Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: 5 X Magnificos (6 X 60)Price: $37.99 Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 96 I must admit that I wasn’t too excited about this stick when I first smoked one. Compared to the Reserva Limitada, it seemed bland. But not one to dismiss a stick based on a…

Purchased: Box of 10 Ki (Robusto 5 X 50)Store: The Burnt Leaf LoungePrice: $108/boxBuy Again: Yes. Box Worthy: Yes.Experience Rating: 98 Since I went to Brazil early last year and bought several of these, I had been trying to find them in the US, but to no avail. I finally…

Purchased: 10 X Toro (6 X 54)Price: $11 eachStore: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: If I could…Box Worthy: I would totally try to get a box of these. But they’re limited and no one online has them.Experience Rating: 100 Though I’m nowhere close to smoking the variety of the professional cigar…

Purchased: 5er Toro (6 X 56)Price: $35.00Store: Miami HumidorBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: AbsolutelyExperience Rating: 98 For so many years, I wasn’t at all brand aware. I loved cigars, but just didn’t pay that much attention to the particular brand that I was smoking. Okay, I did have some standards that…

From Google Gemini: Yes, how you cut a cigar significantly impacts the smoking experience and perceived taste. The size and shape of the cut affect the amount of smoke and flavor drawn, influencing intensity and smoothness.  Here’s how different cuts affect the cigar: In essence, the cut you make determines how…

tldr; Though many may think certain cigars should be smoked at a certain time of day or occasion, I believe you should smoke what you want when you want. This morning when I picked out a cigar to smoke, a question came to my mind, Is this a good morning…

Purchased: Box of 20 Toro (6 X 52)Store: CigarPagePrice: $119Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: ObviouslyExperience Rating: 94 I’ve recently become a fan of Don Pepin Garcia cigars, having been introduced to the Blue Label earlier this year. I’ve known about the brand for a long time, as the My Father factory,…

Purchased: Single Regios (5.5 X 50)Price: $16.99Store: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Absolutely If someone asked me what my favorite brand was, without hesitation I’d say it was Tatuaje. I’ve smoked many of the blends and vitolas and I haven’t had a bad smoke yet. But out of all…

Having spent the previous week in the DR, one thing stuck in my mind when I returned home: I feel as if I had been gone for a month! It’s as if something happens in the space-time continuum where the world just slows down. You may not feel or act…