The Cigar Pulpit

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Aladino Sales Director Trey Mac Shipley to catch up and smoke the Aladino 85th Anniversary Reserva toro. The guys are mostly taking it easy catching up, hearing about some of Trey Mac's travel adventures. They discuss a recent issue with NyQuil and how it resulted in the obliteration of many many crackers.  The guys also discuss...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a Joya Black and dives into some big trouble on the horizon for the cigar industry, as the United States may impose some big tariff's and trade-related changes on Nicaragua. These changes could result in significantly higher prices and availability issues for many of the cigars we enjoy, so this is definitely something every cigar s...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick celebrates Halloween by firing up the World's Strongest Cigar and discussing some spooky stuff! First, we touch on Halloween cigar etiquette. You may be planning on firing up a cigar and enjoying it while handing out candy to trick or treaters. Nick goes over a few basic rules for that so you don't end up being the evil monster on the street...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick potentially gets a bit controversial and expresses his thoughts on cigar media and cigar reviews. While firing up an HVC Hot Cake, Nick discusses some of the things about the cigar media that he both looks for and feels could use improvement. He also gives his thoughts on cigar reviews and asks listeners if they actually help aid in the purc...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is taking listener calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode. But first... there's more trouble with the intro music! Once Nick finishes raging about the music trouble, he fires up a Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne epicure and takes on your calls.  We discuss cigars, my garage, podcasting, and a lot more. You guys called in a lot and it was...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick recounts his adventure in Miami last week. Nick flew down to meet with the team at Villiger Cigars and, in the process, see some amazing cigar shops in the Miami area.  Nick actually sat down and spoke with the owner of Sabor Havana, George Valdez, about his shop, his bar expansion that should be open soon, his big annual event called Smoke...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Jason Wood of Miami Cigar and Company to discuss their newest cigar line, Outcast Cigars. Nick fires up a robusto and the two discuss the blend, origin of the idea, and where Outcast fits well in the cigar market. We also discuss Miami Cigar and Company and its other offerings. Find out what Nick has been watching and listening...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Luc (MySticks35mm) and Dave to conclude the 2025 Battle of the Budgets and declare a winner!  Eight cigars were selected that all have an MSRP of $8 or less. They were de-banded and assigned a number by an independent assistant. The guys have no idea what they are smoking and will review the four cigars. At the end, they assign...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Luc (MySticks35mm) and Dave to continue the 2025 Battle of the Budgets!  Eight cigars were selected that all have an MSRP of $8 or less. They were de-banded and assigned a number by an independent assistant. The guys have no idea what they are smoking and will review the four cigars. At the end, they assign a numerical score to...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Luc (MySticks35mm) and Dave to begin the 2025 Battle of the Budgets!  Eight cigars were selected that all have an MSRP of $8 or less. They were de-banded and assigned a number by an independent assistant. The guys have no idea what they are smoking and will review the four cigars. At the end, they assign a numerical score to eac...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up and tries the Karatoba toro from Ozgener Family Cigars. Get a creepy update on his recent dream and learn why its been screwing with him all week. And then Nick takes to the phone line and takes listener calls in another Ask the Pulpit. Learn what three cigars Nick would smoke (at this time) for the rest of his life, why he started...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick lights up the Night & Day, the official cigar of the 2025 New England Cigar Expo. From there, its a wild ride as Nick recounts the time he was yelled at and made to feel a fool by a prominent cigar manufacturer... or was he? Also, find out the (mostly complete) list of the cigars in the upcoming Battle of the Budgets so you can get some...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines and answers listener calls in another edition of Ask the Pulpit. While smoking an Aladino Cameroon robusto, Nick discusses testosterone treatment, Real ID's, a listener's wedding, and being naked in a hut in Bora Bora.  Nick also takes a call from a listener who asks about show guests and it prompts the question... W...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by the CEO/Executive Director of the PCA Joshua Habursky to discuss legislation in California and Texas impacting premium cigars. In both cases, retailers could have less options of product to sell to consumers and consumers may have less access to the cigars they enjoy. The guys break it down and discuss the efforts of PCA in tryi...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by listeners Shawn and Seth as they detail their experience at the recent New England Cigar Expo. The guys give a full rundown of their time at the two day event, what they liked and what they think can be improved, and the cigars they smoked.  Find out what we've been watching and entertained by in the Villiger Entertainment Repor...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a Perdomo Lot 23 Sungrown and answers a few listener calls from the Ask the Pulpit Hotline. We discuss an idea for a video smoke-along with listeners and we get some more information on the Golden Gate Bridge and the weight of the paint on it.  During the Villiger Entertainment Report, Nick has very different shows he's been watchin...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by his dad, Jim, to discuss his recent trip to Yellowstone. Find out all of the places he visited and animals he saw during his trip while the guys enjoy the League of Fat Bastards Serie L robusto.  Also, learn Jim's thoughts on Nick's recent lottery episode and some of the things he'd do with the money.  And we discuss a famous ci...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, with all of the talk about the huge Powerball jackpot, Nick fires up a Davidoff Nicaragua and answers that question that we're sure was discussed in a number of cigar lounges last weekend... "What would you do if you won the lottery?" Nick goes deep into the first steps he'd take, some items on his must do list, and some dream items he'd like to...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes listener calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode. This time you'll hear more about wild chickens, some about PulpitFest, a bit of backstory on an old show character, and lots more.  Nick also fields a question from a listener who is confused about how to get cigars from his local shop's humidor after receiving some mixed signals from t...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studio, Nick is joined by listener Shawn who attended PulpitFest and was the big winner of the trip to the Puro Sabor Nicaraguan Cigar Festival that was graciously donated by Villiger Cigars! The two discuss the trip and how Shawn has wanted to go for a while. They also discuss his experience at PulpitFest this year and how it compares to last year.  Duri...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, it's PulpitFest 2025 presented by Villiger Cigars! Nick is joined by a variety of guests including Ed Sullivan, Kenn Klarich, his dad Jim, Hector Flores and Alejandro Ocasio from Villiger Cigars, Dave Garofalo, Trey Mac Shipley of Aladino Cigars, Erica Flores of Vincent's Clubhouse, and a few of the attendees! Find out all about the event, some o...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Noah as they smoke a few selections from Aging Room. The two discuss weight loss and lifestyle changes, but they also touch on a bizarre news story out of Denmark that could result in zoo animals eating family pets?!? Find out what the guys have been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And learn about a...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick heads back to the phone line and answers more of your calls in another installment of Ask the Pulpit. This time, while smoking the new Plasencia Alma del Cielo robusto, we learn that there ARE wild chickens but they're not what we think they are. And later we learn about Nick's sneezing attacks. Find out what Nick has been watching lately in...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Pinky joins Nick again as they have a cigar and talk about all kinds of things including various beauty products that both men and women would enjoy.  Also Pinky brings up an interesting article she remembered seeing talking about potential links between red heads and people of African descent, leading Nick to ask if he's the whitest black man sh...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines and answers your burning questions in another installment of Ask the Pulpit. While smoking a Davidoff Maduro, we take calls from listeners about recent episodes, the studio, and more. Nick even gets a question where he's not entirely sure he's not being screwed with.  Find out what Nick has been watching lately in th...