Welcome to another interview post that I was fortunate to get with Tom Lazuka, co-founder of Asylum Cigars, when he stopped by Genuine Tobacco. I appreciate Tom taking the time to sit down and have some fun on camera. Asylum Cigars has three labels right now, Asylum, Asylum 13 (I reviewed the 7×70) and the […]
Consumer Day? Why Not?
Earlier this year I wrote a post about IPCPR and the changes that had been put into place for Media Members called “If We Don’t Go…They Win”. And our complete coverage of the 2012 IPCPR show is something I’m very proud of and is one of the things that I think we did an awesome […]
Mike’s Top Cigars of 2012
Cigar of the year Emilio AF Suave An amazing mild to medium cigar that I have already bought 2 full boxes plus numerous singles of. I can smoke this stick one right after another and still enjoy them all the same. I bought more of this cigar than any other cigar released this year and […]
Top 10 Cigars – TGT Editon (2012)
2012 was an interesting year for cigars for me. To be totally honest, most of the new releases that I smoked this year, didn’t really wow me. Most of the newer stuff I smoked this year falls into that category that I call “okay to pretty good”. Cigars that were decent but not memorable. That […]
An Afternoon with Daniel Marshall
Joining George Brightman (W.Curtis Draper Bethesda) is Daniel Marshall. For 30 years, Daniel Marshall has handcrafted elegant humidors for well known brands like Alfred Dunhill, Tiffany, S.T. Dupont, Fred Joaillier, Harrod’s, Garrard’s of London as well as serving private clients that include four royal families, entertainment executives, captains of industry, well-known performers and many special […]
Cigar Tar: My Own Epidemic?
Its been some time since we last talked about tar oozing out of cigar. Nothing ruins a cigar experience like the foul taste of tar. If you are lucky and paying attention you will notice the tar forming on the cut end and usually make a deeper cut and be on your way. No harm, […]
Cigars International Superstore Coming to Hamburg, PA
A few months ago I began to hear local rumors of a new Cigars International location coming to town. The initial buzz was that the new location would be a Cigar Bar, much like their Wooden Match location in Bethlehem. I didn’t care to much for this news (Cigars and Over-Priced drinks don’t go hand […]
The Blogger Question – In Their Own Words
I’m sure many of you noticed in our IPCPR Coverage we asked some manufacturers for their thoughts on bloggers. We didn’t set out to ask this question. It kind of just happened after our first video with Ernesto Perez Carillo where he took the time (unprompted) to give us some love. We then thought it […]
Interview with Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars
This past weekend, I headed back up to my old stomping grounds to visit Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars at Cigar-ette City in Newark, Delaware. I bumped into Gary at the recent IPCPR trade show in Orlando, but he didn’t have a booth set up for Emilio this year and was busy running around placing […]
a little monster giveaway
You had to know this was coming. I was lucky enough to get my hands on two boxes of Little Monsters. One for me and one for…thats right, you! I was going to wait till I actually started reviewing the Little Monsters but seeing as Brian Hewitt performed a dick move by beating me to […]