Author Archives: Unco B

I’m active in a few online cigar forums and often run across the same question: “Where can I buy ‘so and so’ cigar?” B/SOTLs being helpful make lots of recommendations and mostly share their favorite retailers. I’m oftentimes surprised by the suggestions because they point to sites that tend to be more expensive than otherContinue reading “Wading Through Online Retailers”

Purchased: Single (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $12.95Store: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 94 I have been a huge fan of the 7th Habano. In fact, besides the Padron ’64 Natural, the 7th Habano ranks up there as one of my favorite cigars. But as I mentioned in a previous post on thisContinue reading “Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador 7th Reserva”

Purchased: 5 X Magnificos (6 X 60)Price: $37.99 Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 96 I must admit that I wasn’t too excited about this stick when I first smoked one. Compared to the Reserva Limitada, it seemed bland. But not one to dismiss a stick based on a single experience, I decided toContinue reading “Curivari Seleccion Privada Maduro Magnificos”

Purchased: Box of 10 Ki (Robusto 5 X 50)Store: The Burnt Leaf LoungePrice: $108/boxBuy Again: Yes. Box Worthy: Yes.Experience Rating: 100 Since I went to Brazil early last year and bought several of these, I had been trying to find them in the US, but to no avail. I finally was able to connect withContinue reading “Don Emmanuel Annunaki Ki”

Purchased: 10 X Toro (6 X 54)Price: $11 eachStore: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: If I could…Box Worthy: I would totally try to get a box of these. But they’re limited and no one online has them.Experience Rating: 100 Though I’m nowhere close to smoking the variety of the professional cigar reviewers, I do smoke aContinue reading “LCA La Sirena Super Sea Monkeys”

Purchased: 5er Toro (6 X 56)Price: $35.00Store: Miami HumidorBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: AbsolutelyExperience Rating: 98 For so many years, I wasn’t at all brand aware. I loved cigars, but just didn’t pay that much attention to the particular brand that I was smoking. Okay, I did have some standards that I’d go with such asContinue reading “Paul Stulac Red Screaming Sun”

From Google Gemini: Yes, how you cut a cigar significantly impacts the smoking experience and perceived taste. The size and shape of the cut affect the amount of smoke and flavor drawn, influencing intensity and smoothness.  Here’s how different cuts affect the cigar: In essence, the cut you make determines how much smoke and flavor isContinue reading “Does a Cut Really Make a Difference?”

Purchased: 25-Count BundlePrice: $175.00 ($7/stick)Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 94 I recently vacationed in the Dominican Republic for one of my son’s wedding on the north side of the island in the Puerto Plata region. We started out at an AirBnB in Cabarete, then moved Sosua to stay at the Marriot Ocean Club whereContinue reading “Steel Horse Maduro”