On this episode it is week 1 of 4 with our “classic” cigar line smoking. We started with Arturo Fuente, and enjoy a nice viejo. Love, Hate and all that comes with Fuente. Paired against those is the new Plantation Rum finished Redemption Rye., and we try a distillers select for REBEL Boubon. Also this was our first live patreon only podcast, so there is some talk with the patrons and a lot of fun back and fourth exchanges. Grab a cigar, have a drink and cheers!
(55) 5 different cigars, 4 Whisk(E)y’s with the whole crew
We are back after the short break, and we hop right into it! A fun mixture of cigars and focusing on some new and special hard to find juice. It’s a long fun podcast with all the fun we normally have, just cranked up to 11!
(54) Viking’s Birthday w/ Project Carbon at LIT Cigar Lounge
Another great episode is here! Join the Craft & Puro crew as they celebrate the Vikings’ birthday with an awesome podcast. We have a talk with the man behind one of the greatest accessories on the market for cigars, the one and only PROJECT CARBON! Smoking some fun cigars, including a vintage OPUS X “A”, 233 RC series from TATUAJE, and an awesome NEANDERTHAL LANCERO from Roma Craft. We start the pairing of the night with an awesome EH TAYLOR bottle In bond, and wrap out with a 3 part linear tasting from the Colorado based distillery AXE AND OAK. Man this was a fun one, and as usual be sure to check out our patreon for the HUGE giveaway we have going live. $3 per month brings all the goodies! Grab a cigar, pour that dram and enjoy!
(53) Privada Cigar Club Part 2 of 2
PART 2 OF 2
Enjoy our conversation and shoe fun with the one and only Brian from the one an only OG PRIVADA CIGAR CLUB!
Alright mistakes and time happens, so everyone is recieving TWO episodes back to back this week. During the first episode we pair an awesome bunch of Old Forrester Single Barrel picks against the Espinoza cigars Thai Tee release. A Bunch of talk and fun conversations that we wrap up as Brian from Privad Cigar Club joins us. Listen to the episodes back to back, for all the fun! Our Patreon has special footage releases from the interview!
(52) Privada Cigar Club Part 1 of 2
Alright mistakes and time happens, so everyone is recieving TWO episodes back to back this week. During the first episode we pair an awesome bunch of Old Forrester Single Barrel picks against the Espinoza cigars Thai Tee release. A Bunch of talk and fun conversations that we wrap up as Brian from Privad Cigar Club joins us. Listen to the episodes back to back, for all the fun! Our Patreon has special footage releases from the interview!
(51) Goodbye 2020 and Happy birthday Bourbon Cowboy
Join us as we celebrate the final episode of 2020, coming at you from Gran Cru cigars in soulard. We have a good time, smoke new to us cigars, and discuss some fun memories all while celebrating the bourbon cowboys’ 60th birthday..
(50) Christmas with Craft and Puro 2020
Join us for this episode as we enjoy our Yule and Christmas time episode with the whole gang, as we try new cigars, fun bourbon releases. We also discuss our top 5 smoked cigars of 2020, launch the poll on our patreon for a winner to be drawn on New Year’s Eve. Check it all out and we hope everyone had a very happy holidays!
(49) Dusty bottles w/ Artesano Del Tobacco
Craft and Puro is grateful to be joined by Artesano Del Tobacco this week to discuss their initial launched cigar, the Viva La Vida. Before they jump on , the Viking and The Bourbon Cowboy, open a 53 year old bottle of 6yr Old Fitzgerald. Man was that an experience. Then we jump on with Billy and Gus, the two brothers behind Artesano Del Tobacco. We enjoy a few cigars, solidify some thoughts, The Viking knew something long before. (HAHAHAHAHA) and we enjoy all kinds of awesome talk and enjoyment. Please enjoy this episode, grab a cigar, pour that whisk(e)y and enjoy.
(48) Scotch and Bourbon with Tatuaje Cigars
Join Craft and Puro for our first ever podcast at The Martini Bar Ranch.
The awesome set up from our friend the Ginger from the North.
We fire up an array of Tatuaje cigars, The Broadleaf Reserva, The Karloff, and an amazing Black Label toro. Paired with that is the new and final Macallan Edition No.6, as well as Total Wine and Mores’ 2020 New Riff barrel pick. We throw in a few more bourbons throughout the podcast, and jump into a bunch of different issues, questions, and fun bantering and points of view.
(47) Post Thanksgiving trip get together
We all get together after the Thanksgiving break and trips we went on. Man we had an awesome time, pairing some new bourbons from the SQUIRTING GERMAN, and paired and brought out some fun bourbons and cigars. We dedicate this episode to a friend of ours and his family. Henry Gray lost his battle with cancer this past week, and will be forever missed. We talk about Henry for awhile, and hope his family is as good as they can be. Henry, cheers brother, we will share a glass and a cigar sometime in the future.
(46) Greene Street Cigar Co. Key West
Join us as we sit and hang on this chilaxification episode live from Greene Street Cigar Co. In key west Florida. Awesome house private cigar and a finish with a special stick on our patreon page!!!!
(45) Bourbon & Cigar night #2 at The Legends Country Club
Join us as we record this podcast just before the start of our 2nd ever Bourbon and Cigar event at the one and only Legends Country Club in Eureka, Mo.
(44) WILDWOOD PUB AND GRILL
On this episode of Craft and Puro, we finally sit down at our newest sponsor, Wildwood Pub and Grill in Wildwood, MO. We go through a few different whiskey options available at the pub, and we smoke a fun version of the Viva La Vida, as well as one of Rocky Patel’s TAA exclusives. We announce the new sponsorship, discuss how bad golf was kicking our ass that day, and enjoy some great weather and an amazing day!!
(43) LIT cigar lounge and Halloween EVE EVE
After a long day of cancelations and different planned locations we landed at our locker sponsor LIT cigar lounge in Chesterfield, MO.
We start this podcast with a 14-16yr old knob creek, and pair it agains the rare, Cazadores Tatuaje monsters. We take the Dirac and the Wolf, and man do we enjoy this pre Halloween episode. After the break we are joined by Bryan Snyder the owner of LIT. We discuss his bourbon trail trip and all he enjoyed as well as his stop at “ The Office’ and Match cigar bar.
We finish tasting the 2020 Yellowstone limited 101 aged in Argmonac barrels, with the House blends direct”tres capa” Enjoy this episode and join our Patreon to see exclusive content!
(42) The Germans Whiskey HAUS
(41) Quickie w/ Crowned Heads Mil Dias and Dryfly distilling
(40) Weller, Heaven Hill, Roma Craft & Tatuaje
We take a few great bourbons through this episode, taking two cigars, one we have been very excited about doing for awhile, and a couple Heaven Hill, and Weller products paired off against the cigars! Tatuaje RC Series and the Roma Craft Whiskey Rebellion burned though this episode of Craft & Puro!
(39) Yellowstone Taste off at LIT Cigar Lounge
What a fun filled episode at our locker sponsor LIT Cigar Lounge. We take LIT's Yellowstone barrel pick and blind taste it against the regular production bottling. We tasted them back to back against Aladino Corojo Reserve, and attempt to pick which pour was the barrel pick. Tune in to see how well our pallets performed, and which one we chose, as well as if we chose correctly!!
(38) Uncle Nearest at Montrey's Cigar Lounge
On this episode we sit down with the marketing manager from Uncle Nearest Distillery, Lavar Douglas. We taste through a couple of the whiskies as well as a crafted cocktail. Pair against a 2003 churchill Cohiba, We discuss the brand, the history, and everything wrapped in and around the company that is Uncle Nearest Distillery. Cheers!
(37) Nish Patel at Stanley's Cigar Lounge
Another amazing night and a great time with an industry legend. We came down to Charles P. Stanley's Cigar Lounge in St. Louis, Missouri. We start off the podcast enjoying a couple cigars with a new bourbon seemingly taking the country by storm. We talk and enjoy through the night, until the man of the hour arrived. Mr. Nish Patel. Without ruining it, everyone grab a cigar, pour a drink, sit back and enjoy the show!