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And now at bat number 22

September 26, 2025·41 min·3 clips

Rich reveals how a 19th-century philosopher inspired his favorite cigar from Jake Wyatt.

This episode of Sips, Suds, & Smokes features hosts Barger, Rich, and Benjamin reviewing five cigars from Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. The brand was founded by Neil Garcia and Gerard Abjajan, whose backgrounds include professional baseball, football, and firefighting. Jake Wyatt cigars are named after the founders' sons and are designed with a consumer-focused experience in mind. The hosts evaluate the Appendix 2 Corona Gorda, which has an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and Dominican binder and filler. They discuss the 4th Dimension Corona Gorda, noting its Habano Rosado wrapper and distinctive Candela strip on the cap. The Herbert Spencer Corona Gorda uses a San Andreas Maduro wrapper and was Rich's introduction to the brand. The Lithium Robusto features a Habano wrapper and a band designed like a periodic table element. The Icarus Robusto incorporates Tennessee fire-cured tobacco within its blend. A surprising insight is that the Herbert Spencer cigar is named for the 19th-century philosopher who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest." The hosts reveal that each cigar band has a QR code linking to a short YouTube video about the blend. They note Jake Wyatt's unique practice of packaging 22 cigars per box, an ode to the number worn by Neil Garcia's family across generations of baseball. The hosts share a memorable tangent about Tennessee fire-cured tobacco, joking about new residents mistaking smoking barns for actual fires. They debate the Lithium Robusto, with Benjamin finding it less complex but Rich appreciating its spice-forward Habano notes as a morning smoke. Barger highlights the Lucid Interval, a Candela-wrapped cigar he unexpectedly enjoyed despite typically disliking the style. The tone is highly conversational, relaxed, and filled with friendly banter and inside jokes among the hosts. The style is educational for cigar enthusiasts but remains accessible, often veering into humorous, off-topic stories. Cigar aficionados interested in detailed reviews of a specific, craft brand would love this episode. Listeners who prefer tightly edited, single-topic shows might skip it due to the meandering conversations and inside humor.

As heard by us

A fire-cured tasting session with real cigar detail and relaxed, unruly chatter.

Sips, Suds, and Smokes turns a Jake Wyatt Cigars lineup into a loose tasting table. Leaf specs, fire-curing, and rating rituals all stay in the mix as the panel moves through Appendix 2, 4th Dimension, Herbert Spencer, Lithium, and Icarus.

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Five Jake Wyatt cigars, a basement studio, and the good old boys working through the smoke one stick at a time.

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