Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: Box of 10 Robustos (4.7 X 52)Store: Cigars InternationalPrice: $78.99Buy again: Yes This cigar is a sleeper. It starts out all smooth and light like a Monte White Label with a subtle sophistication whose flavors of cinnamon, cedar, baking spice, nuts, and toast; things you might miss if you…

I’ve brought cigars to weddings and social events for years, enough so that people who know me will ask if I have stogies they can smoke and, of course, I do and provide them with a selection to choose from. I usually bring good cigars because I wouldn’t want to…

Purchased: 2 X 10-Pack Torpedo (6.5 X 52)Store: CigarBid.com Price: $28.50 eaBuy again? Absolutely! I’ve smoked cigars for years but up until recently, I hadn’t taken the time to understand why I liked a particular cigar. Smoking a cigar was a binary experience for me: I either liked it or…

Purchased: Robusto (6 X 50) 5-PackShop: Martinez Hand Rolled Cigars, NYCPrice Paid: $60.00Buy again? Absolutely. Not on a regular basis because I won’t smoke this too often. There are some cigars that I love that start out with a certain flavor profile and just stay there, adding only a couple…

Purchased: Robusto (5 X 50) SingleShop: Phoenix Humidor, Grass Valley, CAPrice Paid: $14.00 for a singleBuy again? Yup. It’s spectacular! In all the years that I’ve been smoking cigars there have been a few where even after the first few puffs, I knew I was going to not just enjoy…

Purchased: Robusto (5 X 50) SingleShop: Phoenix Humidor, Grass Valley, CAPrice Paid: $20.00 for a singleBuy again? Most probably not. If I do give it another chance, it’ll probably be just a couple of singles. I’m just going to say this right from the start: This cigar needs weeks, perhaps…