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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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
They say, "the best things come to those who wait." It's 2023 but the 2022 TAA release from Pete Johnson and Tatuaje Cigars just dropped. Was it worth the wait? Plus, Pastor Padron shares about his upcoming trip to the JRE factory in Honduras, NJBS crossing the 10,000 downloads milestone, and more! Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
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!
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
What were the best pipe tobaccos of 2022? We share the list, while smoking two of our favorites, including the one that the members of Twins Pipe Club picked as their favorite new blend of 2022 in a blind tasting! We will talk about our picks for Best Line Extension, Best Limited Edition, Best New Blend, and will reveal the Pipe Club Consumer Choice for Best Blend in the Briary! Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
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!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
In this episode we reveal our picks for the categories of best line extension, best value cigar, best limited edition, and best new blend of 2022. While we conclude our discussion on the best cigars of 2022, we will be smoking the cigars in the Twins Consumer Choice pack, a four pack of the consumer favorites in our humidor. These cigars were un-banded and given numbers so customers have been smoking them blind. As the show progresses, we reveal what the cigars were, and what cigar was voted the 2022 Humidor favorite by our customers. Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
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!
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Last week we announced our nominations for the categories of best line extension, best value cigar, best limited edition, and best new blend of 2022. We encourage you to smoke our nominations for these categories and let us know what you think should be the winners The list of our nominations is below)!
In this episode we look at some of the other top cigars of 2022 lists from around the industry. How close or far off are they from ours? Were there any surprises? While we have this discussion, we smoke the Twins 25th Anniversary Cigar blended for Twins by Kristoff! Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
Best Line Extension Nominations: • Altadis Montecristo 1935 Espaso • Foundation El Gueguense Mocha Raton • Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso Paladin de Saka• CLE CBT Lancero • H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Corona
Best Limited-Edition Cigar Nominations: • Kristoff PCA Vengeance Box Pressed Figurado • K.A. Kendals 7-20-4 Exclusive Club Humidor Limited Edition • RomaCraft Craft 2022 • Tatuaje La Riqueza • Padron 1926 No. 95 Maduro.
Best Value Cigar Nominations: • Drew Estate Nica Rustica Abobe Toro • Drew Estate Blackened Toro • Rojas Street Taco Carnitas Toro • Aladino Queens CT
Best New Blend Nominations: • Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust SakaKhan • Foundation Olmec • Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary Toro • Rojas Street Taco Carnitas Toro • Selected Tobacco Byron 1850 No. 3.
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!
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
In this episode we look back over 2022 and talk about our favorite cigars and discuss what each of us thinks should be contenders for best value, best line extension, best limited edition, and best new blend. While we debate the merits of this year's cigars for these categories, we will be smoking the favorite we smoked on the show this year: The 7-20-4 Club Humidor Cigars, Cars, & Cycles Toro! Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
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!
Best from what we reviewed: • K.A. Kendalls 7-20-4 Exclusive Club Humidor Limited EditionBest Line Extension:• Altadis Montecristo 1935 Espaso• Foundation El Gueguense Mocha Raton• Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso Paladin de Saka• CLE CBT Lancero• H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez CoronaBest Limited Edition Cigar:• Kristoff PCA Vengeance Box Pressed Figurado• K.A. Kendals 7-20-4 Exclusive Club Humidor Limited Edition• RomaCraft Craft 2022• Tatuaje La Riqueza• Padron 1926 No. 95 Maduro.Best Value Cigar:• Drew Estate Nica Rustica Abobe Toro• Drew Estate Blackened Toro• Rojas Street Taco Carnitas Toro• Aladino Queens CTBest New Blend:• Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust SakaKhan• Foundation Olmec• Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary Toro• Rojas Street Taco Carnitas Toro• Selected Tobacco Byron 1850 No. 3.
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
The plan has been to do the Twins 25th Anniversary cigar that Kristoff made for us, but shipping issues made that impossible. Needless to say we were more than a little pissed off about that, so what better cigar to smoke with Kristoff's newest rep, Lee Graves, than the Kristoff Pisstoff Robusto? Recorded live in the 7-20-4 Lounge.
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!
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
In this episode, we are joined by Mike LaRiviere from Rocky Patel and Kaz Walters, the National Account Manager from Laudisi Distribution Group (LDG). Rocky Patel just released two new cigars, The Edge 20th Anniversary and the DBS, which we will be smoking on the show. Kaz was with us for our annual Savinelli Christmas Event, which seems to just get bigger and better every year. In addition to distributing that iconic brand of smoking pipes, Laudisi also distributes G.L. Pease tobaccos. Bankside, the newest release from Gregory Pease is also the first in a new series for the brand. We will be pairing both with the Old Forester Single Barrel, the newest arrival to the 7-20-4 Lounge's Barrel Select menu! Recorded live from the 7-20-4 Lounge!
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!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
As we come to the end of 2022, we look back over the year's 4th quarter releases and start the conversation about what new cigars and tobacco stood out as the best of this year. While we have that conversation, we smoke of those 4th quarter releases: the Stillwell Star Holiday Y2022 from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Recorded live from the 7-20-4 Lounge!
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!
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.