Unco B's Stogie Diary

Purchased: 1-liter bottleStore: Total Wine & MorePrice: $35.99Buy Again: I’m on my second bottle! So, yes!Rating: 95 I bought this bottle completely blind when I first tried it. I was in my local Total Wine searching for overproof rum and saw this bottle. I love the backstory on the naming…

To come clean, I bought my box blind. I had, of course, heard of it from internet posts and reviews. Admittedly, it wasn’t really on my radar. But that damn JR stackable coupons sale got to me, and I was able to procure a box of these and AJ San…

One thing I’ve gotten into lately is rum, especially Jamaican rum. And though I love to sip the stuff neat, I also love a great Mai Tai. My version is a riff on the original Trader Vic’s Mai Tai. It’s a little stronger in the alcohol department because I want…

Purchased: 6 Figurado 6 X 54Store: West Coast CigarsPrice: $15.79Buy Again: Yes. I found some and ordered ten more. But once these are gone, they’re gone forever.Box Worthy: If boxes were still available, a resounding yesExperience Rating: 98 And the surprise of the year award goes to… LCA Dead Stock…

I’m going to miss Katman when he stops writing reviews (yeah, I’m name-checking him yet again). But out of all the reviewers out there, I’ve come to trust his observations and insights the most, and I’ve purchased lots of cigars based on his reviews, insights, and recommendations. I’m smoking this…

Purchased: 10-pack Robusto (5 X 52)Price: $74.43Store: Atlantic Cigar CompanyBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: You can only get ’em in 10-packs, but yes.Experience Rating: 98 Do two extra rings make a difference? One would think not, but in the case of the DTT Umbagog Bronzeback, it makes a surprisingly big difference.…

I’m not talking about pairing a cigar with the food but the act of barbecuing meat. To me, there’s no better excuse to kill time – and get out of honey-do projects – than to have a smoke or two or three while the meat smokes. But I’ve found that…

A couple of weeks ago, I was perusing my usual Reddit cigar channels when I came across a post by someone proffering their advice on smoking cigars. They stated that they had been smoking cigars for five years implying that they were somehow an expert on the subject of cigars,…