Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

This week, we light up the new Carnitas Street Taco from Rojas Cigars and Hermit Tobacco's Captain Earle's Nightwatch. 

Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge,…

Recently, the storied manufacturer of pipe tobacco, Gawith Hoggarth, released several of its most popular blends that up to now have only been available in a fine shag cut, in a more traditional ribb…

July 24th (aka 7/24) is always a huge day at Twins Smoke Shop, the national home of the famous boutique cigar brand, 7-20-4. Building up to that celebration, we will be focused on 7-20-4 cigars for t…

July 24th (aka 7/24) is always a huge day at Twins Smoke Shop, the national home of the famous boutique cigar brand, 7-20-4. Building up to that celebration, we will be focused on 7-20-4 cigars for t…

July 24th (aka 7/24) is always a huge day at Twins Smoke Shop, the national home of the famous boutique cigar brand, 7-20-4. Building up to that celebration, we will be focused on 7-20-4 cigars for t…

Dan and PJ from the 603 Brewery bring beers from around the world to pair with the RoMa Craft 2022 Craft Robusto and HH Bold Kentucky from MacBaren.

Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podca…

If you have spent any time at all in the world of cigars, you know that there are a number of brands out there that have achieved cult status. Take for example Drew Estate's Liga Privada line. Drew E…

In this cigar focused episode, Adam Najarian from Altadis leads us through an introduction to different wrappers used on cigars including where they are from, what each of them brings to a cigar, and…

In order to stand out or to keep standing out, you will need to do somethings that you have never done before. Tonight, we are looking at some brands that are doing just that. First off is Sindicato,…

With Memorial Day just behind us, aka the unofficial start of summer, we look at a cigar to start the day and a tobacco to end the day as we light up the Aladino Queens Perfecto CT and Cornell & Diel…

Legend has it that swans sing their most beautiful when they are about to die. From this belief, the phrase "swan song" was born, being used to mark the final performance of an actor or artist. It is…

In this episode we light up the Wiseman Toro Huaco from Foundation Cigars and Sutliff 1849 in the pipe. Why? Because the Wiseman Toro is one of Pablo Maduro's favorite cigars, and his favorite type o…

It has become a staple in the cigar industry to expand vitolas in existing lines. You can liken it to Hollwood taking a hit movie and turning it into a franchise...and keeping the franchise going. Of…

Our resident legal commentator, Patuente, leads us in a legal brief on the FDA's announcement that it intends to ban all flavored cigars and what that means for the industry. May 1st kicked off a six…

Altadis' Adam Najarian joins us with the about to be released line extension to the highly acclaimed Montecristo 1935 Anniversary line, the 5 1/2 x 60 box pressed Espeso. The Montecristo 1935 was one…

One of the great things about being in New Hampshire is that the state is one of the hot spots for microbreweries. One of the local breweries that is regularly featured on tap at The 7-20-4 Lounge is…

Toscano's Brand Ambassador, Michael Cappellini, joins us as we pair the Toscano Duecento cigar with the latest High West Single Barrel to arrive at the 7-20-4 Lounge. This pairing will be featured at…

One of Patuente's favorite pipe tobaccos is Seattle Pipe Club's Mississippi River. Recently Pastor Padron brought the latest variant, Mississippi River Rum Barrel Aged. The recipe is the same, but th…

In this episode we take a look back at the new releases in the cigar and tobacco industry over the first quarter of 2022. What stands out? Were there disappointments? What might this first quarter re…