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Eat Drink Smoke

Eat Drink Smoke is the bourbon and cigar review show for everyone! You"ll get reviews you can use, in a way you can understand them. There"s also great takes on the stories dominating the week, but without the anger of social media. Eat Drink Smoke is the podcast that fits into your life because it"s just like you - interested in new things, good people and honest, funny conversation. Eat Drink Smoke is hosted by long-time radio host and entertainer Tony Katz, with co-host Fingers Malloy.

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75:19

Five for the Price of One

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2026/02/09

This week on Eat, Drink, Smoke, Fingers Malloy goes full bargain-hunter mode… and somehow drags Tony Katz into a cigar experiment that starts with one simple question: How cheap is too cheap? Fingers scored a five-pack of the Ave Maria Excalibur on CigarBid for about $16.50 — a price that’s borderline suspicious when the same cigar can run roughly $16 a stick. So the guys break down the whole “Free Fall” bidding experience (and yes, they make it crystal clear: CigarBid

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36:52

Happy Hour: Old Soul High Rye Bourbon

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2026/02/06

Happy Hour starts the way a lot of good pairings do—by accident. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reach for Old Soul High Rye Bourbon from Cathead Distillery without knowing what cigar it’s supposed to match, and end up finding something worth slowing down for. The nose comes in sweet—vanilla cake, bakery notes, and frosting—before the palate flips the script with rye spice, cinnamon heat, and a surprisingly layered finish that doesn’t behave the way the nose promises it

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37:58

Happy Hour: Karatoba Robusto from OZ Family Cigars

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2026/02/05

Happy Hour kicks off with a box-pressed Robusto and a simple question: what happens when a cigar everyone’s been whispering about finally gets lit? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy fire up the OZ Family Cigars Karatoba Robusto, a 5x52 that wastes no time making its case. Early impressions land on wood, white pepper, and a creamy, nut-forward profile that quickly turns into what may be the most accurate tasting note of the night: chew the cashew. Cedar spice, nutty creaminess, and a steady, easy

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74:50

Chew the Cashew and Old Soul

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/02/02

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up a cigar that’s been getting a lot of buzz: the Oz Family Cigars Karatoba Robusto (5x52 box press)—Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and Nicaraguan/Dominican filler. Early impressions land in the sweet spot: cedar spice, nutty creaminess, and that “chew the cashew” texture that turns into an instant running joke. At around $12, the big question becomes simple: is this a daily-humidor staple? Then they pour something neither of

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36:41

Happy Hour: 15 Stars First West Toasted Oak Bourbon

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2026/01/31

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy crack open one of their first new bourbons of 2026: 15 Stars First West Toasted Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — a 98-proof blend of 5, 6, and 7-year bourbons out of Bardstown. The nose comes in sweet and easy — caramel, vanilla, oak — with no ethanol bite. The palate? Lighter and thinner than expected. But then the finish shows up late with oak, spice, warmth, and just enough intrigue to start an argument about value. Is this a $70 bottle?Or is

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37:57

Happy Hour: Room 101 Farce, Connecticut With Attitude

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2026/01/31

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up the Room 101 Farce. Connecticut Super Toro (6x56) and immediately derail the show by debating pronunciation, ring gauge philosophy, and whether this thing is way bigger than anyone actually wants. And the cigar itself refuses to behave like a traditional Connecticut.Instead of creamy and mild, it comes out swinging with wood spice, cocoa, coffee-adjacent bitterness, and enough personality to raise questions about aging, draw issues, and whether Tony is suffering

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74:38

The Yips, the Finish, and a $51 Bourbon

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2026/01/26

Tony and Fingers light up the Room 101 “Farce” (or is it Farce) Connecticut Super Toro 6x56 and immediately get derailed by the pronunciation, the bands, and the reality that this “Connecticut” is coming in way more wood-spice / cocoa / coffee than anybody expected. Tight draw. Uneven burn threats. Pinch-and-roll diplomacy. Plus: Tony’s humidor drama turns into the cigar version of the yips, and we try to talk him off the ledge with a notebook, a weather report, and

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37:03

Happy Hour — Old Forester Night at Big Hoffa’s (Part 2)

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2026/01/23

Happy Hour continues at Big Hoffa’s Barbecue in Westfield, Indiana, and things only get louder, looser, and more opinionated. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy are still on location, still surrounded by barbecue, and still working their way through Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond, this time with a full room behind them and brisket disappearing by the pan. Joined again by Madison Tragesser from Old Forester, the conversation shifts from tasting notes to bigger questions—history, hype, and

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37:58

Happy Hour: Old Forester Night at Big Hoffa’s

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/01/22

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy head out of the studio and straight into Happy Hour at Big Hoffa’s Barbecue in Westfield, Indiana, for an Old Forester night that quickly turns into a master class in bottled-in-bond bourbon, brisket philosophy, and ketchup-related outrage. With cigars off the table, the focus stays on Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond (100 proof) from the Whiskey Row series. Fingers breaks down what he’s getting on the nose and palate—pepper, dark fruit, oak, and a

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75:01

Old Forester, Big Hoffa’s, and Brisket by the Pan

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2026/01/19

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy leave the studio and go live on location at Big Hoffa’s Barbecue in Westfield, Indiana for an Old Forester night—because if they’re going to do remote, it should involve bourbon and a smoke-ring. Since cigars aren’t allowed inside the restaurant, the show focuses on one bourbon: Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond (100 proof) from the Whiskey Row series. Fingers pulls pepper, dark fruit, oak, and a hint of cinnamon, while Tony finds the pour bigger

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37:04

Happy Hour: Cigars of the Year Part 2, Double Oaked,...

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/01/16

It’s Cigars of the Year time — and the guys do it the only way that actually makes sense. No points.No rankings spreadsheets.No pretending they can quantify enjoyment with decimals. On this Happy Hour episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloyoffer part 2 of their annual Cigars of the Year conversation by laying out the rules, the philosophy, and the reality of how these lists actually get made. The short version:They like what they like — and what sticks, sticks

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38:04

Happy Hour: Cigars of the Year, Double Oaked, and...

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2026/01/16

They do it the right way. No shortcuts.No calendar cheating.No pretending December 15th is “close enough.” On this Happy Hour episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy kick off their Cigars of the Year conversation — after a full year of reviews, arguments, surprises, and more than a few humidor debates. Along the way: Why Eat Drink Smoke isn’t just a bourbon show (and never really was) The only real rule for Cigars of the Year — did it move you?

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75:08

Eat Drink Smoke: Best Cigars of 2025 & Woodford...

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/01/12

In this Best of 2025 episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reveal their Top Cigars of the Year (2025)—and they do it their way: they wait until the full year is finished before ranking anything. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy also pair the cigar conversation with Woodford Reserve Double Oaked (90.4 proof), breaking down the bourbon’s flavor profile and making the case for why it belongs in a liquor cabinet year-round. The episode features two separate top-three lists

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37:05

Happy Hour -- Bourbons of the Year (Part 2)

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/01/09

It’s 2026, and we’re finishing what we started: Bourbons of the Year (even when they’re not all bourbons… because of course they aren’t). In Part 2, Tony Katz reveals his Top 3 from everything we reviewed this year — bourbon, rye, rum, Irish whiskey, whatever. We also keep smoking the Oliva Master Blends 3 and get into the important questions: Why five-pack cigar packaging looks like it was designed by a committee of raccoons Why “does it work

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37:54

Happy Hour — Bourbons of the Year (Part 1)

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2026/01/08

New year. Same rules: we don’t do a Top 10. We barely do a Top 5.We do a Top 3 because we’re grown and tired. In Part 1 of our “Bourbons of the Year” special, Fingers Malloy lays out his list — built on one sacred principle: keep it under $50… because we live in a world where “affordability crisis” is a real phrase people say with a straight face. We’re also smoking an all-time favorite: Oliva Master Blends 3 (Churchill, 7x50) —

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75:00

Bourbons of the Year: Top Picks, Value Plays, and a...

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2026/01/05

A new year is here, and Eat Drink Smoke does it the only way that makes sense — by waiting until the calendar actually turns. In this episode, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reveal their Top Three Bourbons of the Year, based not on hype or releases, but on everything they actually reviewed on the show in 2025. No Top 10 lists. No arguments about rankings. Just the bottles that stayed with them. Fingers lays out his value-driven list, keeping every pick under $50, including: Kirkland

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37:05

Happy Hour -- Jefferson’s Ocean Rye, Costco Hot Dog...

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2026/01/04

Christmas week calls for something familiar. So Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy go back to the well with Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Rye (Voyage 26, Double Barrel, 96 proof) — sweet, lush, easy-drinking, and absolutely the kind of pour you reach for when you’re fighting off a cold and trying to pretend you’re “fine.” Also in this Happy Hour: The IRS finally bumps the jackpot reporting threshold (about time) Why Vegas keeps charging more while giving less

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38:02

Happy Hour -- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Off Menu, Ice...

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2026/01/04

As the calendar flips toward the end of the year, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy settle in for a Happy Hour episode of Eat Drink Smoke. The guys light up the Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich “Off Menu” TAA exclusive, a bold Pennsylvania Broadleaf box-press with unmistakable earthiness, bonfire notes, and serious heft. Fingers and Tony break down flavor, construction, pairing ideas, and whether this cigar earns a permanent spot in the humidor. Along the way, they cover: A surprising ice cream

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75:08

Closing Out 2025

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2025/12/29

Eat Drink Smoke closes out 2025 with a bold pairing: theKnuckle Sandwich Off Menu, a TAA exclusive cigar from Espinosa Premium Cigars and celebrity chef Guy Fieri, and Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Rye (Voyage 26, Double Barrel Dry). Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy smoke the 6x54 box-pressed Knuckle Sandwich Off Menu, featuring a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigar delivers a full-bodied profile with earthy, smoky notes described as bonfire and wet

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37:00

Happy Hour -- Kirkland Signature Bottled-in-Bond

Eat Drink Smoke ·

2025/12/28

Tony Katz has a cold, his palate is compromised, and stubbornness wins. Instead of opening something fancy, Tony goes back to the well with Kirkland Signature Bottled-in-Bond—the Costco monster bottle sourced from Barton 1792—and Fingers Malloy joins him on the same pour, both of them trying to taste anything at all. Pair it with the Crowned Heads Belgian Blue (2025)—a hefty, hard box-pressed cigar with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper—and you’ve got a holiday

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