The Cigar Pulpit

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at the Ash & Ale Lounge in Palm Coast, Florida, Nick visits with owner Kenn Klarich and details the first part of his visit to his shop. The guys fire up a Villiger Sandoro Claro while detailing the shop, what happened over the course of this portion of the trip, and more.  Nick also was able to sit down with Villiger Cigars North Ameri...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down to catch up with Mike Brinker. They fire up the 2023 Brickhouse Ciento por Ciento from JC Newman and discuss a wide variety of topics. This is one of those random shows where the conversation just goes everywhere... We also discuss what we've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report and Nick discusses...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Luc, or MySticks35mm as he goes by on Instagram, to discuss his process of reviewing cigars and getting flavor notes. Nick enjoys the Perdomo Habano Sungrown while Luc fires up an exclusive version of the Oliva Serie V. They also discuss smoking in cold weather and ways to combat that. Find out what they've been entertain...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Pinky as they smoke the Bandolero Serie T and Aladino Classic. They discuss Nick's recent trip and his bizarre haircut experience, as well as Pinky's issues with technology.  They also discuss what they've been entertained by lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report and discuss Three Cigars They've Smoked and En...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down to chat with Ash and Ale Cigar Lounge owner Kenn Klarich about his upcoming event that Nick is traveling to Palm Coast, Florida, for! The guys fire up the Plascencia Alma Fuerte and discuss the event and all of the details surrounding it.  They also discuss what they've been entertained by lately in the Villiger Cigars Enter...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with Trey Mac to give first thoughts and review the new Aladino Dark Sumatra toro hitting stores soon. Trey Mac tells a harrowing tale from his time in West Virginia. This episode easily could have been named "Dude, where's my car?" but I chose not to take the low hanging fruit. We also discuss what we've been watching latel...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with Travis and Dave of the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash bbq team and podcast to kick off Bricktober with a JC Newman Bricktoberfest cigar! Now these are the 2022 since Nick hasn't gotten any 2023 yet, but the extra year of age was good to them! The guys discuss their PulpitFest experience, Nick's cleaners, and pineapple re...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Top Shooters, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker to answer your questions on this month's Ask the Boys episode. They fire up the Black Forrest by Villiger Cigars and dive into a variety of topics up to and including whether or not we should finally cancel Michael Jackson. Find out what they've been watching in the Villiger Entertainment Repo...

Coming at you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with listeners Teddy and Trent to recap all of the fun they had at PulpitFest 2023. They discuss all of the happenings, friendships that were made, and some ideas for next year. They also discuss Trent deciding to go for a drive in East St. Louis on Saturday night... They also discuss what they've been watching in the Villig...

Coming your way from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studio, Nick sits down with listener Trent to discuss pre-Pulpit Fest plans and smoke the JC Newman American. We discuss what goes into throwing an event like this and some of the ideas being floated for next year to improve it. We also get an update on Luciano Cigars from Trent, who is a sales rep for them and ATL Cigars. Find out what we've bee...

Coming your way from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Mike Brinker joins Nick at Top Shooters to smoke cigars from the Cigar Pulpit's two manufacturer sponsors, Aladino and Villiger. They start with the Villiger 1888 Nicaragua and move on to the Aladino Corojo Reserva while discussing the upcoming Pulpit Fest, highly rated cigars for (supposedly) under $8, and more. The guys also discuss wh...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with Nick Gervais of My Monthly Cigars and Fahking Good Coffee to smoke the Villiger Miami. We discuss inflation and the rising current prices of things, a new planet NASA says could support life, what we'd do in an alien invasion, and the issues MGM is having in Las Vegas. We also discuss what we've been entertained by late...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick flies solo and smokes the Montecristo White Series while talking about some famous cigar smokers. Maybe you'll learn of someone who enjoyed cigars that you didn't know about! Also he gives updates on upcoming events like PulpitFest and his trip to Palm Coast to Ash and Ale Cigars in October. Nick also details what he's been watching l...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Top Shooters, Nick is joined again by Mike Brinker who brought two well aged Fuente Fuente Opus X cigars for them to smoke. They discuss the upcoming Pulpit Fest, cigar events at lounges, and list off some good cigars to enjoy while outdoors in the nice weather. They also discuss what they've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars E...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Pinky joins Nick to fire up the PCA exclusive Aladino Limited Edition cigar and celebrate that Nick's strep throat is gone! We also discuss motorized bicycles, podcast ideas, dating, virtual therapy, and more. Find out what we've been watching in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report and Pinky at least does Three Cigars She's Smoked and...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studio, Nick is still out with strep throat and so rather than give you a podcast where he can't smoke and doesn't have a guest, we're presenting an episode of the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash podcast that Nick was on! From their show description... "This week we are joined by our good friend Nick A.K.A. "The Bishop of the Burn" from The world fam...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by his dad, Jim, as they tackle your calls in the August Ask the Boys show. Once again, Nick isn't smoking a cigar since it turns out he's recovering from strep throat, but that doesn't stop them from discussing a wide variety of topics from cigars, to cherished memories, to all vegetable diets. They also discuss the differe...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Drew Newman of JC Newman Cigars to discuss the recent court victory over the FDA. They also discuss some of the other battles the cigar industry still has to wage, as well as some updates as to things taking place at JC Newman and their factory El Reloj.  Nick was feeling under the weather this week and didn't smoke a cig...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with attorney Frank Herrera to discuss the recent court action between the FDA and the Cigar Industry. We discuss what really went down, how it impacts the industry, and what may result from this in the near future. During the discussion, Nick enjoys a Victory by Warfighter Cigars. We also discuss some shows and movies we've...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Nick Gervais to open up the August My Monthly Cigars box. They fire up the Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary and discuss a variety of topics including why Christmas seems to come so early in the stores and a new Pulpit drinking game. During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report they discuss shows they've been watch...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Travis and Dave of the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash podcast and BBQ team once again, where they fire up and try the new Punch Golden Era cigar. The guys discuss some customer service issues they've recently had at Starbucks and Taco Bell. They also discuss how Travis never invites anyone to go get crab legs, good places...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down and dives deep into the mind of frequent caller and bizarre personality Jerry Polaski. Nick appropriately enjoys the Freud Cigars Superego while Jerry enjoys a Liga Privada No. 9 he found. Its a bizarre conversation with more twists and turns than you can imagine, but we do discuss the upcoming PulpitFest a bit, as well as w...

Coming at you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with Dave and Travis from the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash podcast to have a few cigars and catch up. Nick fires up the new Micallef Black while Dave enjoys a Kentucky Fire Cured and Travis lights up a Camacho Ecuador. In true fashion, the guys discuss a wide variety of topics, including their podcast, PulpitFest, bizarre i...

Coming your way from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick fires up the Las Calavares 2023 from Crowned Heads and discusses recent news about the possible existence of life on other planets. He also touches on theories that the Earth is shifting dimensions, which is causing examples of the Mandela Effect, as well as some of the trials of entrepreneurship. And find out what Nick's been watch...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Rivermen Cigar Company, Nick sits down with Mike Brinker to talk some football since both the NFL and college ball will be starting soon. We fire up the Guardian of the Farm Apollo from Aganorsa Leaf and discuss fantasy leagues, some draft strategies, and more.  We also discuss what we've been watching and enjoying this past week in the...