Partners
Put your brand in the rotation.
A cigar podcast, a review channel, a voting game, and a community — built by people who actually smoke what they talk about. Here's how brands work with us.
What you plug into
One audience. Four stages.
The Podcast
Sticks & Stones CRE
Two episodes a week, every week, since September 2025 — 55+ episodes of cigar reviews, industry talk, and deal stories on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Host-read sponsor spots live in the audio itself, on every platform the show touches.
The Reviews
PuffCast
Long-form video reviews with full specs, /100 ratings, and tasting notes by thirds. Reviews are editorially independent — a score can't be bought — which is exactly why a feature there means something.
The Game
Battle of the Bands
Our head-to-head cigar voting tournament. Sponsor a bracket, put your stick in the ring, or put your name on the crown.
The Floor
Event Coverage
Trade-show interviews and lounge visits — PCA coverage with the people who make the industry run. Our interview and event content consistently out-performs everything else we make.
Ways to work together
Pick your play.
Host-Read Sponsorships
Flat-rate spots read by the host, in-episode, on every platform. Single episodes or monthly bundles.
Product Features & Seeding
Get your cigars, accessories, or gear in our hands. If it's good, our audience hears about it — reviews stay honest, and that's the point.
Ambassador & Affiliate
Ongoing collaborations: event appearances, content series, promo codes, and affiliate arrangements built around your launch calendar.
Events & Herfs
Co-hosted smoke nights, lounge takeovers, and on-site coverage in the Houston Bay Area and on the road.
Every paid placement is disclosed — FTC-compliant, always. Our audience is 21+ adult cigar smokers, and we only work with brands we'd put in our own humidor. Review scores are never for sale.
Let's talk.
Tell us what you're launching and who you want to reach — we'll come back with a plan and current audience numbers.