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The Cigar Pulpit
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Hello Brothers and Sisters in Smoke! Settle into the lounge and enjoy a cigar with the Bishop of the Burn Nick and the rest of the crew as they feature cigar news, reviews, interviews, and more in the Cigar Pulpit.
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Set Sail for Cigars with Puff at Sea
2d ago01:40:13Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Art Brooks who owns Puff at Sea, a cigar cruise experience. Art details his business and how he partners with well known cruise lines to provide a cigar-based cruise vacation experience for cigar lovers. Learn how he got into this, some of the options available, and much more. Find out a podcast Nick has been listening to lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And it's Tuesday, so it's time to learn if the juice was worth the squeeze with another lemonade review! Its an interesting one this time folks... Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →New Cigars, the World Cup, and more with René Castañeda of Villiger
6d ago01:23:29Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by President of Villiger North America René Castañeda to light up the new 1888 San Andres. The guys discuss the new cigar, get into some of the challenges the company has faced since last year, PCA, the Parishioner Zoom Herfs, and some things Villiger smokers can look forward to coming up. They also discuss PulpitFest and Villiger's continued support of it. During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, the guys go all in on discussing the World Cup. Nick is just excited someone else wants to talk about it with him, while René discusses some of the internal conflict he faced during the Switzerland vs Columbia matchup. Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Couldn't Rocky just punch the mosquitoes away?
1w ago01:34:59Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines yet again for another Ask the Pulpit! This time we touch on variety of topics including the quality of Rocky 5 and where it ranks amongst the Rocky movies, a cigar lounge rising from the dead and getting new life in a new location, the struggles of craft beer and how it mirrors the struggles the cigar industry is facing, and so much more. We also receive a question about ways to keep mosquitoes at bay which led Nick to wonder as he was editing this show... couldn't Rocky just punch them away? Find out what Nick has been watching (other than the World Cup) in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And its Tuesday, which means its time to find out Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze with another lemonade review! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Mid-Year State of the Industry Update
2w ago01:06:19Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick brings you a mid-year state of the cigar industry update. He's been hearing from his network of rep and retailer friends over the past few weeks as the close of the second quarter of the year approached and passed by, and he's compiled anecdotal stories along with import data to paint a picture of the current state of the cigar industry as he sees it. Find out what Nick has been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And learn what three cigars Nick smoked and enjoyed this week. Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →The GIANT SIZE Ask the Pulpit Show!
2w ago01:38:33Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines to listen to your calls in a GIANT SIZE Ask the Pulpit episode! He's been asking for your calls to help keep the two shows a week schedule through the summer and you all keep coming through! We address more nicknames and sampler packs, Seinfeld, World Cup, the Parishioner Zoom Herfs, PulpitFest, and so much more! We even learn about armadillos and address what happens when a cigar company is bought by a larger one. Learn what Nick has been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And it's Tuesday, so it's time to learn Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze where Nick reviews another lemonade! Yes, the segment has a title now! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Overlooked Cigar Brands with Mike Brinker
3w ago01:45:10Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker to discuss some cigar brands that maybe don't get love often enough but are quietly out there putting out good cigars. The guys discuss some of them and also go down a rabbit hole wondering what may be happening with a few other brands we don't hear from much. During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, hear what the guys have been watching and entertained by lately. And learn what three cigars we've smoked and enjoyed lately! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Mid-Year 2026 Death Prediction Check-In
3w ago02:19:11Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Noah Zeleznik to do a mid-year celebrity death check in. We recap those we lost in the first six months of 2026 and review our predictions made at the end of 2025. Did we predict any correctly? Do we stand by our predictions for the back half of the year? All this while smoking some Aging Room cigars! Find out what we've been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And you've waited patiently and it's finally here... the Lemonade-O-Meter! Nick gives the first official score to the Two Guys Lemonade. How does it score up? What do you think of the official Lemonade-O-Meter? Is it good to go or too complicated? Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Retailers: Stock more than just singles
4w ago00:59:44Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick details some issues he had this week trying to get some budget friendly cigars in a bundle and how some retailers need to learn to stock more than just singles. Going through the story, Nick details the importance of having a variety of purchase options available for consumers, because you never know who might be walking in looking to drop money on a box or bundle of 20. From there, he details an incident at a Target where a little boy got him in some embarrassing trouble. Find out what movie Nick watched and thinks has a wonderful message for kids in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And learn what three cigars Nick smoked and enjoyed this week. Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →Ask the Pulpit: More Sidepieces and Samplers
Jun 2301:11:06Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick goes back to the phone lines for another Ask the Pulpit. While smoking a Diamond Crown Tampa, Nick thanks everyone for calling as it has been a huge help during the busy summertime. Truthfully, your calls are what is allowing him to keep going twice a week, so keep the calls coming! We discuss such topics as the mystery of the origin of the nickname Sidepiece for Listener Decoda and your suggestions for cigar samplers for beginners. We also discuss heart palpitations and the fear of missing out on PulpitFest. During the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report, which should be named the World Cup Update since that's all Nick is watching, Nick gets a package from UPS and does an unboxing on the show. What's in the box?!? And its Tuesday, and you know what that means... It's time for another Lemonade Review! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
Transcribe →A PulpitFest Ticket Announcement!
Jun 1901:58:32Tap to summarizeComing to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by his dad Jim and Kenn Klarich of the Ash & Ale Lounge to announce that PulpitFest 2026 tickets are on sale. The guys discuss the event and some of the planning going into it, designed to make this year's event fun and a little different than last year's. And we announce a special guest that will be at the VIP dinner and Friday's activities! Find out what the guys have been watching lately in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And learn what three cigars they've smoked and enjoyed this week! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home
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