A couple of weeks ago a brand new Zino Platinum cigar joined the 8 year old Crown and Scepter lines. It’s called the Z-Class, and there’s no chance you’ll confuse it for its older brothers. But I’ll let the very informative press release introduce you: The Zino Platinum Crown and Scepter series launched in 2003 […]
General Cigar Releases “El Perrito”
Ever since becoming a father I find myself gravitating to small cigars. I like the smaller sticks for those random bits of time between naps where I can step outside with the baby monitor. More often then not, I avoid cigars in these glimpses of free time because I never know how much time I […]
Augusto Reyes Epicur
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut seed Binder : mystery Filler : Dominican Source : Cigars International with my own money Well thanx to Walt for pointing these out to me (and getting me in even more trouble with the wife) so I can do another series type review for your enjoyment. This time I am going […]
Women of Cigarfest 2011
Kelli Mackenzie as the Pirate’s Gold Girl It is that time of year again for us to roll out our annual Women of Cigarfest post. Like in years past, Cigars International had many attractive women on hand to distribute cigars, sell merchandise, or make themselves available for photos. One thing I noticed this year was […]
Cigarfest 2011: Saturday Wrapup
On Saturday Mike and I attended Cigarfest 2011 (The actual event, the other posts covered the smaller pre-events). Like in years past, we were provided with admission only press tickets to get us through the door. Due to poor timing on our part, we weren’t in position to see the first wave rush onto the […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Crazy past few weeks. Last minute business trip to NYC that ended up being longer than expected and we found out (the hard way) that Gracie is allergic to nuts. Getting home and Gracie gets hospitalized for some respiratory issues and she may possibly have asthma. Thank you to all of you who contributed to […]
Padilla La Terraza Maduro Robusto
November of last year Ernesto Padilla contact me out of the blue and told me about some cigars he was working on for 2011. He seemed pretty excited about the Artemis, and discussed it at length. Before we finished emailing he mentioned in passing another, budget-friendly line called La Terraza. Which, as it turns out, […]
Cigarfest 2011: Show Floor Footage
With all of the Cigarfest 2011 coverage we have had lately, you were probably wondering when you would get a chance to see the actual event. This is the post you have been waiting for. When Saturday rolled around, I loaded up a fresh tape in my camcorder and walked about recording random things. After […]
Cigarfest 2011: Friday Wrapup
Today Mike and I bring you a video outlining our activities from the second day of Cigarfest 2011 Weekend (Friday, to be specific). In this video we talk a little about the Man O War event and how crowded it was. While fun, we wound up skipping out early to hang out with our friend […]
Support Team JJ
A bit late notice but the family and I are participating in a SIDS Charity Walk tomorrow (Saturday, May 7). This is the 13th Annual Walk for SIDS sponsored by the Center for Infant & Child Loss. The Center for Infant & Child Loss works with Maryland families and communities facing the sudden unexpected death […]