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Episode 20: Déjà Vu 18 – Local Spotlight: Smokey Joe’s Cigar House and Puff & Quill Smokery
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,
Episode 19: Lancero and the HR Department – Local Spotlight: Cigar and Lounge
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 a...
Episode 18: Nick’s Novelty Hut & Marc from Maryland – Local Spotlight: Social Cigar Factory & 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),
Episode 17: The Retrohale Special Edition – Local Spotlight: Edward’s, Twins, Shenanigans
We are joined by Bret and Mark, hosts of the Retrohale Podcast, for a Special Edition of the Cigar Hacks. The script quickly goes out the window as we ad-lib our way through a two hour collaboration with the Fort Collins, Colorado based Retrohale.
Episode 16: Dom’s Asylum & Rhode Island Mike – Local Spotlight: S&A Cigars
Two firsts for us this episode; a mobile session from Dom’s Asylum and a remote call-in from our first regional corespondent, Rhode Island Mike. With the new capability we will be able to do sessions direct from the lounge we are reviewing while interv...
Episode 15: Magic Bus – Local Spotlight: Puff The Magic
We have another maduro for the Hidden Herf and again it’s not a heavy cigar proving that color is not a reliable indication of strength. Dark cigars being heavy cigars is fake news. A discussion around two unique cigar events: Cigar Explorations Cigar ...
Episode 14: Alternative Theory – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company
We start out by renaming “Conspiracy Corner” to “Alternative Theory”. The Hidden-Herf gets off to a questionable start but recovers quickly, especially after the reveal. Just another indication of how a band effects perception and more proof that a dar...
Episode 13: Full House – Local Spotlight: El Toro Lounge & Cigar
For this episode we have almost the entire cast of characters with six panelists and a live audience of about the same. An overflow crowd causes us to use two Hidden Herf cigar sets to accommodate all who wanted to participate.
Episode 12: The Memo w/Mustang Mike – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room Nashua
The Memo was released this week and it’s football time in America, our special guest, Mustang Mike, takes us through it. The Hidden-Herf stumps the panel again. How to properly light a cigar. Our website links out to a large number of Perdomo Factory t...
Episode 11: Fake News Nick – Local Spotlight: O’Shea’s Irish Tavern & Cigar Bar
The panel is all over the map with their Hidden-Herf guesses – again. The Steve Saka cigar temperature test comes up in discussion. Current events: Elvis has really left the building but you can see Fellowship of the King (Elvis tribute),