[E053] The Saint Who Asked for a Cigar Instead of Anesthesia

Bruce heard a saint story this week that stopped the whole table. A Polish soldier asked for a cigar instead of anesthesia before his leg was amputated in 1863, and he ended up canonized. We also get a full report on the new Chartwell Cigar Club, a mystery grudge nine years in the making, and way too much talk about Connecticut wrappers. Smoke and Steel records every Tuesday night in a garage in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Same crew, same cigars, same conversations we were already having before the cameras turned on. Tonight it's Mark, Bruce, Eric the Elder, Jim, and Walt, with Eric Drumheller out for his daughter's birthday. We talk shipping horror stories, SiriusXM negotiating tactics, the etiquette of bringing your own cigar box into a shop, and the Kelner 80th out of the LACC Collective Pack. Somewhere in there Bruce gets badmouthed by a stranger at his own cigar lounge, and nobody can figure out why. Check out the full blog post: https://stogiereview.com/2026/07/11/smoke-and-steel-podcast-053/ 👉 If you enjoy this video, please like, comment, and subscribe for more cigar talk every week. 🔗 Connect With Us:🌐 Website: https://stogiereview.com/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StogieReview/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stogiereview/💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/8h5tuYaqJV☕ Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stogiereview👕 Check out our NEW MERCH: https://www.stickermule.com/stogiereview 📧 Email: Walt@StogieReview.com CHAPTERS0:00 Cold open and what's in the ashtray tonight2:53 Package problems and cigar shipping stories9:55 Bruce breaks down the new Chartwell Cigar Club24:27 The sword wall, the motorcycle lift, and Walton PA29:14 Retirement, budgets, and the SiriusXM haggle34:33 Why the whole crew went Connecticut crazy43:07 The Goosebumps guy badmouths Bruce49:28 New cigars on the table tonight54:20 Missing Eric and running into reps in the wild57:22 Sports Corner1:02:00 What international soccer taught us about cleanup1:05:37 The saint who chose a cigar over anesthesia1:09:05 Big Boy train, anniversary, and merch update1:20:01 Remembering the beer garden cigar events1:24:51 New cigars and the etiquette of bringing your own box1:38:31 The Kelner 80th and the LACC Collective Pack1:41:53 Winding down and closing out