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The other day, I was thinking about the different perspectives I have on the various cigars I’ve smoked. I started saying to myself, “Some cigars…” And realized that there were lots of different ways I could express that. So, I wrote those thoughts down and included some examples of cigars off the top of myContinue reading “Some Cigars…”

Does a year make a difference? Usually, and for many cigars, it rounds out their sharp edges. But that could be a good thing or a bad thing. Sometimes the sharp edges define a cigar. Take them away, and the cigar feels diminished. But for the most part, I’ve found that time whittling down theContinue reading “Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1950 (Black Label) a Year Later”

I’ve been wanting to try this cigar since it was released in the middle of last year. I’m a La Aurora fanboy, and as they hadn’t released anything major since 2000, I knew I needed to get my hands on some. Unfortunately, I never got around to buying any, as I had other sticks thatContinue reading “La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol ROTT”

Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 56)Price: $28.95Store: West Coast Cigars, San Jose, CABuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes – but I think I may stick to fiversExperience Rating: 92 I love smoking cigars with a mythology behind them, or at least a great story. It doesn’t necessarily compel me to buy a cigar because of itsContinue reading “EP Carrillo Battleborn Toro”

Purchased: 2 boxes Toro (6 X 52)Price: $49/boxStore: Famous SmokeBuy Again: Yes – and noBox Worthy: ObviouslyExperience Rating: 98 The reason I said “Yes – and no” to Buy Again is that the box price is back to $175 for a box of ten. That said, is it worth $17.50/stick? Yes, I believe it is,Continue reading “La Gloria Cubana 8th Street 3-Month Time Check”

If you didn’t get a chance to get the Katman Edition stick, you can now get it as a regular production cigar. There are a few retailers out there selling them, but I always get my Stulac cigars from MiamiHumidor.net. They have the best prices. A box of twenty-five is only $170! That’s about $60Continue reading “PSA: The Regular Production Paul Stulac Blue Lightning Sky Is Now Available!!!”

Purchased: 3 Singles (5.5 X 46)Price: $17.95 eachStore: West Coast Cigars, San Jose, CABuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 96 I spent this past Wednesday afternoon at West Coast Cigars. As often happens when I’m there, I sit with Father Bob, one of the shop’s owners. It was a great afternoon spent working, and interspersedContinue reading “Powstanie San Andrés Corona Gorda”

While I was digging through one of my humidors, rotating stock, and finding something to smoke, I saw this Cuban beauty lying in wait, calling her siren song, “Smoke me! Smoke me!” Man, that could be interpreted many different ways… Oh well, what we do for literary engagement. I picked up the stick and immediatelyContinue reading “Cuban Montecristo No. 2”