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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”

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”

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”

My wife and I don’t do the late-night thing on New Years Eve any longer, so I spent my New Years Eve at West Coast Cigars after dropping off our youngest son at a get-together nearby. I figured I could spend a few hours there and kill time until I had to pick him upContinue reading “Regius Sun Grown (2017)”

As I shared in a previous post, Santa gave me the PerfecPunch for Christmas and I love it! But since my birthday is coming in a few days, I decided to give myself an early birthday present and get the other “Perfec” accessories: The PerfecDraw and PerfecRepair. They arrived today, and I’ve already used theContinue reading “The “Perfec” Trio”

My son and his fiancee went to the DR about 6 months ago for a visit with her family. I asked him to bring me back to some cigars and he brought me back a three pack of Caoba Platino. I smoke the first one within a week of receiving the gift and I wasContinue reading “Caoba Platino”

Purchased: 2 X 5-pack (5 5/8 X 46)Store: Field SupplyPrice: $35 eaBuy again? Oh yeah! After smoking my first Tatuaje Nicaragua 7ths a couple of weeks ago, I was itching to get more. Those Naturals were so incredibly good, I knew I had to make them part of my regular rotation. But then I discoveredContinue reading “Tatuaje Nicaragua 7th Broadleaf”

My wife knows how to please me. While I raved about the insanely classy portable humidor she got me which included five of my favorite cigars, my favorite gift from her was a PerfecPunch. I’ve been using it since Christmas Eve when I received it, and it is hands-down the best punch I’ve ever used.Continue reading “PerfecPunch: My Favorite Christmas Gift!”

6 X 44 for a Corona? I know, right? But that’s what they call their Corona, so whatever. But amazingly enough, there is a difference between this and the Queens. The flavor profile is similar, but in this longer and slightly fatter vitola, the smoke is less intense. And that’s to be expected since there’sContinue reading “Christmas Gift from My Wife: Martinez Cigars New York City Blend Corona (6 X 44)”

I’ve eschewed short-filler and Cuban sandwich cigars not because they’re bad, but simply because I can get hand-rolled long-filler cigars for just a bit more. But I do make one exception, and that’s the RP Cargo. It’s not going to win any beauty contests, nor will it win awards for complexity of transitioning flavors. ButContinue reading “Rocky Patel Cargo: The ONLY Cuban Sandwich I Smoke”