Unco B's Stogie Diary

I’ve been smoking cigars for a long time, and for most of that time, I’ve always smoked my stogies with some sort of alcoholic beverage. But back in May of 2022, while at the Harlem Cigar Lounge in NYC, I was offered a cup of coffee while I smoked my…

Purchased: 2 Corona Singles (5 5/8 X 46)Store: Club Havana in Saratoga, CAPrice: $11 eaBuy again? I need to get a box of these!Experience Rating: 100 I picked up a Christmas present for my youngest son this afternoon, and as I was heading home, I realized that I was just…

Back in June, my good buddy Lee and I traded cigars, and one of the cigars he included in the trade was a Montecristo Desde 1935 Club Selection. I thought it was a Monte Classic which is a cigar I’ve loved – come to think of it, I need to…

When I’m planning music for Mass on Sunday mornings, I like to smoke a cigar and have some coffee while I’m planning. It helps me get into the zone so I get a feel for the music that would be good with the scripture readings. It’s a quiet, peaceful, and…

Purchased: Box of 20 RobustoStore: CigarBidPrice: $70Buy again? Are you kidding? Hell yes! My love affair with Oliva continues with this cigar. I’ve had many of the blends (G, G Maduro, Master Blends 3, Flor de Oliva, V, V Maduro, V Melanio, V Melanio Maduro, O) and each brings something…

Purchased: 5-pack Sixty (6 X 60)Store: CigarsInternationalPrice: ~$20Buy again? Yes. But just fivers going forward and only on deals. tldr; You can always count on CI to have specials to move old inventory and I got these a few months ago on a 5 X 5-pack special for $99. The…

This is my first cigar from Black Works Studio and it certainly won’t be my last. What a tasty cigar! I came across it on r/cigar_refuge on Reddit when someone posted a picture of the BWS Killer Bee Shaolin. I had never heard of it but found out I could…

This past Saturday, my trusty Ripple Triple that I got free from Cigars International stopped working. The igniter stopped firing. So, I decided to find a new one and did some searches online and read reviews and feedback in forums and I came to a simple conclusion: It’s just a…