Cigar Hacks

It’s taco & margarita day and the panel doesn’t miss the opportunity the sample the various margaritas at Elie’s. Elie give us an update on what’s in the works for the lounge. We drag Phil from the peanut gallery and put him in the hot seat. The Hidden Herf is discovered early on, but there’s no shortages of laughs in this episode.

Local Spotlight – Elie’s Smoking lounge; Nashua, NH

Controversy Corner – Nuclear Mars and bank rescue.

The Rabbi Cutabove swings into town and we roll out the Oscuro III. The day starts at The Cigar Authority live podcast where the guest for the week is Jose Dominguez Jr. of Jose Dominguez Cigars. We load the crew into the Oscuro III stretch limo and head over to El Toro in Hudson to record this episode. The Rabbi Cutabove brought the Hidden Herf up from New Jersey, it virtually stumps the panel but gets great reviews.

Local Spotlight – El Toro Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH

Controversy Corner – Fake News

We get the Ash Lounge Grand Opening report. Instead of the usual local spotlight we have a trivia game for prizes. The Hidden Herf becomes somewhat obvious after a few clues. Dog talk. The Brooklyn Chick drops in for a quick appearance.

Local Spotlight – Lounge Trivia at Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

Controversy Corner – Becoming the hunted.

It’s the first outdoor episode of 2023. We gather around the fire pit in Nurse Ricks back yard where the Hidden Herf is pegged right out of the gate. We review the olive oil drops and have lot of fun with some one-liners.

Local Spotlight – La Farona Cigars, Ebor City, FL

Controversy Corner – It’s Classified.

It’s the soft opening of the new Ash Cigar Lounge in Kingston, NH. We sit down with the owner and get the skinny on the whole story. Nurse Rick is in Orlando on vacation and calls in from Corona Cigar’s downtown location for the Florida Report. The Hidden Herf is recognized by one of the panelists and it gets a very good rating.

Local Spotlight – Ash Cigar Lounge; Kingston, NH

Controversy Corner – Get Woke Go Broke!

It’s that time again for The Tobacco Shack’s “Party For The Hell Of It”. The band is on, we’re having a blast, and it’s standing room only. This episode was recorded directly after the party. We do a recap on the Route One Business Network Group event. The Hidden Herf stumps the panel but it does well in the rating.

Local Spotlight – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

Controversy Corner – OMG, it’s not what you think.

We’re back at the Twins 7-20-4 lounge and Michael Granito of Micallef Cigars is downstairs for a Micallef Cigar event so we rope him into joining us again. Keeping with that theme we also grab “Schweddy Balls” from the lounge. The Hidden Herf is a fantastic five dollar stick. Mustang Mike is back and launches us into some great controversies. Lot’s of laughs, plenty of fun and cigar talk.

Local Spotlight – Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH

Controversy Corner – It’s a Financial Mess Part II and the Trad trend.

Another first, we haven’t done an episode from the Nashua location of Castro’s before this week. Direct from the second floor lounge we have a full compliment of Hacks for the St. Patrick’s Day episode. The Hidden Herf was picked right out by one of our astute panelists. The Podcast Juice is flowing and the panel is having a good time.

Local Spotlight – Castro’s Back Room; Nashua, NH

Controversy Corner – It’s a Financial Mess.

Our first episode from the Boston Cigar Club is good time for the panel. We land an interview with the owner. There’s an interesting story behind this lounge. The Hidden Herf is guessed by way of a coincidence. A possible future Hack joins the festivities. Oh yeah – it’s Pat McGroin’s birthday

Local Spotlight – Boston cigar Club, Charlestown, MA

Controversy Corner – The Twenty Seven club.

It was five years ago this month when we did a Local Spotlight on Cigar and Lounge in Watertown, MA. It about time we got back there to record an episode. We interview the owners and they tell us about the decade’s long, and no so easy, journey to running a successful cigar lounge in the Boston metro area. The Hidden Herf is well received, although it’s not much of a secret for those who recognize the markings.

Local Spotlight – Cigar and Lounge; Watertown, MA

Controversy Corner – Taxes, Debt, and other fun topics.