Unco B's Stogie Diary

As I sit outside enjoying a well-aged Oliva Black Swan, I’m looking back at my cigar journey. I’ve been enjoying cigars for well over 30 years. But it wasn’t until the last few years that I delved into the hobby in earnest. Before that, even though I smoked a lot…

Purchased: 20ct Robusto (5.5 X 54)Price: $62 ($15.50/5er)Store: CigarBid.comBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: YesExperience Rating: 92 The LGC Serie R has become a stalwart in my rotation. Over the past several months I’ve been snagging them off CBid. But recently, it has been difficult to win them at a reasonable bid…

…on a lot of things about cigars, but particularly on resting sticks for a while before smoking them – and in his case and other reviewers’ – in reviewing them. Like many B/SOTLs I enjoy reading reviews to get an idea of cigars I have yet to try and to…

Though I do get some visits to this site, I don’t write reviews for anyone’s benefit but my own. If my reviews help folks out that’s great, but that’s not my aim with this blog. As the name of the blog indicates, this is my stogie diary. I started it…

I’ve read on a lot a forum discussions about the notion of a “breakfast” or “morning” or “morning coffee” cigar. It seems that the convention is that it’s a lighter cigar, mild or mild-plus to medium-minus. I see the sense in this. It’s your first cigar of the day and…