Author: CigarHacks

Special guest “Pastor Padron” joins the Hacks in-lounge and teaches us about pipes, pipe smoking and how it crosses over to cigars. The Hidden Herf  is a mail-in from “Alex the Bastard” and it’s everything we could expect from Alex. The “Reverend Harvey” coins a few new terms. “Bike Rider Mike” and “Bruce the Boss of Retirement” join us from the lounge for a segment where we get into the political craziness that NH becomes for a presidential election cycle. There’s a Kurt sighting and almost a cameo.

Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH – New Pipe Station

Conspiracy Corner: We try to suck-in the audience members, which itself is a bit of a conspiracy.

Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH

Hidden Herf 76 / Hammer & Sickle Lamp w/Podcast Juice

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Nurse Rick joins us on the remote from his vacation in Florida. The Hidden Herf is circling around in front of everyone but still no one lands it. It’s spring time and cigar events are happening at almost every shop. It takes us a full ten minutes to cover current events. We talk about a lot of different cigars including the 2018 Contenders from The Cigar Authority. We get the gator and sunburn report from Florida. Nurse Rick visits Corona Cigar in Sand Lake and gives us an update on the review we did in the fall. Cellophane vs. Cabinet style.

Local Spotlight: Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook, NH – Newly Renovated

Conspiracy Corner: A few updates on previous topics.

Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook, NH

Hidden Herf 75 / Lobster BLT / 2018 Contenders

 

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The Oscuro takes us back to O’Shea’s in Nashua where we are joined by Ron and Mike, a couple of regulars who were just sitting at the bar when we walked in. Ron and Mike tell us all about O’Shea’s and other topics ranging from the Cigar Association of NH Golf Tournament to the finer points of curling. We have a fair bit of cigar talk on this episode but most of all it’s just a group of new cigar lounge friends relaxing over the Hidden Herf.

Local Spotlight: O’Shea’s Tavern & Cigar Bar; Nashua, NH

Conspiracy Corner: Orchid of Asia and Varsity Blues

O’Shea’s Tavern & Cigar Bar; Nashua, NH

Hidden Herf 74 / Curling Stones

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This week we do an impromptu in-lounge episode from Radloff’s in Rochester NH. Jamie Radloff joins us for an informative episode about cigars and lounges from the the perspective of a lounge owner. While doing a lounge recon to a shop we had not been to, but have been planning to visit for quite some time, we hit a good night to do a show with the owner of this fine establishment. In the bar it’s Family Fued night, the game can be heard in the background for the first half of the episode.

Local Spotlight: Radloff’s Cigar Shop and On the Rox Lounge; Rochester, NH

Conspiracy Corner: We do a follow up to the previous episode’s topics.

Radloff’s Cigar Shop and On the Rox Lounge; Rochester, NH

Hidden Herf 73 / The Oscuro / The Radler’s Den

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One take doesn’t mean there was no editing. We have a lot of Cigar talk during the first half and a lot of political and sports topics for the second half. The Hidden Herf is another crowd favorite, many on the panel had smoked it recently but no one was even close on a guess. We have a special guest to close out the episode, just don’t skip the last five minutes.

Local Spotlight: Churchill’s Smoke Shop & Lounge; East Providence, RI

Conspiracy Corner: Politial and sports topics take hold.

Churchill’s Smoke Shop & Lounge; East Providence, RI

Hidden Herf 72 / Board Meeting Fire-pit

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Most episodes are good on a single take. It takes multiple tries to get this one off the ground. It was so much fun for us to do all the takes that we needed to share the antics. We talk about RoMa Craft Tobac and meeting the owners. Also the Cigar Hacks Board Meeting, and of course it’s getting close to boating season which means fishing is right around the corner. We cover a lot of ground, talk about a lot of cigars, and just laugh away 75 minutes. The Hidden Herf turns out to get one of our highest ratings and no one is even close on a guess.

Local Spotlight: Two Guys Smoke Shop; Nashua, NH

Conspiracy Corner: Burger Buns?

Two Guys Smoke Shop; Nashua, NH

Hidden Herf 71

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The Oscuro limo returns us to Castro’s in Bedford, NH for a second time in just 10 weeks. This lounge is great for recording late in the evening on a Friday. The Hidden Herf receives mixed reviews and isn’t too hard guess. We have fish stories. Phil, our host at Castro’s, joins us for the Local Spotlight segment. Nurse Rick attempts to do the closing segment, how hard can it be?

Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room; Bedford, NH

Conspiracy Corner: DARPA and Facebook, QAnon updates, College admissions scam,  737 Max groundings

Hidden Herf 70 / Castro’s Back Room; Bedford, NH

  

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C.L.E. Cigars regional sales manager Jim Price joins us for this episode. Jim introduces us to the Wynwood Hills Mayhem, a Honduran Corojo. The wrapper binder and filler are all Corojo making this a puro. We forego the Hidden Herf to make way for this special guest and our new favorite C.L.E cigar. This is a fitting cigar as the usual Hack “mayhem” ensues.

Local Spotlight: C.L.E. Cigars at Twins Smoke Shop and the 7-20-4 Lounge; Londonderry, NH

Conspiracy Corner: AOC’s Camapaign Finance

C.L.E. Wynwood Hills Mayhem

 

H&S Podcast Juice Lamp / The Oscuro

 

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Joined by a new recruit who hails from the DR the laugh-o-meter is set on high. The Hidden Herf starts out strong but mellows mid-stream; it looks like the Habano, not the Maduro. We cover Podcast Juice, El Oscuro, The Oscars, and a few personnel changes in the local area. The Reverend handles the Current Events. We report on three events we attended this week. The panel will bet on just about anything including how many boxes Cigar Hack Dave picks up at Two Guys March Madness.

Local Spotlight: Drew Estate, March Madness, and The Shriners

Conspiracy Corner: Deflated Balls

Hidden Herf 68 / Nurse Rick’s Cigar Box Table

 

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Nurse Rick, Dommie the Dominator and Cigar Hack Dave hold down the fort for this episode. We talk about some rare cigars, the Oscuro limo and March Madness. The Hidden Herf is an economy type also know as a golf or yard-gar. Nurse Rick takes his first swing at reading the current events. Comedy Chris calls in for a few laughs latter in the show. Nurse Rick has a Conspiracy Corner rant. A question from last episode about The Eifel Tower and The Statue of Liberty gets answered.

Hidden Herf  67 / The Hombre Ashtray

 

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