This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the La Galera Year of the Dragon and Kirkland Tennessee Whiskey.

Topics this week include: 

Walmart plans to add Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ Stations to rival Costco's Food Court. Pittsburgh police lost 103 officers this year, figures show. A wife makes her husband pay her a monthly $206 ‘woman tax’ because females ‘have a harder time.’

Netflix is raising prices after reporting its biggest-ever subscriber jump. Biden’s letter to Trump revealed: ‘May God bless you and guide you.'

Why hardboiled eggs and 4 other foods should not be reheated in the microwave, say experts. A major auto parts chain is closing hundreds of stores. How old is too old to shovel snow? What do the experts say?

All that, and much more on the latest Eat Drink Smoke!

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This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the La Galera Year of the Dragon and Kirkland Tennessee Whiskey.
Topics this week include:&nbsp;
Walmart plans to add Crave Hot Dogs &amp; BBQ Stations to rival Costco's Food Court. Pittsburgh police lost 103 officers this year, figures show. A wife makes her husband pay her a monthly $206 &lsquo;woman tax&rsquo; because females &lsquo;have a harder time.&rsquo;
Netflix is raising prices after reporting its biggest-ever subscriber jump. Biden&rsquo;s letter to Trump revealed: &lsquo;May God bless you and guide you.'
Why hardboiled eggs and 4 other foods should not be reheated in the microwave, say experts. A major auto parts chain is closing hundreds of stores. How old is too old to shovel snow? What do the experts say?
All that, and much more on the latest Eat Drink Smoke!
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In this Best of 2025 episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reveal their Top Cigars of the Year (2025)—and they do it their way: they wait until the full year is finished before ranking anything.

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy also pair the cigar conversation with Woodford Reserve Double Oaked (90.4 proof), breaking down the bourbon’s flavor profile and making the case for why it belongs in a liquor cabinet year-round.

The episode features two separate top-three lists with zero overlap, plus plenty of signature Eat Drink Smoke banter, food-world news, and culture commentary.

Featured in this episode:


Woodford Reserve Double Oaked tasting notes, including caramel, dark chocolate, dried fruit, and a crème brûlée debate


Tony Katz’s Top 3 Cigars of 2025


HVC Hot Cake “Fresh Out of the Oven” (Connecticut Broadleaf)


El Rey del Mundo “Appointment” (high-value standout)


Ferio Tego Timeless TAA Exclusive 2024 (Tony’s cigar of the year)


Fingers Malloy’s Top 3 Cigars of 2025


Rocky Patel Thirtieth Anniversary (Mexican San Andrés wrapper, box-pressed premium)


La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero (wrapper-forward, high flavor ratio)


Micallef Red Toro (value pick with San Andrés Habano wrapper and Pennsylvania Broadleaf binder, Fingers cigar of the year)

Also covered:


A debate over claims that Americans are “falling out of love with pizza”


Chain restaurant and fast-food shifts, including a spirited argument over curly fries


Cable TV ratings drops, cord-cutting, and how media consumption has changed

More episodes, cigar reviews, and show info are available at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com.

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In this Best of 2025 episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reveal their Top Cigars of the Year (2025)&mdash;and they do it their way: they wait until the full year is finished before ranking anything.
Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy also pair the cigar conversation with Woodford Reserve Double Oaked (90.4 proof), breaking down the bourbon&rsquo;s flavor profile and making the case for why it belongs in a liquor cabinet year-round.
The episode features two separate top-three lists with zero overlap, plus plenty of signature Eat Drink Smoke banter, food-world news, and culture commentary.
Featured in this episode:
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Woodford Reserve Double Oaked tasting notes, including caramel, dark chocolate, dried fruit, and a cr&egrave;me br&ucirc;l&eacute;e debate
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Tony Katz&rsquo;s Top 3 Cigars of 2025
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HVC Hot Cake &ldquo;Fresh Out of the Oven&rdquo; (Connecticut Broadleaf)
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El Rey del Mundo &ldquo;Appointment&rdquo; (high-value standout)
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Ferio Tego Timeless TAA Exclusive 2024 (Tony&rsquo;s cigar of the year)
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Fingers Malloy&rsquo;s Top 3 Cigars of 2025
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Rocky Patel Thirtieth Anniversary (Mexican San Andr&eacute;s wrapper, box-pressed premium)
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La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero (wrapper-forward, high flavor ratio)
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Micallef Red Toro (value pick with San Andr&eacute;s Habano wrapper and Pennsylvania Broadleaf binder, Fingers cigar of the year)
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Also covered:
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A debate over claims that Americans are &ldquo;falling out of love with pizza&rdquo;
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Chain restaurant and fast-food shifts, including a spirited argument over curly fries
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Cable TV ratings drops, cord-cutting, and how media consumption has changed
</li>
</ul>
More episodes, cigar reviews, and show info are available at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com.
Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!
X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmoke Facebook: @eatdrinksmoke IG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcast

Eat Drink Smoke: Best Cigars of 2025 & Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

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It’s 2026, and we’re finishing what we started: Bourbons of the Year (even when they’re not all bourbons… because of course they aren’t).

In Part 2, Tony Katz reveals his Top 3 from everything we reviewed this year — bourbon, rye, rum, Irish whiskey, whatever. We also keep smoking the Oliva Master Blends 3 and get into the important questions:


Why five-pack cigar packaging looks like it was designed by a committee of raccoons


Why “does it work neat?” is the only real test


And why your retirement account may be quietly setting you up for a penalty

Tony’s Top 3 (and yes, it gets weird):


#3: Espy House “The George” 1794 Bourbon — $60.99


#2: Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Whiskey (110 proof) — $44.99


#1: Bacoo 12-Year Rum — $35.99

Plus: what’s coming in 2026 — Cigars of the Year next week, more food, more tequila, and maybe finally Let’s Go Grill and the cookbook.

Get the show wherever you get podcasts, and watch on YouTube: Eat, Drink, Smoke.

It&rsquo;s 2026, and we&rsquo;re finishing what we started: Bourbons of the Year (even when they&rsquo;re not all bourbons&hellip; because of course they aren&rsquo;t).
In Part 2, Tony Katz reveals his Top 3 from everything we reviewed this year &mdash; bourbon, rye, rum, Irish whiskey, whatever. We also keep smoking the Oliva Master Blends 3 and get into the important questions:
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Why five-pack cigar packaging looks like it was designed by a committee of raccoons
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Why &ldquo;does it work neat?&rdquo; is the only real test
</li>
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And why your retirement account may be quietly setting you up for a penalty
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</ul>
Tony&rsquo;s Top 3 (and yes, it gets weird):
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#3: Espy House &ldquo;The George&rdquo; 1794 Bourbon &mdash; $60.99
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#2: Keeper&rsquo;s Heart Irish + American Whiskey (110 proof) &mdash; $44.99
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#1: Bacoo 12-Year Rum &mdash; $35.99
</li>
</ul>
Plus: what&rsquo;s coming in 2026 &mdash; Cigars of the Year next week, more food, more tequila, and maybe finally Let&rsquo;s Go Grill and the cookbook.
Get the show wherever you get podcasts, and watch on YouTube: Eat, Drink, Smoke.

Happy Hour -- Bourbons of the Year (Part 2)

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New year. Same rules: we don’t do a Top 10. We barely do a Top 5.
We do a Top 3 because we’re grown and tired.

In Part 1 of our “Bourbons of the Year” special, Fingers Malloy lays out his list — built on one sacred principle: keep it under $50… because we live in a world where “affordability crisis” is a real phrase people say with a straight face.

We’re also smoking an all-time favorite: Oliva Master Blends 3 (Churchill, 7x50) — Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder/filler — and breaking down the flavors (with the official Eat Drink Smoke Notebook Method).

Fingers’ Top 3 (Under $50):


#3: Kirkland Bottled-in-Bond (Costco) — $27


#2: 2XO American Oak — $49


#1: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye — $35

Tony also explains why he’s still mad at Vegas… even though he can’t wait to go back.

Part 2 drops next: Tony’s Top 3.

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New year. Same rules: we don&rsquo;t do a Top 10. We barely do a Top 5. We do a Top 3 because we&rsquo;re grown and tired.
In Part 1 of our &ldquo;Bourbons of the Year&rdquo; special, Fingers Malloy lays out his list &mdash; built on one sacred principle: keep it under $50&hellip; because we live in a world where &ldquo;affordability crisis&rdquo; is a real phrase people say with a straight face.
We&rsquo;re also smoking an all-time favorite: Oliva Master Blends 3 (Churchill, 7x50) &mdash; Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder/filler &mdash; and breaking down the flavors (with the official Eat Drink Smoke Notebook Method).
Fingers&rsquo; Top 3 (Under $50):
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#3: Kirkland Bottled-in-Bond (Costco) &mdash; $27
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#2: 2XO American Oak &mdash; $49
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#1: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye &mdash; $35
</li>
</ul>
Tony also explains why he&rsquo;s still mad at Vegas&hellip; even though he can&rsquo;t wait to go back.
Part 2 drops next: Tony&rsquo;s Top 3.
Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!
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Happy Hour — Bourbons of the Year (Part 1)

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