Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron
NJBS is a podcast that brings together a one-of-a-kind panel of tobacconists and bartenders from Twins Smoke Shop and the 7-20-4 Lounge, who give live reviews of cigars and pipe tobacco, each with its own pairing of a spirit or cocktail. Add in-depth interviews with area reps, cigar and pipe celebrities, discussion on cigar and pipe life, what is going on in the industry, and the occasional apple pie, and you have the makings of a truly unique podcast. And that is—Not Just Blowing Smoke!
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Episodes
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Is the government moving to stop the FDA from banning flavored cigars? A new bill to fund the FDA would prevent them from moving ahead with that. While we discuss what this could mean to the cigar and pipe tobacco industry, we smoke the Plasencia Cosecha 149 and Gawith Hogarth's Ennerdale Mixture Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Fresh off of our pipe event with Erik Stokkebye, president and founder of 4th Generation Tobacconist, we review his two latest releases, Erik's 2023 Small Batch series, Resolution and his new bulk tobacco, Night Slice. Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
In this episode Kurt Kendall, the owner of Twins Smoke Shop and 7-20-4 Cigars, introduces the Twins 25th Anniversary cigar from Rocky Patel. Mike LaRiviere, the New England rep for Rocky Patel join us as we smoke the cigar and hear from Kurt about his recent trip to Honduras and about reaching the quarter century milestone with Twins Smoke Shop. Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
This episode we welcome back Nic O. Tine to the regular NJBS panel of tobacconists, and review the Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo El Martillo, and the newest release from GL Pease, Geometrie. Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
This week we review the West Tampa Tobacco Co.'s Attic release. Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Today being Tax Day, we talk about the locations with the highest and lowest cigar taxes in the country. Did your state make either list? For our cigar review, we dug into the Twins vault and found a box of HVC Black Friday 2020. With more than 3 years of age on it how does this cigar perform? Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
It is all hands on deck--literally, as we air live from the deck of the 7-20-4 Lounge! We review the highly anticipated Tatuaje Lomo de Cerdo, and the just dropped release from 7-20-4 Briary Blends, Dexter's Secret, the third release in the line blended by Cornell & Diehl's Jeremy Reeves for Kurt Kendall. Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Rocky Patel's Mike LaRiviere joins us as we discuss the year's new releases as of March 31, 2023. As we talk about the new releases, we will be smoking the Rocky Patel Decade Habano! Recorded live at the 7-20-4 Lounge in Londonderry, NH.
Not Just Blowing Smoke
NJBS is a weekly show that brings together a one-of-a-kind panel of tobacconists and bartenders from Twins Smoke Shop and the 7-20-4 Lounge, who give live reviews of cigars and pipe tobacco, each with its own pairing of a spirit or cocktail. Add in-depth interviews with area reps, cigar and pipe celebrities, discussion on cigar and pipe life, what is going on in the industry, and the occasional apple pie, and you have the makings of a truly unique podcast. And that is—Not Just Blowing Smoke! New Episodes every Monday.