Cigar Hacks

Podcast Juice Cocktails. The early Father’s/Mother’s Day gift. The Joke Segment. Curling comes up again. The Dark Side of the Leaf & The Bazaar of the Leaf. The shameless plugs, retro-haling & the annual cigar investment. Current Events: See CigarPlanner.com for more details, filter by your state or city. Local Spotlight: Twins deck update; Cigars … Continue reading "Episode 27: Name the Boat – Local Spotlight: Twins Deck Update; Cigars R Us; Puro’s Cigar"

We get back on track with our standard format. RI Mike joins the panel on the remote. The Hidden-Herf is another mystery until the reveal. Smokey and the Bandit gets tied in. We report on the limo search. Cigar Craig is starting a new podcast. Current Events: See CigarPlanner.com for more details, filter by your … Continue reading "Episode 26: Back to Basics – Local Spotlight: Primings Cigar Lounge & Bar"

After fighting with a bad cable and few “blunder-ific” false starts we finally get the episode going. Mark and Bret from The Retrohale join us (via a spotty Skype connection) for another off-the-rails episode. Departing from our usual format we just relax, smoke cigars, and drink plenty of podcast juice as we move from one … Continue reading "Episode 25: Technical Difficulties – Local Spotlight: The Gatlin-Burlier & Hoggs Upstairs Taverne"

The Hidden Herf is a special treat for the panel, it also demonstrates how individual palates change over time. We take our time with the events and discuss other topics related to each lounge or event. Cow Tongue and Aganorsa tobaccos work their way in to the talk. A few anecdotes from Comedy Chris keep … Continue reading "Episode 24: 10 Years Ago Today – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Hookset"

Matty returns after a hiatus from the show and the Hidden-Herf is picked just for the occasion. We cover far too many topics to list them all but the theme seems to be a lot of laughing. There are lots of events coming up and we have commentary on just about every one. We took … Continue reading "Episode 23: He’s Back – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar Bar; Dover"

This week we have a slightly different format and an introduction to a new Cigar Hack; The Brooklyn Chic. With just two of us recording live the Hidden Herf is not much of a secret so the regular feature is modified. Instead of Conspiracy corner we adapt a segment recorded after hours with the boys … Continue reading "Episode 22: Raw Meat – Local Spotlight: En Fuego Tobacco Shop"

This episode’s Hidden Herf is universally liked by the panel, but still no guesses on what it is are in the ball park. The discussion, as usual, is a bit random and includes chasing mice, dogs, Laugh-In, Harleys, etc. Bonus material; Jeep Week – Moab UT and King of the Hammers – Johnson Valley CA … Continue reading "Episode 21: Kennedy Konnections – Local Spotlight: Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook"

More nonsense from Nicks Novelty Hut and Marc from Maryland calls in. This sounds like episode 18 all over again but we have a different panel. There are a lot of events this week and we get into plenty of cigar stuff. CLE and JRE, what’s the relation? J.C. Newman and Fuente, are they the … Continue reading "Episode 20: Déjà Vu 18 – Local Spotlight: Smokey Joe’s Cigar House and Puff & Quill Smokery"

We smoke another great Lancero this episode and somehow that leads to a discussion on starting a Cigar Hacks HR department. We also discuss bloom, or is it plume, vs. mold; Warner Brothers vs. Disney; piggly tails and shaggy feet; there’s an App with ads for that; iHeart, Kiss 108, & XM Radio; river beer … Continue reading "Episode 19: Lancero and the HR Department – Local Spotlight: Cigar and Lounge"

A new Hack name is coined – “Comedy Chris”. We smoke a Cuban Lonsdale for this episode’s Hidden-Herf – thanks to Larry on the Cape. The general theme is scattered around firearms, the Nürburgring (not the Nuremberg Ring), your brother-in-law’s uncle’s cousin, The Retrohale, “Twins, Twins, Twins”, Candelas for St. Patrick’s Day. “Marc from Maryland” … Continue reading "Episode 18: Nick’s Novelty Hut & Marc from Maryland – Local Spotlight: Social Cigar Factory & Lounge"