Ashes with Ash

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Welcome back to another episode of Ashes with Ash! Today Bree is joining us to tell us of her many journeys in the world of music, psychology, mixology and cigars! 

I hope you all enjoy!

And everyone LISTEN UP! Because time is running out! Pap’s Cigar Company’s 5 year anniversary is this month and we are celebrating THIS THURSDAY May 11th 6pm-10pm at the Sedgefield barn in Forest, Virginia. Fransisco Almonte from DBL cigars is going to be there rolling for us, we’re having the best cuban food (and anyone that knows a Paps event, knows its my dad and step moms food - so if you know, YOU KNOW, its the best food you’ll have all year) we’re also going to have beverages and special raffles, the grand prize being a 6 month membership to Paps’ Sanctuary - the 24 hours private lounge for you to access and enjoy at ANY time, as well as a $250 gift card to Hilton Properties. Come join us at the beautiful farm, in the gorgeous newly built event barn for some great fun, excellent cigars and of course, the best people you can possibly meet. Tickets are $20 - call now to reserve your spot! 

See you there and I’ll talk to you soon!

Welcome back everybody! Joining us today is Evan, a tobacconist at Paps Cigar Company and a huge movie buff is here to talk all things cigars, movies, TV shows and more! Be sure to check out his articles at 

fandomwire.com - Barry Buzzkill

Facebook/animated times or instagram @animated times

I hope you all enjoy!

Romance: 

Blue is the warmest color

A porch of a lady on fire 

Breakfast at Tiffanys

Blue Valentine

Ghost 

Dirty Dancing 

Movies to make you cry: 

Boy in the striped pajamas

Come and See (Russian film)

Precious

Click

Comedy:

Talladega Nights 

Wedding Crashers

Airplane

Blazing Saddles

Young Frankenstine

Friday

Rush Hour Trilogy

Chocolate Thunder

Nutty Professor

Mr. Deeds

TV shows:

Danger 5

Sharp Objects

Wednesday

Game of Thrones

You

Bloodline

Boardwalk Empire

Sopranos

Action:

Kill Bill 1 + 2 (or any Quentin Tarantino Movies)

Commando

Predator

John Wick films

Anything with Jet Lee

Mortal Combat (cheesy) 

Throwback kids shows:

Lion King

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Fivel Goes West

Oliver and Company 

Scamper

Welcome back to another episode! Mike is here today to share his story of how he got into smoking cigars and talks all things golf, fitness, cigars, hiking and exploring craft breweries and distilleries!

I hope you all enjoy!

Everyone be sure you are following @functionalfitnessfaction for great fitness tips and follow his adventures! 

Daniel is jumping on with me today from London to share his story on becoming an actor, musician, podcaster, voice over artist, cigar connoisseur and his journey to becoming sober! I hope you all enjoy!

https://twitter.com/DanCrespin

Instagram:  @danieljcrespin

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starving-artists/id1667216427

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-crespin-197174953

https://www.joholeassociates.com/actors/daniel-crespin/#:~:text=Daniel%20is%20a%20Bristolian%20actor,%2C%20television%2C%20voiceovers%20and%20commercials.

Today we have Chef Joe Gatto from the tv show From Scratch. The word of the day is EXPERIENCE! Thats what cigar smoking is all about and thats what Joe is going to describe today about the art of cooking.

Make sure you grab a snack or eat before listening because this is going to make you so hungry haha

I hope you all enjoy!

Instagram:

@chefjoegatto

@fromscratch.tv

Welcome back everyone! It is time for a new Farm to Fire episode! Dont'cha think?! Today we’re talking about the process from when the seed is planted all the way to the final step of the making of the precious cigar you enjoy with friends.

Welcome to another episode of Ashes with me, Ash!

Today Jeremy is here from Estonia to tell us the stories and rich history of beautiful Casdagli cigars.

I hope you all enjoy!

Instagram: @casdaglicigars 

https://casdaglicigars.com/

Veteran, Mother and new cigar aficionado is here to tell us her and her husbands story of how Rail City Cigars in Sparks, Nevada - how it started, how its going and the future it holds!

I hope you all enjoy!

Cigar Growing Regions

Welcome back to another episode of Farm To Fire! This episode will offer a glimpse into the amazing variety of specialized cigar tobaccos being grown around the globe. The most exciting aspect of contemporary cigar growing regions os that many places are just beginning to realize their potential. In the last half century, and more so in the last decade, there have been extraordinary developments and improvements in the premium cigar cultivation. Each region we will go over today has specific advantages, potential and challenges associated with it. A deeper analysis will reveal the uniqueness of each cigar growing region.

The precious tobacco plant depends on select regions of the world where the soil, climate, topography, people, skill and tradition converge. The best cigar tobacco is grown between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, along the equator. Of course cigars are grown from Canada to New Zealand, but the best are grown in these tropics. Great cigars are grown in valleys where they benefit from nutrient erosion, condensation irrigation and sunlight manipulation.

Its time for a new episode! This one is with Ash Red, she is here to tell us her incredible story full of surprises; She is a trained opera singer, a cancer survivor, cigar aficionado and the co founder of the Leaf n Grain Society and the Twisted Pair Podcast! You guys have to check out this website full of so many different articles for everyone from Cigar pairings and reviews, to new cocktail creations and so much more.

@fine_ash_red77

@leafngrainsociety + leafngrainsociety.com 

Welcome to the farm to fire podcast. I’m Ash, a certified tobacconist and cigar connoisseur; and I’m here to share knowledge on The Art Of Tobacco from the planting of the seed all the way to the experience of smoking. Join me for a smoke while learning the full cigar sommelier teachings and tips.

Today we are talking about Nicotiana Tabacum (nuh-kow-shee-ann-uh taba-come)

Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown plant of the Nicotiana genus..

Welcome back and thanks for listening to another episode of Ashes with me, Ash!

Today Patricia is here to tell us of her journey through her cigar world from owning her own online business to where she is now, in her very own lounge, Casa Aficionado in Delaware Ohio

I hope you all enjoy!

Thank you Patricia for sharing your inspirational story of making your dreams a reality. Congradulations again on your success and I can’t wait to come smoke with you in the Casa Aficionado lounge hopefully SOON!

Everyone, go check out the Queen of Ash Online Store and the Casa Aficionado lounge online or if you’re in Delaware, Ohio, you’ve gotta stop by Casa and have a smoke with Patricia.

Welcome back and thanks for listening to another episode of ashes with ash! Today, Ms Toya Goody is here to chat with me about our shared passoions for traveling, her story and love of cigars, and her and her daughters educational cigar podcast coming to you soon!

Welcome back everyone! I am so geeking out about my guest today; Best selling author Eliza Vancort is here to talk about her book The Women Guide to Claiming Space. As you’ll hear, this book and this episode is for women and men, on how to gain confidence and claim your space and how men can support women in the workplace and in life in general. I could have talked to Eliza for hours, she’s such an incredible speaker,, she’s gone through so much trauma and has come out with resilience and intelligence, she’s truly an inspiration.

I hope you all enjoy!

Maygen is here to totally nerd out with me, talking all things cigars and BOOKS!

Go follow Chronicles of Cigarnia on instagram, youtube and tiktok!

Thanks again everyone, I’ll talk to you soon!

Thanks for joining me for another episode, guys! Today you aren’t only joining me, but also Nicole is here to tell us her story of how she got into cigars during COVID times, and how different her life has turned out than she expected; from managing a high end gym to smoking cigars and being the VP of a cigar media platform with her fiancé! You guys are going to enjoy this one. Happy listening!

https://www.smokintabacco.com/

https://www.instagram.com/smokintabacco/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/smokin.nicole/?hl=en

Welcome back and thanks for listening! Today Tanya joins us to share her story of how she got into smoking cigars, how she got into being a rep for Gurkha and gives some great advice for anyone getting started in the industry. I hope you all enjoy!

The Bourbon and BS Podcast joins me today to talk all things Bourbon, Cigars, Pairings, Life, Career shifts, Business successes and more! I hope you all enjoy

Welcome back to another episode of Ashes with Ash; and welcome to the very first solo episode! Today we are talking about the history timeline of cigars Starting from 100 AD all the way to 2020

Happy belated mothers day everyone! To all the moms, aunts, cousins, grandmothers, dads who’ve had to be moms and of course,, all the dog moms out there, you’re all super heroes and I adore you to no end.

Truly, I think motherhood is on another level of human being. I don’t have kids so I still don’t understand the miracle of destroying your body quite yet, it all sounds horrifying to me still, so I really do see all mothers as majestic creatures giving and raising life - it’s an unbelievable experience to witness, let alone experience! Cheers to all of you, I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend and that your mothers day is truly year round. Thank you all for listening to this episode; today we have my mom, Terri, and my cousin Krystle on! No, they don’t smoke cigars, but they’re badass moms with awesome stories so, deal with it. No really! They answer all of your questions you asked on instagram and more. Stay tuned for some weird and hilarious stories about me as a kid and some great advice from two of the best mothers I know. I hope you all enjoy!

Anya is in town from the Dominican Republic, and she graciously sits down with me here at Barclay Rex to tell us her story of how she got into cigars, her love for cigars, starting her own cigar company, and tells us her awesome experience working with one of the biggest cigar queens we all know and love,

Here she is, I hope you all enjoy!

Joining is today from the Dominican Republic is cigar aficianado and marketing strategist, Penelope! Along with a special guest star co host, Luis!

Enjoy :) 

Thanks for joining me for another episode with yet another incredible sister of the leaf! Kat jumped on zoom with me today from Reno, Nevada for a chat and a smoke, to share her story and her journey with cigars! Here she is, I hope you all enjoy!

THANK YOU Princess and Luis! This was such a fun time, and I can't wait to do more episodes in person to have awesome conversations like this with all of you! And Princess, we definitely have to do this again. 

Thanks for listening everyone!

I'll talk to you soon

Princess, Part 2!

Welcome my dear friend Princess! In these next few episodes, we talk about EVERYTHING life, love, cigars, friends... all the things! We ended up chatting, smoking and recording for 5 HOURS - So, that is why this is split up into 3 parts, I simply could not edit out a word of advice or stories Princess had to tell.

I hope you all enjoy & follow Princess on Instagram @cigars_life

Mini Episode! :) 

https://www.cigarjournal.com/leading-women-cigar-world/

https://www.elcigarshop.com/blogs/cigars-for-beginners/women-and-cigars/

Michael Herklots is here today telling his story from starting off being a drummer, to working his way to the top with Davidoff, then Nat Sherman, and finally his own company Ferro Tego.

I hope you all enjoy!

Follow on instagram and facebook @feriotego and @michaelherklots

And all of my listeners, thank you for tuning in! I will talk to you soon.

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to the Ashes with Ash Podcast!

So, I watched the movie Big Fish recently, or should I say, re-watched, because it’s such a beautiful movie, but it had been a long time since I watched it and I swear I get a new lesson out of it every single time I experience this movie.

This glorious movie is about storytelling, he explains that stories live on forever, passed down from generation to generation, and with this, sometimes the story changes or it’s not interesting enough to ever be passed on, memories being lost forever. The thought of this broke my heart. But then I thought of this podcast, and all of you, and I realized that I have this platform to not only share these stories with our community, but I have a place for these stories to live on forever.

I know we talked about this in one of my episodes but so many people dis on people that make podcasts because “everyone does it” Well, it makes sense why everyone does it! Its such a great way to tell your story and store it somewhere safe to live on and be passed down for generations.

I highly recommend you watch Big Fish, then come share your story with me, change your story with me to express how it made you feel, not just the facts and details, embellish with me and lets live on forever through our stories.

Thank you all so much for listening and all of my new friends that have joined me on this incredibly rewarding journey - I love you all! And I had the perfect opportunity to start season 2 of Ashes with Ash at my favorite spot - Barclay Rex. The New York Pipe Club all gathered in the private lounge to have a smoke with friends, and luckily, I brought my podcast gear just in case someone wanted to interview! It turned out that I was sitting with a few great people, having awesome conversation, then paused to ask if we could record this conversation! Just chatting about smoking and pipes and fine liquor, I was thinking, I love this! The perfect lounge experience ambiance and conversation at in the Rex Club was the perfect anniversary gift I could possible have gotten!

Today we have my friend Dimitri, the pipe expert, and his two lovely friends that wish to remain anonymous, and my instagram friend (now real human friend) Richard who just happened to be in town, he came to meet me at Barclay Rex and I immediately just handed him the microphone and thats how we had our first in person conversation hahaha

Thanks again, everyone - I hope you all enjoy

Welcome back! This is part 2 of the purp and I, where after changing locations from the lounge to home, we are quite toasty from our wine and bourbon. Take small sips of yours so you don’t spill while you laugh with us.. or at us.. whatever.

Enjoy!

@thepurplelady8

Ladies and Gentlemen, today we have The myth. The legend. My soul sister, The Purple Lady. 

Blanca is here to tell us her story of how she ended up on the cover of Women’s Cigar Social magazine, and explains her journey on how she became a Bikini Competitor in the body building world! So if your New Years resolution is is to work out - this girl KNOWS the mind set and determination you need to meet your goals & truly be proud of yourself in your results.

I hope you all enjoy!

This is a long episode but it’s worth every minute! So I’ll keep this intro short - let’s jump right into it! Lee is here to tell us her story, along with many other stories of her travels, her time in the Air Force, her beautiful giant dogs and eating strange foods all over the world. I hope you all enjoy!

Leigh's instagram handle: @4wtvlolawants

Ghost stories and the very strange history of halloween!

My dad and grandfather on my moms side of the family are here to tell the story of my family history with cigars and the tobacco industry! 

With special guest appearance from Krystle and Fancy Nancy :) 

www.papscigarco.com

@papscigarco

817 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA 

Thank you for tuning into episode 13! Did you know, Rumor has it that most podcasts don’t make it past episode 13?

So this episode could not have worked out more beautifully, because my guest today helps me explain exactly why this will not be my last episode; this is just the beginning!

Anastasia is joining us today all the way from Greece to share her incredible story and to tell us the beautiful ways she is empowering Sisters and Brothers of the Leaf to express ourselves through the art of tobacco and smoking, together. I hope this episode does for you as it did for me; making you feel powerful and to remember how cigars truly make you feel, then bring those feelings to the tobacconist community, leaving behind any hate and stereotypes.

So grab a smoke and prepare to fall in love again!

www.sotlgreece.com

Thank you for tuning in to episode number 12! Today we have actor, writer, voiceover artist and fellow podcaster, Katherine Heller here to share some hilarious, delightful and crazy stories! Full disclosure; we don’t talk a lot about cigars in this one, just a million other topics.. I hope you all enjoy!

Her podcast: Tell The Bartender - Find it anywhere you get your podcasts!

Thank you for listening to episode # 11! -Sorry, in my intro I say its episode #10! Time is flying, guys.. haha!

Today we have Jameson, one of the founders of Cigar Fest, here to tell his interesting and eventful story and how Cigar Fest came about, and what the future holds. I hope you all enjoy.

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Barclay Rex Cigar Lounge; 126 Pearl Street, Downtown NYC

Pap's Cigar Company; 817 Main Street, Downtown Lynchburg, VA

Welcome to episode #10

Today, Jacob Walker is here to make a beginner smoker a master in just two hours!

Just like that, magic!

Alright, maybe not a master, so soon, but this guy has all of the tips and tricks not only for beginners, but for long time smokers too! This episode is packed full of advice, recommendations and true passion for cigars.

Listeners, if you’re like me and want to follow Jacob’s journey reviewing incredible cigars and learning more from his experiences, follow him on instagram! @cigarreviewsbyjacob - I will also put his handle in the show notes. And you can also check him out on the Cigar Talk podcast, Episode 29!

BIG NEWS!

I am too excited to share the news with you that I have my first sponsor from my favorite lounge in NYC; Barclay Rex has welcomed the Ashes with Ash Podcast into their lounge. So, from now on, all of the episodes you hear, will be recorded in the gorgeous Rex Club lounge; 126 Pearl St, Downtown New York City. I can not wait to have you all (my future guests) come have a smoke with me in this beautiful lounge and share your story with our community. To learn more about the rich history and exciting future that is the Barclay Rex Cigar Lounge, go listen to episode number 1 of this podcast to hear Vanessa tell her and her family's story of this shop’s life in New York City for the past 106 years!

Thank you to Vanessa and the rest of the Barclay Rex family; and to you, my tobacconists and aficionado’s, I will be seeing you at the Rex Club.