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I’ve shared the process I use to research making online purchases. And though I buy cigars from several places, there are a few that are my go-tos that I will look at first before other sites. At the top of my list is Miami Humidor. I discovered this shop by stumbling upon it in myContinue reading “My Go-To Online Retailers”

This morning, I was searching for a box of Regius Sun Grown Maduro cigars. I came up empty, but I ran across a ten-year-old Cigar Authority podcast called, “Smoking Regius with Akhil & Exposing Cuban Secrets.” Intrigued by the title, I decided to watch it, though I skipped through most of the Akhil interview whichContinue reading “Shocking…”

There’s a term in musicianship called “playing in the pocket.” The most basic meaning of the term is being locked into the groove of the music you’re playing. And while It’s possible to train to be in the pocket with the use of a metronome, playing in the pocket goes way beyond tempo. It’s alsoContinue reading “Pocket Players”

The EP Carrillo Black Swan is the third cigar in Cigar Page’s Black Swan line. And like the Rocky Patel Black Swan, it is a completely different cigar than the original Oliva Black Swan. That’s a good thing and perhaps, a bad thing. It’s good because it’s a separate expression using an entirely different blendContinue reading “EP Carrillo Black Swan First Impressions”

Purchased: 2 Toro (6 X 52)Store: Henry’s Cigar Lounge, Mansfield, TXPrice: $11.25 eaBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Possibly… this stick needs quite a bit of humidor time. So I will get a few more to sit for several months before I make a definitive decision.Experience Rating: 90 I first tried this cigar at Henry’s Cigar LoungeContinue reading “Micallef Black”

Purchased: 10-pack Rothschild (5 X 48)Store: BestCigarPrices.comPrice: $87.99Buy Again: Yes. In the process right now…Box Worthy: They don’t come in boxes, only bundles, but I’d buy these by the boxExperience Rating: 97 Katman raved about this, so I followed his lead and got myself a bundle. I’ve only had them in a week, but curiosityContinue reading “Umbagog Bronzeback”

Purchased: 3 X 10-pack Robusto (5 X 52)Store: CigarBid.comPrice: $24.50 eaBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: I’ve only purchased bundles – and I purchase them a lot!Experience Rating: 94 I did a search this morning to see if I have written about this stick and was surprised that I hadn’t yet written about it because it isContinue reading “Alec Bradley Magic Toast”

This is written based on notes I took yesterday while smoking the cigar. Feeling a bit cooped up, I decided to work from West Coast Cigars lounge yesterday and when I got there I dove into the humidor to see if they had anything new. And true to form, Kyle, one of the owners ofContinue reading “Jake Wyatt Appendix II First Impressions”

One of my favorite pastimes along with cigars is barbecuing. I make brisket, pork butt, pork ribs, beef ribs, beef back ribs, fish, chicken, veggies, over-the-top chili, and for those of you who know me as a baker, I even make bread on the smoker. Admittedly, while I use my smoker quite a bit, I’mContinue reading “Stogies and BBQ”

Purchased: 2 X 16ct bundles (4 X 48)Store: EveryDayIsCigarDay.comPrice: $29.99 eaBuy Again: Yes and No Box Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 96 The reason I said “Yes and No” to Buy Again is that I’m waiting for EDICD to come out with their Core Line 2.0 before I buy another bundle from them. Why wait? Simply becauseContinue reading “Every Day Is Cigar Day Core Line Pablito Maduro”