A few years ago, I was a member of a rather popular cigar forum that has since been bought out. In my hay-day of forum posting, I got in on a couple of group buys for different cigars and accessories. One of those group buys netted me one of the best cigar related purchases I […]
Xikar Xi3 Carbon Cutter
With my free time stretched a little thin these last couple of weeks, I wanted to find a way to incorporate the usual write-up with a video. The hitch was finding a way that wouldn’t take the usual amount of time to accomplish such a feat. After giving it some consideration, I thought a product […]
Accessory Review: Vector Plug Cutter
A few years ago when I started smoking cigars, I always had trouble opening up the head of my smokes. Regardless of how sharp or how new my cutter was, I always seemed to get a cigar that unraveled on me. Not realizing at the time that I was clipping far too much off of […]
Accessory Review: Xikar Axia Lighter
Back in July, Brian, Jerry, and I were fortunate enough to receive Press Passes to the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. While there, we got to speak with a number of people about a number of new products. One of those people included Andy from Xikar. Andy and I spoke a little bit about […]
Xikar Trezo Lighter
Back in July, Brian, Jerry, and I were fortunate enough to receive Press Passes to the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. While there, we got to speak with a number of people about a number of new products. One of those people included Andy from Xikar. Andy and I spoke a little bit about […]
A look at Cigar Press Magazine
Magazine: Cigar Press Publisher: Thor Nielson Editor: Thor Nielson Published: Quarterly Subscription Price: $19.80 per year News Stand Price: $4.95 Back in July of 2007 I came across a new cigar publication called Cigar Press. At the time I think they were on their very first issue and it seemed very interesting. The magazine was […]
Book Review: A Passion For Cigars by Joel Sherman
On a blistering hot Sunday afternoon I felt like having a drink and a cigar to pass the time. On my way out the door I picked up my copy of Nat Sherman’s: A Passion for Cigars and made my way out into the front yard. I made myself comfortable in the shade of a […]
Palio Cutter Review
The product featured for this Accessory Review is the Palio guillotine cutter. This particular model is the standard black body with the older black emblems. I have had this cutter since sometime in early 2006 and have used it fairly regularly since my purchase. I picked up this cutter in a group buy on Club […]
Cigar Bobken Cup Holder Ashtray
I know what you’re thinking. You wondering what the heck a “Bobken” is. The only answer I can find is that it’s the name of the cup holder ashtray that I’m about to review. But still, it sounds really familiar doesn’t it? That could be because you’re thinking about the old English minced oath “Odds […]
Xikar MTX Cigar Scissors
Yep, I’m a little late today in posting my roll-of-the-dice Saturday cigar post. (It’s for a good reason, I assure you, but I won’t tell you why, because it definitely won’t help my cause out at all.) But the good news is that I have something a little different for you this week. Instead of […]