Unco B's Stogie Diary

One of the mainstays in my daily rotation is the Rocky Patel Cargo. I buy ’em by the bundle because they go on sale quite often and can be had for under $2.00. But that’s not the only reason. I realized with my first batch of these that if I…

I’m sitting in my backyard down to the last inch and a half of my Ave Maria Argentum. It was such a good day today. I got my Christmas trees decorated, played a great Mass this afternoon (I’m a contemporary liturgical musician), and spent the early evening getting the house…

Not a regular nor serious smoker at the time, when I saw American Gangster on the big screen many years ago, the scene where Armand Assante picks up a cigar out of his humidor and rolls between his fingers and listens always stuck with me since I saw it. I…

Last month, I wrote an entry on the Man ‘O War Puru Authentico and I mentioned that it probably needed some more resting time. When I wrote that, I had the stick less than a week and I was unimpressed by the first third. But as I got deeper into…

Though I smoke lots of different cigars, my favorite cigar is the Martinez NYC Blend Queens. I just can’t get enough of these gorgeous little smokes! Down to my last couple from my original box last week, I ordered a box last Wednesday and they arrived on my doorstep yesterday.…

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…