Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: 5-Pack Robusto (5 X 56)Store: Cigars International Price: Normally $34.75, but got them for $16.66 as part of a 3 X 5-pack special.Buy again? Absolutely! Hot Doggie! This is a great tasting stick! It’s a medium body smoke that amazingly stays that way throughout! It’s also a fat boy!…

…then I realized that I had loaded it with a new shipment of cigars. Since I got a bunch of premium cigars, I decided to put them in my humidor while moving my dailies into the ziplock bags with humidification pillows. Once I did that my relative humidity dropped to…

Purchased: 5-Pack RobustoStore: Cigars International Price: $36.99Buy again? Absolutely!Experience Rating: 89 There’s a reason why Oliva is my favorite cigar brand. I’ve had several of their blends and I haven’t had one that I did not love. The Serie O is another that I can now add to my list…

I’m actually not sure where I got this one. It may have been a gift from RJ’s godmother’s husband Troy. But no matter, this is a tasty stick! That dark Maduro wrapper adds such depth! And the construction is amazing! It is rolled very tight but the draw is perfect!…

I’m usually not that big a fan of strong cigars. But this stick is so smooth that I’m going to have to make an exception. I’m smoking it right now with my nightcap of bourbon and bitters on the rocks and it is a perfect pairing! I got this stick…

I can’t think of a better way to wind down after a gig than with a great cigar and a fine whiskey. For the cigar, I’ve got a wonderful Gran Habano Vintage 2002 Corojo Churchill. For the whisky, it’s a shot of Alexander Murray Scotch 1987. It’s a powerful combination.…

When I played Half Moon Bay last week, I brought my 5-pack Herf-a-dor and loaded it with a few sticks. That was the first time that I ever smoked a stogie on the golf course. After finishing the round, I thought to myself, Why hadn’t I done this until now?!…

Purchased: Toro 6 X 50 20ct bundleStore: Cigars InternationalPrice: $39.99Buy again? Yes!Experience Rating: 81 Yet another mild but pleasant stick! In my latest buying spree, I haven’t had a bad stick yet. I bought this 20 count bundle a bit on a whim and based on the reviews that people…

Purchased: 15ct BundleStore: Cigars InternationalPrice: $39.99Buy again? Probably, but will most likely go for a Corona.Experience Rating: 89 As with most of my bundles as of late, I got these on sale. They aren’t pretty to look at, but they sure taste incredible. And I’m thinking that if the seconds…

Purchased: 20ct bundle.Store: Cigars InternationalPrice: $59.99Buy again? Yes!Experience Rating: 85 Not only will I buy these again, I think these will be a regular resident in my humidor. This is a cigar that punches well above its weight! Well it might not be the most sophisticated and complex tasting stick,…