The Ash Holes

Established in 2004 by Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars became one of the fastest growing boutique manufacturers in the cigar industry. Using the best double and triple fermented in the world they've created some of the best blends in the world. Today we light up the Kristoff Connecticut and share our thoughts as Pastor Padron gives a very important sermon on how to properly use a cigar store cutter. We...

Born in Spain, but growing up in Uruguay isn't the route for most cigar makers, but it was for La Flor Dominicana's owner Litto Gomez who released La Volcada in 2017. The cigar is named after a move in the Tango and it is said that the dance was invented in the same country that Litto grew up in, though those in Argentina will argue other wise. The cigar follows the footsteps of other recent relea...

For the last few weeks our own Dan Ledwith has been taking part in his civic duty. This civic duty is dreaded by many, but his time as a juror is over. I'm sure he will share his story while we light a cigar, the Atabey Duendes. The name translates to Elves, and the boys will let you know if they prefer this over a cookie. Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look...

Habano, Connecticut, Broadleaf are all types of tobacco we know. Casa Fernandez markets tobacco it grows on their farms as a varietal called Aganorsa. Today we welcome Terence Reilly to the show and find out what makes this Nicaraguan tobacco so special that it gets its own name. We will light up the Guardian of the Farm and share our thoughts and let you know our opinion of Aganorsa, after all Ca...

The show title this week is as cryptic as they come, but we promise it will make sense once you tune in to this weeks episode of The AshHoles. We promise you won't have to wait long to find out how the Aladino Maduro ties into the movies. It comes to us from JRE Tobacco, and guest Edgar Takermanji will light up with us as we share our thoughts on this cigar that comes in 4 sizes, 3 of which are bo...

The Ash Holes welcome Jim Price the local CLE/Asylum sales representitive to the show as we catch up on all things CLE. We will smoke two cigars on the show in the Medulla Oblongata which is a available as a box pressed and round cigar. Which do we like better, and will one leave us ornery? We'll also feature the AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of the week live from Studio 21 Podc...

The Ash Holes light up a cigar whose name translate to Strong Soul. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte comes to us from one of the most renowned tobacco growers in the world. Does the cigar reach expectations? Tune in and find out our thoughts Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and ou...

In 2011 after leaving another cigar company, Jon Huber & Mike Condor would launch a cigar company called Crowned Heads. The initial release was named Four Kick and it was produced by Ernesto Perez Carrillo. In 2017, the company would introduce the cigar we up light up today, Four Kicks Maduro. Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, he...

We have had a few cancellations due to weather, and as luck would have it another snow storm is headed toward New Hampshire. Is it in Willy Marante's DNA to brave the snow that is coming? We say yes, that the kid from Miami Cigar will do what others before him have failed!   To celebrate we will light up the La Aurora DNA from the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic, La Aurora. We will s...

Here in New England we are stuck in a weather pattern that has brought 3 Nor'easters in as many weeks. As we dig out from more then 2 feet of snow, we decided to take a trip the the islands in the Pacific known as Hawaii. It's a trip in spirit as we light up a cigar known the locals as Hawaiian Vintage Series. But then again we don't have to worry about bring back an idol from the caves and being...

This week we are smoking Solera Sun Grown by Aging Room Cigars a cigar that utilizes some of the same techniques used in the aging of wine. Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of the week live from Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem, NH on the United P...

It's episode number 69, giggity! We celebrate with a cigar that is synonymous with Litto Gomez and La Flor Dominicana and a favorite of Rush Limbaugh. That cigar is the LFD Chisel Maduro and we will attack the age old debate of the hole punch vs straight cut for this vitola. Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles,...

One cigar company re-invented Vintage and made it new again. That company is Rocky Patel and we light up the latest Vintage, the 2006 San Andreas. The blend consists of a 11-year-old Mexican wrapper from San Andres, Connnecticut Broadleaf binder and fillers from Nicaragua. We will share with you our thoughts on this cigar with the orange band. Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not serm...

It's Valentine's Day and we spend time with our true love, Cigars. We will light up the Perdomo Bourbon Barrel Aged Sungrown on this day after Fat Tuesday. We will let you know our thoughts about this cigar and Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of...

The weather outside is frightful so while we have Erik Wentworth scheduled to be on the show today. We light up the Hammer + Sickle Tradition Salomon which is made at the Tabadom Factory in the Dominican Republic. We will let you know our thoughts about this cigar and Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles, announ...

This week we are smoking the La Carême Canonazo by Crowned Heads. La Carême is named after Marie Antoine Carême, a chef who created the soufflé and it comes to us from Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. We will let you know our thoughts about this cigar and Pastor Padron will give his weekly Thou Shall Not sermon. We will also look at this week's top 5 list, go Miles with Styles, ann...

The Perla del Mar Maduro is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed Perla del Mar line from JC Newman. Perla Del Mar was first conceived in the late 19th Century to honor Cuba’s highly acclaimed cigar heritage. With its rich, fertile soil creating the most flavorful cigar tobacco in the world, Cuba was regarded then as the true Peal of the Sea. Today the cigar is made in Nicaragua and we will light...

In Pinar Del Rio sat Hacienda el Corojo the farm that was responsible for growing the best Corojo in the world. Before many Cuban farmers left the island nation they took with them seeds from the famous leaf. The 22N / 83W is grown using some of those seeds grown in 5 different regions of the world. We will share with you our thoughts on 22N / 83W and let you know what this Corojo puro has to offe...

Just sit right back and you hear a tale... Nope, wrong boat. Today we set sail for the New World with this box pressed beauty from AJ Fernandez in Nicaragua. He's become the hottest name in the Cigar Industry, but at times we wonder if his core lines are being over looked. Well, the Ash Holes won't be in that boat as we light up one of his first brick & mortar brands. Also we go Miles with Styles,...

We ended the year last week by naming our 2017 Cigar of the Year, and while there were a lot of cigars that stood out, one rose above the rest in The Wise Man Maduro. We will be joined via Skype by Nick Melillo, The Chief Of The Broadleaf, brainchild behind Foundation Cigar Company and find out what's in store for 2018. We will also give you our thoughts of the Wise Man Maduro and let you know why...

We start the show by lighting the Serino Royale Maduro XX which was our 2016 Cigar of the Year. As we kick back and enjoy this reigning cigar of the year for the last time, we will bring forth out list of cigars we feel should be in contention for cigar of the year. It will be a drag em down, knock em out debate as we each make our argument for the 2017 Cigar of the Year, but there can be only 1....

It's 5 days until Christmas and today we will light up what every cigar smoker should want for Christmas. It's one of the latest Atabey sizes from Nelson Alfonso's Selected Tobacco, the Misticos. We will light up this exquisite cigar that measures 6.75 x 56 and share our thoughts. Also we go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of the week as well as del...

This week we look at one of the new cigars to come out in 2017 as we light up the Fratello Navetta. The cigar comes to us from former NASA employee Omar de Frias and we will tell you what this cigar has in common with the Space Agency. Also we go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of the week as we share our thoughts on the Fratello Navetta live from S...

For peat's sake! This week we welcome to the show, Erik Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle Cigars where we will fire up The Caleanoch 25 which features Scottish Peat Fired tobacco. We will learn about the process and find out how the project took shape from their Director of Sales. Also we go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, and our Instagram highlight of the week as we share our t...

Winston Churchill once wrote, "We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We...