Unco B's Stogie Diary

I’ve been smoking cigars for a long time and the way I’ve dealt with plugged sticks has been creative to say the least. Most of the time, I’d use a shish kabob stick to push through the plug, or I’d use a tang I’d break off a plastic fork to…

Last week, I was rooting around West Coast Cigars humidor looking for something to smoke, and Bob, one of the owners, told me about a Foundation event they recently had and pointed out the boxes they put out. They had the obligatory Charter Oak and Tabernacle lines and they also…

Purchased: Single ToroStore: West Coast CigarsPrice: $10.99Buy Again? Yes!Box Worthy? Yes tldr; Yup, this one’s going on my “get a box” list for sure! This is yet another cigar that proves my point that good is good no matter what the price. There’s lots of quality in this cigar, from…

tldr; I’m doing my best to find an LFD that I truly like. And I’ve smoked several though I’ve only written about two of them – including this post – here. But thus far, I haven’t found one that I love and the Solis, though it showed lots of potential,…

My wife and I don’t do the late-night thing on New Years Eve any longer, so I spent my New Years Eve at West Coast Cigars after dropping off our youngest son at a get-together nearby. I figured I could spend a few hours there and kill time until I…

As I shared in a previous post, Santa gave me the PerfecPunch for Christmas and I love it! But since my birthday is coming in a few days, I decided to give myself an early birthday present and get the other “Perfec” accessories: The PerfecDraw and PerfecRepair. They arrived today,…

My son and his fiancee went to the DR about 6 months ago for a visit with her family. I asked him to bring me back to some cigars and he brought me back a three pack of Caoba Platino. I smoke the first one within a week of receiving…

Purchased: 2 X 5-pack (5 5/8 X 46)Store: Field SupplyPrice: $35 eaBuy again? Oh yeah! After smoking my first Tatuaje Nicaragua 7ths a couple of weeks ago, I was itching to get more. Those Naturals were so incredibly good, I knew I had to make them part of my regular…

My wife knows how to please me. While I raved about the insanely classy portable humidor she got me which included five of my favorite cigars, my favorite gift from her was a PerfecPunch. I’ve been using it since Christmas Eve when I received it, and it is hands-down the…

6 X 44 for a Corona? I know, right? But that’s what they call their Corona, so whatever. But amazingly enough, there is a difference between this and the Queens. The flavor profile is similar, but in this longer and slightly fatter vitola, the smoke is less intense. And that’s…