Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

Christmastime Smokes

Christmas. That holiday that invokes enjoying time in front of a roaring fire, or beside a decorated evergreen tree, with family, friends, good food, and joyful music. Holidays like Christmas invite us to pull out the stops and enjoy something extra special. In our 2021 Christmas episode we will be talking about our picks for holiday smoking. Special guest Tequila Talia joins us as we discuss Christmas worthy cigars and joins us in lighting up the Black Diamond Radiant by JC Newman. Should that cigar make it to the top of your Christmas wish list? 
When it comes to pipe tobacco, one of the most sought-after brands is Esoterica; and one of their most coveted blends is Stonehaven, and it is on many a pipe smoker's Christmas list. Is it truly worth the search, or is its almost mythical reputation more hype than truth? 
Not Just Blowing Smoke is the cigar and pipe podcast that brings the knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop right to you. Wherever you are, and whenever you want it. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to us on Podbean, iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!

Toast Across America

The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, founded by the Fuente and Newman families, benefits the families living in the cigar regions of the Dominican Republic. Every fall since 2003, the foundation has released a special Toast Across America pack, a special coffin box containing a Fuente Opus X and a Diamond Crown or Julius Caeser cigar. 100% of the $50.00 purchase price goes to the families and communities the foundation supports. 
In this special episode, we will be smoking the cigars in this year's pack: An Opus X and Julius Caeser Shark. We will get into the Foundation, what it does, how it has helped, and tell you how you can join them in their mission to help improve the lives of the people in the D.R. 
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Shorts

This is the time of year when short cigars become popular as colder weather has people looking for cigars that won't leave you out in the cold for hours. For our 3rd annual short cigar episode, we review two of the new short cigars that have hit smoke shops: the Don Pepin Garcia Sparky by My Father Cigars and the Oliva Serie V Melanio Edicion Limitatda 4x60. Do these cigars deliver full size satisfaction despite their short size? Of course, cold weather is also pipe weather. There is nothing like holding a nice warm pipe in the hand when it is cold outside. And pipes also afford the option for shorter smokes. In the second half we review this year's B&M exclusive from Cornell & Diehl, House Reserve. Is it worth tracking down before it is gone? 
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Live with Steve Poirier of Micallef Cigars

Steve Poirier, the Northeast Territory Manager for Micallef Cigars, joins us for another round of talk about aging cigars with original release Micallef Connecticut Robustos that we will smoke alongside of current release ones. Is this boutique blend something worth enjoying now and aging to enjoy later? In the second half of the show Steve hangs in there as we review Cornell & Diehl's holiday blend, We Three Kings. Is this year's release a blend that wisemen should seek? Tune in and find out!
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Beer Pairings Featuring 603

New Hampshire is a hot spot for microbreweries. One of the local favorites here is the 603 Brewery in Londonderry, NH. On this episode Dan (a co-owner/founder) and PJ (director of sales) join us on the show as we try several different brews with a Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Churchill and Cornell & Dielh's 2021 Small Batch release of Carolina Red Flake w/Perique. Usually we have the parings all figured out before the show. This time we will decide what is the best pairing live on the show! What are they bringing you ask? You will have to watch to find out!
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Live with Ahkil Kapacee

Regius Cigar's Ahkil Kapacee joins us in this episode as we smoke his Regius Black Label Grandido. How does an English investment banker end up with an international cigar brand? It is a great story and you are going to want to hear it. While we talk we will be enjoying his cigar with a Mojito. In the second half of the show we will be lighting up Odyssey by G.L. Pease and discuss what seems to Pastor Padron to be a rising number of women enjoying cigars and pipes. Is that true, or is he just imagining it? Only one way to find out...
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Afterlife

In this episode we will have an unique discussion with Kelly Shemeth, who was the NE rep for Ashton a few years ago about life after being a cigar rep. While we catch up and have that discussion we will be smoking the Foundation Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 David Perfecto, and C&D’s Briar Fox. It’s the Afterlife episode and you won’t want to miss it.
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Digging Into Pat‘s Briefs

Pat leads this episode in a discussion of the court's ruling concerning warning labels and cigars. The FDA may have lost that battle, but what does it mean for the cigar and pipe industry? Our producer, Dave, was still in the hospital for this one, so again it is a no frills recording. While we have that discussion we review the Undercrown 10 Lonsdale from Drew Estate and Cornell & Diehl's Bijou.
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