Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: 2 X 10-Pack #4 (5 X 43)Store: Cigar Page.com Price: $42.50 eachBuy again? Fuckin’-A! I got sucked into the whole Black Friday thing and spent WAY more money on cigars than I should have. I got a box of Oliva “O” Maduros, a box of Martinez Queens, two boxes…

Purchased: Box of 10, Petite CoronaWhere: CigarBid.comPrice: $59.00Buy Again? Of course! When I first smoked a Melanio, the first thing that went through my mind was that it wasn’t a cigar for the casual smoker. And I didn’t mean it in a snobby way. But this stick is all about…

One of the mainstays in my daily rotation is the Rocky Patel Cargo. I buy ’em by the bundle because they go on sale quite often and can be had for under $2.00. But that’s not the only reason. I realized with my first batch of these that if I…

I’m sitting in my backyard down to the last inch and a half of my Ave Maria Argentum. It was such a good day today. I got my Christmas trees decorated, played a great Mass this afternoon (I’m a contemporary liturgical musician), and spent the early evening getting the house…

Not a regular nor serious smoker at the time, when I saw American Gangster on the big screen many years ago, the scene where Armand Assante picks up a cigar out of his humidor and rolls between his fingers and listens always stuck with me since I saw it. I…

Last month, I wrote an entry on the Man ‘O War Puru Authentico and I mentioned that it probably needed some more resting time. When I wrote that, I had the stick less than a week and I was unimpressed by the first third. But as I got deeper into…

Though I smoke lots of different cigars, my favorite cigar is the Martinez NYC Blend Queens. I just can’t get enough of these gorgeous little smokes! Down to my last couple from my original box last week, I ordered a box last Wednesday and they arrived on my doorstep yesterday.…