Unco B's Stogie Diary

I was down to my last few sticks of Martinez NYC Blend Queens cigars, so I moved them from their box where I had a Boveda 72 into my “ready” box, which is an 8L electric humidor that I have set for about 65% rH. Those sticks did not like…

Purchased: 10-Pack Robusto (5 X 50)Store: CigarBid.com Price: $20.00Buy again? Absolutely! Two bucks a cigar? Fuggetaboutit! These little devils are so smooth and easy to smoke and so enjoyable that I will always have some – or a bunch – in my humidor. I’ve mentioned in the recent past that…

Purchased: 5-Pack Toro (6 X 54)Store: Cigars International Price: Normally $46.99, but got them for $25.00 as part of a 5 X 5-pack special.Buy again? Absolutely! In my original post of this cigar, I said that I love me a good DR cigar. That hasn’t changed, but perhaps it’s not…

Purchased: 15-Pack Petite Corona (4.5 X 44)Store: Cigars International Price Paid: $54.99Buy again? Oh yeah! These are such a steal at $3.60/stick! Yes, it is a 2nd and it didn’t make the final cut for production release, but it’s not a fuma, which means it has the same construction as…

Earlier this week, I received a box of Oliva Serie V Melanios. I unwrapped the box and placed it in one of my “tupperdores” as I do with all my new shipments. And amazingly enough, I have been able to resist the urge to smoke one. It has been incredibly…

Today was an active and productive day for me. I started the day chipping away at the mess in my garage, hit a large bucket of golf balls (that did NOT go well), then smoked and seared a nice London Broil for dinner, served with my special onion and mustard…

Purchased: Oliva Top Ten Assortment. This one is the Robusto (4.5 X 50 – box-pressed)Store: Cigars International Price Paid: $34.99, but I only paid $5 as it was an upgrade to the box of Serie O. The Serie G can be found here.Buy again? Absolutely! Holy shit! Yet another Oliva…