Sticks:

• Ron: Monte Cristo Espada, with new release of Conquistador
• Troy: Cigars and Coffee Blend, Sweet Gum

Stories: In this episode, we speak with the final guest of our podcast series, Ron and Troy of Cigars and Coffee Meet. They discuss their current plans to produce and globally distribute their coffee brand. Today, they feature their last blend which was a Columbian coffee. They also discuss the importance to organizing a great to team to provide a strong road to business success.

The next event will be hosted at Trevor's McDowell location on October 15, 2026 at 6:30pm.

This was episode 4 of 4 recorded at Dragon Lounge in Mesa, AZ on Oct 10, 2026.

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Podcast Voting Open for our friend Trimarco Coleman.

Sticks:

• Livia:
  • Tatuaje Mexican Experiment . Last release ca. 2019.
  • Tatuaje, Escasos. Wrapper Ecuadorian and binder & filler Nicarguan
  • Liga 9, Drew Estate . CT broadleaf wrapper, binder Brazilian Mata Fina and Filler Nicaraguan and Honduran.
  • Liga 52, Drew Estate: Wrapper is Connecticut Stalk-Cut and Stalk-Cured Habano, binder is Plantation Grown Brazilian Mata Fina, and filler Honduran and Nicaraguan.
• Ylonda:
  • Asylum, Split Personality . Honduran
  • Sisters and Sticks, Cinnamon or Chocolate Mint
  • Arturo Fuente (still developing favorites)
• T (Tremarkco):
  • Padron 64
  • Opus X, Fuente
  • Asylum Medulla

Stories:

Ylonda is just under 1 year into smoking cigars but due to the aggressively robust market in Greater Phoenix, the exposure to great sticks and robust cigar community, she has accelerated her palate.

T explains his cigar journey with a former manager in Randolph (Boston) which began over eggs, toast, cigars and dancing with a Cuban Monte Cristo. T also talks about his podcast endevors which will include all of things. Vote for him today: HERE

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Sticks:

H.Upmann-AJ Fernandez (Curtlin): Wrapper is Ecuadorian Sumatra, binder is Corojo 99, and filler is Dominican and Nicaraguan. Blending collaboration A.J. Fernandez, with Rafael Nodal.

Stories:

Curtlin cracks the code of fast drivers and life in Arizona after growing up in the Midwest. We discuss being protected by a higher power while immediate profanity follows. We are all adults here... He discusses the native nonchalantness of Arizona and follows that up with innovation beginning to dominate Greater Phoenix in fields of technology and more.

We all discuss our cigar journeys: Livia (grandad with a pipe), Tina (grandads with pipes/cigars); and Curtlin's journey interestingly enough began in San Diego.

He discusses his history in event planning for Arizona and the historical Second Chance event which brought emotion, healing and closure to program participants and organizers.

Sit back with your coffee, tea or scotch and stogie while you listen to this episode of Sticks and Stories.

This episode was 2 of 4 recordings at the Cigars and Coffee Meet event for Smoke in the Desert at Dragon Cigar Lounge. Oct 10, 2026.

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