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Purchased: 5-pack (5.5 X 52)Store: CigarPage.comPrice: $39.99Buy Again? YES! And I already did! Got 20 for $99 on FieldSupplyBox Worthy? Duh… But I’d only buy these on a special when sites like FS or CP have a box sale. They’re $16-$18 online normally.Experience Rating: 89 Since I had my first one, I’ve this cigar epitomizesContinue reading “Zino Platinum Scepter Grand Master”

Purchased: Toro 4-packStore: Every Day Is Cigar DayPrice: $24.99Buy again? Oh yeah…Box worthy? Yeah… Oh yeah… Having gone all-in on the hobby, I participate in a few cigar forums online. One of them is r/EveryDayIsCigarDay on Reddit. When I first joined, I had no idea that the moderator, Andrius Petrucenia, had his own cigar brand.Continue reading “Every Day Is Cigar Day Ecuadorian Habano (Toro)”

My wife just returned home from a weeklong trip to the island nation of Dominica in the Caribbean. On her way back, she had a stop in Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. Being the loving wife who knows her man, she wanted to bring back some cigars for me. But according to her, sheContinue reading “The Cigar House Puerto Rico House Blend”

Purchased: 3 Singles Price: $15.49 ea (yeah a bit pricey) Store: West Coast Cigars Buy again? Already have. Box worthy? Yes. I’m normally a little leery of celebrity collaboration cigars. For instance, the Knuckle Sandwich was good and even though it was chosen as one of the top cigars for CA, I don’t know ifContinue reading “Blackened M81 Robusto”

I’m surprised I haven’t written about this one because it is the cigar that got me into the Petite Corona vitola. I first had one at my son’s friend’s wedding this past summer, and since then I have been stocking up on all sorts of small format cigars. There really is something about the smallContinue reading “Tatuaje Havana VI Petite Corona”

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”