Leading up to and returning from IPCPR has been a whirlwind of activity. It has been tough to keep up with everything going on and try to smoke cigars for review. This has left me empty handed for a review this week. Instead, I thought I’d talk a little bit about some of the IPCPR […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Potty training, power outage during heat wave and food poisoning. Three things that can take you to the breaking point. It has been one thing after another this month. All three of those things has had an impact on my smoking schedule. Luckily, that is all in the past and we can start looking forward […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 8
Let’s see… what have I been up to lately? I’m loving my new role as a father, am busy with interesting work at my job, and still dealing with contractors & my homeowner’s insurance claim following the lightning-induced power surge several weeks ago. Hey, two out of three ain’t bad, right? And I’ve got plenty […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 7
Busy, busy, busy… but what else is new? People keep asking me what it’s like to be the first-time father of a newborn. I generally respond that it’s a lot like being back in military basic training: you hardly sleep, you’re constantly getting screamed at, and you have basically no idea what you’re doing half […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Now that we have all those lists out of the way lets get back to your usual fan favorite episode of Week in Smoke. A pretty interesting episode this week including a vertical tasting of the La Aroma de Cuba brand along with a few new things and some ole faithful stuff too. Life is […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 6
No baby yet, though his arrival is expected any day now. Fortunately, I’ve got a coolidor full of cigars to help me anxiously pass the time. It hasn’t quite been a month since my last entry in this series, but I figure no one’s keeping score exactly, so it should be ok. Here’s a recap […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 5
Lucky me: that’s all I can say. Having recently discovered that my company’s wifi reaches all the way out to the picnic tables just beyond the parking lot, I’ve fallen into a nice rhythm of taking my work outside the smoke a cigar and enjoy the nice weather. That, plus attending a couple of cigar […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
One of the things I’m most known for on Stogie Review is dressing up for the holidays. Jerry The Turkey, Jerry The Elf, Jerry McCruz…everyone has their favorite. I’m often asked why I don’t do other days like Valentines Day. Lets face it, its usually cold here in Maryland in February and no one wants […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 4
Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday that I was writing up another one of these. The new job is still keeping me super busy (in a good way), and there’s tons of work to do to prepare for the impending birth of my first son. Have no fear: I still find […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
I want to start this episode of Week in Smoke with a thank you. The generosity of my fellow BOTL and SOTL never ceases to amaze me. A week ago was the first DC Cigar Tweetup mainly put together by my good friends @_LOD, @DaByrdman33 and The B&B Cigar Club. While I was involved in […]