Between 2 Burns

🔥 Episode 28 – What Makes a Great Cigar? 🔥What separates a good cigar from a great cigar? Is it the construction? The flavor? The price? The reputation? Or is the answer a lot more personal than most people think?In Episode 28 of Between 2 Burns, Jason and Ethan kick things off by catching everyone up on everything that's been happening around the shop, the podcast, and the latest adventures at the new Pipe & Pint cigar bar before diving into one of the most debated questions in the cigar world.Together, we explore:💨 What actually makes a cigar "great"🌎 How experience, palate, mood, and even the people you're with can completely change how you enjoy a cigar🔥 Why your favorite cigar may not even crack someone else's top ten—and why that's perfectly okay🥃 The difference between objective quality and subjective enjoyment🎯 Whether expensive always means better (spoiler alert... it doesn't)Along the way, we share stories, disagree on a few things, bust some common myths, and remind everyone that one of the best parts of this hobby is that there is no right answer.Whether you're brand new to premium cigars or you've been filling humidors for years, this episode is a reminder that the "perfect cigar" isn't determined by ratings or hype—it's the one that makes your moment memorable.So light your favorite stick, pour yourself something good, and join us for another laid-back conversation... Between 2 Burns.

🔥 Episode 27 – Season 2 Premiere: We Opened a Cigar Bar… Now What? 🔥Season 2 starts the only way we know how—by pulling back the curtain.After months (and what felt like years) of planning, meetings, setbacks, approvals, construction, second-guessing, ordering, rearranging, waiting, stressing, opening… and then realizing opening day was actually the easy part… we finally did it. We opened a cigar bar.Now what?In this episode of Between 2 Burns, Jason and Ethan sit down for an honest, funny, and behind-the-scenes conversation about everything it took to get to this point and what nobody tells you happens after the ribbon gets cut.We talk about: 💨 The moments where it felt impossible—and the moments that made it worth it 🥃 Building more than a cigar shop and creating a true cigar bar and lounge experience 📦 Ordering wins, ordering mistakes, and the things customers immediately proved us wrong on 🍺 What people are actually buying vs. what we thought they’d buy 🛠️ Things we’d do differently tomorrow 🏆 Favorite moments so far and the surprises we never saw coming 🔥 What happens next for the new locationThis episode is less of a recap and more of a journal entry from the middle of the adventure. If you’ve ever wanted to open a business, wondered what goes into creating a cigar destination, or just want to hear two guys trying to figure it out one cigar at a time—this one’s for you.Season 2 starts here.Light one up, pour something good, and welcome to the next chapter of Between 2 Burns.