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Cigars Daily

Tim Swanson

Explore the world of Luxury Cigars with your host Tim Swanson.

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Cigars Daily LIVE 409: How Cigars Cure Christmas Chaos

Cigars Daily ·

2025/12/23

The holidays are here — and so is the chaos. From judgmental in-laws to freezing back patios to your aunt who’s still trying to tell you cigars are worse than cigarettes… it can be a lot. In this episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re talking about how cigars can actually make the holidays better. Whether it’s escaping the madness for a moment of peace or sparking up meaningful conversations in the garage-turned-smoking-lounge, cigars bring people together.

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92:13

Cigars Daily LIVE 408 + AfterParty: Cigar...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/12/16

The Magic 8 Ball has been shaken, and the future is hazy… but that’s never stopped us before. In this episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re peering into 2026 to make our boldest cigar predictions yet. From industry trends and upcoming projects to award-season guesses and long-shot prophecies, this is our chance to call our shots and see what the next year might hold for cigar lovers. We’ll talk about where the industry feels like it’s headed, which brands could have breakout years, what kinds o...

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92:12

Cigars Daily LIVE 407 (Micheal Knowles Lights Up The...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/12/09

Tonight on Cigars Daily LIVE, I’m joined by Michael Knowles — yes, that Michael Knowles — who’s stepping into the lounge to talk cigars, history, craftsmanship, and his own new project: Mayflower Cigars. This isn’t a political show and it isn’t a debate. It’s two guys hanging out, talking cigars, joking around, and digging into the story behind a blend inspired by one of the most iconic journeys in American history. We’ll cover everything from how the cigar was created, to what Michael wanted...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 406 (The Craziest Week In Cigar...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/12/02

This last week has been absolute madness in the cigar world — and tonight we’re unpacking all of it. From Thanksgiving rolling straight into Cigartopia, to the launch of LecheBurra, Steve Saka’s visit to the HQ, and the non-stop chaos of Black Friday weekend… it’s been one of the wildest stretches I’ve ever experienced at Cigars Daily. And as if that wasn’t enough, we’re heading into December with two of the most anticipated arrivals of the year: Foundation’s Tabernacle Knight Commander and t...

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96:13

Cigars Daily LIVE 405 (Steve Saka’s Most Unhinged...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/11/25

Tonight on Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re unleashing the wildest episode of the entire year. Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is in the studio, and we’re diving deep into the story behind LecheBurra — the completely unhinged collaboration he and I cooked up together (mostly he, but we’ll explain more during the show). This is the kind of project you can only make with Saka: part genius, part madness, and all heart. In this episode, we’re breaking down how the blend came together, why t...

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97:49

Cigars Daily LIVE 404 (The Community’s 10/10 Cigars —...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/11/18

Tonight, we’re putting the power in your hands. This is Cigars Daily LIVE: Community Choice 2025 — where we find out which cigars you think are true 10/10s. The chat will build the leaderboard as we go, so drop your top smokes in the comments and we’ll crown a winner by the end of the night. Are we talking Padron 1926? Tabernacle? Or something totally off the radar? We’ll run some quick-fire shoutouts, a blind taste duel, and a round of Hot Take or Not to see which blends actually live up to ...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 403 (Veterans, Valor & The Warhead...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/11/11

This week on Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re celebrating the heroes who’ve made our freedoms possible — the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. With Veterans Day upon us, tonight’s show is all about honoring their courage, sharing stories, and enjoying the sense of brotherhood that cigars bring to every lounge across America. We’re also firing up something special: the Espinosa La Bomba Warhead Limited Edition, one of the boldest cigars out there. We’ll talk about what makes this project so uniq...

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99:24

Cigars Daily LIVE 402 (Breaking The Law with...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/11/04

You all know who's the law around these parts! Normally, it's your Cigars Daily LIVE team but tonight, we're breaking the law… but not just any law. We have Law Ream in the studio. He's been traveling the country in the name of Davidoff's Zino Nicaragua. We're all going to work together to see if we can break Law in, Cigars Daily style.

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Cigars Daily LIVE 401 (The Secret To The Rarest Leaf...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/10/28

What makes a cigar truly rare? In this episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re diving into the world of exclusive blends and the rarest leaf on Earth. From hard-to-grow varietals to limited harvests that only happen once every few years, we’ll unpack what “rare” really means when it comes to cigars — and whether that rarity actually makes them better. We’ll talk about how cigar makers find, ferment, and blend these special tobaccos, and why some of the most sought-after leaves in the world are al...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 400 (Living LARGE With Sun, Smoke,...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/10/21

It’s time to kick back, light up, and live large. In this special 400th episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re bringing the island life straight to the studio with good friends, good conversation, and a tropical twist. Tonight’s show is all about the laid-back luxury that cigars naturally bring — that moment when the world slows down, the sun feels warm, and everything just hits right. We’ll dig into the craftsmanship and stories behind a new island-inspired project, talk about what makes that t...

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93:04

Cigars Daily LIVE 399 (How Columbus Accidentally...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/10/14

In this week’s episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re rolling back the clock more than 600 years to uncover how a few curious explorers, a sacred island ritual, and one very unlucky Spaniard gave birth to the modern cigar. Join Me, Amber, Terrence, and Billy for a hilarious, history-packed, game-show-style story time that covers it all — from the Taíno shamans and their “Cohibas”, to Rodrigo de Jerez, the first European to light up and (believe it or not) get thrown in jail for it. This episode ...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 398 (A Blend For The END! The Last...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/10/07

If you look around, it sounds like the end of the world is right around the corner. But then again, if you're paying attention to public media then it's ALWAYS right around the corner. And whether it's AI, nukes, fungus, war, aliens, the illuminati, asteroids, multi-dimensional beings, or the hollow earth hippo, someday we're going to face a cataclysmic event. So the question remains, when each of us ends up with just an hour before the lights go out, which blend do we choose for the end? Wha...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 397 (FAIL! Tim's Worst Mistake Plus...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/09/30

They say that failure is part of success… if that's true, then I'm about to be the most successful person in the industry because I biffed it… BAD! During this episode, we're going to talk about exactly what I did, and exactly how bad it is. Now, I certainly don't have total command over mistakes and mishaps in the cigar industry. There have been massive mistakes and mishaps at ever level of the industry. And we're going to talk about them. These are the mistakes that have driven cigar makers...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 396 (The Most Explosive Limited...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/09/23

Limited edition cigars are where brands really cut loose — bold blends, wild packaging, and the kind of creativity that gets cigar lovers talking. I also COMPLAIN non-stop about them… mostly because if one really leaves an impression then it’s more than likely it’ll be tough or impossible to find again. In this episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re counting down the most explosive limited edition blends of 2025, including Espinosa’s La Bomba Warhead 6 with its throwback bomb-style box. We’ll di...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 395 (That's IT! We're Going...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/09/16

That’s it — we’re going scorched earth. In this episode of Cigars Daily LIVE, we’re diving into the latest release from Oscar Valladares: the Scorched Earth Daily Edition Maduro. If you’ve followed Oscar’s growing lineup, you already know about the Earth by Oscar and the box-pressed Flat Earth — both Corojo-wrapped fan favorites. Now the family gets a new twist with this dark, bold maduro.

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Cigars Daily LIVE 394 (Blockbuster Blends! Cigars...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/09/09

Fair warning- we only got this episode going after some insane technical issues, so if you want to hear Cigars Daily LIVE come off the rails, this is your episode. Most cigars come into the industry quietly. They get a soft, smooth, easy going launch into the industry. Others are more like the latest Avengers movie on opening day (I realize my movie theatre analogy is a little bit dated). These cigars are released to much acclaim. They receive all the fanfare in the world. Tonight, we'r...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 393 + AfterParty (HUMIDOR WARS!...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/09/02

Cigars can only live in one place - a humidor. It's the one place where cigars can survive and potentially age into fine tools for celebrating life's special moments. But a good humidor isn't always easy to come by. Today the world is plagued by poorly informed information about how to create a place to accurately store cigars. And it can cause cigar lovers to lose entire collections. During this episode, we'll be diving deep into the topic of humidors. What can/should they be made of? What's...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 392 (Cigar Makers Need to STOP...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/08/26

Cigar Makers do some AMAZING things. Their art is one of the most logistically dense and complicated processes I’ve seen in my entire life. I admire my cigar making friends as much as I feel for the tremendous challenges they face on a daily basis. That being said, they don’t always get it right. Cigar Makers have simultaneously done some of the most brilliant and bone headed things I have seen in my adult life. During this episode, we will discuss a crucial item that will help cigar makers (...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 391 (The WEIRD New Era Of Cigar...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/08/19

Cigar Swag is a longstanding tradition in the cigar industry. For a very long time, cigar makers have dedicated themselves to crafting useful cigar swag. Items that cigar lovers use everyday, that sport the branding of their favorite makers. But these days, the industry has taken a turn… but is it a turn for the better? I've learned a lot about this over the last decade in the industry. I've seen (and still have) some of the most useful items in the cigar world. Now I'm watching (and particip...

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Cigars Daily LIVE 390 (When Pipes & Cigars Hook Up…...

Cigars Daily ·

2025/08/12

Over the last few years, cigars have been having a rather steamy love affair with pipes… well, pipe leaf to be exact. There have been more and more projects that dawn the title 'aromatic' (essentially one step shy of being pipe leaf). Some projects even use leaf that's specifically crafted for pipes inside the wrapper, binder, filler blend. The big question that remains is - is this ok? Are we all cool with this? Should cigars and pipes be allowed to co-mingle like this? Or is this more of a ...

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