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Purchased: Box of 10 Toros (5.5 X 22mm) [maybe 52-54]Cost: R$880 / ~US$175Store: Tabacaria Roma, Sao Paolo, BrazilBuy Again? Hell yeah, if I can find them in the US! tldr; It’s unfortunate that Brazilian cigars – that is, cigars produced in Brazil – aren’t very well known or spoken about in the US because fromContinue reading “Dannemann Mata Fina”

Ahh… Sao Paolo… My wife and I are here for a few days before we make a trek to the coast (Maceio) for a wedding. Today, I had a few hours of free time as my wife, who’s a contract English teacher – had a couple of clients, so I immediately searched out cigar loungesContinue reading “Cigar Adventures in Sao Paolo”

Purchased: 5-pack Toro (6 X 54)Price: ~$38Store: CigarPage.comBuy again? Yes, but on a special sale only Don’t get me wrong. This cigar is good. When I first took it out of the wrapper, I marveled at its toothy, oily wrapper. The label art was spectacular. Chocolate, cedar, yogurt-like sourness when smelling the foot and wrapper.Continue reading “AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro”

Purchased: 2 X RobustoStore: TobaccoPrice: $10.95 eaBuy again? Yes. Box worthy? Yes. tldr; At a ring gauge of 4 1/2 X 52, my first thought that this was pretty short for a robusto, which are normally 5 inches. But this was by no means a quick smoke, taking me over an hour to smoke eachContinue reading “Regius Exclusivo Red Label USA”

I’ve been smoking the Oliva Serie O for  years now, and I always have a bunch of them on hand to give to friends and at those times where I can’t decide on what to smoke (which actually happens more than I care to admit). This was one of those days. It’s cold and rainy,Continue reading “Relegated to the Garage on This Cold and Dreary Day. But I’m Enjoying the Comforting Effects of a Great Smoke.”

I was reading a Reddit thread the other day where someone asked about the difference between boutique and craft cigars and regular production cigars, and if boutique cigars were somehow better than production cigars (paraphrasing). It was a fairly lively discussion. I was going to jump in on the conversation and then my wheels startedContinue reading “Boutique Cigars? Sure…”

When I wrote about this cigar over a month ago, I don’t know if I was being completely honest. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the stick, but I didn’t necessarily love it, and in the back of my mind I was thinking it needed a lot more humidor time which is why I saidContinue reading “Revisiting the Black Works Studio Hawaiian Hornet”

This morning, I went out to my backyard to enjoy a morning smoke with a cup of strong coffee. It’s a momentous day because one of my sons will be proposing to his girlfriend. A momentous day requires momentous smoke, so, I chose one of Regius Sun Grown sticks from 2017. I’ve smoked three ofContinue reading “Smoking a Well-Aged Cigar Is Almost A Religious Experience”

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”