The Ash Holes

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and soon our houses will be overrun with family we only see around the holidays for a reason. Our cigars will not be safe, and on top of a good meal they will want something to smoke, so it's time to light up the best of the best for ourselves. The Byron Grand Poemas is our cigar of choice and we will tell you all about this amazing cigar from Nelson Alfonso's Se...

It’s our Anniversary Show and last year we named the Serino Royale our Cigar of the Year. Today we kick off Year #2 with the son of Tony Serino; Carson Serino. We light up his cigar Wayfarer which was inspired by a trek across Iceland. We’ll look back at some of the top shows of the past year as we give you our thoughts on The Wayfarer and we introduce this weeks Top 5 list. Also we go Miles with...

It's not often a retailer gets a cigar named after him and David Garofalo joined the ranks of Zino Davidoff when Perdomo Cigars bestowed him with the honor. Not bad for a guy who started with stores in locations like Everett & East Boston, MA. 

Last week we took a look at four short cigars, and this week we conclude that look with two cigars that are perfect for that brisk evening walk. In the first half hour we will light up the Aladino Santi and follow it up with the La Flor Dominican Petit La Nox. We will discuss Lanceros and Panatelas and offer some our our knowledge on why they are sought by some and overlooked by others. Also we go...

It's that time of year in parts of the country where you don't want to be outside for too long with a cigar. Today on The Ash Holes we will light up 4 different short format cigars and give you our opinion on each of them. Those cigars are La Gianna Bambino, Perdomo Small Batch 2005 CT, Intemperance BA XXI Intrigue and Last Call Chiquitas Maduro by AJ Fernandez. Which one will we like best? It jus...

His family wanted him to be a Doctor, but instead he wound up in the cigar industry where he made his name in his home country of Cuba. He wound up in Naples where he met Rocky Patel and today we will sit down with and get to know Hamlet Paredes as we light up some of his acclaimed cigars. We will go Miles with Styles, announce our AshHole of the week, as well as share our thoughts on he Hamlet li...

This week are joined by Rick Ardito who has over 20 years in the Cigar Industry. Rick Ardito served a lengthy tour of duty with Drew Estate where he was once a partner and an executive within the company before semi-retiring in 2010. Now he is back once again with Nick Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company where he serves as brand ambassador for The Upsetters. Nick & Rick worked together for Drew Est...

Let’s face it for the most part a cigar lounge is full of men, so smoking in the boy’s room with JR Dominguez seems like a good title. Especially once you consider he will be joining us live on stage as we fire up a Recluse in the first half hour and a Jose Dominguez in the second half hour. Still think the show title is a stretch? Well maybe our Ash Hole of the week will change your mind as Dan s...

It’s a bonus episode of The Ash Holes as we celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay from the grand opening of the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe on the United Podcast Network. To celebrate the event, we welcome to the show the director of sales for Kristoff cigars, Justin Trudeau. We will talk with him to find out the latest happenings from the brand. We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styl...

Episode #46 – Todos Las Dias comes to us from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust which is the company owned by Steve Saka. The name translates to All The Days, which technically should be spoken as Todos Los Dias. Despite the butchering of the the language, one thing Saka has not butchered is the use of tobacco from Joya de Nicaragua. Join us as we light up this cigar from Sakasquatch and let you know if i...

Episode #45 – Why do we smoke cigars? Is it enjoyment? habit? a getaway? or it it an addiction? The AshHoles weigh in on why they smoke cigars, and why you should too. Today we look at a cigar from United Cigar and it is a cigar a lot of people haven’t heard of, but you should know this cigar because it is reminiscent of another stick that features a lady on the band. Rich and bold, Fleur de la Re...

Grab your toga, we're smoking the Julius Caeser by JC Newman. Diamond Crown Julius Caesar honors Julius Caeser ("J.C.") Newman, a true cigar pioneer and founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. Born in a small Hungarian village, J.C. and his family sailed across the Atlantic in 1888 in search of the American Dream. We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styles and make our Social...

The numerology number 43 is introspective, analytical, and pragmatic. Today we get analytical with a cigar from AJ Fernandez. The Enclave Habano Toro measures 6 x 52. Tune in live today at 4pm as we share our thoughts on this and many other topics. We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styles and make our Social Media pick of the week on this weeks episode of The AshHoles.

Episode #42 – We are joined by Christian Eiroa who sits down with The Ash Holes as we light up one of Christian’s newest and best creations, The Eiroa First 20 Years Colorado. We will find out everything CLE related with the man himself from Asylum to Fidget Spinners and so much more.

Episode #41 – Hows the Intemperance measure up? Join The AshHoles LIVE every Wednesday at 4pm. This week we light up the RoMa Craft Intemperance Industry. The definition of Intemperance is lack of moderation or restraint. excessive indulgence. This pretty much sums up The AshHoles! We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styles and make our Social Media pick of the week on this week...

We light up the Balmoral Añejo Gran Toro Live from the Serino Royale set at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Sunny Salem! We also go Miles with Styles and make our Social Media pick of the week on this weeks episode of The AshHoles.

Be afraid, we are naked. It's the 39th Episode and we decided to do it naked. Forget about three men in a tub, you have 3 men puffing away on the Davidoff Winston Churchill Late Hour.  It's been often said that Sir Winston Churchill would spend time in the Late Hours behind closed doors working in solitude or with trusted colleagues. During these Late Hour moments he was never without a cigar and...

The Perdomo 20th Anniversary cigars are hand-crafted with the finest tobaccos grown exclusively on Perdomo’s most prestigious farms in Esteli, Condega, and the famed Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. Using the highest priming tobaccos from each region, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary has a tremendous flavor profile with layer upon layer of rich, elegant, complex flavors. After being fermented to perfection...

This week on The Ash Holes we light up a cigar from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco. The cigar, Byron Londineses which is named after the 19th Century poet, Lord Byron. Tune in with us live on YouTube or catch the show on iTunes, Google Play or iHeart Radio. We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styles and make our Social Media pick of the week on this weeks episode of The AshHo...

Last week was the 2017 IPCPR in Las Vegas, NV and we welcome Erik Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle Cigars to recap the week in Las Vegas and smoke some cigars from their wonderful portfolio that consists of Berlin Wall, Hermitage, Moscow Cigar, Trademark and Tradicion. We will also  make our Social Media pick of the week on this weeks episode of The AshHoles.

Steve Saka who has a storied career in the cigar industry made a triumphant return with Sobremesa after his stint with Drew Estate where he was the driving force behind Liga Privada. Sobremesa is a Spanish word that doesn't translate to English, but it is defined as the time spent leisurely around the dinner table after a meal and before the dishes are cleared where the participants engage in conv...

A lot of great comics were once bumped from the Tonight Show, only to come back and make their debut weeks later. Some of these comics were never heard from again, and some went to become as famous as famous as anyone in show business. La Galera Box Press is a cigar that follows that modus operandi. It comes to us from Jochy Blanco’s Indian Head Tobacco and we believe that this cigar is a star…. W...

The Fourth of July is less than a week away and the perfect cigar to smoke is the Firecraker; the original cigar with a fuse. The boys light up the three versions currently available.  La Flor Dominicana, Leyandas Cubanas and Fratello Firecracker are on the menu. Join us as we share our thoughts on the Firecrackers. We will also take a look at viewer mail, go miles with Styles and make our Social...

The average person has 32 teeth in their mouth including their wisdom teeth. This week we will spread a little wisdom and sink our teeth, or at least place our lips around Atabey. The cigar comes to us from Selected Tobacco where it is made by Nelson Alfonso. This exquisite cigar a secret blend of tobaccos and is made in Costa Rica. Join us as we share our thoughts on the Atabey! We will also take...

If we were opening an ice cream store, we would have enough flavors to cut the ribbon. But alas, we are a bunch of AshHoles with a cigar podcast, so we will instead cut the cap. This week we visit Aladino from JRE Tobacco. This is a true classic cigar that channels the past when the Eiroa family was making cigars under another name. This cigar is pure Authentic Corojo grown in The Eiroa Tobacco Fa...