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Purchased: 5-Pack ToroPrice: $29.00Store: CigarPage.comBuy Again: ProbablyBox Worthy: I’m unsure… I need to get another 5er and forget about it for several months.Experience Rating: 85 I wrote my first impressions of this cigar back in July and I liked it but also mentioned that it would be better with even more rest. Six weeks later,Continue reading “EP Carrillo Black Swan”

Here’s a cigar that has been around a long time. I’m amazed that I haven’t written about it in my diary because this cigar first introduced me to the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper which, if I’m being honest, is a tobacco I’ve come to prefer and tend to gravitate towards because of its smoothness and sweetness.Continue reading “La Gloria Cubana Classic Maduro”

I love discovering or stumbling upon new cigar brands. Founders Cigars is new to me. They’re actually a fairly new company having been established in 2020. I discovered them purely by accident. A couple of nights ago, I dropped off my son and his friends at a concert at Stanford University. And since I wasContinue reading “Founders Cigars Roosevelt Maduro and Douglass Habano First Impressions”

Two great cigars in a single day! Call me lucky. Yesterday, I went to West Coast Cigars to finish some work I had left. I needed to get out of the house because I was going stir crazy. I spent about five hours there and yes; I finished my work. My first cigar was theContinue reading “AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Short Churchill. Oh My!”

For brevity, I will refer to this cigar as “Diamond” in the post. One thing I have always loved about cigars rolled with Dominican tobacco is that they can mask an underlying strength that can take the unprepared completely unaware. After all DR tobacco in general is known to be mild and mellow; full-flavored yes,Continue reading “La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Diamond First Impressions”

I used to think the Tatuaje 7th series was a line unto itself. I’ve been smoking them for years but only recently did some research on them since I just picked up a 5er of the 7th San Andres and was curious what made the cigar a “7th.” What I discovered is that the TatuajeContinue reading “Tatuaje 7th”

Purchased: 5 Toro (6 X 56)Price: $30Store: MiamiHumidor.netPurchase Again: YesBox Worthy: Oh yeah!Experience Rating: 99 Holy shit! I’m having a Curivari moment while I write this; that is, I’m scratching my head thinking How the hell does Paul Stulac create such freakin’ great cigars at a reasonable price and no one knows about them?! OnContinue reading “Paul Stulac White Blinding Light”

Purchased: 1 Valiente (6.25 X 60)Price: $18 (yeah, it was at a shop)Store: Mac’s Smoke Shop, Palo Alto CABuy again: YesBox Worthy: Yes – This one reminded me of just how good a smoke it is, I will be buying this by the box in the future.Experience Rating: 98 I’ve had this one a fewContinue reading “La Flor Dominicana Air Bender”

Purchased: Pack of 25 Robusto (5 X 50)Price: $175 ($7/stick)Store: Cigar Club Sosua, Sosua, Dominican RepublicBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 93 As I’ve recently written, I went to the DR a back in March and brought back a bunch of cigars. I got and smoked a bunch of local/shop blends while there and broughtContinue reading “Steel Horse Corojo”

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”