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Continue reading →: Vacationing in a Cigar-Producing CultureI’m in the Dominican Republic for the next week and a half for my son’s wedding and thus far, it has been an incredible trip! We’re on the north side of the island in the Puerto Plata region in a town called Cabarete. Though it is mildly touristy, it has…
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Continue reading →: Drew Estate Blackened M81 ToroPurchased: 3 Toro (6 X 52)Price: $16.95 eaStore: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes, but only onlineExperience Rating: 92 Yes, I overpaid for these. But I bought them from my local B&M in San Jose, CA and we all know shop prices are at least 40% higher than online…
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Continue reading →: Working from the Lounge with a La Sirena Super Sea MonkeySince it has been stormy these past few days, I decided to work part of the day from my local B&M, West Coast Cigars in San Jose, CA. When I got there, I just couldn’t figure out what I wanted to smoke, so Shane, who was manning the shop recommended…
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Continue reading →: Disconnecting and RegeneratingAs I sat smoking this gorgeous Undercrown Maduro Corona Viva and reading a great men’s adventure novel by Brad Thor, I came upon a passage that summed up how I feel when I smoke a cigar. “…but people took vacations. They left the office behind, physically, mentally, emotionally. You didn’t…
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Continue reading →: Regius Small Batch Series Blue LabelPurchased: 10-pack Box-Pressed Gordo (6 X 60)Price: $59.99Store: Atlantic CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes, but they only come in packs of 10 As many know, I’m a big fan of the Regius brand. My absolute favorite still remains the Sun Grown, but my recent experience with the Small Batch Black…
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Continue reading →: La Galera AnemoiYesterday afternoon, I hung out at West Coast Cigars in San Jose. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to smoke, but I did know one thing: I wanted to try something new. And in perusing the shelves my gaze fell upon a cigar that I didn’t recognize, the Anemoi by…
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Continue reading →: Undercrown Maduro Corona VivaPurchased: 5-pack (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $32.95Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Of courseBox Worthy: Oh yeah!Experience Rating: 98 I’ve said in the past that my desert island cigar would be the Undercrown Maduro. And back then, I was talking about the Toro Especial, a cigar that I have had in my rotation…
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Continue reading →: Regius of London Small Batch Black LabelPurchased: 10-pack Gran Toro (6.5 X 56) Box PressedStore: Atlantic CigarsPrice: $54.95Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes, but I can only find them in a 10-packExperience Raging: 94 I’m gonna come clean. I just received these a couple of days ago along with a 10-pack of the Small Batch Blue Label.…
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Continue reading →: To Chuck or Not to Chuck?This morning, I wanted to have a nice smoke to start out my day; nothing too sophisticated nor so big it would take forever to smoke. After all, I still must drive to the office. So, I figured something small like a corona would work. The only coronas I have…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Sun Grown MaduroPurchased: Single 5 X 54 Box PressedPrice: $13.95Store: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: …and again and againBox Worthy: Yes. I left the shop with a box, which is something I never do. This post isn’t as much a review as it is a declaration: This cigar blew me away! Yet another…
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