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Continue reading →: La Galera AnemoiYesterday afternoon, I hung out at West Coast Cigars in San Jose. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to smoke, but I did know one thing: I wanted to try something new. And in perusing the shelves my gaze fell upon a cigar that I didn’t recognize, the Anemoi by…
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Continue reading →: Undercrown Maduro Corona VivaPurchased: 5-pack (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $32.95Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Of courseBox Worthy: Oh yeah!Experience Rating: 98 I’ve said in the past that my desert island cigar would be the Undercrown Maduro. And back then, I was talking about the Toro Especial, a cigar that I have had in my rotation…
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Continue reading →: Regius of London Small Batch Black LabelPurchased: 10-pack Gran Toro (6.5 X 56) Box PressedStore: Atlantic CigarsPrice: $54.95Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes, but I can only find them in a 10-packExperience Raging: 94 I’m gonna come clean. I just received these a couple of days ago along with a 10-pack of the Small Batch Blue Label.…
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Continue reading →: To Chuck or Not to Chuck?This morning, I wanted to have a nice smoke to start out my day; nothing too sophisticated nor so big it would take forever to smoke. After all, I still must drive to the office. So, I figured something small like a corona would work. The only coronas I have…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Sun Grown MaduroPurchased: Single 5 X 54 Box PressedPrice: $13.95Store: West Coast CigarsBuy Again: …and again and againBox Worthy: Yes. I left the shop with a box, which is something I never do. This post isn’t as much a review as it is a declaration: This cigar blew me away! Yet another…
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Continue reading →: Drew Estate Liga Undercrown Maduro Corona VivaPurchased: 5-pack Corona Viva (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $32.95Buy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy: Duh!Experience Rating: 97 I’ve smoked A LOT of Undercrown Maduro. I don’t know if I mentioned this is my diary, but it’s my desert island smoke. If I had to choose just one cigar to smoke if…
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Continue reading →: La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5Purchased: 3 X 10-pack (5.5 X 54)Price: $28/10-pack / $2.80/stickStore: CigarBid.comBuy Again: This is already a buy-againBox Worthy: Well, I got 30 this time, so yeah. I’m surprised I haven’t written about these before because I love ’em. I just finished my last batch of LGC Serie R Maduro, and…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Gloria de LeonPurchased: 5-pack Prominente (6.5 X 54)Shop: CigarPlace.bizPrice: $65.95Buy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 95 I kinda feel like Katman going through the entire Curivari line. I’ve only gotten through three, but he did the whole line at the time over ten years ago. But at least for me, my experience…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Buenaventura BV-500Purchased: 5.25 X 50 (Box-pressed Robusto)Price: $32.95Store: CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Yes!Box Worthy: Absolutely Again we have a cigar that has no business being this good for how inexpensive it is. Like its sibling, the Reserva Limitada Cafe Noir 56 I just reviewed, I’m blown away by the quality and flavor of…
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Continue reading →: Curivari Reserva Limitada Cafe Noir 56Purchased: 6 X 56 Box-Pressed (5-Pack)Price: $39.95Store CigarPlace.bizBuy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy: Yes I first discovered these at my local B&M who keeps these and other Curivari sticks in stock; I think they’ve been for a particular patron who doesn’t seem to smoke anything but these when I see him…
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