FOH Member Deep Dive - Episode #1 with John McTavish (aka Cigar Surgeon)

[MoeFOH]

Thanks to John! 

This is the first of a series of member Deep Dives. One to listen to over a cigar, at the gym, yardwork or wherever/whenever 

Enjoy!

 

[Habanoschris]

Awesome premier episode guys & love the concept of this 👏

[MoeFOH]

Nice shirt @Cigar Surgeon 

[ha_banos]

[LizardGizmo]

I almost fell out of my chair when John said he’s 49! My best guess would’ve been a decade off.

Excellent conversation! Thank you both.

[Puros Y Vino]

Very nice. Totally agree on the Paella. 😁

[BigGuns]

6 hours ago, LizardGizmo said:

I almost fell out of my chair when John said he’s 49! My best guess would’ve been a decade off.

No effing way, that Canadian water must have something in it! Looking forward to giving this a watch/listen…

[bmac]

What’s this gig paying? May consider a cameo. John is awesome, very enjoyable.

[Cigar Surgeon]

18 hours ago, LizardGizmo said:

I almost fell out of my chair when John said he’s 49! My best guess would’ve been a decade off.

Excellent conversation! Thank you both.

It's been an ongoing joke for a few decades. @Puros Y Vino says I'm a vampire from the 18th century. When I was in my late 30s people thought I was in my early to mid 20s.

18 hours ago, BigGuns said:

No effing way, that Canadian water must have something in it! Looking forward to giving this a watch/listen…

Uisge beatha and tobacco.

[Cigarsmoker81]

Thank you for the hour and half of entertainment and knowledge sharing. Rob's statement about how people early on in their journey tend to over buy and regret is spot on!

While I’m happy with my collection and definitely wouldn’t be paying today’s prices for it, but if I was doing today I would do it  differently. My stash is 1/3 regular rotation, 1/3 random cigars that I liked and wanted to try  and 1/3 premium (think Cohiba, lcdh,  trinis). I would’ve done it more 60% regular rotation, 30% premium and 10% random sticks for a change. My regret is more on the violas. My ideal smoking time is 90 min and I’ve around 50% of my stash around 60 min. 

Hindsight is always 20/20.

Keep those deep dives coming.

[99call]

Congrats to all involved in this. It was awesome.

[LLC]

Very enjoyable first episode. Good to see John, fond memories of our group trips to Havana.


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[Jimmy2]

Great interview John! 

[Cigar Surgeon]

On 6/13/2024 at 5:43 PM, LLC said:

Very enjoyable first episode. Good to see John, fond memories of our group trips to Havana.

I feel so fortunate I had those opportunities. I doubt I will ever experience Cuba like that again.

[LLC]

On 6/26/2024 at 10:04 AM, Cigar Surgeon said:

I feel so fortunate I had those opportunities. I doubt I will ever experience Cuba like that again.

Sad, but true.