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Continue reading →: Drew Estate Liga Undercrown Maduro Corona VivaPurchased: 5-pack Corona Viva (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $32.95Buy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy: Duh!Experience Rating: 97 I’ve smoked A LOT of Undercrown Maduro. I don’t know if I mentioned this is my diary, but it’s my desert island smoke. If I had to choose just one cigar to smoke if…
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Continue reading →: La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5Purchased: 3 X 10-pack (5.5 X 54)Price: $28/10-pack / $2.80/stickStore: CigarBid.comBuy Again: This is already a buy-againBox Worthy: Well, I got 30 this time, so yeah. I’m surprised I haven’t written about these before because I love ’em. I just finished my last batch of LGC Serie R Maduro, and…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Gloria de LeonPurchased: 5-pack Prominente (6.5 X 54)Shop: CigarPlace.bizPrice: $65.95Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 95 I kinda feel like Katman going through the entire Curivari line. I’ve only gotten through three, but he did the whole line at the time over ten years ago. But at least for me, my experience…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Buenaventura BV-500Purchased: 5.25 X 50 (Box-pressed Robusto)Price: $32.95Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Yes!Box Worthy: Absolutely Again we have a cigar that has no business being this good for how inexpensive it is. Like its sibling, the Reserva Limitada Cafe Noir 56 I just reviewed, I’m blown away by the quality and flavor of…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Reserva Limitada Cafe Noir 56Purchased: 6 X 56 Box-Pressed (5-Pack)Price: $39.95Store CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy: Yes I first discovered these at my local B&M who keeps these and other Curivari sticks in stock; I think they’ve been for a particular patron who doesn’t seem to smoke anything but these when I see him…
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Continue reading →: The “Ultimate” Christmas SmokesIn anticipation of Christmas, I bought two of my all-time favorite cigars, a Padron 1964 Anniversary and a Tatuaje 7th Habano. The Padron ’64 is and always will be at the very top of my list. And though I have had several more expensive cigars, to me at least, that…
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Continue reading →: Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!As I sit outside enjoying a well-aged Oliva Black Swan, I’m looking back at my cigar journey. I’ve been enjoying cigars for well over 30 years. But it wasn’t until the last few years that I delved into the hobby in earnest. Before that, even though I smoked a lot…
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Continue reading →: Age MattersPictured at the top is an Every Day Is Cigar Day Core Line Maduro, a regular in my rotation. But I must admit that it didn’t start out that way. In fact, I wasn’t at all impressed with the last couple of bundles I purchased. So, about a quarter of…
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Continue reading →: Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged ConnecticutPurchased: Gordo (6 X 60)Price: $10/stick (?)Buy Again: ProbablyBox Worthy: Yes.Experience Rating: 90 I’m going to come clean. I didn’t buy this stick. My son who lives in Texas purchased it and brought it, along with a few others, to California for Thanksgiving. But they were a little dried out,…
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Continue reading →: La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro #5Purchased: 20ct Robusto (5.5 X 54)Price: $62 ($15.50/5er)Store: CigarBid.comBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 92 The LGC Serie R has become a stalwart in my rotation. Over the past several months I’ve been snagging them off CBid. But recently, it has been difficult to win them at a reasonable bid…







