How to comment on an episode. The “Mail-Bag”. We are Skype ready. More states have come on-line. Many new events for 2018  are listed for our local spotlight locations. Correspondent Mike has been rehired but almost gets canned again.

With Matty recovering from a recent illness we tone it down a bit for a relaxing episode. Food poisoning vs. cigar poisoning. River camping and cigars. Nurse Rick stops in mid-smoke. Last week’s episode almost wasn’t.

This episode was almost a total disaster but through the magic of editing and redaction we were able to salvage an actual episode. A full third of the recording had to go. Listen for the cuts and use your imagination – it was that bad and why some part...

Nurse Rick and the Peanut Gallery join us again and help us create longest episode to date. We cover the recent passing of Jose O. Padrone and Gilberto F. Oliva Sr. The Cigar Hacks Burner Phone is explained and why everyone should have one.

Matty and Dave go it alone – it’s a two man effort for #6 which includes the Federal Cigar Portsmouth Lounge experience, Umbagog by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is reported in HalfWheel and a local Ladies Smoking Event is in the planning stage.

Erik tells us about the new box-pressed Berlin Wall and the release of Dome #2. We have a peanut gallery for this episode. Black Friday just won’t die, Detroit, Cigar Craig and did I mention Black Friday? No last names!

Nick gets a “Nasty” new name. The Retrohale. We talk about TV shows, movies and cigars sightings. A 13 minute reveal goes all over the map including bespoke suits. The Not-So-Local Spotlight features Habanos Cafe and Cigar Lounge in San Diego.

Normally this  episode would be titled something like “What We’ve Been Up To” but in typical Hack fashion the Hidden Herf gets a bit out of control. We cover everything from Avanti Cigars to beef jerky and Serino Cigars to birthday cake.

We have our first guest host; Nurse Rick talks about Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin, Tatuaje Cigars, etc. In the “Local Spotlight” we review Twins Smoke Shop, Londonderry and their new smoking deck. An unexpected bonus was running into Thor Neilsen,

In this episode we introduce the podcast and what we are all about. The “Hidden Herf” blind cigar review will be a regular feature. “Local Smoke” is for current events at local establishments. The “Local Spotlight” shines on a different shop each episo...