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 […]
The Connecticut Cigar Morning Smoke Episode (Plus: We Talked About Food for 45 Minutes)
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 […]
Smoke and Steel Episode 042: We’re Building the Best Cigars of 2026 List and It’s Getting Heated
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 […]
Smoke and Steel E040: Garage Session Cigars, Cubs & Chaos
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, […]