Tabacalera Aragon VII Potencia Green Maduro
Purchased: 10-Pack Robusto (5.5 X 54)Price: $36.25Store: Tabacalera AragonBuy Again: AbsolutelyBox Worthy: YES! I love finding great cigars at excellent value! I discovered these from a couple of posts on Reddit. Aragon sells direct to the public so there’s no middleman involved. The prices are therefore quite inexpensive. Like Every Day Is Cigar Day, Aragon…
Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro. It Has Become One of My All-Time Favorites!
I first tried an Undercrown Maduro last year. At the time, I’m not sure where I got it. It may have been a gift from a fellow BOTL. I’m not sure, but I did know that it was a very nice cigar. Right in my wheelhouse. And that first one started a love affair with…
Definition Defigero
Purchased: 3 Toro Singles (6.5 X 54)Price: ~$13.00 eacStore: Cigar Art, Dallas, TXBuy Again: AbsolutelyBox Worthy: A resounding YES! Ever since I had my first Definition cigar, I’ve been amazed by the incredible flavor profiles the company has on offer. The GEN413 knocked my socks off with its kaleidoscope-like, ever-changing palate; the big, bold, powerful…
Big Sky Bitterroot
Purchased: 2 Single Toros (6 X 54)Price: $13.00 eaStore: Mac’s Palo AltoBuy Again? ProbablyBox Worthy? I think so… A guy on Reddit posted a picture of the Big Sky Mad Minnow Fly Box yesterday, and as I had never heard of the Big Sky brand, my curiosity was piqued, and I decided to do a…
I Can’t Believe I’m Doing This!
With cigars, I tend to be a set it and forget it kind of guy. Honestly, I just don’t want to be constantly monitoring my sticks as I’ve seen so many others do. I have 236 oz. Sistema containers with Boveda packs for long term storage. I don’t use hygrometers in any of them. I…
Oliva Black Swan? Rocky Patel Black Swan? WTF?
Last year, I discovered the Oliva Black Swan, which was a CigarPage exclusive. I liked the cigar so much that I bought four 10-packs. By the end of the year, CP had sold out of them and only had the sampler available. I had been checking CP regularly to see when they’d have them back…
I’ve Smoked Every Cigar in the Oliva V Series Many Times Each. I Now Have a Favorite.
And that’s the regular Oliva V. If you go on Reddit or other cigar forums, when it comes to the “V,” everyone talks about the Melanio. It’s a great cigar. I bought into the hype so much I bought boxes of both the Melanio and the Melanio Maduro. I thoroughly enjoyed them. But I had…
WTF Is “Budget” Anyway?
In online forums I have often seen comments that say something to the effect of, “That’s a good budget stick.” I never make a retort to those statements despite the fact they annoy the fuck out of me. Why? Simply because that word implies that it’s somehow lacking; that because of its relatively low price…
Ugh! Burn and Draw Issues
Pictured above is one my all-time favorite sticks, the Tatuaje Nicaragua 7th Broadleaf. For me, it’s one of those sticks that never disappoints. Its flavor notes hit perfectly for my palate! Like the Undercrown Maduro, this is one stick I could smoke all day long. This morning though, when I got about a third of…
La Gloria Cubana Classic
Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 52)Store: Cigars & More, San Carlos, CAPrice: ~$10.00Buy again? Yes.Box worthy? Yes. I love cigars that fly under the radar or that have been forgotten under the piles and piles of new cigars that bury them into obscurity or irrelevance. It’s not as if the cigars become suddenly bad, but…
Connoisseur Wisdom
I was on the /r/cigars sub-Reddit this evening, and someone posted a great comment that I had to write down. It was sage advice given to a person who was seeking an opinion from the community on a particular brand of cigars: Piece of advice: Smoking cigars is 100% subjective. Although it may seem OK…
Dimension Cigars “The Chairman”
Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 54?)Store: Cigar Art, Dallas, TXPrice: $13.00Buy again? Yes.Box worthy? Yes. Another day in Dallas, TX, another Definition cigar. This time it’s the “The Chairman.” Wow! What a completely different take than the “Equalizer” I smoked yesterday! Where the Equalizer was silky smooth, the Chairman has an underlying spice accompanying the…
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