: In other words, he hated it. >> : Well, I'm not particularly a fan of that

size. You know, um, it wasn't a Churchill. Uh, no, I get that now. But at the time, that's what I wrote down. And so you do know length measurements, right? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Should we talk about girth? >> : Yes, I'm very aware it's not a girth issue. You know, so are you sure? >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Today we're going to be demonstrating how to measure girth. Girth is a very important measurement when determining sizes. First, take your tape measure, place it.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: At the center of the shoulder, bring it down through the crotch, and back. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Up again, making sure it's going over the widest part. >> : Yeah. So, uh, I don't have any good guesses. Next. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: What do you got, Justin? What do you think it was? >> Bob: I have no idea what it was, but I thought it was pretty good. Flavor consistent and had a nice straw.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Uh, so I had two guesses. Uh, I did not see his paperwork. Just for frame of reference, he's sitting to my left. I could if I wanted to. But one. Okay, there's. There's two choices. Uh, one, I think it could be an A.J. fernandez cigar. >> : M. That's a pretty good guess. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Not a bad guess. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Um, well, there's three guesses. >> : Yeah. So it's AJ Fernandez. Let's make, like, 38 different brands.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah, that's all cool. >> : Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah, Narrow that down. >> : Of the 802 cigars. He's close. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So. So, you know, I would. Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Could be A.J. fernandez. Could be. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Could be EPC. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: It could be number three. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: And number three could be, like, a San, Ah, Cristo ball.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Perfect. Dude. So this was about as close as that putt for Mercedes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, for sure. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah. Yeah. Uh, and this is going to be a shocker, uh, because I also went, uh, with the Espinosa line. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, my goodness. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah. >> : Totally unplanned. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Every now, that's the, uh, La Ronja Reserva Escuro. >> : Escura.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, there it is. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Um, it was the Corona Gorda. So it says it is a 6 by 46. Uh, and this is one of those box worthy cigars for me, man. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Uh, I was leaning towards the AJ Fernandez, but that makes a lot of sense because their flavor profiles are kind. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Of, well, and construction are also very similar. Right. Like A.J. fernandez, you know, in the new World Series.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's what I was thinking. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Definitely do the box press, and they do it very well. >> : What was the filler again? Nicaraguan. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Nicaraguan. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. >> : Well, uh, that is actually, um, you know, where I started. I said it was pretty spicy when lit, and I had guessed that it was a Nicaraguan filler. Um, lots of cedar, uh, you know, good construction.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Cedar? Where the hell did you get cedar? >> : I put it there. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: I changed the subjective. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: He added the cedar. >> : Very good construction, great burn line. Um, it was very balanced, you know, in the middle of the stick. Um, it. It actually turned a bit early for me, you know, so really. But, uh, I really like this. It was. It was super solid. I thought for 15

bucks. Sure, absolutely. I didn't think this was overrated for that price point at all. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Justin. >> Bob: I think that, um, I gave it like, you know, four out of five had good construction, good flavor, nice easy draw. It was a good stick. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: What about the flavor? What did you think of the flavor? >> Bob: I thought it was, um, not overly complex, but very pleasant. Yeah, I wouldn't have expected to be in Escuro.

>> : Yeah, I missed the Escuro. I mean, I wrote my down Maduro. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So I was thinking, uh, you know, Escoro Lajero. I mean, that's. That tracks with what I was thinking. Um, I say that now, of course. No, I know exactly what type. So definitely, I think that the. The spice was there for me, so the spice and the flavor profile was there for me. So I really enjoyed the cigar. I was thinking it was a completely different cigar than it was. Um, um, I'm surprised.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Three different cigars, actually. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. Yeah, for sure, for sure. So, I mean, it was a grab bag, for sure. But I really enjoyed this cigar. And like we said earlier, like, I have not had a cigar from Espinosa that I didn't like. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah. So, you know, I think that I was also along the same lines, uh, as Mike when I was selecting, uh, this $15 blind

is. I think I had been introduced to Espinosa through the knuckle sandwich. Uh, and then once I had that enjoyable experience, I found myself, um, in a cigar bar in, uh, Green Bay, Wisconsin, of all places. Got the cheese going There. You betcha, bud. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Get some puree. Gotcha. Gotcha Cigar right there. Oh, Go, Pat, go. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Uh, and so this was one of those Espinosa brands that I don't think that I had seen, uh, around here.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sure. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Just yet. And probably more than anything, because I hadn't been necessarily looking for it, and I was like, oh, you know, uh, Espinosa makes that knuckle sandwich. You know, this is the Oscuro. Like, that's definitely in my wheelhouse from a smoking perspective. Let's try that out. Uh, and it could have been the place where I was. It could have been, you know, the experience that I

was having, but it just hit on all cylinders for me. And this is something that I really, really enjoyed, but also thought that it would be maybe a bit of a curveball for, uh, everybody else, too, to kind of, you know, uh, in the spirit of having fun and pulling the tom foolery in the blonde edition. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, I'm full of tomory. It's cool. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Well, that's it.

>> : I thought one surprising thing was, is that, uh, you know, the two favorite cigars were both Espaneza's. You know, for me, out of all the blinds and, you know, um, I. That says an awful lot for them. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So our next episode, we're going to do an Espinosa. Uh, Espinosa. Hit me up. >> : Let's rate this up before we get to break. Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Uh, so I'm going to give it. What you got, Justin? Yeah, we'll go with a five.

And welcome back. We just got talking. Done

talking about the second Espinosa cigar of our blind tasting. >> : What is it again? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It was a. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: It was the Espinosa La Ronja Escuro. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: And we gave it a five rating, which is very interesting that two of our producers got the same brand CIGAR for the 15. >> : Completely unplanned. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. They did not. They did not talk to each other.

>> : I would go back to either one of those for 15 bucks. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, absolutely. I would go back all day long. So, Justin, Mr. Mr. 88 Degrees and Sunshine and in Fort Lauderdale. >> Bob: Yes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You, uh, you had the hurricane come through. Yeah. >> Bob: Yeah. Missed me. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, well, that settles it. How about them apples? >> Bob: Uh, very grateful that it missed me.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So, uh, let's take a second here and talk about blind tastings. >> : Yeah. You know, uh, the thing that I like is it just trues everything up. It just cuts through all of the marketing flu, the bs, all of the, you know, just. Yeah. And it just whittles everything down to. Do you like what's in your hands. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Right. >> : You know, and, um, I think if.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: We did more blind tastings, a lot of the, uh, larger companies that have larger ratings would not have larger ratings. Um, I really feel like if people were honest about what they think about cigars, instead of you have a hundred point scale to go from what makes it a 95 or a 96. What I, uh, mean, that's why we do five. We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. We. It's like George Carlin said, why are, uh, inflammable, flammable and non flammable?

Why are there three? Either the thing flams or it doesn't, you know, and I think that that's, that that's how we should approach this, because, one, we're not going to kiss ass for anybody. We're just not going to do it. We're going to be honest. You like us or you don't like us. And I think that that is what really makes these blinds happen for us, is that we. I like a cigar. And I go, mike, I love this cigar. Here, you try it. And you go, I think it sucks. >> : I think it sucks.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: And then I go, benjamin, try this cigar. Try the cigar. And you go, I like it. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Ooh, what's this? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, and so it's like, uh, you never really, like, binge. You never really know what you're gonna get when you're just handed a

cigar. And I think even though with a lot of events that we do, like pca, Big smoke, like all these other different events that we go to, we're just handed cigars, we don't know what they are, you know, uh, and I. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Don'T, you know, honesty. Sure. But I think a more dialed in term would be bias. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Sure. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Right. I think more than anything else, you find brands that

you like, you find blends that you like. And especially when you're looking for maybe the relaxation and the release part of smoking a cigar. Right. The shutting it all down and just kind of taking some time for yourself, you want to get into something that's a bit more comfortable. You want to get into something that you know that you're going to enjoy the experience. You don't necessarily want it to be exploratory.

Um, and while, you know, we tend to do this, um, for the basis of giving our opinion and actually getting into the nuts and bolts of a lot of these things, uh, the best part of this episode and this experience in general was to be able to kind of shut all that down.

Right. I'm not smoking a cigar. While I'm on my laptop trying to dig up all the facts and ins and outs and, you know, reading through, you know, different tasting profiles and that kind of thing to, to see if what my experience is matches up to, you know, another person's

experience with, with this. And I have experienced it, um, in the spirit world as well, because you start to find things where, you know, you know what this does, you know how this reacts, you know, how it builds in a cocktail and those kind of things. But when somebody puts it in front of you and you have no idea and you're just tasting with all the possibilities in your brain that are available, you. You have those kind of light bulb moments.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So that goes on to our conversation that we had yesterday. Uh, the classic cocktail or the. I just pulled this out of my ass, dude. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: They're classics for a reason. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: They are classics. Play the reason. Play. Play the hits. 100% nobody. >> : Tequila fashion is a little off profile. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Nobody wants to hear you play the B side, dude. Like we.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, yeah. Nobody wants to hear your live album. No, it's cool. Like, you're welcome to have it, but I'm not gonna put it in my CD player and listen to it, you know, But. But to play to your point, though, like, with these blinds, what we're doing, you know, you. And like I said, if you have not listened to our 5 and 10 blinds, please go back. We had a lot of fun and we learned a lot about flavor profiles. >> : I have today already.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: And so it's interesting to watch the progression. So continue to progress. We're gonna have a twenty dollar, we're gonna have a 25, and we might even go into a forty dollar, which, you know, I'm not going to pay. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: For them, but I'm going to take out a loan for that. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, we're going to have to get a reverse mortgage or something. Yeah, we'll just borrow money from Mike. That's cool.

>> : So I think the one thing is, I think you're denying yourself the opportunity of moving beyond probably, you know, you are in a brand rut. We've all walked into humidors with, you know, friends or even, you know, just strangers. And we see them, they always go for the exact same brand, the exact same stick. That's what I smoke, that's what I like. And they'll do that for, you know, five, 10, 15 years. And I really think you are.

You're denying yourself the opportunity to both find some additional things that you enjoy. And I think that, you know, a lot of people shop with the price point, and they're going, I just think these are great sticks for $10. Oh, my gosh. You know how many sticks we know that are really fabulous for 10 bucks? Sure, sure. And, you know, this

is. This is one of those things that can. Can help you out if you walk into, uh, you know, your humidor next time is to pull one of these things that we have in a blind and, you know, say, wow, I had one of those $15 sticks they talked about on the show. And, you know, both these espinosa sticks are just, you know, amazing and knockout. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So, Justin, what do you think about these blinds?

>> Bob: It was a great experience. I. I joined this show to be pushed out of my comfort zone and try new stuff. >> : We're going to push. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: We're going to push you real good. >> : Well, let's get right to Justin's, uh, cigar, uh, here, so we can have enough time to cover the last two. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, let's go. Justin, what you got? Well, just tell us. Binder, filler. >> : Binder, filler wrapper. Real quick.

>> Bob: So Nicaraguan, uh, um, country of origin. Nicaraguan rapper. It was, um, let's see here. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Is it a puro? >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Is it a puro? Yeah. >> Bob: No, it's a maduro. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: No, puro means all three leaves the same region. >> : Yeah. >> Bob: Yes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So it's a puro. So who's got some guesses on what his cigar is? >> : A puro. That is press box.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I will full disclosure. He sent me the cigars with the band on. Yeah. So. >> : Oh, well, you don't count, so I'm. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Not going to guess. I know it's next. >> : Benjamin, how about it, man? >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: I had no idea. Um, honestly, you know, it could have been, um, A.J. fernandez or Espinosa. Just from the construction, um, and the wrapper and the appearance.

Um, you know, this thing for me had, like, a really, like, rustic feel. It's kind of claro. So like a red shade, uh, to the rapper as well. Uh, but I just. I couldn't put my finger. But if I had to guess, I would say A.J. fernandez. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: If you. Mike, don't guess this cigar, something is wrong. >> : A press box Maduro with tons of smoke. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, was it smokey? >> : Yes, it was. Um. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Wow, wrong playlist.

>> : Man. Ooh, watch this. Well, was in the box. Yeah, man. Wish I had a really good guess. And it's, you know, I'm looking at the rest of my notes here. I'm like, man, I should really get close to this. Um, I don't know why I want to say it's Fuente. But it's not, um. I give up. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You give up? >> : I give up. Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Justin, you win today, sir. >> : Man, you. This is probably one of my favorite cigars.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Win today at, uh, life. You just take this and get in that pool and just swim around and enjoy your life right now. >> : All right? >> Bob: As the artist says, all I do is win, win, win. >> : Yep. So what's the big reveal? >> Bob: It's a padrone. >> : Oh, my goodness. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Hot dog. >> : All that woods. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Padrone. Tell them which padrone.

>> : Oh, man. 19. >> Bob: Well, you've got the box. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It's. >> Bob: I believe it's the 1927 Maduro. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: M. Uh, 26. 26. 1926 Maduro. Uh, which. What have we talked about all week long? >> : He's stealing these out of my. Out of my stash. Okay, so, like, for the last month, you know, uh, yeah, so I. I let a. I let a cigar tasting for a charity event, and, um, I took

one of them from him, by the way. I was grateful to bring a few back home with me, a few back home with me, but I only wound up with one because somebody is like, you know, you got those banned. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Once again, I smoke one and I'm a thief for sure. >> : Um, yeah, you know, uh, I did wrote, uh, yeah, press box maduro. Tons of smoke when lit. Um, you know, it's pretty woody. Mellowed a bit. Uh, but that earthy wood kind of, you know, hung

around, you know, for this. Um. I was actually glad when this turned, so. I cannot believe that I wrote that down. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You hated it. I love it. I. >> : It was. No, it was. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's why we do this. I hate this cigar. >> : I didn't hate it. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Never smoke again. >> : I don't have a rating in front of me. It was a very good average.

You know, maduro is the way I was looking at it, even though it's not any of those. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: So listen, I, uh. Had I not been privy to what this cigar is, I probably would have guessed this cigar, because I've smoked quite a few of these cigars. Um, the box press and the size itself gives it away. So he did the, uh, the robusto size. Um, which. Fantastic box press size. Fantastic box press size. So what are we going to rate it? >> : Uh, yeah.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: All right, we'll go with a four. >> : Sorry we left you with the short stick in time here. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: That's all right. I got the short stick in the time. So I'm going to tell you guys. My cigar, it doesn't give me any information of what the binder filler Wrapper is. What do you think it is? Go. >> : Considering that I wrote like a dog at pissed in a pile of black. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Pepper that tracks attracts, I'm gonna.

>> : I'm gonna skip on guessing. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Justin, what do you think? >> Bob: It was pretty. It was pretty rough experience. >> : I feel so bad. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, my God. Ah. >> Bob: When I cut it once again, it kind of had little pieces of, um, the end just kind of like breaking off. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: All right, that's your cutter. He need a new cutter.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Benjamin didn't get to smoke it. Barker forgot all about me on this one. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I didn't. I accidentally got drunk and smoked yours. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: I did not get to smoke, though I have had it before. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Uh, I told you what it was. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: And this is where the show turns. But, yeah, I love this cigar. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I absolutely love this. So this

cigar. This cigar is, uh, an le expression from illusion. >> : Uh, of course. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I really love illusion cigars. You should have guessed that, you silly nitwit. You should have guessed it. This is called the group of five. >> Announcer: Of course. >> : I've had that cigar plenty of times. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It's a great cigar. >> : And it's a 5 by 50 according to my notes. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Well, apparently, it's dog water.

>> : No, no, no. It was dog piss on a pile of black. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Well, there we go. >> : Don't ask me how I know what that smells. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah. So that is in his flavor wheel. It's a little thing we. It's got smell. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Personal flavor wheel. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It's personal. We don't talk about it. So they come in a box of

15 and it's five by 50. Now, it says online, the first series of illusion of the le cigars is the one off black. Robusto, which is made ah. With tobacco is grown from entirely unique seed from Eduardo Fernandez farms in Nicaragua. Dion liked the tobacco so much that he set aside 25 bales of Secco 4 and 5 primings. The bales have been resting for three years. Now the tobacco is ready to present to the world. Tasting notes are sweet, caramel filled, flinty, an exotic spice

finish. All tobacco is personally selected, graded and blended by Dion Glotti Giotto. >> : Yeah, now I know I'm horrible with names. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I apologize. So. >> : So I have a few more notes about Burger cigar here. You know, sorcery, that's for sure. Natural, uh, uh, robusto I actually wrote down. It's actually disgusting at first. I actually wrote that word down. Disgusting at first. It calmed down in the middle. Still spicy. Hints of mint. Um, it was.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I think you were just mad that I was out. >> : Borderline complex. No, I I had this long before we hit that low moment. Uh, so lots in capital, big wet, lots of line touch ups along the way. I just, you know, it was right dead in the middle average for me. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Would you keep it in the console. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Of your car in the trunk? I would say that I have had. >> : A lot of illusions with you and I'm

not an illusion fan. I know you are, and it's just not my jam and we can all. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Be perfect, Mike, but then we'll talk about it. We'll fix it in post it. >> : We'll see how, how, how well you rate out of this. So it's just Justin and me, right? >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: What? Oh, you better put those fingers down, sir. What did you think about the cigar? Just go ahead and throw it out there.

>> Bob: So, uh, flat flavor. I was looking forward for it to be done at the end. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, my God. >> : There we go. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I'm not blinding with you people anymore. What do we got a rating here? >> : You don't get to vote. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Oh, I get to vote? You don't get voted. >> : Your cigar. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Okay, well. Well, I'm not giving it a two. This

is horrible. Like, you and Justin don't matter here. Come on now. We'll give it a. All right, if I'm. My vote. Doesn't matter. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: It makes it a three. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: It doesn't give it a three. We'll give it a three. >> : How do you have two twos and a three to wrap up this. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Oh, my God. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You're killing me, boy. You're killing me. Well, listen, I think that you guys.

>> : Two winners and I died. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: I think that you and Justin are wrong and you will not be in the next episodes. Fair enough. So listen, I had a great time with you guys doing these blinds. And I really think, um, that it's important to continue on sharing these laughs and these journeys, especially over a leaf, so. >> : Oh, you'll never give me another illusion. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Well, I probably will not.

>> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Yeah, you. That ship is sailed. Yeah. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: But listen, we all have a good night. Good old boy Benjamin. Thank you for being here. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Hey, man, thanks for having me. Smoke them if you got them, folks. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Good old boy Mike. Thank you for being here. >> : Hey, thanks for joining us on this less than stellar episode of Simpson Smokes. We have lots of others that are

really awesome. Check them out and I'll ask you to keep on sipping. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Good old boy Justin. >> Bob: Thank you so much. Pleasure to be here. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Yeah, absolutely. And I'm gonna sign off with saying smoke whatever you want to smoke as long as it's legal. >> : Maybe it was like lots of dogs pissing on the same pile of pepper. You know, that's what made it come to us.

>> Good ol’ Boy Barker: You know, I wonder if your little shih tzu got into your cigar stuff. >> : A little bit of cocker spaniel. It was like a complex blend of dog. >> Good ol’ Boy Benjamin: Was that a boveta pack or that. >> Good ol’ Boy Barker: Could have been the peepad. Oh, for sure. >> Announcer: We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you're listening to us online, do yourself a favor and tap, tap it in the subscribe button.

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