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Episode 469: The Elevated Humidor with Mel & Kevin – Local Spotlight: Stories Cigars + Lounge; Lufkin, TX
Mel and Kevin of The Elevated Humidor Cigar Co. and Stories Cigars + Lounge join us at Twins Smoke Shop in NH for the RI Palooza Report. The Hidden Herf is a…
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Episode 468: Whiskey vs. Bourbon & 3Leaf Cigars – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
The crew is joined at Grumpy’s by Tom of The Original Cigar & Bar in North Conway and Jim from 3leaf Cigars. It’s been a long day for our resident…
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Episode 467: Thirty Years in Nashua – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Nashua, NH
Castro’s Nashua celebrates 30 years in the cigar business and we are there to record an episode. Five of the eight Hacks on the episode are first-timers…
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Episode 466: A Year in the Humidor – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
This week’s Hidden Herf is a selection that had been put away for just ove a year. We compare it to how we remember it when it was freshly released and…
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Episode 465: It’s a Sweet Cap – Local Spotlight: Cigar & Lounge; Watertown, MA
Sitting around the fire pit with an assortment of spirits, from Zacapa to the Red Pecker, we have a blast with this week’s crew. The twins are initiated…
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Episode 464: The Cigar Twins – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
Our special guests are a set of twins we met duting the NE Cigar Expo weekend. Oddly enough thay are Grumpy’s regulars. We reap the Expo and other Hack…
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Episode 463: 2026 New England Cigar Expo Pre-Game – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH
‘Twas the night before the Expo where we meet up with a group of out of state Hacks, brand owners, and reps. Nimish Desai and the crew from Rocky Patel…
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Episode 462: On a Boat – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company; Plaistow, NH
Not exactly “on” a boat, but right next to it. We record at the marina on Lake Winnipesaukee before the boats al come out for the season. The…
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Episode 461: It’s Firepit Weather – Local Spotlight: The Boat and Firepit
Sitting around the firepit we take a call from Fabian for the Florida weather report. The Hidden Herf stumps the panel. Local Spotlight – The Boat and…
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Episode 460: You are at the Wrong Location – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Dover, NH
Signals get crossed and we have a situation where we are at two locations. The Hidden Herf is a pre-release that turns out to be released so it stumps the…
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Episode 459: The Birthday Boy – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
Killer joins the panel as we celebrate a Hack birthday and get a Hack name change. The Hidden Herf is a tough one to figure out but it’s a real contender…
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Episode 458: McGroin Manner with Mama McGroin – Local Spotlight: Rhino’s Cigar Lounge by Owl Shop Tobacconists; Windham, NH
We are joined by Mama McGroin for some laughs and story telling. The Hidden Herf stumps the panel and makes the list. Local Spotlight – Rhino’s Cigar…
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Episode 457: Golf & Cigars – Local Spotlight: Thompson Country Club; North Reading, MA
It’s a cast of old and new friends at the golf course on the 19th hole under the tent. The Hidden Herf receives mixed reviews. Local Spotlight –…
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Episode 456: Mid-Week at The Mustang Ranch – Local Spotlight: The Original Cigar & Bar; North Conway, NH
It’s another mid-week episode, this time we’re in the screen tent at the ranch. The panel is in rare form and it’s a bit of a surprise. The Hidden Herf stumps…
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Episode 455: Stacking the Deck at the CANH – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH
Sometimes the stars align and you can pull together a “Bunch of Hacks” on short notice to do a mid-week episode. The Cigar Association of New Hampshire (CANH)…
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Episode 454: It’s Been a Minute – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Cigar Lounge; Bedford, NH
It’s a short crew for this episode. It has been a year since doing a recording in Bedford and it feels like we were there last week. The Hidden Herf is…
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Episode 453: Summa-Palooza 2026 – Local Spotlight: On the lake; New Hampshire
It’s the 9th annual summer trip on the barge and we are at the lake house for the seventh year. The weather is almost perfect, many cigars are smoked, and…
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Episode 452: Back for More 6.0 – Local Spotlight: Route One BNG Summer Cigar Event
Direct from the Route One Business Networking Group (BNG) event for our sixth year, we speak with a few BNG members while enjoying cigars under the tent on the…
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Episode 451: All About McGroin – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
It’s cast of thousands for the roasting of McGroin. The Hidden Herf is picked out early but gets a wide range of reviews. Local Spotlight – The…
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Episode 450: Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
Our special guest is a former MLB player, so it’s lots of baseball and cigar stories for this episode. The Hidden Herf is obvious after just a single…
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Episode 449: The Front Lawn with Blue – Local Spotlight: Fumare Fine Cigar Boutique; Reno, NV
While we’ve been outside plenty it’s the first time we are on the front lawn, but not the first time we are with a dog. Detroit Steve is back from…
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Episode 448: Holy BEEEP – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
Count how many times you hear “Holy BEEEP”. It’s another small group episode and The Hidden Herf is another vintage selection from…
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Episode 447: The Rhode Island Report – Local Spotlight: Mr. J’s Havana Cigar Lounge; Coventry, RI
This episode is a recap of our trip to RI and MR. J’s 6th anniversary celebration. We also visited Tammany Hall, The Gentleman Cigar Lounge, and The Ale House…
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Episode 446: A Monster of an Episode – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
The Hidden Herf theme is a follow up to last week’s theme where we all sample a variation of the same line. Checkout the cigar holder, ashtray, coaster…
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Episode 445: We’ve Gone to the Birds w/Jonas Santana – Local Spotlight: Two Guys Cigar Shop; Salem, NH
Jonas Santans calls in to tell us about his cigar brand, our Hidden Herf for this week. We report on the Perdomo Father & Son cigar release by Two Guys. Local…
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Episode 444: High Speed – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
After last week’s current events we try another effect. We have a real Hidden Herf that was selected by “The New Guy” and he hit a home run…
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Episode 443: The New Guy – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company; Plaistow, NH
There’s a Rocky Patel event at Plaistow Cigar, so we drop in to record after it’s over. The “new guy” is initiated into the Hack family. The Hidden Herf is a…
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Episode 442: It’s Firepit Weather – Local Spotlight: Ricky’s Firepit
The weather breaks for just a bit so we gather the firewood and a large compliment of hacks for this one. Half the panel has not been on in quite a while so…
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Episode 441: The Tiki Taxi and Toro Taxi – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
One of our special guests is Brian Sonia with West Tampa Cigars. He also operates The Tiki Taxi in Hampton Beach, NH. The stories from last season are great…
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Episode 440: Going to the Dogs – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Dover, NH
A regular listener is in the lounge, so we drag him in to the fourth chair this week. He happens to own Barkingham Mobile Pet Spaw. The Hidden Herf should have…
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Episode 439: The Return of The Gringo – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company; Plaistow, NH
The Gringo is in from Florida and holds down the fort this week. Nurse Rick is under the weather and misses the big news item. Pat-GPT figures out the Hidden…
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Episode 438: The Party for the Hell of it 5.0 – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
The crew is back at the Shack for another party and podcast. Rick is back from Florida with more stories. Jim Price, from Rocky Patel Cigars, and Eastie Paul…
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Episode 437: Doubling Down at the Mustang Ranch – Local Spotlight: Rhino’s Cigar Lounge by Owl Shop Tobacconists; Windham, NH
The heater is installed at the Mustang Shed and it seems to be a success. The Hidden Herf is so obvious we don’t bother trying to hide it, but it does…
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Episode 436: Horses and Irish Pizza – Local Spotlight: The Mustang Ranch
The weather is good enough for an episode from the Mustang Shed. Ricky calls in from Florida and puts Steve on the phone so we can learn about his businesses…
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Episode 435: I’m Confused w/Jim from 3Leaf – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH
We are back at Twins with a cast of long-lost, newly minted, and regular Hacks totaling a dozen including the peanut gallery. The Hidden Herf is a re-try of a…
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Episode 434: Founding Fathers Revisited – Local Spotlight: Founding Fathers Executives, Danvers, MA
We return to the Founding Fathers Executives private lounge for this week’s episode. We are joined by Joe, one of the principals of the club for an update on…
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Episode 433: Cigar Simulator – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
Its another double cigar Hidden Herf, but this time we do mild and bold variations suited to the panelist. Nick Laramie from Drew Estate joins half way in…
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Episode 432: Figurado Ash Challenge – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
We have two short figurados this week and somehow it turns into a long ash challenge. Ricky and Pat send in a couple interviews from Florida. Local Spotlight…
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Episode 431: Let’s Go Bowling – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
Many of the regular Hacks are out of town this week, so it’s another small group episode. Ricky and Pat send in a series of interviews from the Ybor City…
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Episode 430: Recovapalooza – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Dover, NH
It’s a small group, simple setup, this week as we recover from last weekend’s escapades. Ben Dover returns with jokes. The Hidden Herf stumps the…
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Episode 429: Hackapalooza 8.0 – Local Spotlight: The Original Cigar & Bar; North Conway, NH
It’s halfway through Hackapalooza 8.0 where we meet up with the Rocky Patel crew in North Conway at The Original Cigar & Bar. We also sit down with the three…
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Episode 428: Hackapalooza Pre-Game – Local Spotlight: JR Cigar Outlet; Tampa, FL
Hackapalooza 8.0 is this week. We run down the itinerary and plans for the weekend. We try to stay on topic, Nick. Ricky’s back so we get an in-person…
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Episode 427: Hitting the Wall – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Portsmouth, NH
Jim and Hailey from Great Cigars Podcast are in town and join us at Federal Cigar for this week’s episode after No-Name John’s birthday party. We…
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Episode 426: A Couple of Spoofs – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
A cast of six land at Grumpy’s to play out the spoof we set in motion last week. The Hidden Herf is a spoof of it’s own. Local Spotlight –…
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Episode 425: Who’s the New, New Guy? – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
Opening the 2026 season we have another Hack father join the panel. The Hidden Herf is decent and we almost forget to do the reveal. Local Spotlight –…
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Episode 424: Nakatomi Tower – Local Spotlight: Twins Smoke Shop; Londonderry, NH
The panel meets up at Twins in Londonderry for the last episode of 2025. Papa McGroin joins us as do other friends that we pull in from the lounge along the…
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Episode 423: 2025 Hackie Awards Special – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
Direct from The Tobacco Shack in Rowley, MA it’s the 2025 Hackie Awards Show. We get the RI run-down from Ricky and Pat. The Hidden Herf is unexpected…
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Episode 422: It’s Better with Age – 3Leaf with Jim – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company; Plaistow, NH
Jim from 3-Leaf Cigars joins the Hacks in more ways than one. The hacks turn out in force this week. We retry a cigar that was fresh off the boat 16 weeks back…
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Episode 421: Rocky Patel Cigars with Nimmy D – Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar; Portsmouth, NH
Nimish from Rocky Patel Cigars is in town for an event at Federal Cigar. We sit down to talk cigars with Nimish and Federal Cigar with the new management…
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Episode 420: Football at The Shack – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
Shacky Greene, Pat McGroin, and Cigar Hack Dave do a special Thanksgiving week episode to launch year nine. The Hidden Herf is a Shack staple and receives good…
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Episode 419: Eight Years In – Local Spotlight: Plaistow Cigar Company; Plaistow, NH
It all started here eight years ago east of just west of this very location. We discuss the last eight years and what the next eight years will bring. The…
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Episode 418: Miller Cigars with Jimmy and Max – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
It’s not every week that we have a new cigar brand owner join us for an episode. Jimmy Miller and long-time friend of the Hacks, Max, have a New England…
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Episode 417: Rocky Patel Cigars with Mike the Cop – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
The multi-award-winning cigar rep, Mike the Cop from Rocky Patel, is at Grumpy’s this week. We drop in to catch up with Mike and find out about the 30th…
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Episode 416: Pocono Palooza ’25 – Local Spotlight: Junko’s Cigar Lounge; Hazelton, PA
It’s our 7th annual trip to the Poconos. We record on Halloween after smoking and partying all day, so you know what to expect. Local Spotlight –…
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Episode 415: Calling HR – Local Spotlight: Ricky’s Firepit
It’s back to the firepit for what my be the last time this year as we discover a time traveler in our midst. The Joke-O-Meter and HR are workimg overtime…
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Episode 414: The Virtual Brother-In-Law – Local Spotlight: Cigar and Lounge; Watertown, MA
The panel convenes at Cigar and Lounge in Watertown, MA. We have couple of special quests and a couple of Hacks that haven’t been on for a while. This episode…
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Episode 413: Have Another Grumpy Day with Big Sky Cigars – Local Spotlight: Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge; Hudson, NH
It’s Big Sky Cigars at Grumpy’s Cigar & Lounge and we are there to talk with the representation of both. Nurse Rick tries his hand at reading the into. There…
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Episode 412: Shacky’s Takeover – Local Spotlight: The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA
Shacky Greene wants to try being the announcer, so we hand him the intro copy and say, “you’re on”! The Hidden Herf is illusive for a little…
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Episode 411: People Watching with Madre Tierra Cigars – Local Spotlight: Castro’s Backroom; Manchester, NH
It’s a perfect day on the sidewalk in Manchester, NH which makes for prime people watching. We are in for the Madre Tierra, live rolling event at Castro’s. We…
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Episode 410: Fall Firepit with The Elevated Humidor – Local Spotlight: Stories Cigars + Lounge; Lufkin, TX
We are joined, via call-in, by Mel and Kevin of The Elevated Humidor Cigar Co. and Stories Cigars + Lounge. We smoke two Hidden Herfs and recap the New England…