Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge

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Ember & Cask is a laid-back cigar and drink podcast hosted by your After-Hours Host—equal parts easy lounge conversation and practical tasting notes. Each episode breaks down a cigar in plain English and builds a pairing ladder from top-shelf spirits to zero-proof options, with real tips on retro-hale, aging, and getting the best smoke after a long day.

  1. Jun 2

    Liga Privada 10-Year Aniversario - A Savage Feast

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Liga Privada 10-Year Aniversario - A Savage Feast and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with a 2015 Lagavulin 16 Islay Single Malt Scotch. We'll pierce the smoke of Islay Scotches, experience what happens when embers meet the sea, and reflect on how adventures give memories a place to live.

    30 min

  2. May 26

    Hooten Young - Midnight Hammer

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Hooten Young Midnight Hammer and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with Larrikin Single Barrel bourbon. We'll talk about honoring memories, when a brand truly carries its veteran-owned identity with purpose, and how even short lived moments can last a lifetime.

    30 min

  3. May 19

    Opus X Dubai 2020 - Viento d'Amor

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Opus X Dubai Viento d'Amor and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with Desnuda Anejo tequila. We'll talk about the importance of commemorating hard-won journeys, sharing victories with people who understand what it took to get there, and how luxury speaks in restraint.

    30 min

  4. May 12

    Joya de Nicaragua: Cinco Décadas - Diadema

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decadas and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with Cooper & Thief Pinot Noir 2021. We'll talk about the importance of slowing down, share some ideas for the lounge, and dabble in the unfamiliar for me - wine.

    29 min

  5. May 5

    EGM Cigars: Maduro Rios

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the EGM Maduro Rios and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with R.L. Seale's 12yr aged Barbadian style rum. We'll explore new cigar companies, wonderful lounges, and the flavors of broadleaf.

    28 min

  6. Apr 28

    Selected Tobacco: Alfonso Anejo No. 4

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Selected Tobacco: Alfonso Anejo No. 4 and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with the Lagrimas Reposado, La Loma 2024 harvest, tequila. We'll explore overcoming burnout, enjoying the journey and side-quests of life, and rekindling hobbies and passions.

    29 min

  7. Mar 25

    Selected Tobacco: Atabey Black

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Selected Tobacco: Atabey Black and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with the Redbreast 12yr Irish Whiskey. We'll explore the fun of trying new things, friendships within the cigar world, and the joy of matching cigars to a moment.

    27 min

  8. Mar 16

    Crowned Heads: Las Calaveras - Decimo Aniversario

    Tonight on Ember & Cask: The After-Hours Cigar Lounge, we’re lighting up the Crowned Heads: Las Calaveras - Decimo Aniversario and keeping it easy—flavor notes in plain English, and a walkthrough of pairing choices specifically with the Siete Leguas D'Antaño Extra Anejo. We'll delve deeper into limited releases, boutique craftsmanship, and the joy of pairing different drinks with each third of a cigar blended with intention.

    29 min
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Ember & Cask is a laid-back cigar and drink podcast hosted by your After-Hours Host—equal parts easy lounge conversation and practical tasting notes. Each episode breaks down a cigar in plain English and builds a pairing ladder from top-shelf spirits to zero-proof options, with real tips on retro-hale, aging, and getting the best smoke after a long day.

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