Cigars Liquor And More

Cigars Liquor And More

Cigars and libations can bring relaxation and peace. We navigate you to help find the cigar and liquor pairing to enhance you down time.

Episodes

August 11, 2025 38 mins

MIT finds a very interresting way to generate hydrogen. They smoke the La Aurora Preferidos Emerald 1903 and sip Blantons Single Barrel bourbon.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/breakthrough-hydrogen-fuel-production-uses-3-unlikely-ingredients/ar-AA1JaiKI?ocid=winp2fptaskbarent&cvid=1351c95e324d423b9da6f1de95cc88bc&ei=79

 

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Bill and Darrell discuss recent software that is being used to transcribe police body cam footage and think about some of the pitfalls on both sides of the table. There is great concern that information is becoming part of our records without being proof read.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/cops-favorite-ai-tool-automatically-deletes-evidence-of-when-ai-was-used/

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Can you trust the new report of Huawei's battery? Is Huawei's new solid-state battery patent a red herring or does is have the goods?  

They smoke the Greycliff G2 Habano and sip EH Taylor small batch bottle and bond.

https://carnewschina.com/2025/06/18/huaweis-3000km-solid-state-battery-patent-with-5-minute-charge-ignites-indu...

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Bill and Darrell discuss the latest discovery of a fungus that breaks all records. With it they smoke the Drew Estate Factory Smoke Sun Grown and sip some James E. Pepper Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon whiskey.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-backyard-fungi-that-can-break-down-tough-plastic-in-just-140-days

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They discuss some recent wind turbine technology while enjoying the CAO MX2 and Woodinville Port finish bourbon. Plus stay tuned for some bonus minutes

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/new-bladeless-wind-turbine-design

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Bill and Darrell again talk about fuel cell advances. UCLA just published this and it's good to see our own research. They finally have the Savage Feast anniversary cigar and drink the Kohana Hawaiian Agricole Rum.

https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-breakthrough-extends-fuel-cell-lifespan-beyond-200000-hours-paving-the-way-for-clean-long-haul-trucking/

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The not very unexpected Chinese kill switches in American energy infrastructure were found. Darrell and Bill try not to dwell on the disaster awaiting us when China decides they've had enough of us and turn everything off and smoke the Man O' War Puro Authentico Maduro Corona and drink the Roble 12 YO Rum.

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Korean researchers have created a battery that combines the best of capacitors and the standard batteries. It doesn't require lithium and has all the qualities we're looking for.

Bill and Darrell Smoke the 2012 Corojo by Oscar and drink the Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-develop-next-gen-energ...

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They discuss an amazing new way to reclaim gold from electronics using cheese waste proteins. Unheard of selectivity can be done using this method. This is the sort of thing we love.

https://www.earth.com/news/invention-turns-toxic-e-waste-into-22-carat-gold-nuggets-instead-of-trash/

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They discuss driverless tractor trailers in Texas, the future of driving, and what it means for regular drivers. They do this while drinking the Three Cord Alman Brothers Backstage Series and smoking the Punch Classico. They throw some shade on the lemon juice in the lemon shaped plastic bottles.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/driverless-semi-trucks-are-on-the-road-in-north-texas/ar-AA1En1l...

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They riff on technology in general and cover the possibilities of the US returning some of the mining produciton to America, especially the rare earths. Also discussing energy, batteries, and the general research topics. They smoke the Big Sky Bitterroot and sip the Rabbit Hole PX Sherry cask finish. 

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Researchers staffed an entire company with II (aka AI) employees. I still think we should call it inorganic intellegence rather than artificial, but no one would find our podcast if I used II in the title. Anyway, it doesn't go well and we discuss it a bit. All the while we smoke a Ferio Tego Metropolitan Host Maduro and we drink the Eagle Rare 10.

https://futurism.com/professors-company-ai-agen...

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This is the 50th anniversary of Microsoft.  They just riff on Microsoft.  Talk a little IBM and Watson. They smoke the Espinosa 601 La Bomba Sake Bomb and sip the El Dorado 12 Year old rum.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-just-turned-50-can-its-dominance-last-another-2/#dt-heading-the-founding--1975

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Everyone loves a waster stream becomes free energy story. This is a good one. Researchers at the Distance University of Madrid have uncovered an innovative way to harness the energy of waste air currents. Plus they tell us how to do what they did. Very nice. While discussing this we smoke the Rocky Patel LB1 Toro and drink the Benchmark Full Proof boubon.

This week they discuss AI's pushing back against their work. Suggesting programers do their own work. They enjoy this AI becoming an adolescent with an Arturo Fuente Hemingway Best seller and drink Lone Elm's newest finish barrel product, the White Port finish whiskey.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-coding-assistant-refuses-to-write-code-tells-user-to-learn-prog...

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They briefly discuss the fire at the AJ Fernandez factory. Terrible tragity.  They move on to the Quantum slump that Jensen Huang caused and his appology forum panal NVIDIA assembled to re-ignite the energy around Quantum computing. All the while they smoke the AJ Fernandez Man O War Armada and drink the Hogsworth bourbon and armangnac blend. Do digital coin survive the quantum revolution?

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This week they discuss the report that a quantum computer solved a problem that would take super computers 1 million years to solve. They drink an 8 Year old Trail's End Bourbon and smoke the Partagas Heritage. They get onto the topic of 'living like kings', which I believe we all are.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/world-first-us-quantum-computer-solves-problem-million-years-faster-t...

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Bill and Darrell talk about the recent Whiskey riot event in Dallas. There are many of these all over the country and there may be one near you. My Infinity bottle happens to be a Lone Elm bottle signed by the master distiller. They also discuss infinity bottles and why you should start one. They also talk about the cool glencarin sling made perfectly for these types of events.

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