Cynthia Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars joined the crew of W.Curtis Draper in releasing the third of four cigar releases celebrating the 125th Anniversary of W.Curtis Draper. During the release party on Saturday at the Bethesda MD location Cynthia was generous enough to sit down with George Brightman and participate in one of George’s coffee […]
Invincible?
My dad spent 30 years in the Air Force. As you can imagine that meant a lot of time away from home while me and my brothers were growing up. Other than my dad there have been two influential father figures in my life. The first was a man named Terry Kreft who taught me […]
La Dueña by My Father Cigars
I’ve been meaning to review the La Dueña by My Father Cigars since they started hitting shelves back in August. The usual suspects (work, school, family) have kept me pretty busy but after my quick little review of La Dueña last week on Kiss My Radio I felt it was time to knock it out. […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 17
It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. What’s the deal with all the Week in Smokes lately, you ask? Good question. The answer is as simple as this: the collection of interesting one-offs I’ve been saving for The Week In Smoke has gotten a little out of control. It’s time […]
1502 Ruby (first impressions)
Sorry for dropping the ball last week, guys. I had a lot of stuff come up at work and I just couldn’t find the time to put anything together for my weekly post. This past week was another busy one, but I found a few spare moments to record a quick first impressions video for […]
Oliva Serie V Melanio Torpedo
This year, Oliva released the much anticipated Oliva Serie V Melanio at the 2012 IPCPR. This is a limited edition that differs from the core Serie V by adding extra Jalapa ligero to the blend as well as changing the wrapper from Nicaraguan Sun Grown Habano to an Ecaudorian Sumatra wrapper. I went this year […]
13th Annual Little Puff Pictorial (2012)
A few snapshots from the 13th Annual Little Puff event by W.Curtis Draper. “13th Annual Little Puff by W.Curtis Draper” From Little Puff (2012), posted by Jerry Cruz on 9/30/2012 (25 items) Four Kicks in front of the U.S. Capitol building. Rick Rodriguez and Benji Menendez talking shop. mmmm Partagas 150 The W.Curtis Draper 125th […]
Havana Saver
Welcome boys and girls to a short, down and dirty review of the Havana Saver. I was given this accessory while Walt and I were at Famous Smoke shop for Cigarnival 2012. This is a draw poker plus. When I say plus I mean some of them have a golf ball marker and you can […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 16
It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), along […]
My Father Flor de Las Antillas
My Father released the Flor de Las Antillas earlier this year at a very nice price point. Being from My Father and an average MSRP of around $6.50, these quickly became a hot seller. I heard several people on Twitter talking about the medium body smoke with great flavor so I quickly decided I needed […]