Liberty on Nicotine
Liberty on Nicotine is more than a podcast about cigars — it’s a journey into the artistry, culture, and philosophy behind one of life’s oldest indulgences. Each episode explores the craftsmanship, history, and ritual of the cigar, from the rolling tables of Havana to the humidors of modern aficionados.
Host William Dettmering invites listeners to slow down, light up, and savor not just the leaf — but the liberty that comes with it. Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or a curious newcomer, this show unpacks everything from cigar anatomy and tobacco origins to the camaraderie, conversation, and contemplation that define the experience.
Because in a world that rushes — cigar smokers still take their time.
Smoke. Think. Enjoy. Liberty on Nicotine.
Episodes
36 episodes
Chupa Cabre Defeats the Bad Bunny: A Superbowl Story
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, the national holiday where chicken wings disappear faster than federal budget restraint. I’m outside the house, tonight’s companion: the Esteban Carrera Chupa Cabre
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:19
Snow, Smoke, and the Free Market: Why Cigar Events Still Matter
Tonight, I’ll be heading to a favored local tobacconist in Myrtle Beach for an Esteban Carreras Cigar Event. Three to eight PM, Brand reps., Deals and Special releases.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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9:41
Sweet Smoke in a Free State - Throwouts No. 49 Sweet
The beginning of February and it is a freak snowfall and freezing temperatures across the south. I am smoking a humidor filler, the Throwouts No. 49 Sweet and drinking a cup of hot cocoa.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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8:23
Punch Classico & Motorbikes
I’ve got the Punch Classico lit, and let’s pause right there, because the name alone feels appropriate. “Classico” suggests tradition, structure, a cigar that knows what it is and isn’t trying to reinvent itself with kombucha fermentation or in...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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7:59
Lawn Leaves & Tobacco Leaves: The Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
Tripp describes his experience with the Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte cigar while raking leaves on a mild winter day, drinking Sweet Iced Tea. His trusty little Tribble bounces about the yard as he rakes and muses.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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11:52
2 New Friends, Brady and the Obsidian
Tonight’s episode of Liberty on Nicotine features the Obsidian by Pinar del Rio—a cigar that looks like it should come with a villain monologue and a non-disclosure agreement. Dark, brooding, unapologetic. A cigar that doesn’t ask permis...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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11:18
Cold RipTide Beach with the Herencia by Micallef
Today’s companion is the Micallef Herencia, and there’s something poetically appropriate about smoking a cigar named “heritage” while standing on a January beach, wrapped in too many layers, questioning my life choices but refusing to regret th...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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10:14
The Side Exit - Rocky Patel Vintage 1999
Tonight’s cigar is the Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut—which already sounds like it should come with a leather-bound certificate and a smug nod of approval from a man wearing loafers without socks. This cigar is often described as mild, re...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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13:29
WildCard Smoke Signals: Fonseca My Father Edition MX
On the eve of the Packers v Bears WildCard Game, Tripp enjoys a Fonseca My Father Edition MX while watching his neighbor's dog play in the cool front yard.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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11:10
Meir Ezra - The Truth About the Cigar Truth!
We have a rare treat to speak with Meir Ezra, the host of the Truth About the Truth podcast from Israel. Meir is not only a cigar enthusiast, like us, but has unique insights and straight forward talk that delights cigar lounges throughou...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:57
Experience the Experiencia
The joy of the Micallef Experiencia La Creama on a December Day at the Mini Airport! The final cigar experience share for 2025!
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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9:01
General Cigar Company -- Hand-Rolled Trademarked, and Free(ish)
Here, we take a dive into the world's largest manufacturer of cigars... STG and their General Cigar Company.
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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16:29
A Cigar For Christmas
Welcome, friends, to a very merry, slightly smoky, and entirely good-spirited edition of Liberty on Nicotine. Today we’re unwrapping the holiday spirit like it’s a fresh box of long-aged Dominican magic. If you’re sitting by a fire, pour yourse...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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11:56
Traveling With Your Smokes
Today’s episode is a road trip—literally. We’re talking about traveling with your smokes.We’ll look at everything from humble Tupperware to those fancy lunchbox-style traveling humidors. There will be an examine the noble one- and two-st...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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12:50
My Ode to the Brotherhood #1 by Oscar Valladares
The Brotherhood #1 by Oscar Valladares doesn't arrive quietly. From its loud, oversized label wrapped around a majority of the stick, to the suggestion of boldness that arrest the taste buds in the crisp December air.
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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12:27
An Interview with Dean Smith of the White Ash Cigar Lounges in Myrtle Beach, SC
An Interview with Dean Smith of the White Ash Cigar Lounges in Myrtle Beach, SC. Here he discusses his history of a tobacconist and his philosophy on pairing.
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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25:51
The Online Mail-Order Cigar Safari
Today we’re heading into the digital wilderness… the shadowy, button-clicking universe of online mail-order cigar retailers.We’ll take a friendly, humorous, and slightly mischievous stroll through the three online cigar retailers I’ve us...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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14:28
The Daily Driver: Odyssey Habano Churchill
Today, we’re puffin’ on a value hero — the Odyssey Habano, in a proud Churchill size. The workhorse. The reliable Ford F-150 of cigars. The one you smoke when your wallet says “be practical,” but your spirit says “I still deserve a good smoke.”...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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9:57
It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidor
Today, we’re diving into one of the most sacred temples in the cigar universe: the humidor. Yes, the wooden womb of flavor, the private property box that keeps Big Humidity at bay. Around here, we respect two things—self‑ownership and proper ci...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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13:03
Drew Estate Deadwood Series - Leather Rose -- The Quikie Worth Calling For
The Drew Estate Deadwood Series - Leather Rose Petite Corona measures in at a tight 4 inches with a 43 ring gauge. That’s short and shapely — the kind of figure that gets your attention before she ever says a word. The construction is perfect, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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9:54
The Spy Who Smoked Me - Esteban Carreras Las Canas Bootlit
Esteban Carreras Las Canas Bootlit!Four and three-quarter inches of mysterious, elegant, deceptive pleasure — kind of like the Bond girl of cigars.
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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12:31
The Cigar Periodical: Passing Time, Puff by Puff
Today’s episode? We’re not just puffing — we’re paging. I’ve got a stack of cigar magazines right here on the table, each one promising to make me more sophisticated, more worldly, and possibly more broke.So, grab your favorite stick, po...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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11:44
Eye 0f the Shark: Freedom Never Smoked So Smooth
Arturo FuenteDon Carlos ~ Eye of the Shark NaturalToday’s indulgence? The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark Natural. A box-pressed beauty that’s not just a cigar—it’s a sculpture. This one looks like it was c...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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10:59
Cashmere Sun and a Hint of Thanksgiving
Today's episode is on the Esteban Carreras — the Cashmere Connecticut, six inches long with a 50 ring gauge. It’s dressed like royalty. The label alone looks like it was designed by a team of Renaissance monks on espresso. A regal lion s...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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10:12
Christmas Smoke & the Art of Gifting Fire
Now, today’s episode isn’t about politics or philosophy—no, no. We’re talking about gifting cigars—those beautiful, limited-edition, wallet-denting, once-a-year treasures that make your buddies’ eyes light up like the Griswold family Christmas ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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13:08
