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Purchased: Single ToroStore: West Coast CigarsPrice: $10.99Buy again? Yes. I’ve bought 4 more over the last couple of weeks.Box worthy? Yes. tldr; I was a little skeptical about this one when I first tried it, but now that I’ve smoked through a few of them, I’m quite clear about it. It’s a great cigar thatContinue reading “H. Upmann 1844 Añejo Toro”

It’s a cold and dreary day today and in a break between meetings, I wanted to have a smoke. I didn’t want something heavy. I didn’t want something too complex. I didn’t want to spend my time contemplating the nuance in the smoke. What I wanted was a great, high-quality, uncomplicated smoke that I couldContinue reading “Montecristo White Label: Always Reliable”

I wrote about the Regius Sun Grown the other day and how much I loved it. Its box date year was 2017, so it had a few years of box aging before I even bought it. And based on that experience, I turned around and purchased two five packs and a couple of Exclusivo USAContinue reading “Cigars That Are Off People’s Radar”

Purchased: 5-pack ToroPrice: $36.50Store: Field SupplyBuy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy? Oh hell yes! Holy shit! Yet another cigar that lives up to all the hype. Wow! This cigar is right up my alley! Smooth and creamy and the flavors are all over the place. And I’m only into the first inch! Right off the batContinue reading “Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection Maduro Toro”

I’ve been smoking cigars for a long time and the way I’ve dealt with plugged sticks has been creative to say the least. Most of the time, I’d use a shish kabob stick to push through the plug, or I’d use a tang I’d break off a plastic fork to create a larger opening nearContinue reading “PerfecDraw: Yeah, It Really Is the Best Tool”

Last week, I was rooting around West Coast Cigars humidor looking for something to smoke, and Bob, one of the owners, told me about a Foundation event they recently had and pointed out the boxes they put out. They had the obligatory Charter Oak and Tabernacle lines and they also had a box of OlmecContinue reading “So I Finally Tried a Foundation Olmec – Actually Three of Them”

Purchased: Single ToroStore: West Coast CigarsPrice: $10.99Buy Again? Yes!Box Worthy? Yes tldr; Yup, this one’s going on my “get a box” list for sure! This is yet another cigar that proves my point that good is good no matter what the price. There’s lots of quality in this cigar, from the smooth, toothy wrapper toContinue reading “H. Upmann 1844 Anejo Toro”

tldr; I’m doing my best to find an LFD that I truly like. And I’ve smoked several though I’ve only written about two of them – including this post – here. But thus far, I haven’t found one that I love and the Solis, though it showed lots of potential, unfortunately missed the mark forContinue reading “La Flor Dominicana Solis Toro”

My wife and I don’t do the late-night thing on New Years Eve any longer, so I spent my New Years Eve at West Coast Cigars after dropping off our youngest son at a get-together nearby. I figured I could spend a few hours there and kill time until I had to pick him upContinue reading “Regius Sun Grown (2017)”

As I shared in a previous post, Santa gave me the PerfecPunch for Christmas and I love it! But since my birthday is coming in a few days, I decided to give myself an early birthday present and get the other “Perfec” accessories: The PerfecDraw and PerfecRepair. They arrived today, and I’ve already used theContinue reading “The “Perfec” Trio”