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    <title>Eat Drink Smoke - Episodes Tagged with “Mark Holden”</title>
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    <description>WE HAVE MOVED OUR PODCAST HOSTING! https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke
If you used to come to Fireside to get the podcast, you can now go to https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke and grab it there.
Or, find it on your favorite podcast platform!
Eat Drink Smoke is hosted by long-time radio host and entertainer Tony Katz, with co-host Fingers Malloy.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy talk amazing spirits, brilliant cigars and great food.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Tony Katz</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>WE HAVE MOVED OUR PODCAST HOSTING! https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke
If you used to come to Fireside to get the podcast, you can now go to https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke and grab it there.
Or, find it on your favorite podcast platform!
Eat Drink Smoke is hosted by long-time radio host and entertainer Tony Katz, with co-host Fingers Malloy.
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  <title>What Does It Take To Open A Successful Cigar Lounge? BLEND Bar Cigar Edition - Episode 186</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Tony and Fingers found out what goes into opening and running a successful cigar lounge from the folks at BLEND Bar Cigar in Indianapolis. In the process, they enjoyed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff and BLEND's Uncut &amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Tony and Fingers found out what goes into opening and running a successful cigar lounge from the folks at BLEND Bar Cigar in Indianapolis. In the process, they enjoyed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff and BLEND's Uncut &amp;amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://eatdrinksmokeshow.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy&lt;/a&gt; host &lt;a href="http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Eat! Drink! Smoke!&lt;/a&gt; recorded live at &lt;a href="http://blendbarcigar.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blend Bar Cigar&lt;/a&gt; in Indianapolis, IN.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BLEND's Corey Johnston described how he got into the cigar business and the journey that led him to open BLEND in Indianapolis. He also talked about what it takes to run a successful cigar lounge, and reviewed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mark Holden of BLEND joined the show to talk about his love of cigars and his motivation to get into the cigar lounge business. What kind of investment and planning goes into opening a premium cigar lounge? Mark explains.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Nolan Smith of Backbone Bourbon went into detail about his partnership with BLEND to create BLEND's Uncut &amp;amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey. He also described the challenges facing the bourbon industry in this current economic climate. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Blend's Brian Lerman hinted at what customers can expect when they stop by BLEND Bar Cigar. What makes a good cigar and cocktail pairing? Brian answers that important question.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rick Hubbard of Hubbard &amp;amp; Cravens Coffee Company talked about his partnership with BLEND and what it's like running a coffee company in 2022. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All that and much more on episode 186 of Eat! Drink! Smoke!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow Eat! Drink! Smoke!&lt;br&gt;
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<p><a href="http://eatdrinksmokeshow.com" rel="nofollow">Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy</a> host <a href="http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke" rel="nofollow">Eat! Drink! Smoke!</a> recorded live at <a href="http://blendbarcigar.com" rel="nofollow">Blend Bar Cigar</a> in Indianapolis, IN.</p>

<p>BLEND&#39;s Corey Johnston described how he got into the cigar business and the journey that led him to open BLEND in Indianapolis. He also talked about what it takes to run a successful cigar lounge, and reviewed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff. </p>

<p>Mark Holden of BLEND joined the show to talk about his love of cigars and his motivation to get into the cigar lounge business. What kind of investment and planning goes into opening a premium cigar lounge? Mark explains.</p>

<p>Nolan Smith of Backbone Bourbon went into detail about his partnership with BLEND to create BLEND&#39;s Uncut &amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey. He also described the challenges facing the bourbon industry in this current economic climate. </p>

<p>Blend&#39;s Brian Lerman hinted at what customers can expect when they stop by BLEND Bar Cigar. What makes a good cigar and cocktail pairing? Brian answers that important question.</p>

<p>Rick Hubbard of Hubbard &amp; Cravens Coffee Company talked about his partnership with BLEND and what it&#39;s like running a coffee company in 2022. </p>

<p>All that and much more on episode 186 of Eat! Drink! Smoke!</p>

<p>Follow Eat! Drink! Smoke!<br>
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<p>The Podcast is Free! Click Below!</p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Tony and Fingers found out what goes into opening and running a successful cigar lounge from the folks at BLEND Bar Cigar in Indianapolis. In the process, they enjoyed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff and BLEND&#39;s Uncut &amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey.</p>

<p><a href="http://eatdrinksmokeshow.com" rel="nofollow">Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy</a> host <a href="http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke" rel="nofollow">Eat! Drink! Smoke!</a> recorded live at <a href="http://blendbarcigar.com" rel="nofollow">Blend Bar Cigar</a> in Indianapolis, IN.</p>

<p>BLEND&#39;s Corey Johnston described how he got into the cigar business and the journey that led him to open BLEND in Indianapolis. He also talked about what it takes to run a successful cigar lounge, and reviewed the BLEND Salomones by Davidoff. </p>

<p>Mark Holden of BLEND joined the show to talk about his love of cigars and his motivation to get into the cigar lounge business. What kind of investment and planning goes into opening a premium cigar lounge? Mark explains.</p>

<p>Nolan Smith of Backbone Bourbon went into detail about his partnership with BLEND to create BLEND&#39;s Uncut &amp; Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey. He also described the challenges facing the bourbon industry in this current economic climate. </p>

<p>Blend&#39;s Brian Lerman hinted at what customers can expect when they stop by BLEND Bar Cigar. What makes a good cigar and cocktail pairing? Brian answers that important question.</p>

<p>Rick Hubbard of Hubbard &amp; Cravens Coffee Company talked about his partnership with BLEND and what it&#39;s like running a coffee company in 2022. </p>

<p>All that and much more on episode 186 of Eat! Drink! Smoke!</p>

<p>Follow Eat! Drink! Smoke!<br>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GoEatDrinkSmoke" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/GoEatDrinkSmoke</a> | @GoEatDrinkSmoke<br>
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<p><a href="http://bit.ly/eatdrinksmoke" rel="nofollow">On Apple Podcasts</a><br>
<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09697f78-947d-4008-92f6-18f6b241774a/Eat-Drink-Smoke" rel="nofollow">On Amazon Music</a><br>
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<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Qf6qSmnpb5ctSMEtaB6lp" rel="nofollow">On Spotify</a></p>]]>
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