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
52 episodes
Ashes, Ocean Breezes, and Exit Taxes
We are smoking the Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 at Cherry Grove Beach, SC. We meet a couple moving from New York to Florida. I am drinking (go ahead, judge me) a Strawberry Margarita.
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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11:25
Horsepower & Free Markets With CAO BX3
Enjoying the CAO BX3 at the annual Myrtle Beach Run to the Sun Car and Truck Show. Drinking from a Red Plastic Cup. Beautiful weather....
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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11:33
Shield Maiden, Tobacconist, Sommelier
Today we are talking with Michelle B. of Cigar South, here in the Grand Strand of South Carolina. She is one of my favorite Tobacconists and she is also becoming a certified Cigar Sommelier! Listen as she tells us of her journey in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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40:48
The Story of Bariay 1492
This is a supplemental episode from our last one. It is the story of the company behind the cigar. For more information go to the Bariay 1492 website for even more informa...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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17:08
Blackened Chrome and the Physics of Freedom
In this episode we combine the experience of a Spring Motorcycle Rally and the Blackened M81 Maduro cigar from Drew Estates. We also address the ABATE organization.
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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17:36
26.2 Miles of Cardio, 6 Inches of Liberty
Todays feature is the Rocky Patel 30th Anniversary cigar. I am smoking it while the Tribble and I are observing the runners go by during the Myrtle Beach Marathon. While they run, I get a bit philosophical about dark su...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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18:25
Flathead Philosophy in a No-Cigarette Zone
We are laughing alone in a cigar lounge with a Flathead Speed Shop Habano. While delighting this cigar, we have to laugh about the "No Smoking Cigarettes" signs in the lounge.
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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15:48
The Drew Estate Kentucky Fired Cured "Just a Friend"
Enjoying a flavor filled Drew Estate Kentucky Fired Cured "Just a Friend" in a venue along the Grand Strand of South Carolina just before the Myrtle Beach Marathon. How this particular cigar was brought to our attention may surpr...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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14:52
Cabins on Wheels & Maduro Feels
Today’s broadcast is coming to you live from a camping center event that looks like the United Nations of cabins on wheels. And in my hand — the true guest of honor — the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robusto.
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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12:58
For the Love, Memory and Respect of George Burns
Tonight on Liberty on Nicotine, we light one up for a man who treated time itself like a polite suggestion… the legendary, eternal, eyebrow-arched high priest of the slow burn — George Burns.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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16:31
Bronze Cross in a Drizzle (Esteban Carreras Bronze Cross Sumatra Toro)
Today’s broadcast comes to you from my humble front yard, where the sky can’t quite decide whether it’s misting romantically or testing my commitment to combustion. The Esteban Carreras Bronze Cross Sumatra Toro in hand.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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13:04
A Covenant on the River Walk
Broadcasting from the Conway Riverwalk, where the Waccamaw River slides by like it’s late for a dinner reservation and refuses to explain itself to anyone. In my hand: the Esteban Carreras Covenant Madero Toro. Dark wrapper.
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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16:51
The Cigar Mother Ship Guide
This episode is about the journey to find your home for cigars, your "cigar mother ship" if you will? Tripp takes you through the differing types and styles of home bases where one can discover their next cigar purchase for the day, week ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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13:51
Ashes, Abstinence, and Absolutely NOT Giving Up Cigars (An Ash Wednesday Story)
This episode features the San Luis Rey - Hecho a Mano Carenas Toro. We explore the Lenten ritual of "giving up a vice" and why cigars don't qualify. We also admire the Tribble for her thoughts of escape!
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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12:52
The Esteban Carreras Cashmere Connecticut Along an Unfamiliar Beach
this episode explores having an Esteban Carrreras Cashmere Connecticut along an unfamiliar stretch of Surfside Beach. Along the way, we contemplate Voluntarism and Activism.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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17:11
Scarlet Independence - Estaban Carreras Blood Line Scarlett Sixty Single
Smoking the Estaban Carreras Blood Line Scarlett Sixty Single while musing about Libertarians and their fierce independent streak along with watching the Tribble go into camoflage mode.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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15:56
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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