We’ve all been there. You’re just about to enjoy a fine cigar and a cold beer when you realize you’ve forgotten to bring a cigar cutter and bottle opener… what a buzzkill! In the past, you’d need to carry around a separate cigar cutting tool and bottle opener, adding a significant amount of bulk to […]
Tarazona Cigars event at Genuine Tobacco
Welcome to another little interview I had the pleasure to do, this time with Eddie Tarazona of Tarazona Cigars at Genuine Tobacco. I really have been enjoying these events and if you have a chance to go to your local b&m for any event at all, take the opportunity and go. Great food, people and […]
Cabaiguan (Short Ashes)
Early this week Jerry was kind enough to send me a package of cigars to enjoy. I wasted no time in turning them to smoke and ash. Suddenly it dawned on me, perhaps I should turn some of these sticks into ‘Short Ashes’ Cigar Reviews and revisit some of the smokes we have reviewed in […]
Abel’s Premium Selection
Back around Christmas I recieved an email from Abel Florez of Florez Tobacconist in Summit New Jersey. In that email Abel began telling me about a cigar he had created by Ernesto Perez Carrillo and asked if I would be interested in reviewing it. Being a borderline Ernesto Perez Carrillo Fanboi, I was eager to […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part Three)
Welcome to Part 3 of an Afternoon with Litto Gomez. Litto spent 40 minutes after talking with George answering questions from the audience at W.Curtis Draper. This is the first part of the Q&A session. Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is […]
Key West “Al Capone” by Rafael Fuente (first impressions)
Several weeks ago, I received a little sampler pack of cigars from Island Cigar Factory, a chain of three cigar shops down in Key West, Florida. They carry a line of their own cigars made at their own factory in the Dominican Republic. The most visually-stunning cigar among the samples they sent me was this […]
Xikar HC Habano²
Wrapper : Habano2000 Binder : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Filler : Honduran, Nicaraguan, Sumatran Source : Given as sample from local Xikar rep This week I have a cigar that was kindly given to me by my local Xikar rep, David Spirt, which is the Xikar HC Habano². This cigar comes in four sizes, Robusto (5×50), […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part Two)
Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is Litto’s second appearance. He joined us in 2012 for a two part episode. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again you can watch Part One and Part Two. Litto’s first […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (2013) (Part One)
Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana joins George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper for another episode of ‘Draper Dialogue‘. This is Litto’s second appearance. He joined us in 2012 for a two part episode. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again you can watch Part One and Part Two. Litto’s first […]
My Uzi Weighs A Ton – Bait Fish (first impressions)
Yesterday, the temperatures rose enough and the clouds cleared up enough for me to head outside to enjoy a rare nice day in February. Not knowing how long the decent weather would hold out, I reached into my office humidor for something guaranteed to be a decent quick smoke. Out came the My Uzi Weighs […]