Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

Can you relight a cigar that has been out for a while? Can you fix a ripped wrapper? Why has my lighter stopped working? Why is my pipe gurgling? Why can't I get my pipe to stay lit more than a few m…

Cigars and conspiracies. Do they go together? When it comes to Illusione cigars, the answer has to be yes. In this episode, we are joined by Brian Motola, US Director of Sales for Illusione as we tal…

Pipe tobacco can be presented in a number of forms: ribbon, shag, coarse, ready rubbed, flake, crumble cake, and plugs to name a few. Tonight, we are going to look at one of the rarer presentations: …

Tatuaje's Pete Johnson joins us via Skype for some Tat Talk on this week's episode of NJBS. While we catch up with Pete and hear about what is going on in the world of Tatuaje, we will be smoking two…

Mike, the New England rep for Rocky Patel joins us as we light up the Rocky Patel Quarter Century Toro. A lot has happened since Mike was last on our show, in fact, we haven't even seen him around fo…

This week we will be looking at blends that have a British theme to them. We start with the Highclere Castle Victorian Toro and will be joined via Skype by the Yoda of Broadleaf, Nick R. Agua, Nick M…

Justo Eiroa, President of JRE Tobacco, joins us talk about the new releases in the Aladino Habano Vintage Selection series : the Vintage Elegante Lancero, and the Vintage Toro. The Habano Vintage Sel…

Cigars and pipes are steeped in history and traditions that go back hundreds (for cigars), even thousands of years (for pipes). It is no surprise therefore, that one of the major influences that ofte…

This episode, we are going to focus on cigars and tobacco that incorporate rare tobacco in their blends. We will start by lighting up the Aganorsa Rare Leaf Toro and will have Aganorsa’s Terence Reil…

On this episode, we look at some of 2021's first new releases: The Bandolero Serie A Audaces cigar from Nelson Alfonso and Selected Tobacco, and Greg Pease's newest release, GL Pease Windjammer. Alfo…

Last June, we reviewed the newly arrived Aladino Cameroon Lonsdale. One of the things that sets the Aladino Cameroon line of cigars apart, is that JRE Tobacco grew the Cameroon themselves on their fa…

It is The Ladies Night Takeover of NJBS! Bree takes the wheel from Pastor Padron and Kendra the Potion Master takes over for Pablo Maduro, and Dave is transmorgified into "Davina the Divine" for this…

One thing that the tobacconists of Not Just Blowing Smoke agree on is that you do not need to spend a lot of money to have a world class smoke. In fact, there are a number of great options out there …

Baseball star and cigar aficionado, Orlando Cabrera, joins us for the next in our series on aging cigars and tobacco. In this episode, we look at a method of aging that is a bit out of the box--incor…

Jorge Armenteros, Certified Master Tobacconist, Owner of A Little Taste of Cuba Cigar Parlor, and President and Founder of Tobacconist University, joins us via Skype in a rare podcast appearance from…

Cigar maven, Instagram sensation, and one of our most popular guests, Aida Ritnery, aka the Cigar Boss Lady, returns to NJBS as we review the Leaf by Oscar Connecticut Toro and The Virginia Cream by …

In this episode, we are joined by retired private investigator and Twins Tobacconist, Scott Keller!

Scott joins us to talk about Netflix’s hit documentary Trial 4. Scott is in episodes 6 and 7 of the…

Whether you are enjoying a fine cigar or a bowl of your favorite pipe tobacco, one of the key skills you need to know is how to cut and prepare it. It is not rocket science, but there are some dos an…

If you spend any time around Twins Smoke Shop and Lounge locations, you will hear stories about Kurt Kendall's private collection of cigars, aka Kurt's Vault. Just how big is it, what is in it, and w…

Did you know that how you light your cigar or pipe and what you use to light it can dramatically impact the performance of what you are smoking? What methods work best and what ways should you avoid?…