Unco B's Stogie Diary

tldr; Though many may think certain cigars should be smoked at a certain time of day or occasion, I believe you should smoke what you want when you want. This morning when I picked out a cigar to smoke, a question came to my mind, Is this a good morning…

Purchased: Box of 20 Toro (6 X 52)Store: CigarPagePrice: $119Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: ObviouslyExperience Rating: 94 I’ve recently become a fan of Don Pepin Garcia cigars, having been introduced to the Blue Label earlier this year. I’ve known about the brand for a long time, as the My Father factory,…

Purchased: Single Regios (5.5 X 50)Price: $16.99Store: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Absolutely If someone asked me what my favorite brand was, without hesitation I’d say it was Tatuaje. I’ve smoked many of the blends and vitolas and I haven’t had a bad smoke yet. But out of all…

Having spent the previous week in the DR, one thing stuck in my mind when I returned home: I feel as if I had been gone for a month! It’s as if something happens in the space-time continuum where the world just slows down. You may not feel or act…

I’m in the Dominican Republic for the next week and a half for my son’s wedding and thus far, it has been an incredible trip! We’re on the north side of the island in the Puerto Plata region in a town called Cabarete. Though it is mildly touristy, it has…

Purchased: 3 Toro (6 X 52)Price: $16.95 eaStore: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes, but only onlineExperience Rating: 92 Yes, I overpaid for these. But I bought them from my local B&M in San Jose, CA and we all know shop prices are at least 40% higher than online…

As I sat smoking this gorgeous Undercrown Maduro Corona Viva and reading a great men’s adventure novel by Brad Thor, I came upon a passage that summed up how I feel when I smoke a cigar. “…but people took vacations. They left the office behind, physically, mentally, emotionally. You didn’t…