Smoke and Steel

Walt White
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Smoke & Steel is what happens when a group of cigar-smoking degenerates grab a mic and let the conversation roll. Born in a garage, raised in a lounge, and fueled by good cigars and unfiltered stories — this podcast is part hangout, part therapy session, and part "what the hell did he just say?" We don’t take ourselves too seriously, and we don’t expect you to either. Expect real talk, ridiculous laughs, and the kind of banter that usually stays behind lounge doors. Sometimes it’s deep, sometimes it’s dumb, but it’s always real. Hosted by a rotating crew of misfits from all walks of life

  1. 6d ago

    [E066] The Guy Who Smoked a Cigar in a Fireproof Bib for Five Hours

    Nothing was on the list for Episode 66, so Bruce walked out to his car and came back in a reversible paisley smoking jacket he bought online years ago for about $200. Jim followed with the story of a first-time customer who pulled a giant fireproof ash bib out of a duffel bag and wore it for five hours. Eric wanted to know if any of us would wear the $895 Mayflower jacket he posted. Before the jackets, we smoked a Blood Medicine, a Tatuaje Pudgy Monster wrapped in brown cellophane, and a Hallowed Hands from Avowed. We argued about whether brown cellophane means a cigar lost something. We got into where the hype fooled us, from the Moonflower to the ChiMolly Pioneer. Grievance Corner came back too. Later we talked about Mark's $42 cigar that blew up and whether a cigar deserves a second chance. We also covered Sean from The Burnable's rule of judging a brand's core line before the limiteds, and what a cigar lounge means to a guy in his first winter of retirement. Ralph and Bill dropped into the virtual lounge while we were recording, a first for the show. Smoke and Steel is the same crew, same cigars, and same conversations we were having in a Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania garage before the cameras turned on. A few of the cigars on the table were gifts from friends. Check out the Blog Post on StogieReview: https://stogiereview.com/2026/09/19/smoke-and-steel-podcast-066/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com

  2. Oct 7

    [E065] A 9/11 Tribute Cigar Split the Garage

    This week the ReXilient came up, and it turned into the best conversation we've had on the show in a while. Half the table thought Fuente's 9/11 tribute release was a genuinely good gesture. The other half wasn't sure $11 a box was enough. Then it got personal. We started with a blind sampler from Padre that nobody could identify until the end, worked through what everybody bought this week, and landed on the ReXilient conversation almost by accident. Rob's old fire department responded on 9/11, and what started as an argument about pricing turned into something about whether people still remember at all. From there we got into Xikar's recent price cuts, a Chartwell visit that turned into a full spread of free food, word that Suburban Tavern might be getting a second life under new ownership, and a rotation that ran from the Tatuaje El Triumphador to the Atabey Black Ritos to a cigar with a name we're not putting in this description. Smoke and Steel records every Tuesday night in a garage in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Same crew, same cigars, same conversations we were already having before the cameras turned on. Read the Full Blog Post: https://stogiereview.com/2026/09/13/smoke-and-steel-podcast-065/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Blind Samplers From Padre 2:17 Guessing What We're Smoking 5:01 What Everybody Bought This Week 19:00 Rob's Facebook Bidding War Story 33:30 The OpusX ReXilient Comes Up 38:00 Rob's Fire Department and 9/11 43:07 Channel Numbers and Virtual Lounge 50:07 Top Fans and Discord Shoutouts 54:46 Airing Grievances: The Farmers Market 59:47 Airing Grievances: The Car Show 1:02:03 The Blind Cigar Gets Revealed 1:08:28 Xikar's Price Cut, Explained 1:18:00 Lighter Talk Keeps Going 1:22:40 Merch Store and Contest Winner 1:24:35 Rest of the Rotation 1:30:11 Eric's Brother's Charity Night

  3. Sep 30

    [E064] We Argued a $3.60 Cigar Onto Our Top 25 List

    We spent a good part of Episode 64 arguing about a cigar that costs about three dollars and sixty cents a stick, and whether that's disqualifying or exactly the point. Grievance Corner kicks things off with the Crowned Heads Moonflower not living up to the hype, and by the end of the night we're deciding if the Zino Nicaragua has earned a spot on the Smoke and Steel Top 25 Cigars of 2026. Along the way we get into new releases from Crowned Heads and Drew Estate, talk through what's too much to pay for a cigar festival ticket, and cover a local story about a Pennsylvania state trooper whose cigar collection was auctioned off for a good cause. We also read some of your comments from the last few episodes and kick around ideas for what's next on the show, including whether a Secret Santa event is worth doing this year. Read the full Blog Post on Stogie Review: https://stogiereview.com/2026/09/05/smoke-and-steel-podcast-064/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open and Episode Kickoff 1:20 What's Everyone Smoking Tonight 7:10 This Week's Cigar Purchases 15:30 Fans of the Week and Discord Shoutouts 20:53 Grievance Corner Starts With the Moonflower 24:14 New Releases and a Local Trooper's Story 33:38 Talking Cigar Festivals and Event Pricing 41:29 What Everyone's Smoking This Week 56:05 Reading Viewer Comments 1:01:05 The Tinderbox Subscription Debate 1:05:59 How We Decide What to Post 1:16:07 Celebrity Cigar Lines 1:19:42 Kicking Around New Show Ideas 1:34:06 Does the Zino Nicaragua Make the List 1:44:47 Wrapping Up in the Rain

  4. Sep 23

    [063] The Story That Proves I'm Quiet Off Camera

    We found out this week that apparently there are two versions of one of us: the guy who won't shut up on the mic, and the guy who says almost nothing standing in a cigar shop. Eric brought the story back from Chartwell, and it turned into one of the more honest conversations we've had on this show.We also went back for round two on Le Flambeaux No. 3, the latest from LACC, and got some split opinions on where it lands. From there we got into a Skip Martin interview with Creekside that kicked off a real debate about shop loyalty, whether a retailer should cut a regular customer a deal to keep him coming in the door, and what actually separates a cigar shop that's thriving from one that's quietly falling apart. Padron, Davidoff, new brands trying to break through, and a Villiger that didn't change anyone's mind all made it in too.Read the full blog post on Stogie Review: https://stogiereview.com/2026/08/28/smoke-and-steel-podcast-063/👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week.🔗 Connect With Us:🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com

  5. Sep 16

    [E061] What a Good Cigar Shop Actually Gets Right

    We walked into Chartwell Cigar Club this week and the owner knew Jim's name before he even introduced himself. That one moment turned into a bigger conversation about what actually makes a cigar shop worth going back to, and what makes one worth walking out of for good. Canimao sent us their Refinados for this one, a big 6x60 we hadn't smoked in years, and it kicks off a night that covers a lot of ground: a shop that gets hospitality right, one that really doesn't, our usual fight over draw tools, a humidification debate, Rob's golf trip to the Poconos with a bear wandering up to the porch, and an update on our buddy Khong, who moved back to Vietnam and is loving it. Somewhere in there we also get into new releases from Room 101, Rocky Patel, Tradecraft, and a Miles Davis tribute cigar from Ferio Tego. Smoke and Steel records every Tuesday night in a garage in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Same crew, same cigars, same conversations we were already having before the cameras turned on. Read the Full Blog Post on Stogie Review: https://stogiereview.com/2026/08/17/smoke-and-steel-podcast-061/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open and Mic Chaos 2:10 Lighting Up the Canimao Refinados 4:44 Listener Shoutouts and a Fall Guest Tease 8:00 What We Bought This Week 13:16 A Walk Through Chartwell Cigar Club 18:32 Will Already Knew Jim's Name 22:39 Back to the Canimao and an Orange Juice Tangent 26:41 Spotify, Watch Hours, and Community Love 33:02 New Releases and a Sampler Idea 44:09 Reading Listener Comments 50:42 Rob's Poconos Trip and Summer Wrap-Up 59:11 Humidity, Draw Tools, and Smoking Pace 1:13:16 Daily Drivers and the Le Flambeaux Green Light 1:20:00 What Giving People Water Actually Means 1:25:32 Then There's the Other Shop 1:34:19 Khong, Living the Dream in Saigon 1:37:59 Wrapping Up Episode 61

  6. Sep 9

    [E060] A Week-Old Discord Member Shared Something We Won't Forget

    A guy named Heath had been in our Discord for about a week. None of us knew him. Then he asked if he could share something he'd written a while back, an essay about nearly dying from a series of infections, starting dialysis, and how the cigar community showed up for him in the hospital when things were darkest. We read part of it out loud, and it turned into one of the more honest conversations we've had in this garage.Before that, it's a pretty normal Tuesday. Mark's on the Isla del Sol Crocodilo, Eric's got an Ashton VSG paired with a vintage zoo ashtray his dad found him, and Walt's working through a Lampert Platino in the A size that ends up climbing the Top 25 list by the end of the night. There's talk about the Scandinavian Tobacco Group price increase hitting shelves in August, why retailer markups sting more than the tariffs themselves, and how Rob's pulled back from Fuente in favor of cigars that don't punish you for enjoying them. La Flor Dominicana's Carbon Flower cigars are finally landing, the Atabey Black Ritos nearly knocks the Padron 1964 off the top spot, and there's an update on a Trade Craft Cigars guest coming to the garage in two weeks. Read the full blog post: https://stogiereview.com/2026/08/10/smoke-and-steel-podcast-060/ Check out Heath's Full Story https://heathsnow.substack.com/p/more-than-smoke?r=8x21k9&utm_medium=ios 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS0:00 Clapper and Cold Open 0:13 Welcome to the Garage 1:57 What Everyone's Smoking Tonight 3:40 Catching Up and Weekly Buys 13:05 Discord Numbers Are Exploding 23:05 Why We Won't Push Self-Promotion 29:04 Tags, Collabs, and Reposts 36:57 Merch, Troy, and a Coming Raffle 44:24 Catching Up on Other Cigar Podcasts 48:51 Trade Craft Cigars Coming to the Garage 52:47 Breaking Sports Corner 55:59 Price Increases and Retailer Markups 1:05:00 New Releases Landing This Week 1:19:12 The Top 25 List Shifts1: 24:39 Heath's Story 1:33:15 Wrapping Up the Night

  7. Sep 2

    [E059] We Found a Conspiracy Hiding Inside a Cigar Name

    Walt found a lyric in an old country song, went down a rabbit hole, and came out the other side connecting two Crowned Heads cigars to a trademark dispute. Then the crew told him the real story, and it was better than the conspiracy. This week it's Roman night in the garage courtesy of a few Tradecraft blends, and the Atabey Black Ritos is back on the table for a real conversation about whether it still earns its spot at number two on our list. We get into an old Scotsman who picked a half-smoked cigar out of an ashtray at Chartwell, the ongoing mystery of what happens when a brand like HDA moves factories, and a debate about whether Moonflower actually lives up to the hype it's getting online right now. Somewhere in the middle of all that we build our dream five-pack, argue about music, and start planning a cigar lounge none of us can afford yet. Check out the full blog post: https://stogiereview.com/2026/08/01/smoke-and-steel-podcast-059/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open and Lighting Up 15:17 The Ashtray Incident and Other Hustles 30:01 Ranking the Atabey Black Ritos 39:39 Fan Generosity and Lounge Mishaps 48:39 HDA Moves From Black Label 57:00 Blending, Rolling, and Frankenstein Cigars 1:11:41 Cigar Conspiracy Corner 1:17:11 Is Moonflower Cigar of the Year 1:21:04 New Cigars and the Black Card 1:26:02 Building the Dream Five Pack 1:33:00 What We're Listening To 1:43:09 Designing Our Own Lounge 1:54:08 Merch Store Update 1:57:51 Wrapping Up

  8. Aug 26

    [058] A Discord Gift Just Cracked Our Top 25 Cigar of 2026 List

    A Discord member sent the whole crew a box of smokes, and one of them, the Atabey Black Ritos, ended up in a real debate for a spot on our Top 25 Cigars of 2026 list. Smoke and Steel records every Tuesday night in a garage in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Same crew, same cigars, same conversations they were already having before the cameras turned on. This week's episode covers a lot of ground. There's a father's thank-you gift of OpusX and Don Carlos cigars from the Dominican Republic, a growing debate over the upcoming Le Flambeaux out of the Kelner factory, and an update on LA Cigar Collective's Membership. One of the crew goes down a rabbit hole trying to figure out how many cigar lounges actually exist across the country, and the show wraps with a conversation about Ireland's new smoking restrictions and the old story about JFK stockpiling Cubans before the embargo. The Atabey Black Ritos was sent to the show by a member of our Discord community, not a sponsor. Just a genuinely generous gift that turned into one of the best cigars of the year. Read the full blog post: https://stogiereview.com/2026/08/06/smoke-and-steel-podcast-058/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us: 🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/ 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV ☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome Back to the Garage 1:09 What We're Smoking and Buying This Week 9:29 The Hunt for the Johnny Tobacconaught 19:38 Community Shoutouts and the Virtual Lounge 25:24 A Text From Abe Flores at PDR 27:00 Flambeaux Hype and the Collective Pack's Growth 37:20 The Atabey Black Ritos Joins the List 43:53 A Gift Box and a Comedian Tangent 48:05 The Croc, and a Shoutout to Smokin' Sounds 52:27 An Update on the Garage Build 54:45 The LFD Project Carbon Flower 58:21 Conspiracy Corner: Counting Cigar Lounges 1:04:33 Fan Questions: Letdowns and Consistency 1:11:34 One Year In, and the Merch Store Blows Up 1:17:10 Smoking Bans, From Ireland to JFK's Cuba

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Smoke & Steel is what happens when a group of cigar-smoking degenerates grab a mic and let the conversation roll. Born in a garage, raised in a lounge, and fueled by good cigars and unfiltered stories — this podcast is part hangout, part therapy session, and part "what the hell did he just say?" We don’t take ourselves too seriously, and we don’t expect you to either. Expect real talk, ridiculous laughs, and the kind of banter that usually stays behind lounge doors. Sometimes it’s deep, sometimes it’s dumb, but it’s always real. Hosted by a rotating crew of misfits from all walks of life

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  • Creator
    Walt White
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Walt White
  • Show Website
    Smoke and Steel

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