Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

In this episode we look back at the second and third quarter cigar and tobacco releases while we light and review the Menelik by Foundation Toro (6x52) and Mac Baren Virginia No. 1. Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to u...

This week we look at two annual releases: Bishop's Blend Corona Largo from Black Label Trading Co., and Carnell & Diehl's Small Batch Carolina Red Flake.  Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio,...

Cavalier's National Sales Director, Brian Motola joins us via Skype from Miami as we review the Cavalier Geneve White Toro and Peterson's De Luxe Mixture. Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio,...

We review the Surrogates Animal Cracker AC 550 and Cornell & Diehl's Burley Blend #5.  Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowin...

In this special 3rd anniversary episode, we have a special show featuring special guests Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Jeremy Reeves, Master Blender from Cornell & Diehl, Kaz Walters the National Account Manager from Laudisi Distribution Group (the guys that distribute Peterson and Savinelli pipes, Cornell & Diehl, GL Pease, Kiribi Lighters...you get the picture), and De'Bree from the...

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, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, YouTube,...

Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!

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 ribbon cut format. As you might expect, the change in the thickness of the cut plays a part in how the blend will perform. But how much? In this pipe focused episode, we will look at one of these tobaccos,...

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 the weeks leading up to that event. In this cigar focused episode, Kurt Kendall, owner of Twins Smoke Shop and 7-20-4 Cigars joins us and talks about his experience at this year's PCA trade show, his fu...

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 the weeks leading up to that event. Today we continue looking at a cigar that Kurt Kendall made available at the PCA this year, the 7-20-4 Hustler Five & Dime. For our pipe tobacco, we look at Cornell &...

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 the weeks leading up to that event. Today we start with a limited-edition cigar that Kurt Kendall blended for The Club Humidor shop in Texas. Extremely limited, these sold out quick. The cigar was a fir...

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 podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio, Spoti...

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 Estate's "Nasty" Nick Laramie joins us as we discuss cigar cults and their followers while we light up the Liga Privada No. 9 Robusto. Does the coveted No. 9 blend live up to its reputation? In the seco...

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 how to recognize them when you smoke them. Whether you are just starting out, or are a seasoned connoisseur, this is a discussion you don't want to miss. Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe p...

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, a brand known for its Nicaraguan blends. Recently they collaborated with El Artista in the Dominican Republic and have released their first Dominican blend cigar, the Sindicato Artista. Next is 7-20-4...

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's latest Small Batch, Palmetto Balkan.  Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whene...

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 a phrase that denotes ending their work in style. After 147 episodes of NJBS, Paul, aka Pablo Maduro, is moving on from the podcast and from Twins to his next adventure. In this special episode we sen...

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 of pipe tobacco are Virginia/Perique blends. Why are we doing Paul's favs? Well, first he has great taste. But more importantly, we wanted him to pick our cigar for this episode because Paul is moving 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 course, just as movie sequels are compared to the original, new line extensions hope to live up to or surpass the original. Today, we look at Aganorsa Leaf's latest extension to the popular Guardian o...

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-week promotion with Rocky Patel that will culminate on June 17th with Rocky himself! In light of that, while we have the discussion on the FDA, we will be smoking the Rocky Patel White Label Sixty and...

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 of our favorite new releases from last year, does this new "thick" vitola rise to meet those high expectations?  Speaking of high expectations, Erik Stokkebye, who's 4th Generation Tobacconist line of...

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 Able Ebenezer. On this episode, we are joined by Able Ebenezer's Brendan Dekemper, as we sample several of their current brews with the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I.  Not Just Blowing Smoke is the ci...

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 the High West launch party at the 7-20-4 Lounge at Twins Smoke Shop, Londonderry on Tuesday, April 12th. As we get this preview of the pairing, Michael will share the Toscano story, one that literally...

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 the tobaccos are aged in a rum barrel for 30 days. After the tobacco is tinned, a section of the barrel is cut and placed into the tin with the slices of crumble cake so that the tobacco continues to be...

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 releases tell us about what to expect from future releases? As we have this discussion, we will look at two of these new releases: the Black Label Memento Mori and Cornell & Diehl's Eight State Burley Sm...