The Cigar Pulpit

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Studios, Nick lights up the World's Strongest Cigar and goes on a rant about YouTube. He discusses the events of this week and how YouTube has begun targeting the Pulpit and how he is responding. He also discusses some of the hypocrisy behind YouTube censoring creators and how the government has given them, and other social media platforms, the means to act as Bi...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a Micallef Black toro and is joined by Cherry Chernobyl. They discuss Nick's recent encounter with some stray wildlife by his garage door as well as what Nick would be willing to do for $15K. Somehow they end up going from urban wildlife to 80's 3D movies...  During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, they discuss HBO's The Pe...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes your calls on another edition of Ask the Pulpit. Nick fires up the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua and takes a variety of calls on such topics as the importance of vacation time, trying a cigar more than once, Sean Connery sci-fi, spam calls, and more. Find out what we've been watching lately during the Villiger Cigars Entertain...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Aladino Sales Manager Trey Mac Shipley. The guys fire up some Aladino cigars and go down a long and winding rabbit hole, discussing their respective times working in politics. The guys learn a bit about each other's pasts and bring to the table different experiences from a variety of levels of government. We also find out some i...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick's Dad, Jim, joins us again to discuss the state of the world and have a cigar. Nick fires up the Wise Man Nicaragua Corojo from Foundation Cigars while Jim enjoys the Leaf by Oscar Sumatra. The guys bounce around to a lot of topics, but we do discuss those advertisements on television for various drugs and how we got to a place where every o...

Coming your way from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Pinky as they discuss Halloween, the Menendez Brothers, and pizza with a side of cocaine?!? All this while smoking the Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sungrown Epicure. Find out what they've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report.  And learn about a man who didn't know how to stop running in the Fly High wit...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Noah as they get into a very important topic this time of year... the best and worst Halloween candy. Appropriately enough, they're smoking a League of Fat Bastards Serie L robusto while breaking down, state by state, what candy is most popular and what candy is the worst.  Additionally, they discuss some unfortunate overdone ba...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is smoking the JFR Lunatic habana robusto and catching you up on what's going on. We discuss fall cleaning and the intense work put into organizing his garage, a friend moving away, the Krabby Patty meal from Wendy's, and even corpses in the streets of Poland?!? Also, Nick discusses planning for an out of town guest and the prep work. What s...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Cherry Chernobyl as she tries her first cigar! The pair fire up a Villiger Export, a small short cigar that is easy to smoke and not intimidating to a first time smoker. They discuss the recent hurricanes and how some emergency preparation for them was a good idea. They also discuss Chat GPT and she gives some potential tag line...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick lights up the West Tampa Tobacco Black toro and gives an update on the state of things post Hurricane Milton in Florida.  From there, Nick responds to your calls in another episode of Ask the Pulpit. We discuss football and space, as well as whether aging a bad cigar will make it any better. From there find out what Nick has been watching la...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 and explores within the pages of the first issue of Cigar Aficionado! Nick found a copy at an antique mall and reviews the magazine with you all. We compare the magazine as it started versus what it is today, and you may be surprised at the results. We also explore the reviews, advertisements, and conten...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is recording in the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with Mr. Jonathan and Ed Sullivan! The guys recap the 2024 New England Cigar Expo and Nick's trip to New Hampshire. Find out what it's like to live in Mr. Jonathan's basement, thoughts on the World's Strongest Cigar, and more! We also discuss what we've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars En...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Noah to review some AI generated ideas for games to be played at a Cigar Olympics. The guys fire up the West Tampa Tobacco Red toro and review over 15 different game suggestions. Some are good and some... not so good... Which ones sound fun to you? Find out what we've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Rep...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a United Cigars natural toro and reviews all of the winners of the 2024 Cigar Trophy Awards presented by Cigar Journal magazine. There were a few friends of the show honored and we're very happy for them and everyone! During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, Nick discusses a few things he's been watching as well as a book or...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by his dad, Jim, to enjoy a cigar and catch up a bit. Nick smokes an Aladino Classic toro while Jim fires up a Yagua he's been waiting to smoke. They discuss traveling, specifically to New Orleans, Yellowstone, and other locations. Find out why you never want to sit behind a wing on an airplane and more fun facts!  They also discus...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Mobile Studios, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker as they smoke the Aladino Cameroon Reserva.  The guys discuss a potential major issue facing not just the cigar industry, but commerce as a whole, as a potential dock worker strike looms along the east coast of the United States. Find out what the impact of a strike will be and if it may keep retailers and co...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is answering listener calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode!  Before the calls start, Nick fires up and tries the 2024 Brick House Bricktoberfest cigar from JC Newman and gives a of detail on the promotion behind the limited edition cigar.  From there, he dives into your calls, which featured topics like PulpitFest, football, outdoor smoki...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by comic book professional and Compass Comics owner Graham Nolan and Dave Clark of the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash podcast.  The guys fire up some cigars and discuss what's going on in the world of comics, specifically the independent projects Graham has cooking, as well as cigars they've been smoking lately. They also discuss ho...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Luc, who goes by MySticks35mm on Instagram, to smoke a cigar and discuss Canadian food specialties. We go across the nation, discussing each region of Canada and what food its known for, and pairing it with cigars.  Find out what we've been watching and listening to lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And what Th...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Pinky for a cigar. Nick smokes cigar 14C from the STARS review pack and Pinky smokes the Serenity Now by Asylum Cigars.  The two discuss options for smoking in the winter and preparing for that, recent kitchen renovations Pinky has been dealing with, and more. We also find out about Pinky's crazy college roommate! During the Vil...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick catches up with one of the other major guests at PulpitFest to get his impression of the event, Jerry Pulaski!  The guys fire up a Villiger Cuellar Black Forest robusto and a Villiger Export and discuss Jerry's trip to Florida and what he thought of the event.  They also discuss what they've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entert...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, it's PULPITFEST 2024 presented by Villiger Cigars!  Nick brings you a full recap of the events of PulpitFest including interviews with a wide variety of folks including René Castaneda of Villiger, Trey Mac Shipley of Aladino, Kenn Klarich of Ash & Ale, attending parishioners, and more. Everyone had a fantastic time and if you weren't able to...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Dave Clark of the Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash BBQ and Cigar team/podcast to discuss their top ten favorite movies based on comic books. As part of a long Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, the guys get a nerdy but touch on a wide variety of films, not just superheroes.  And during this, Nick enjoys a Tabernacle Goliath Perf...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by his dad, Jim, to smoke a cigar and finally touch on a subject he's teased on his previous appearances on the show. Jim smokes the Ferio Tego Timeless Presitge TAA while Nick fires up the Villiger Exclusivo USA 2022 and they talk taxes and churches. During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, find out what shows and movies t...

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Villiger North America President René Castaneda to discuss his company's involvement in PulpitFest! Nick fires up the Villiger de Nicaragua 2022 and you find out all of the excellent things PulpitFest attendees have to look forward to later this week! If you're attending, you're going to be that much more excited by this episode...