Sunday Funday with Steve Saka - Sunday, March 31, I attended an event at Famous Smokeshop's Easton PA. location, where they have their retail store and the Leaf Cigar Bar. They were hosting the Sunday Funday with Steve Saka, which featured an afternoon of Jameson Irish Whiskey, three Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust cigars, and three gourmet donuts. I m…

I know, I know, it's been way too long between episodes. I finally got my act together and recorded one, and I have Bill Coyne, the area Kristoff Cigars rep, to thank. He reached out to me and suggested we meet up for a smoke at Pairings Cigar Bar in Media PA.Craig Vanderslice

This week I ran into my friend José Blanco at Goose's Montecristo Lounge in Limerick, PA one morning and smoked an EP Carillo Seleccion Oscuro Especial No. 6 while talked about the newest cigars and Jose's blending events and other stuff. We could have talked for hours, but I like to keep things short and swee…

Since I've been preoccupied with other things and have gotten behind, here's the phone interview I did with Danny Bonaduce of Partridge Family fame back in November of 2010. The transcription is at http://www.cigarcraig.com/celebrity-cigar-chat-with-danny-bonaduce-sunday-november-21-2010/Craig Vanderslice

I met up with Robert Holt or Southern Draw Cigars at BnB Cigars in Chestnut Hill, PA last week and hung out for a while. I hadn't seen Robert since I met him at the 2017 IPCPR show, so we caught up over some cigars. In this episode we talk about the rapid expansion of the Southern Draw brand, the core lines as well as the charitable outreach cigars…

I happened to run into my buddy Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars at Old Havana Cigar Co. in West Chester. PA and mic'd up and we chatted about Fratello cigars and extra-terrestrial life.Craig Vanderslice

My friend Nik Everett is a local musician in the Wilmington, Delaware area who's been a staple on the scene in the Delaware valley for a long time, and recently got into cigars. It's always fun for me to hang out with Nik, so I thought it would be fun to share that with others. Nik and I talk about his music career, his enjoyment of cigars and mean…

CigarCraig rants on the Altria FDA Comments, or, more accurately, the misinterpretation of them by the media, and chats with Litto Gomez of La Flor DominicanaCraig Vanderslice

A chat with Kevin Shahan of Cigar Prop about Cigar Props, Lighter Bleeder Tools, Cigars, and all that good stuff.Craig Vanderslice

A recap of the Drew Estate Pennsylvania Barnsmoker held Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Strasburg, PA. Pedro Gomez, Drew Estate's Factory Spokesman talks to me about the event. A full recap of the even can be found at CigarCraig.comCraig Vanderslice

Esperanza para los Niños and Matt Booth - In episode three of the CigarCraig Podcast I talk about my annual Father's day tradition of smoking a special cigar that was made to benefit the children orphaned by hurricane Mitch in 1998 and it's origins, and talk for a few minutes with Room 101 brand owner, Matt Booth.…

Last Friday I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite local cigar shops, The Wooden Indian in Havertown, PA. They were having an event featuring Epic Cigars, with Dean Parsons on hand.Craig Vanderslice

Interview with George HamiltonCraig Vanderslice