(36) Live from LIT Cigar Lounge

The Craft & Puro team head down to our locker sponsor LIT CIGAR LOUNGE, to sit down and enjoy some live music, and a great talk with Bryan and enjoy some amazing time together.

We sit down and smoke the new 2020 Four Kicks from crowned heads, that may or may not have fallen the way we expected. We paired off with the 2020 Release from Little book "Lessons Learned" as well as a couple more spirits. Throughout the episode we are graced by some awesome music from a local band we are fortunate enough to know. They drop in for a few minutes to chat before thy head back on stage. Sit back relax and enjoy!

(35) Live From Charlie Gittos On the Hill

The Bourbon Cowboy and The Viking, have an awesome night sitting down with the owners and staff from Charlie Gitto's on the hill. A very well renowned restaurant in the St. Louis city. We enjoy a wide range of talk and discussion, while enjoying a few amazon basin cigars from CAO, and pairing across an awesome selection of whiskey! Cheers and Enjoy!!!

(34) Cocktails w/ The Mad Russian

The Viking and the Mad Russian sit down for an episode together, where we sit down and discuss the fun and trickery behind crafting cocktails, and all the comparisons between trying to pair cigars with cocktails and all the fun that entails as well. Enjoying a couple cigars, the Padron No. 90 Natural, and a Tatuaje Verocu. Enjoy the episode and all its fun.

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(33) Ave Maria w/ New Riff and more.

On this episode, the Bourbon Cowboy and the Viking sit down for a quick episode. We enjoy one of the fuller side sticks from Ave Maria (AJ Fernandez) The Reconquista. We pair it against a special barrel pick from New Riff, out of the Bourbon House in Kentucky. We enjoy the cigar, and all the spirits that flew on this episode of Craft & Puro!

(32) Poolside & Crowned Heads LC 2020

On this episode we break down the newly released LE Crowned Heads 2020 Las Calaveras, probably one of the most anticipated cigars of the year. We take the cigar and pair it against a few different spirits, offering a range of fun effects on this amazing cigar! There is alot of talk, laughs, fun and even a few deer show up to hang out with us! Cheers!

(31) Cigars and Spirits post Golf!

After a great day of simulated golf, we head down to the Bourbon Cowboy's ranch to hammer down some awesome whiskey, and enjoy a few fine, and not so fine cigars. Featuring Fern Creek bourbon, Heaven Hill 6yr, and a single barrel select from New Riff bourbon. We pair these whiskeys against, the Arturo Fuente Opus X, Oliva V Series, and 2 Tatuaje Avion.

Some awesome conversation, alittle controversy, and even a few surprise likes, and dislikes on this weeks episode of Craft and Puro.

(30) Welcome back to LIT cigar lounge!

After the COVID19 hiatus, we finally got back into our locker sponsor's lounge, LIT cigar lounge. We sit down and smoke a cigar we have been looking forward to for awhile, the AJ Fernandez "Viva La Vida". An awesome cigar that we paired against three very fun bourbons, rolling around in rye whiskey. We get to sit down and talk with owners of the lounge, to discuss the events and happenings during the closings, alot of jokes, fun and awesome back and fourth banter that we are known for!

(29) Cigars by the Russians Aqua Kremlin

All the hosts gather together at the Mad Russian aquatic kremlin for a great cigar a whisk(e)y mashup! Cigars by host:

The Bourbon Cowboy: Liga Privada T52 toro

The Viking: Meastro De Sake Unstolen Valor

The Mad Russian: My Father "The Judge" Toro

We take these perfect cigars and discuss them as we pair them against the Ozark whiskey "Copper Run" and then follow up with the "Davies County" 96 proof. With all the fun talk and banter we rap out with an awesome decanter gift from the bourbon cowboy!

(28) 3 Cigars w/ 3 distinct and fun whisk(e)ys!

On this episode we take it back to the Bourbon Cowboy's ranch for a fun cigar and spirit mashup. Smokes by host :

Bourbon Cowboy- Aganorsa Lunatic " El Chiquito"

The Viking- TAA 2020 from Tatuaje

The Mad Russian- Tubo Liga Privada No.9

We then paired all three of those cigars across three different whisk(e)ys. We start with a Wilderness Trail Barrel pick from a brewery in Illinois. Then continue on to the Bourbon Barrel aged Grangestone Scotch. A fun difference between the two that plays in nicely, then we have a special guest whiskey that joins at the end, from a local favorite distillery.(STILL 630!!!!) Fire up a cigar and enjoy this episode of Craft & Puro!

Craft & Puro w/ Blown Smoke Podcast

On this episode we sit down with a long time friend of the viking, Big fast Jake. Jake is one of the hosts of the very popular "Blown Smoke Podcast" We enjoy the Tatuaje Unico brown label, against Michters American Whiskey, and New Riff BIB Rye. Lots of talk, great back and fourth dialogue. It was great being with Blown Smoke Podcast in their studio!

(26) The Duke, Oregon and Chestnut with HUGE cigars!

On this episode we go to the new viking compoung in the middle of construction, and enjoy an array of whisky and cigars, everything from the 770 Big block CAO, to the 1930 from Nat Sherman, and the viking smoke the king of Padron. Great whisky, with alot of history and fun talk! Cheers!

(25) Weller Full Proof & Blood Oath Pact #6 w/ One Off +53

On this episode of Craft & Puro, we have a last minute trip out to the farm, to pair two bourbons we have anxiously been waiting for. The Weller Full Proof, and the Pact #6 from Blood Oath. Against these two bottles we take the strong and highly warranted Illusione One Off +53. It was a beautiful day, and both whiskies paired amazingly well with the +53. Sit back and enjoy, let us know what you think about the pairing! Cheers!

(24) Multiple Cigar & Whisk(e)y mashup!

This week on Craft & Puro, we go on a cigar and whiskey mashup! Multiple cigars across 3 different whiskies. LFD TCFKM, Alec Bradley Magic Toast, AJF New World, and the 2019 Las Calaveres LE. Paired and tasted up against, Rowans Creek, 10yr Tin Cup, and Woodinville Bourbon Whiskey. Sit back, enjoy and listen as we talk, laugh, go way left and then back right! Cheers!

(23) Diesel D.10th w/ Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit & 1792 High Rye

This week on Craft & Puro, we fire up the new Diesel D.10th along with a fun and unique Wild Turkey bottle we found at the local liquor store. Later we fire up the bourbon cowboy's favorite 6x60, the Asylum Premium nicaraguan puro. Next we pour the 1792 High Rye whiskey and wrap out the show when our friend dalton drops by.

(22) Beautiful day on the Viking Homefront!

On a great April day we all gather at the viking's homefront for a great podcast. We take the Asylum No. 7 and the Micallef Lyenda No. 1 against a few different spirits. Starting with the High West Rendezvous Rye, and then moving over to Kentucky Best from Lux Row. Throughout the episode we talk, jam and have fun also tapping a few other bourbons, before wrapping up with Stagg Jr. Sit back and enjoy this episode, with some brand new fun things coming next week.

(21) LIve from the farm!

Join us as we make it down to the Bourbon Cowboy's farm, and we record this episode straight from the lake side dock. We go through, Rabbit Hole's Rye whiskey, as well as the Wilderness Trail B.I.B. Enjoying a few cigars, including the Chopstick from punch cigars, Diesel Unholy Cocktail. Great time talking and fun, we go through sunshine, hail, and rain, then right back to sunshine! The episode was a long time coming and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.

(20) 20th Episode of Craft & Puro

The bourbon cowboy and the viking get together to celebrate and have fun on our 20th episode. We pull out some fun and kick off the episode with the original Pappy & Co. Broubon tipped cigar, blended by Drew Estate and Willie Herrera. We take that and pair it against the cowboys "Poor man's pappy" Blend. After that we move into some Cohiba churchills, and pair them aginst and expiramental single malt release from STILL630. And then we wrap up the episode finishing off with Basil Hayden's "Dark Rye". Cheers, and enjoy!

(19) Social Distancing Part 2.

We record our 19th episode during this social distancing time, being over 6ft spread apart across to barrel tables. We enjoy a fun array of bourbons over this 2 part break down. The new Four Roses Private, a local midwest whiskey, all while the ever beautiful Crowned Heads Tenessee Waltz. We jam and discuss the crazy options on Netflix, talk whiskey and cigars, and enjoy the time as best we knew how.

(19) Social Distancing episode 19 of craft and puro!

We record our 19th episode during this social distancing time, being over 6ft spread apart across to barrel tables. We enjoy a fun array of bourbons over this 2 part break down. The new Four Roses Private, a local midwest whiskey, all while the ever beautiful Crowned Heads Tenessee Waltz. We jam and discuss the crazy options on Netflix, talk whiskey and cigars, and enjoy the time as best we knew how.

(18) Pop Up St. Patty's 2019

Man we had a very good time with this pop up episode sponsored by the mad russian. A great selection of whisk(e)y and a few awesome cigars. Alot of banter funny jokes and fun talk on this episode of Craft & Puro!