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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Welcome back Michigan.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning, doctor John Wyke, filling in for the illustrious
Michael Patrick Seals on Michigan's Big Show. It is a
privilege and a pleasure to be speaking with you today,
and the hours are just flying by. Our next guest
is a great individual and friend, the person I've come
to no one respect who is the owner and founder
(00:33):
of Stogy's Cigar Shop in Saugatuck, Michigan.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Those of you.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Have heard me before know that I have a real
passion for Sagatuk. I love Sagatuck. It's a great place
and I actually am going to be there tomorrow and
wrap up my summer. Unfortunately, but I met Steve and
looking for a looking for a cigar for a special occasion,
and he was so kind and helpful because I don't
consider myself as a car expert, because Steve helped me.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Good morning, Steve, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
How's it going Jen.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
You know, it's just a great morning here in mid Michigan.
A little bit chili, probably a little chili down your
way too, but it looks like it's going to be
a great day.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Well, tell us a little bit about Stogy's.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Cigar Shop and and your your approach and types of
cigars and what people really need to know about you
and your shop.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Well. Stogy Cigar first started about four years ago. The
vision really for that store was to first showcased my
Mentors premium blend cigars and it kind of evolved from there.
He's the one that came up with the blend. So, yeah,
(01:47):
we're gonna have our cigars. They're gonna have notes about
light earth, a coco note spice to it for most
of them. We're gonna have it in Connecticut naturally, Habano
and Maduro, and we do have a barber pole on
our arsenal as well, and then we do also have
some stronger stuff in our arsenal, and we have also
(02:09):
sweet things too, and then we also have some smaller cigars.
Everything that we do is infused, never sprayed, and I
follow that same type of deal with our mainstream cigars
and our boutique cigars, and I think that's what makes
us a little bit different sometimes in some areas because
(02:30):
I like to kind of spread it out. Not only
do we have our own blend, but we also do
some premium, mainstream stuff like most do. But I also
seek out a lot of different boutique cigars that sometimes
that can take a little time to do, but they're
gonna be a really nice premium cigar that maybe you've
(02:51):
never seen before. And for my love of cigars, I
love it when people try something brand new that they
haven't had because there's just so many different cigars out there.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Well, I think that's one of the great things that
a shop like yours can bring to the community is
that you can listen to what that individual is looking for,
what they like, what they don't like, and you can
make a recommendation that will really help them expand their
cigar experience. Now, most of your tobacco is grown in
(03:21):
nick Raguas, I remember.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:24):
That is correct? Now, say one of our cigars that
we have in our in our blend, now that one's
going to be a little bit different because that one
is going to be one of our most powerful ones,
and that one is going to have like a Saint
Andreas rapper to it, and it's also going to have
three laharo leafs, and we also added a black pepper
(03:46):
to that one, where our other maduros don't. We just
may add extra lahero leaf that gives it a little
bit more power that way. That particular one that we
add that extra lahero leaf is also wrapped up newspaper
the way the Cubans used to back in the day.
I know a lot of people when they venture down
to Ebor City in Tampa, Florida, they see a lot
(04:10):
of those, and that's where that came from, is from Cuba.
It makes that cigar a little bit more dense, it
burns a little bit slower, and you know, if you
get your notes right and everything blends, you can have
a really terrific cigar.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
And that in that regard, well, I know that the
cigars that I've gotten at your shop, and they have
such a consistent burn where you don't have to work
overly hard to keep the cigar burning. You get this
amazing ash formed and the cigar just burns so evenly
all the way around.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
It's just it's really a joy.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
And I smoke a cigar every now and then, but
I really do enjoy the experience with maybe a little
kognac or a little whiskey and gild me a good
way to wind down after a stressful.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Day, exactly. And thank you for that. Yeah, that newspaper,
it really does something more than just helped create moisture
for the cigar. It really does make that thing a
little bit more dent. Even in our premium blend of cigars,
they burned really nice too. Now I must also say too,
(05:23):
I was just having a conversation yesterday with the gentleman
that came into the store. You know, a lot of
how a person lights a cigar has to do with
it the wind being outside, So those are some of
the different things that you know when people light a cigar.
You have to really pay conscience. To me personally, I
(05:45):
like to toast my cigar before I even you know,
put the hit in the mouth up to light it.
So and then the gentleman never heard of that before.
Of course he was just starting really to get in
the cigars. But I love the education of cigars. I've
talked many years with my mentor, and you know, he
started from a child up into adulthood with you know,
(06:08):
dealing with cigars. So it was it was quite the
twelve year experience. He passed away, unfortunately, but he left
a really great legacy behind with his wife and children
who's taken over his side of things.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Stee.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
We've got just under a minute left, tell us tell
our listeners about how they can find you, how they
can get in contact with you.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
And in Faga.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Tuck, Yes, we are at one twenty nine Griffith Unit
one oh one. We're pretty easy to find. Right next
door to Saga Tuck's Grab and Go with It, which
is excuse me, is another venture that my wife Rachel
started over there, which is a bodega style convenience store.
(06:57):
We have all sorts of things in there, from gourmet
sandwiches to gluten free chips and snacks and just all
different types of things in there that the community always
loves to have when they're in town, when people are shopping.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
That is a great place. I'm glad you mentioned it.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
You can also find more at stogy cigarshop dot com,
s c O G I E S Cigar Shop with
an e dot com. Steve, thank you so much, God
bless have a great day.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
When it comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on
one thing, our insurance premiums. But what if we're only
seeing part of the picture. The truth is our health
insurance costs reside downstream at the end of the cost equation.
But to really understand what's driving up costs. We need
to look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there
are costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
(07:53):
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
(08:13):
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
with shedding light on the entire cost equation from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visitmibluedaily dot
com slash affordability
Welcome back Michigan.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning, doctor John Wyke, filling in for the illustrious
Michael Patrick Seals on Michigan's Big Show. It is a
privilege and a pleasure to be speaking with you today,
and the hours are just flying by. Our next guest
is a great individual and friend, the person I've come
to no one respect who is the owner and founder
(00:33):
of Stogy's Cigar Shop in Saugatuck, Michigan.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Those of you.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Have heard me before know that I have a real
passion for Sagatuk. I love Sagatuck. It's a great place
and I actually am going to be there tomorrow and
wrap up my summer. Unfortunately, but I met Steve and
looking for a looking for a cigar for a special occasion,
and he was so kind and helpful because I don't
consider myself as a car expert, because Steve helped me.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Good morning, Steve, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
How's it going Jen.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
You know, it's just a great morning here in mid Michigan.
A little bit chili, probably a little chili down your
way too, but it looks like it's going to be
a great day.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Well, tell us a little bit about Stogy's.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Cigar Shop and and your your approach and types of
cigars and what people really need to know about you
and your shop.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Well. Stogy Cigar first started about four years ago. The
vision really for that store was to first showcased my
Mentors premium blend cigars and it kind of evolved from there.
He's the one that came up with the blend. So, yeah,
(01:47):
we're gonna have our cigars. They're gonna have notes about
light earth, a coco note spice to it for most
of them. We're gonna have it in Connecticut naturally, Habano
and Maduro, and we do have a barber pole on
our arsenal as well, and then we do also have
some stronger stuff in our arsenal, and we have also
(02:09):
sweet things too, and then we also have some smaller cigars.
Everything that we do is infused, never sprayed, and I
follow that same type of deal with our mainstream cigars
and our boutique cigars, and I think that's what makes
us a little bit different sometimes in some areas because
(02:30):
I like to kind of spread it out. Not only
do we have our own blend, but we also do
some premium, mainstream stuff like most do. But I also
seek out a lot of different boutique cigars that sometimes
that can take a little time to do, but they're
gonna be a really nice premium cigar that maybe you've
(02:51):
never seen before. And for my love of cigars, I
love it when people try something brand new that they
haven't had because there's just so many different cigars out there.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Well, I think that's one of the great things that
a shop like yours can bring to the community is
that you can listen to what that individual is looking for,
what they like, what they don't like, and you can
make a recommendation that will really help them expand their
cigar experience. Now, most of your tobacco is grown in
(03:21):
nick Raguas, I remember.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:24):
That is correct? Now, say one of our cigars that
we have in our in our blend, now that one's
going to be a little bit different because that one
is going to be one of our most powerful ones,
and that one is going to have like a Saint
Andreas rapper to it, and it's also going to have
three laharo leafs, and we also added a black pepper
(03:46):
to that one, where our other maduros don't. We just
may add extra lahero leaf that gives it a little
bit more power that way. That particular one that we
add that extra lahero leaf is also wrapped up newspaper
the way the Cubans used to back in the day.
I know a lot of people when they venture down
to Ebor City in Tampa, Florida, they see a lot
(04:10):
of those, and that's where that came from, is from Cuba.
It makes that cigar a little bit more dense, it
burns a little bit slower, and you know, if you
get your notes right and everything blends, you can have
a really terrific cigar.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
And that in that regard, well, I know that the
cigars that I've gotten at your shop, and they have
such a consistent burn where you don't have to work
overly hard to keep the cigar burning. You get this
amazing ash formed and the cigar just burns so evenly
all the way around.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
It's just it's really a joy.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
And I smoke a cigar every now and then, but
I really do enjoy the experience with maybe a little
kognac or a little whiskey and gild me a good
way to wind down after a stressful.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Day, exactly. And thank you for that. Yeah, that newspaper,
it really does something more than just helped create moisture
for the cigar. It really does make that thing a
little bit more dent. Even in our premium blend of cigars,
they burned really nice too. Now I must also say too,
(05:23):
I was just having a conversation yesterday with the gentleman
that came into the store. You know, a lot of
how a person lights a cigar has to do with
it the wind being outside, So those are some of
the different things that you know when people light a cigar.
You have to really pay conscience. To me personally, I
(05:45):
like to toast my cigar before I even you know,
put the hit in the mouth up to light it.
So and then the gentleman never heard of that before.
Of course he was just starting really to get in
the cigars. But I love the education of cigars. I've
talked many years with my mentor, and you know, he
started from a child up into adulthood with you know,
(06:08):
dealing with cigars. So it was it was quite the
twelve year experience. He passed away, unfortunately, but he left
a really great legacy behind with his wife and children
who's taken over his side of things.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Stee.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
We've got just under a minute left, tell us tell
our listeners about how they can find you, how they
can get in contact with you.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
And in Faga.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Tuck, Yes, we are at one twenty nine Griffith Unit
one oh one. We're pretty easy to find. Right next
door to Saga Tuck's Grab and Go with It, which
is excuse me, is another venture that my wife Rachel
started over there, which is a bodega style convenience store.
(06:57):
We have all sorts of things in there, from gourmet
sandwiches to gluten free chips and snacks and just all
different types of things in there that the community always
loves to have when they're in town, when people are shopping.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
That is a great place. I'm glad you mentioned it.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
You can also find more at stogy cigarshop dot com,
s c O G I E S Cigar Shop with
an e dot com. Steve, thank you so much, God
bless have a great day.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
When it comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on
one thing, our insurance premiums. But what if we're only
seeing part of the picture. The truth is our health
insurance costs reside downstream at the end of the cost equation.
But to really understand what's driving up costs. We need
to look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there
are costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
(07:53):
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
(08:13):
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
with shedding light on the entire cost equation from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visitmibluedaily dot
com slash affordability
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