Up again this week is your favorite game, and mine, Shake Up The Bands and Take a Picture! After all of the participation last week, I decided to give this little game another go and see if we could keep the momentum going. My regularly scheduled review will most likely be posted on Sunday due […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 7
Back thanks to a fine case of Flooding: The Home Game, it’s time once again for 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 during some arbitrary time frame (we’ll call it a week, […]
Grimalkin by Emilio Cigars
I hope all the fathers out there had a relaxing and enjoyable Father’s Day. I’m here with a review of the Grimalkin by Emilio Cigars. The Grimalkin has been making some waves as of late on Twitter and Facebook. Fortunately, opportunity came knocking to check them out as owner of Emilio Cigars, Gary Griffith was […]
Temptation – Toro
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Maduro Binder : nicaraguan Filler : nicaraguan Source : Samples direct from JDCigars.com I have a brand new cigar to review for you today. This is the Temptation by J&D Cigars. This cigar is a collaboration between Jorge Gil and David Insignares, hence the J&D. The Temptation is available in a couple […]
Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 (Short Ashes)
As the hour grew late, I was under a bit of pressure to come up with a review for today. Having put things off until the last minute, I was feverishly trying to find something in my humidor that I could review in short order. After poking around, picking cigars up, putting them back, then […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Back again with another edition of Week in Smoke. I think these have started to become more popular than my actual reviews. To answer a question I get repeatedly; Yes I do plan on bringing back the video version of Week in Smoke. Surprisingly it actually takes the most amount of work but its advertising […]
Jet 1300-c Butane Lighter
Welcome to, I think, my first accessory review. Today is going to be the very inexpensive Jet 1300-C Butane Lighter. I received two of these lighters from jjo along with a nice selection of cigars, in the hopes I could do a comparison review to something similar like the Blazer. I have not been able […]
Shake up the Bands and Take a Picture
Every so often I like to play a little game. This game has no winners, losers, or prizes, the objective is to have some fun and test your knowledge. To play this game, I take a plastic container, which I keep all of my cigar bands in, shake it up very well, then snap a […]
Augusto Reyes Nativo
Wrapper : Criollo ’98 Binder : mystery Filler : Dominican Criollo, Piloto Cubano and Olor Source : cigarsinternational.com with my own money Well thanx to Walt for pointing these out to me (and getting me in even more trouble with the wife) so I can do another series type review for your enjoyment. This time […]
Herf’n Heads – Featuring Angelenos
A couple of weeks ago, Mike and I got together for a Virtual Herf and put together another Herf’n Heads Episode. This time around, Mike and I feature the Angelenos Cigar from Prometheus. In between discussing the cigar, we cover topics such as the state of Olde World Tobacco in Lancaster, PA. Mike tells us […]