The garden has a nice layer of mulch and has been put to bed for the winter. Planted some winter garlic that should be ready to harvest in the spring and just in time to transplant seedlings started indoors. The old adage is true, once you grow your own, store bought will be disappointing. With […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 63
It’s once 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), […]
Tatuaje Jekyll – Group First Impressions
Have a special review for you today of the Tatuaje Jekyll. I got together with some friends at Genuine Tobacco and did another group first impressions (except for Todd, it was his third). I was joined by Jon, Rick and Todd with Dave in the peanut gallery because he won’t get in front of the […]
I want a cigar that will knock me over!
Yesterday afternoon I was feeling bored. With plenty to do around the house and no desire to do any of it, I made the decision to get out for a little while. I hopped in my car and made the grueling 0.8 Mile ride to Sir Stogies to watch football with the guys. As I […]
Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Drac
Source : Gifted from Todd AND Rick Continuing the Pudgy series this week with the Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Drac from the Pudgy set Pete released. This set was a gift from Todd AND Rick. Cigar This Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Drac is a belicoso that reminds you of a stake or maybe a vampire tooth. Starting […]
La Palina Black Label Robusto
La Palina introduced the Black Label line at this years IPCPR in Las Vegas. This new cigar line was made to compliment the other already successful lines by La Palina by being more full bodied than the others. This cigar uses a unique wrapper that I haven’t run across before along with Dominican and Nicaraguan […]
Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Frank
Source : Gifted from Todd Kauffman AND Rick Frescatore This week I am doing the Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Frank from the Pudgy set Pete released. This set was a gift from Todd Kauffman (Kauffman’s barbershop in Wrightsville – I know, me friends with a barber, go figure. He still scares me if he has scissors […]
Dante Vita Nova Canto III
Today I take a look at Dante Cigar’s sophomore release, a Nicaraguan puro called Vita Nova. The blend is similar to the original Dante line, but differs in the wrapper. In the Vita Nova Nicaraguan Corojo takes over for the original’s Mexican San Andres. The name translates to “new life” which as Mike Huff told […]
Crowned Heads Tennessee Waltz
Crowned Heads introduced the Tennessee Waltz this year to only their retailers in the state of Tennessee. This cigar, made by My Father Cigars, is based off the song, Tennessee Waltz which was playing in the dance hall where Jon Huber’s maternal grandparents met. The cigar features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper along with binder and […]
Tortuga Reserva (Box Pressed)
Over the past few weeks I’ve developed an addiction. My drug of choice has been the Tortuga Reserva Alma. It seems like every time I purchase them, with the intention of reviewing one, I smoke every single one of them before I manage to fire up the camera and record my thoughts. On one shoulder […]