Unco B's Stogie Diary

Okay… I know that there’s no such thing as a perfect cigar. But I’m always on the lookout for a cigar I can rate at 100 points. My rating scale is much like Katman’s in that the rating has nothing to do with a comparison to other cigars, but on…

Purchased: 5-pack EL554 (5 X 54)Price: $50Store: MiamiHumidor.netBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: No. Only because a box includes ten of the two sizes, a 4X54 and 5X54. I don’t like shorties.Experience Rating: 89 These cigars were inspired by the tubes in vintage tube amps. Dan Welsch, co-founder of L’Atelier was apparently…

Purchased: 5-pack Corona Gorda (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $42.75Store: MiamiHumidor.netBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: AbsolutelyExperience Rating: 95 I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m a HUGE fan of Tatuaje’s Seleccíon de Cazador (Brown Label) 7th line. And though the Habano still remains my favorite, I usually have others in the line…

Purchased: 5-Pack ToroPrice: $29.00Store: CigarPage.comBuy Again: ProbablyBox Worthy: I’m unsure… I need to get another 5er and forget about it for several months.Experience Rating: 85 I wrote my first impressions of this cigar back in July and I liked it but also mentioned that it would be better with even…

Here’s a cigar that has been around a long time. I’m amazed that I haven’t written about it in my diary because this cigar first introduced me to the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper which, if I’m being honest, is a tobacco I’ve come to prefer and tend to gravitate towards because…

I love discovering or stumbling upon new cigar brands. Founders Cigars is new to me. They’re actually a fairly new company having been established in 2020. I discovered them purely by accident. A couple of nights ago, I dropped off my son and his friends at a concert at Stanford…

Two great cigars in a single day! Call me lucky. Yesterday, I went to West Coast Cigars to finish some work I had left. I needed to get out of the house because I was going stir crazy. I spent about five hours there and yes; I finished my work.…

For brevity, I will refer to this cigar as “Diamond” in the post. One thing I have always loved about cigars rolled with Dominican tobacco is that they can mask an underlying strength that can take the unprepared completely unaware. After all DR tobacco in general is known to be…

I used to think the Tatuaje 7th series was a line unto itself. I’ve been smoking them for years but only recently did some research on them since I just picked up a 5er of the 7th San Andres and was curious what made the cigar a “7th.” What I…

Purchased: 5 Toro (6 X 56)Price: $30Store: MiamiHumidor.netPurchase Again: YesBox Worthy: Oh yeah!Experience Rating: 99 Holy shit! I’m having a Curivari moment while I write this; that is, I’m scratching my head thinking How the hell does Paul Stulac create such freakin’ great cigars at a reasonable price and no…