Unco B's Stogie Diary

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This morning, I was searching for a box of Regius Sun Grown Maduro cigars. I came up empty, but I ran across a ten-year-old Cigar Authority podcast called, “Smoking Regius with Akhil & Exposing Cuban Secrets.” Intrigued by the title, I decided to watch it, though I skipped through most…

There’s a term in musicianship called “playing in the pocket.” The most basic meaning of the term is being locked into the groove of the music you’re playing. And while It’s possible to train to be in the pocket with the use of a metronome, playing in the pocket goes…