With cigars, I tend to be a set it and forget it kind of guy. Honestly, I just don’t want to be constantly monitoring my sticks as I’ve seen so many others do. I have 236 oz. Sistema containers with Boveda packs for long term storage. I don’t use hygrometers in any of them. IContinue reading “I Can’t Believe I’m Doing This!”
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Oliva Black Swan? Rocky Patel Black Swan? WTF?
Last year, I discovered the Oliva Black Swan, which was a CigarPage exclusive. I liked the cigar so much that I bought four 10-packs. By the end of the year, CP had sold out of them and only had the sampler available. I had been checking CP regularly to see when they’d have them backContinue reading “Oliva Black Swan? Rocky Patel Black Swan? WTF?”
I’ve Smoked Every Cigar in the Oliva V Series Many Times Each. I Now Have a Favorite.
And that’s the regular Oliva V. If you go on Reddit or other cigar forums, when it comes to the “V,” everyone talks about the Melanio. It’s a great cigar. I bought into the hype so much I bought boxes of both the Melanio and the Melanio Maduro. I thoroughly enjoyed them. But I hadContinue reading “I’ve Smoked Every Cigar in the Oliva V Series Many Times Each. I Now Have a Favorite.”
WTF Is “Budget” Anyway?
In online forums I have often seen comments that say something to the effect of, “That’s a good budget stick.” I never make a retort to those statements despite the fact they annoy the fuck out of me. Why? Simply because that word implies that it’s somehow lacking; that because of its relatively low priceContinue reading “WTF Is “Budget” Anyway?”
Ugh! Burn and Draw Issues
Pictured above is one my all-time favorite sticks, the Tatuaje Nicaragua 7th Broadleaf. For me, it’s one of those sticks that never disappoints. Its flavor notes hit perfectly for my palate! Like the Undercrown Maduro, this is one stick I could smoke all day long. This morning though, when I got about a third ofContinue reading “Ugh! Burn and Draw Issues”
La Gloria Cubana Classic
Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 52)Store: Cigars & More, San Carlos, CAPrice: ~$10.00Buy again? Yes.Box worthy? Yes.Experience Rating: 88 I love cigars that fly under the radar or that have been forgotten under the piles and piles of new cigars that bury them into obscurity or irrelevance. It’s not as if the cigars become suddenlyContinue reading “La Gloria Cubana Classic”
Connoisseur Wisdom
I was on the /r/cigars sub-Reddit this evening, and someone posted a great comment that I had to write down. It was sage advice given to a person who was seeking an opinion from the community on a particular brand of cigars: Piece of advice: Smoking cigars is 100% subjective. Although it may seem OKContinue reading “Connoisseur Wisdom”
Definition Cigars “The Chairman”
Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 54?)Store: Cigar Art, Dallas, TXPrice: $13.00Buy again? Yes.Box worthy? Yes.Experience Rating: 97 Another day in Dallas, TX, another Definition cigar. This time it’s the “The Chairman.” Wow! What a completely different take than the “Equalizer” I smoked yesterday! Where the Equalizer was silky smooth, the Chairman has an underlying spiceContinue reading “Definition Cigars “The Chairman””
Definition Cigars “The Equalizer”
Purchased: Single Perfecto (5 X 54)Store: Cigar Art, Dallas, TXPrice: $11.00Buy Again? Yes, and I’m getting a box!Experience Rating: 97 tldr; As they say, when you know, you know and here’s what I know about this particular cigar: IT ROCKS THE HOUSE! If you’re looking for a full-body, full-flavored smoke with a kaleidoscope-like complexity, lookContinue reading “Definition Cigars “The Equalizer””
Every Day Is Cigar Day Core Line Maduro
Purchased: Box of 16 Toro (6 X 52)Store: everydayiscigarday.comPrice: $89.99Buy again? I will never run out of these!Box worthy? Bought a box, so yeah!Experience Rating: 88 (it could be higher, but their production issues prevent me from rating it higher) This beauty has quickly become one of my favorite cigars to smoke. I have toContinue reading “Every Day Is Cigar Day Core Line Maduro”
Unco B's Stogie Diary 