Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

Aging Cigars with Whiskey: with Special Guest Orlando Cabrera!

Baseball star and cigar aficionado, Orlando Cabrera, joins us for the next in our series on aging cigars and tobacco. In this episode, we look at a method of aging that is a bit out of the box--incorporating whiskey!
Orlando has found that aging his cigars using whiskey adds complexity and depth to his cigars. And he is not the only one! Kurt Kendall offers a set of 6 of his famous Dog Walker cigars, aged inside an empty bottle of 7-20-4 Lounge Barrell Select Jack Daniel's as a regular offering at Twins. The left over essence of the whiskey has an incredible impact on the tobacco giving them a very unique flavor.
We talk with Orlando about why he enjoys using whiskey to age his cigars, how he came to try it, and what his process is. While we talk, we smoke the 7-20-4 Jack Daniels Dog Walkers and some whiskey aged cigars from Orlando's own collection.
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!

An Evening with Jorge Luis Armenteros, CMT President & Founder of Tobacconist University

Jorge Armenteros, Certified Master Tobacconist, Owner of A Little Taste of Cuba Cigar Parlor, and President and Founder of Tobacconist University, joins us via Skype in a rare podcast appearance from TU's new home base in southwestern Florida. We talk about Jorge's extensive experience as a B&M retailer, how that grew into a passion to help train and educate other retailers, and the birth of Tobacconist University, now a national organization and the official educational curriculum of the PCA.
Pastor Padron trained as a CRT (Certified Retail Tobacconist) under Jorge at his shop in Princeton NJ from 2000-2002. In fact, it was Jorge who gave him that moniker!
To cap what is already sure to be a great night, while we hear what Jorge has been up to and what his plans are for TU, we smoke the Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Presidente Maduro and Gawith Hoggarth's Kendal Kentucky! Can it get any better? We think not! And that is not just blowing smoke!
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!

Smokin' Light and Creamy with the Dreamy Cigar Boss Lady!

Cigar maven, Instagram sensation, and one of our most popular guests, Aida Ritnery, aka the Cigar Boss Lady, returns to NJBS as we review the Leaf by Oscar Connecticut Toro and The Virginia Cream by G.L. Pease!
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!

The True Crime Show

In this episode, we are joined by retired private investigator and Twins Tobacconist, Scott Keller!
Scott joins us to talk about Netflix’s hit documentary Trial 4. Scott is in episodes 6 and 7 of the series, and discovered what may be argued as the key facts for the defense which has been seeking to prove the innocence of a man accused of shooting a Boston policeman over twenty years ago.
While we talk about the case, the documentary, and the life of a real life PI, we smoke the Diamond Crown Maximus Toro No. 4, and Captain Earle’s Ten Russians pipe tobacco.
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!
 

It Is All About The Cut: How to Cut Your Cigar & Prepping Pipe Tobacco

Whether you are enjoying a fine cigar or a bowl of your favorite pipe tobacco, one of the key skills you need to know is how to cut and prepare it. It is not rocket science, but there are some dos and don'ts everyone needs to know.
In this episode of NJBS, we are going to ask: What is the difference between a good cut and a bad one? How can you tell the difference? What kind of cutter works best? Joining us for this discussion will be CLE's Jimmy Price who is bringing the Wynwood Hills Unhinged cigar for us to smoke.
We will keep the cutting theme going in the pipe section of the show by showing you how to cut and prepare Gawith Hogarth's Brown Bogie, a tobacco that is sold as a spun rope! How do you get it into the right condition for you to enjoy in your favorite pipe? We will show you how!
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, or YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!

Inside Kurt's Vault

If you spend any time around Twins Smoke Shop and Lounge locations, you will hear stories about Kurt Kendall's private collection of cigars, aka Kurt's Vault. Just how big is it, what is in it, and what does he continue look for? Find out in this episode as Kurt gives us a rare look inside his fabled vault and talks about his passion for collecting, aging, and sharing premium cigars.
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, or YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!

Come On Baby Light My Fire! Lighters, Lighting, and Relighting

Did you know that how you light your cigar or pipe and what you use to light it can dramatically impact the performance of what you are smoking? What methods work best and what ways should you avoid? What lighters work best for lighting tobacco? How do you take care of the lighters you have?
In this episode, Pastor Padron, Paul, Nick, and Dave discuss lighters, lighting, and relighting. Of course, this conversation will happen around some smoking, starting with the Charter Oak Habano Toro, and then Rattray's Old Gowrie.
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, or YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!

Smoking with Max Stokkebye!

Max Stokkebye, Brand Ambassador for Peter Stokkebye and Lane Limited pipe tobaccos for STG returns to the show for a pipe tobacco double header: Peterson's Elizabethan Mixture and Peterson's 3P's (aka Peterson's Perfect Plug)! Are these tobaccos worth picking up? We give you our honest opinion, and that is not just blowing smoke!
And yeah, Max is related to Peter Stokkebye--Peter was his grand father! Max is the son of Erik Stokkebye and is now the 5th generation of the Stokkebye family in the tobacco business. We will also be joined by Kendra from the 7-20-4 Lounge and enjoying pairing that she mixed up to go with these tobaccos.
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, or YouTube, and to our website, notjustblowingsmoke.com, to make sure you don't miss a thing!