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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)