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Eiroa CBT Maduro has done the impossible and this week the guys find out if Eiroa did in fact hit a triple. The maduro wrapper, maduro binder, and maduro filler all combine to make this cigar a real triple threat. Join along as the guys fire up another edition of The Ash Holes. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect from The Ash Holes as we broad...

This week on The Ash Holes we smoke the C.O. Jones cigar. Will it be too strong for our resident experts? Do you have the balls to try this strong cigar? We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect from The Ash Holes as we broadcast live on location from Studio 21 Podcast Cafe high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, New Hampshire on the United Podcas...

This week on The Ash Holes we smoke the Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship cigar and see if we can keep it lit without penalty for the duration of the show. We discuss the upcoming Championship events and give our thoughts on this cigar. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect from The Ash Holes as we broadcast live on location from Stud...

The term 'La Volcada' comes from a step in the tango dance that originated in Uruguay. Litto Gomez, co-founder of LFD, grew up in Uruguay so the name has very deep meaning. The cigar is a 7" x 48 Churchill with a Mexican San Andrés, Dominican fillers, and an Ecuadorian Corojo binder. The La Volcada is a full-bodied smoke that will get you up on your feet and dancing to the beautiful flavors. Cherr...

Christian Eiroa started his own brand, CLE Cigar Company, years after helping build the Camacho brand. Today we fire up a CLE Corojo with the legend himself and share our thoughts on The AshHoles. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect from The Ash Holes as we broadcast live on location from Studio 21 Podcast Cafe high above Two Guys Smoke Shop i...

Le Bijou (The Jewel) 1922 is a blend that has been created within the well-known brand "My Father". Jose "Pepin" Garcia has made this in honor, appreciation and memory of his father, who was born in 1922. Today we fire up a cigar that embodies the My Father Factory and share our thoughts on The AshHoles. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect fro...

Coming from a storied line of Cuban cigar makers, AJ Fernandez combines old world technique with his own unique perspective at his factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, which has produced some of the most exciting blends of the past decade. This timeless brand is appealing to a new generation of smokers with the robust, distinctly flavored cigar. Boasting an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, Corojo 99 binder, and...

Juarez by Crowned Heads is created at a small factory named Tabacalera Pirchardo which is headed up by Don Eradio Pichado, a third-generation farmer with Cuban roots. He was also mentored by Arsenio Ramos who rose to fame as a Master Blender with Aganorsa. Here Crowned Heads and Don Pichado show off their shared vision in a cigar that was inspired by the song Cocaine Blues which was performed by J...

The boys light up Jacobs Ladder from Southern Draw Cigars this week on The Ash Holes. Southern Draw is a veteran owned company based in Texas with their cigars blended at AJ Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua. Like many of the cigar names from Southern Draw it has a link with agriculture, religion and family. The Jacobs Ladder features a rich Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper over a Maduro binder and fil...

This week we welcome John Fazzi of Kristoff to the show as we fire up a cigar teleased at the 2019 IPCPR in Las Vegas. The Kristoff Shade Grown delivers Connecticut seed, shade grown in Honduras. The cigar with a closed foot at pigtail cap features a Dominican binder and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Does Glen Case have another winner? Tune in as The Ash Holes share their opin...

This week we fire up the Rocky Patel Sungrown Maduro which is made in Rocky Patel's boutique factory situated in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Sun Grown Maduro is a triple-capped, hand-bunched and hand-rolled cigar highlighted by a rich and oily Broadleaf wrapper. In 2016 it earned the #2 ranking in Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of the Year.  The Ash Holes will be the judge if it was worthy of such a...

The legendary Don Lino Africa has returned.  Today we fire up a cigar long known as one of Nestor Miranda's favorites.  The brand was born out of his love of travel to the African continent ands part of Miami Cigar & Company celebrating 30 years, the Africa sees the blend, boxes and and presentation return to its original form with the Don Lino Africa production being handled by Tabacalera AJ Fern...

This week we welcome Erik Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle cigars for his first visit, first visit in 2020 that is. One of our most frequent guests, because he’s an ashhole just like us. We fire up a cigar that was a collaboration project between United Cigars and Hammer + Sickle. The two began secret talks back in 2018, but they came to an abrupt halt when Eric Hanson, president of Hammer + Sickle...

This week on The AshHoles join the party with our Cigar of the Year. We looked back at all the cigars we smoked on the show in 2019, and after looking at the ratings, we are set to unveil this cigar that brings the art of tobacco and cigars, full circle. Tune in as Matt Tabacco, Ed Sullivan and Aaron Noonan tell you what the 2019 Cigar of the Year is.. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top...

It’s that time of year where everyone is offering their top list of cigars. This week we smoke The Cigar Authority's Cigar of the Year who is the originator dating back to 1982. We light up the Nestor Miranda Special Selection Toro which measure 5.5 x 54. We do all this in preparation for our cigar of the year. What will it be? Will we offer any hints into what it could be? Our announcement is one...

We bring 2019 to a close with the most expensive cigar we have ever smoked on the show, the Davidoff Royal Release. Measuring at 5.5 x 55 the cigar is said to be crafted by either of Davidoff’s most experienced Master Rollers. It features a proprietary wrapper called Aromatica, Ecuador Habano binder and a five-varietal blend of Dominican tobacco aged eight years. We will let you know if this $80 c...

Every AshHole in Cigarville loved Christmas a lot. But The Grinch who lived just outside of Cigarville did not. It could be, perhaps because his lighter was empty or it could be he just didn’t smoke the right cigar. Today on The AshHoles, we attempt to grow the Grinch’s heart with a Julius Caesar 1895. Will this be the magical cigar, or does it deserve to be tossed on the Yule log.  It’s Christmas...

Stanford Newman wanted to create a hearty complement to the wildly successful Diamond Crown line. To accomplish this, he enlisted the help of two legendary cigar families, the Fuentes and Olivas. After years of collaboration, for the company’s 110th anniversary, J.C. Newman launched a full-flavored, bold cigar that could only be created by these three cigar masterminds, the Diamond Crown MAXIMUS....

This week on The AshHoles we cut, light, and review the Perdomo ESV Sungrown. The Perdomo Estate Selection Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed is a hand-crafted cigar that utilizes the top 5% of the Perdomo family’s estate grown tobaccos from the prestigious Fina Natalie in Esteli, Nicaragua.  We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the madness you come to expect from The Ash H...

This week we smoke on the show a cigar that was exclusive to 2GuysCigars.com. It’s a collaboration between Single Cask Nation and Aganorsa Leaf and we tell you all about this cigar that was aged in Rye casks. It comes in 10 count boxes and was limited to 200 boxes. We will let you know how you can get these as only a handful remain. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top 5 List and all the m...

Since 2015 Reinier Lorenzo the owner of HVC Cigars has released a stick to celebrate the most chaotic day of the year for retailers and many consumers, Black Friday. Like the rest of the HVC Portfolio they are produced at TABSA in Esteli, Nicaragua at the home of Aganorsa Leaf. Today we review the 2019 Edition which is limited to just 400 boxes of 50 cigars. It’s available in just one size called...

Tobacco hasn't grown in Florida since 1890 when Jeff Borysiewicz decided to change that in 2013 when he planted tobacco on 8 acres of farmland in Clermont, Florida. Today his tobacco is used in cigars by some top cigar manufacturers including Drew Estate who produced the Florida Sun Grown featuring tobacco grown in the Sunshine state. The cigar was blended by Willy Herrera and we tell if a cigar c...

Good things come in threes like the hosts of The Ashholes EdSullivan, Aaron Noonan and Michael Dimare. Then there are anniversaries, and today we celebrate our 3rd anniversary. So when we got together to decide what to smoke the answer was obvious, Atabey Tubes. These sticks come in a 3-pack making it the ultimate triple-play. We fire up the Atabey Misticos Tubes from Nelson Alfonso that measures...

This week on the Ash Holes we smoke a cigar that was blended to represent the taste of Cuban Cigars, but the question is do they? Can a cigar that costs under $3 replicate the old world Cuban cigar profile? Are these bundles worth the price of admission? The Ash Holes light up a cigar that won’t break the bank and tell you if they are worth every penny. We will also have The Victor Sinclair 55 Top...

In 2012 J.R. Dominguez and Scott Weeks would launch their company Iconic Leaf Cigars and the brand Recluse and the secret to their success is the special fermentation process they use for all their tobacco with each cigar being rolled entubar for a perfect draw every time. Accord to Scott Weeks their cigars are meant to be a mini-vacation and what better name for their San Andres wrapped cigar tha...