This week on Eat, Drink, Smoke, Fingers Malloy goes full bargain-hunter mode… and somehow drags Tony Katz into a cigar experiment that starts with one simple question:

How cheap is too cheap?

Fingers scored a five-pack of the Ave Maria Excalibur on CigarBid for about $16.50 — a price that’s borderline suspicious when the same cigar can run roughly $16 a stick. So the guys break down the whole “Free Fall” bidding experience (and yes, they make it crystal clear: CigarBid is not a sponsor… which they find disturbing).

From there, it’s a real cigar review:
Cameroon wrapper, Habano binder, Nicaraguan filler… and a smoke that comes out swinging with spice, heavy tobacco, and a “big cigar” presence that may or may not justify the premium price — unless you get it at “five for one” levels.

Then the show swerves into everything else you didn’t know you needed:

• Why big game parties are terrible for people who actually want to watch the game

• The sacred truth that a boneless wing is a nugget

• A tour through lazy snack recipes (including a dip that should come with a bathroom warning label)

• A Valentine’s gift guide featuring Lego roses, shower steamers, and the eternal question: should romance ever be described as a puck?

And for the pour: the guys try something different — an American single malt, Clermont Steep (from the Beam family). It’s sweet on the nose, smooth on the palate, and somehow delivers pear, honey, oak, and warm chest heat… then changes again once you add water or a cube.

Also in the mix: bourbon industry turbulence (Kentucky Owl’s parent company moving toward liquidation), layoffs and AI creep (UPS cutting jobs), and the weirdest economic indicator of all — snack prices dropping.

Find everything at eatdrinksmokeshow.com.

Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!

X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmoke
Facebook: @eatdrinksmoke
IG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcast