Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron

Everybody Wants Some: Cigars & Tobacco that Everyone Hunts For

In "Everybody Wants Some," we welcome back to the show World Series Champion and retired Red Sox player Orlando Cabrera! He is the perfect guy to talk about all those cigars and tobaccos that are on the top of everyone's wish list. You know what we are talking about!
As we talk about these rare and hard to find tobaccos and cigars, we will look at some ourselves, smoking Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X 13 Keeper of the Flame 2013 from Orlando's personal collection (from 2015), and then in the second half of the show smoking Esoterica Penzance, arguably the hottest pipe tobacco on the market today.
Are these cigars and tobaccos really worth the hunt, or is all the buzz just a bunch of hype that leaves you with buyer's remorse? We will let you know what we think. 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, or YouTube.

Smoking with Aida Ritnery, the Cigar Boss Lady

In this episode, we welcome Aida Ritnery, one of social media’s growing sensations on the cigar scene, IG's @cigar_bosslady, as we smoke the Roma Craft Baka Jengi, and The Balkan Sobranie by J. F. Germain and Son. Does anyone know how pronounce those names? Is the Jengi a winner from RoMa? Should the current incarnation of The Balkan Sobranie still hold the iconic status of its predecessors? How much of a Boss is the Cigar Boss Lady anyway? You're going to want to tune in and find out the answers to these and other pressing questions! 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, or YouTube. 

The Make Up Episode

“The Make Up Episode” welcomes back Ashton’s Lauren Ferraro. Life got in the way of her planned appearance a few weeks ago, but she’s back and will be in the studio with us as we ligh up with some Ashton ESG action! In the second half of the show for our pipe tobacco review we will check out Cornell & Diehl’s holiday release: Golden Days of Yore. Are ESG’s as good as they say? Is Golden Days of Yore going to put you in the holiday spirit?
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, Spotify, iTunes, Google, or YouTube.

Why Would You Do That? Box Pressing and Clones

In this episode, we welcome back Erik Wentworth, Exec. V.P. of Cigars at Hammer + Sickle, and smoke their Berlin Wall Box Pressed Churchill! This leads to a great discussion on box pressing cigars: what is it, why do it, and how it effects the smoker’s experience of the blend.
In the second half of the show for our pipe tobacco review, we look at Robert McConnell’s St. James Park, which is advertised as a “clone” of Dunhill Aperitif.
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, Spotify, iTunes, Google, or YouTube.

Smoking with La Aurora’s Arturo Diaz

In this episode we welcome La Aurora’s New England sales rep, Arturo Diaz, and smoke the La Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone Sumo Toro. Arturo has been in and around the cigar business for a long time, but this is his first appearance on a podcast! He fills us in on the history of La Aurora, how the Karl Malone line came to be, Arturo’s biggest Cigar pet peeve, and how he and La Aurora have kept climbing upward in these unprecedented last few months.
In the second half of the show for our pipe tobacco review, we light up some of BriarWorks International’s Sweet Tea. There is a lot of speculation about what this aromatic is cased with. Pastor Padrón goes to the source and finds out…and the answer might surprise you.
Did “The Mail Man” deliver? Is Sweet Tea “just like mama used to make it?” Find out on this episode of 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, Spotify, iTunes, Google, or YouTube.

Collaborations of Legend & Jupiter

This week we look at some collaborations in the cigar and pipe world. First, we light up Ashton’s San Cristobal Revelation Legend, which was blended by Don “Pepin” Garcia, and is produced in the My Father Factory in Nicaragua. In the second half, we open up a tin of Savinelli’s recent release of Jupiter, which is made for them by Cornell & Diehl.
Special guest Mark Mormar from Laudisi Distribution Group joins us again this week. Miss Ashton,” Lauren Ferraro, lost her voice and couldn’t be with us in person, but you work with what you got, and Mark did not disappoint! Mark fills us in on what he has been up to, how the pipe industry is fairing, and why tobacconists benefit from servicing the pipe smoking community. Of course we have all the usual segments: Pastor Padron’s Cigar Confessions, News with Paul, and Would You Rather.
This is the only podcast that brings the wealth of knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop, New England’s premiere smoke shop, right to you, wherever you are, whenever you want it. Each week we review a cigar and a pipe tobacco and have each expertly paired with a spirit or cocktail from the bar at our own 7-20-4 Lounge. And that is…Not Just Blowing Smoke! New episodes every Monday. Follow us on Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and Google.

The 1st Anniversary Show

In this episode, the crew of NJBS celebrate their first anniversary! While smoking the Bolivar Cofradia No. 754 and Rattray’s Old Gowrie—each of course with pairings from the 7-20-4 Lounge—Pastor Padron, Paul, Nick, Dave, Kendra, and Bree reminisce over the last year, sharing their favorite moments, some year-end audience stats, and milestones. Bree, breaks out in song, and Kendra is asked to reprise her “happy dance.” Of course we have all the usual segments: Pastor Padron’s Cigar Confessions, News with Paul, and Would You Rather. 
This is the only podcast that brings the wealth of knowledge, expertise, and fun of Twins Smoke Shop, New England’s premiere smoke shop, right to you, wherever you are, whenever you want it. Each week we review a cigar and a pipe tobacco and have each expertly paired with a spirit or cocktail from the bar at our own 7-20-4 Lounge. And that is…Not Just Blowing Smoke! New episodes every Monday. Follow us on Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and Google.

Movin' On with Yvonne

This week we are joined by special guest Yvonne Ramee of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, as we light up one of DT&T's strongest cigars, the Todos Las Dias Double Wide Belicoso! Yvonne is a great friend, and we are thrilled to have her join us as we smoke this cigar that Steve Saka says has your daily requirement of "Vitamin N."
 
In the second half of the show, Yvonne sticks around for our pipe tobacco review. This week we open a jar of BriarWorks International's Country Lawyer. Sam the Barman from the 7-20-4 Lounge brings pairings for the cigar and pipe made with High West's Campfire whiskey! Sam loves contrasting pairings, and whenever he joins us, we know we are in for a flavor ride!
 
In addition, we have Pastor Padron's Cigar Confessions, News with Paul, and Would You Rather. It is sure to be a great show, even with Paul "Pablo Maduro" being on vacation! 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, Spotify, iTunes, Google, or YouTube.