Montecristo White Label: Always Reliable

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”

Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection Maduro Toro

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”

PerfecDraw: Yeah, It Really Is the Best Tool

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”

So I Finally Tried a Foundation Olmec – Actually Three of Them

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”

H. Upmann 1844 Anejo Toro

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”

La Flor Dominicana Solis 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”