The Cigar Pulpit

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's tent, Nick sits down with Mr. Jonathan of Two Guys Smoke Shop and the Cigar Authority to discuss Christmas gift ideas for cigar smokers. The guys fire up a Cigar Authority Anniversary Lancero and discuss how to shop for the cigar smoker in your life, lectins, and social media. We also find out what aspect of the Cigar Authority Mr...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's Driveway, Nick and Gator fire up an All Saints Dedication Mitre to commemorate All Saints Day (three days late). Per usual the conversation goes all over the place and somehow we learn about the link between the Beach Boys and Charlie Manson and what Manson has in common with Hitler. We also discuss how Jeff inserted himself into...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Pinky today as they fire up the United Cigars Rocky Patel Cigar Bar for Halloween! They discuss ghostly encounters, "fun" facts, holidays and the stress surrounding them, and more.  We also listen to the calls in this week's Ask the Boys, figure out what goes in the United Cigars One Must Go, and more. Check out the Cigar...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, the guys sit down with Regional Sales Director for JC Newman and Arturo Fuente Jake Cronin, to celebrate Bricktoberfest! We fill up our boot steins and fire up the 2022 Bricktoberfest Brick House cigar and discuss all things JC Newman and Arturo Fuente. We also break the iPad. We answer listener calls in this week's Ask the Boys, find out...

Coming your way from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with comic book artist and writer Graham Nolan to discuss his latest project, a supernatural detective story called The Ghosts of Matecumbe Key, and his other prior works under the Compass Comics banner.  We each light up a cigar, smoking the JFR Corojo super toro and the Macanudo Inspirado Red, and get into a further disc...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Top Shooters, we crack open the October My Monthly Cigars box and try the Rocky Patel Unica. We also find out about Nick and to-go boxes and more. It's a packed episode! We answer listener calls in Ask the Boys, find out what gets cut in the United Cigars One Must Go, discuss Three Cigars We've Smoked and Enjoyed This Week, and get a Fin...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Rivermen Cigar Company, Nick sits down to talk about United Cigars and their new cigar the Yaya Bagua with United's Director of Operations Oliver Nivaud and Yaya creator Carlos Gonzalez. We light up the Yaya and find out about how it came to be, what we can expect soon from United Cigars, and more. We also find out what gets cut in the U...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's Driveway, Gator returns to the Pulpit after a two episode break! The guys fire up the Mark Twain The Press from the September My Monthly Cigars Box and catch up with Gator to hear about a rather horrific hiking trip he went on. We also discuss how Nick got stuck with two concert tickets he couldn't get rid of and Gator's poor groo...

Coming at you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Indiana's official Aladino Lounge at the Final Third Cigar and Whiskey Lounge, Nick sits down with Broccoli Rob and Isaiah and it gets ignorant. We light up the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro from Espinosa and Isaiah makes Nick retrohale it a lot. It doesn't end well. We discuss the day's event at the lounge, find out more about the Final Third...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's driveway, Nick is flying solo and smoking the Perdomo Habano Sungrown. Since Gator is busy, Nick took the opportunity to discuss the show, what its all about, and tell new listeners a little about himself. He goes over what cigars are currently in his rotation and he discusses his favorite horror movies in time for Halloween. Find...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's Driveway, the guys light up the Red Anchor from United Cigars and discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Ian that struck western Florida. We cover some of the damage, how it has impacted the cigar industry, and how we can all help in relief efforts.  We also announce a new contest in the Ask the Boys segment that you'll want to get in...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Gator and I were swamped this week and couldn't get to together to get an episode done for today, BUT we wanted to discuss the hurricane hitting Tampa and we figured what better episode to honor Tampa than this one!  We revisit our 2020 tour of the JC Newman Factory and our in depth interview with Eric and Bobby Newman. We discuss the hist...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios outside of the Rivermen Cigar Company, the guys are broadcasting at the third annual Rivermen Cigar Festival.  There's guests-a-plenty on this episode as we catch up with some of the folks at the event, detail what happened both at the Rivermen event and at PulpitFest 2022, and more! Its always a party and, short of attending, this is your...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick sits down with Nick Gervais and they discuss their experience at the 37th Annual Two Guys Smoke Shop Anniversary Party. Learn all about the party and full experience that Dave and the crew at Two Guys puts on for all of their guests. Also in this episode, they open up the September My Monthly Cigars box and fire up a Punch Fu Manchu. ...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is back from his trip to New Hampshire to visit Two Guys Smoke Shop for their 37th Anniversary Party and he's sharing his experience. Spoilers: He had a great time! Nick and Gator light up an Atabey Ritos and they also discuss this weekend's Pulpitfest and Rivermen Cigar Company event. They also answer listener questions in this week'...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Nick's house, the guys are trying new stuff today! First they fire up a cigar neither of them have tried, The Voyage, and Gator discusses some experiences he had at local restaurants he'd never been to. But then, we crack open an MRE so Nick can try one and that's when things go off of the rails. We also determine what gets cut in the Un...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios in Nick's driveway, the guys discuss Gator inviting the Queen onto the podcast and the ramifications of that while smoking a Diamond Crown Maximus Robusto No. 5. We also discuss Nick's upcoming trip to New Hampshire to attend the 2 Guys Smoke Shop anniversary party, answer listener questions in this week's Ask The Boys, determine what gets...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Nick's place, Nick sits down to talk with Joshua Habursky and Glynn Loope, who handle government affairs and lobbying efforts at the Premium Cigar Association. We discuss the recent courtroom victories for premium cigars, where the fight is heading next, and even discuss the rumors of a possible Nicaraguan import ban in the United States...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Jeff's ex-wife's house, we fire up the Aganorsa Leaf La Validacion Connecticut and discuss a variety of subjects including how the US may be preparing to restrict Nicaraguan goods, maybe including cigars. We also answer some listener calls in this week's Ask the Boys, discuss Three Cigars We've Smoked and Enjoyed This Week, determine wha...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Top Shooters, the guys sit down to talk to a friend of Gator's, David Voigts, about targeted individuals and the conspiracies and efforts to psychologically manipulate them. They fire up the Romeo y Julieta Romeo Churchill and go down a rabbit hole only Gator could have brought to you... They also determine what gets cut in the United Ci...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Jeff's ex-wife's house, the guys are firing up a Padilla Artemis and discussing how Gator organized mob action against some folks at a concert this past weekend.  We also answer listener calls in this week's Ask the Boys, figure out what we can do without in the United Cigars One Must Go, discuss Three Cigars We've Smoked and Enjoyed Thi...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios at Top Shooters, we very nearly didn't have this show! We smoked the Nestor Miranda Special Selection and discussed a bunch of stuff, but we lost power to the equipment right at the end of the show. The files appeared lost but we managed to find them. So you avoided a Pulpit Rewind! Meet Shannon and get some details on PulpitFest '22, find...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, we're trying our best to attempt to do the Cigar Smoking World Championship challenge. We're firing up the official cigar for the event, made by Rocky Patel. We discuss the challenge and its various rules. Also, Gator throws out a conspiracy theory he's been fascinated by about whether the Titanic really sank. We also answer listener quest...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, we're celebrating our third anniversary! We light up a cigar from Villiger, the new Villiger Miami lancero. We discuss our top favorite cigars that we've smoked and enjoyed over the past year. There's a lot of great cigars listed, so if you're here for cigar content, this is a good episode for you! We also determine what needs to go in the...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios on the deck of Jeff's ex-wfie's house, we're pulling a smoker's choice because Nick grabbed the wrong My Monthly Cigars box. Nick smokes the Amendola Speciale and Gator fires up the Timeless Prestige from Ferio Tego. They discuss an air conditioning repair job gone wrong and more! They also answer listener calls in this week's Ask the Boys,...