Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: Single Perfecto (5 X 54)Store: Cigar Art, Dallas, TXPrice: $11.00Buy Again? Yes, and I’m getting a box!Experience Rating: 97 tldr; As they say, when you know, you know and here’s what I know about this particular cigar: IT ROCKS THE HOUSE! If you’re looking for a full-body, full-flavored smoke…

Purchased: Box of 16 Toro (6 X 52)Store: everydayiscigarday.comPrice: $89.99Buy again? I will never run out of these!Box worthy? Bought a box, so yeah!Experience Rating: 88 (it could be higher, but their production issues prevent me from rating it higher) This beauty has quickly become one of my favorite cigars…

Purchased: 5-pack (5.5 X 52)Store: CigarPage.comPrice: $39.99Buy Again? YES! And I already did! Got 20 for $99 on FieldSupplyBox Worthy? Duh… But I’d only buy these on a special when sites like FS or CP have a box sale. They’re $16-$18 online normally.Experience Rating: 89 Since I had my first…

Purchased: Toro 4-packStore: Every Day Is Cigar DayPrice: $24.99Buy again? Oh yeah…Box worthy? Yeah… Oh yeah… Having gone all-in on the hobby, I participate in a few cigar forums online. One of them is r/EveryDayIsCigarDay on Reddit. When I first joined, I had no idea that the moderator, Andrius Petrucenia,…

My wife just returned home from a weeklong trip to the island nation of Dominica in the Caribbean. On her way back, she had a stop in Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. Being the loving wife who knows her man, she wanted to bring back some cigars for me.…

Purchased: 3 Singles Price: $15.49 ea (yeah a bit pricey) Store: West Coast Cigars Buy again? Already have. Box worthy? Yes. I’m normally a little leery of celebrity collaboration cigars. For instance, the Knuckle Sandwich was good and even though it was chosen as one of the top cigars for…

I’m surprised I haven’t written about this one because it is the cigar that got me into the Petite Corona vitola. I first had one at my son’s friend’s wedding this past summer, and since then I have been stocking up on all sorts of small format cigars. There really…

Purchased: Box of 10 Toros (5.5 X 22mm) [maybe 52-54]Cost: R$880 / ~US$175Store: Tabacaria Roma, Sao Paolo, BrazilBuy Again? Hell yeah, if I can find them in the US! tldr; It’s unfortunate that Brazilian cigars – that is, cigars produced in Brazil – aren’t very well known or spoken about…

Ahh… Sao Paolo… My wife and I are here for a few days before we make a trek to the coast (Maceio) for a wedding. Today, I had a few hours of free time as my wife, who’s a contract English teacher – had a couple of clients, so I…