Eat Drink Smoke - Episodes Tagged with “Pumpkin Spice”

The Best Bourbon We’ve Had All Year?

Tony Katz — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Tony and Fingers review the new Catelli Boxare Habano, a 6x52 box-pressed cigar that proved surprisingly difficult to research. It starts with cedar, pepper, and a little cocoa — but does it develop enough to earn a permanent spot in the humidor?

Then things get serious with Booker’s Batch 2026-02 “Milkshake Batch” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. At 124.4 proof, it sounds intimidating. Instead, the guys find plenty of oak, vanilla and rich bourbon flavor — and start wondering if they’ve found one of the best bottles of the year.

Also this week, Tony gets unreasonably worked up about store-bought baked spaghetti, robo-taxis prepare to hit the streets of Las Vegas, pumpkin spice season arrives way too early, Buc-ee’s picks a trademark fight with a small Ohio mini-mart, and an airline comes up with yet another way to charge passengers for their luggage.

Plus, a listener discovers some very old bourbon in a lake house and asks the dangerous question: “How do I sell this?”

All that and more on this episode of [Eat Drink Smoke.](EatDrinkSmokeShow.com)

Shorts at a Steakhouse?

Tony Katz — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0400

Tony and Fingers take the show outside to enjoy perfect deck weather, the A.J. Fernandez New World Decenio 10th Anniversary Toro, and a Four Roses Private Selection OESQ bourbon.

They break down the Decenio’s Mexican San Andrés wrapper, cocoa sweetness, oak, leather and steady medium-bodied profile before deciding whether the $14 cigar deserves a permanent spot in the humidor. Then they taste a nine-year, eight-month Four Roses single-barrel selection that clocks in at 111 proof but drinks far smoother than expected.

Also this week: steakhouse dress-code violations, whether shorts should ever be allowed near a serious steak, a massive alleged Medicaid fraud scheme, why millions of prime-age men are leaving the workforce, a possible Eat Drink Smoke road-trip to Orlando, pumpkin spice arriving far too early, and the mysterious cyclospora outbreak causing nationwide lettuce panic.

Plus, listener questions, road-trip stories, expensive nightclub receipts and the shocking revelation that Tony may never successfully retrohale a cigar.

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Reviews Of The Crux Bull & Bear Toro, Herrera Esteli Habano Lonsdale Deluxe, Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout Nitro And Yuengling Brewery Black & Tan -- Goodbye Pumpkin Spice!

Tony Katz — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Tony and Fingers' cigar review: The Crux Bull & Bear Toro and the Herrera Esteli Habano Lonsdale Deluxe.
Their drink review: The Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout Nitro and Yuengling Brewery Black & Tan.

Topics this week include:
The war in Israel.
Wendy's is already replacing its Pumpkin Frosty with an iconic holiday flavor.
How do you say Reese’s? Correct pronunciation has some fans stumped.
DoorDash warns customers who don't tip that they may face a longer wait for their food orders.
Why dealers say EV sales have slowed.

All that, and much more on episode 262 of Eat Drink Smoke.

More information on the Crux Bull & Bear Toro:

Size - 6 X 52
Wrapper - Nicaraguan Habano
Binder - Nicaraguan
Filler - Nicaraguan

More information on the Herrera Esteli Habano Lonsdale Deluxe:

Size - 6 X 44
Wrapper - Ecuadorian Habano
Binder - Nicaraguan
Filler - Nicaraguan

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Reviews Of The Red Meat Lovers, Mi Querida Black PapaSaka By Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust And Gentleman’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon -- What Are Your Bucket List Concerts?

Tony Katz — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

The cigar reviews The Red Meat Lovers and Mi Querida Black PapaSaka by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust.
The drink review: Gentleman’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

Topics this week include:
NYC Mayor Adams warns migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ city.
Jimmy Buffett passes away at 76.
What are some of your bucket list concerts?
What is the 'Doom Loop'?
Pumpkin Spice Frostys?

All that and much more on episode 254 of Eat Drink Smoke.

More information on the Red Meat Lovers:

Size - 6 x 52
Wrapper - USA Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder - Mexican San Andres
Filler - Nicaragua, USA Pennsylvania

More information on the Mi Querida:

Size - 5.63 x 48
Wrapper - USA Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder - Mexican San Andres
Filler - Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

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People Are Cooking Chicken In NyQuil, Plus Reviews Of The Warfighter Victory Cigar And Ezra Brooks Cask Strength Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Episode 204

Tony Katz — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0400

This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Warfighter Victory Cigar and Ezra Brooks Cask Strength Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN.

Topics this week include;

People are cooking chicken in NyQuil.

Pumpkin spice products you need to buy right now.

8 looming grocery shortages that could affect the rest of the year.

Prime versus choice meat.

More brisket talk!

All that and much more in episode 204 of Eat! Drink! Smoke!

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