Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

In this episode we welcome La Aurora’s New England sales rep, Arturo Diaz, and smoke the La Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone Sumo Toro. Arturo has been in and around the cigar business for a long ti…

This week we look at some collaborations in the cigar and pipe world. First, we light up Ashton’s San Cristobal Revelation Legend, which was blended by Don “Pepin” Garcia, and is produced in the My F…

In this episode, the crew of NJBS celebrate their first anniversary! While smoking the Bolivar Cofradia No. 754 and Rattray’s Old Gowrie—each of course with pairings from the 7-20-4 Lounge—Pastor Pad…

On this week’s show, we look at two long-standing favorites. In the first half of the show we talk about the extremely popular MJ 12, one of Illusione’s “Original Documents,” and a cigar that seems t…

This week we start off by welcoming special guest Glen Case of Kristoff Cigars and light up the Kristoff Vengeance Perfecto. Glen shares his personal circuitous route from being a corporate banker to…

We start off this episode by lighting up Nestor Miranda's Don Lino Africa Toro, the Pundo Milia. Kendra paired this medium bodied box pressed cigar with a new rye based banana cocktail she conjured …

This week cigar legend Kurt Kendall is back and he brought a friend… 10 time Emmy winner and sports TV personality, “The Mad Fisherman” himself, Charlie Moore! Kurt brought his 7-20-4 Factory 57 Toro…

Our favorite liquor rep, Talia, is back, this time with Avion Extra Anjeo 44 Tequila. We paired this high end tequila with the Rocky Patel Exclusivo TAA while we heard from her about tequila and what…

In the first half of this week’s episode we are joined by the one and only Christian Eiroa of CLE Cigars as we smoke his Eiroa First 20 Years Colorado 54 x 6 which Kendra expertly  paired with Knob C…

Cameroon is one of those tobaccos that seems to be appearing in more and more new cigars. Today we light up one of the most anticipated Cameroon releases, the Aladino Cameroon Super Toro, which featu…

This week we review the Sindicato Maduro Toro, a square-pressed and crafted by Arsenio Ramos with tobaccos from Eduaro Fernandez’s farms in Nicaragua which Kendra paired with Elijah Craig Barrel Proo…

On this week’s episode we have special guests Erik Wentworth and John Considine of Hammer + Sickle. Erik is the VP of the cigar side of Hammer, and John is the head of sales for Hammer + Sickle Vodka…

Finally awakened from his COVID driven slumber, Sam the Barman (aka Sam Van Winkle), that mixologist with moxie, returns to the podcast for our first episode in which we were all able to be back unde…

This week we are joined by special guest Steve Saka who gives the story behind his new Unstolen Valor, the latest edition to his Muestra De Saka line up. We paired the Unstolen Valor with Old Foreste…

Kurt Kendall joins us on this week’s episode as we smoke his 7-20-4 WK Torpedo and 7-20-4 Lancero. Kendall, the owner of 7-20-4 Cigars and Twins Smoke Shop and Lounge, opens up about life as a retail…

It’s always a great time when we are able to get together with Ashton’s Lauren Ferraro…even if it’s virtually! We light up the Ashton Cabinet No. 7 and pair it with Glenmorangie 14 Year Quinta Ruban …

This episode begins with an interview with Joe DesMarais, the New England rep for Southern Draw Cigars as we smoke the Rose of Sharon Lancero, aka “The Thorn.” You may not picture us being willing to…