Unco B's Stogie Diary

When I wrote about this cigar over a month ago, I don’t know if I was being completely honest. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the stick, but I didn’t necessarily love it, and in the back of my mind I was thinking it needed a lot more humidor time…

This morning, I went out to my backyard to enjoy a morning smoke with a cup of strong coffee. It’s a momentous day because one of my sons will be proposing to his girlfriend. A momentous day requires momentous smoke, so, I chose one of Regius Sun Grown sticks from…

Purchased: Single ToroStore: West Coast CigarsPrice: $10.99Buy again? Yes. I’ve bought 4 more over the last couple of weeks.Box worthy? Yes. tldr; I was a little skeptical about this one when I first tried it, but now that I’ve smoked through a few of them, I’m quite clear about it.…

It’s a cold and dreary day today and in a break between meetings, I wanted to have a smoke. I didn’t want something heavy. I didn’t want something too complex. I didn’t want to spend my time contemplating the nuance in the smoke. What I wanted was a great, high-quality,…

I wrote about the Regius Sun Grown the other day and how much I loved it. Its box date year was 2017, so it had a few years of box aging before I even bought it. And based on that experience, I turned around and purchased two five packs and…

Purchased: 5-pack ToroPrice: $36.50Store: Field SupplyBuy Again: Oh yeah!Box Worthy? Oh hell yes! Holy shit! Yet another cigar that lives up to all the hype. Wow! This cigar is right up my alley! Smooth and creamy and the flavors are all over the place. And I’m only into the first…

I’ve been smoking cigars for a long time and the way I’ve dealt with plugged sticks has been creative to say the least. Most of the time, I’d use a shish kabob stick to push through the plug, or I’d use a tang I’d break off a plastic fork to…

Last week, I was rooting around West Coast Cigars humidor looking for something to smoke, and Bob, one of the owners, told me about a Foundation event they recently had and pointed out the boxes they put out. They had the obligatory Charter Oak and Tabernacle lines and they also…

Purchased: Single ToroStore: West Coast CigarsPrice: $10.99Buy Again? Yes!Box Worthy? Yes tldr; Yup, this one’s going on my “get a box” list for sure! This is yet another cigar that proves my point that good is good no matter what the price. There’s lots of quality in this cigar, from…

tldr; I’m doing my best to find an LFD that I truly like. And I’ve smoked several though I’ve only written about two of them – including this post – here. But thus far, I haven’t found one that I love and the Solis, though it showed lots of potential,…