So I was working on the last Week in Smoke and it occurred to me, I smoked a lot of cigars on vacation. Like two weeks worth of interesting cigars. Which does check out, since I was gone for two weeks. And after a brief, sitcom-esque flashback to me smoking cigars in a much warmer […]
Mega Review: Tatuaje Skinny Monsters – Happy Halloween!
Earlier this year, Tatuaje released their 3rd spinoff from the Tatuaje Monster line with the Skinny Monsters. The Skinny Monsters follow the Little Monsters and the Pudgy Monsters as spinoffs where they are the same blend of their larger, special released Monsters, but is a smaller format, excluding the The Chuck and The Tiff, which were […]
Macanudo Mao
In the cigar community, there is a phenomenon known as Macanudo. The Macanudo brand is one of the best sellers in the country, despite the fact that you probably know few people that smoke them. I suspect that the magic lies in name recognition and branding. Think about it, when a non-smoker wants to celebrate […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 104
It’s good to be back. If you follow me on social media, you’ve probably seen a lot of pictures of exotic locales interspersed with pictures of cigars that rarely show up in one of my Weeks in Smoke. I was on vacation in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Bali) and I made a point to browse […]
Foundation Cigars Charter Oak Maduro Rothschild
This is the second part of my review of the Foundation Cigars Charter Oak. This is for the maduro version of the Charter Oak I reviewed earlier with a Connecticut wrapper which you can read about here. You can read about the cigar in my previous review because this is the same cigar, except in […]
Pier 28 by Espinosa Cigars
While at IPCPR, one cigar that was getting a lot of buzz was the new Pier 28 from Espinosa Cigars. I first heard about the cigar from my friend, Mark Just of Tower Cigars in Sacramento, CA. He gave me a sample of it while we were having lunch at IPCPR. He said he […]
Foundry Cigars Time Flies
One of the most interesting cigar brand displays at IPCPR this year was the Foundry Cigars display in the General Cigar booth where they were debuting the new Foundry Cigars Time Flies. The Time Flies is a collaboration between Foundry Cigars and AJ Fernandez. There are two different versions of this cigar: Time Flies and […]
HR Hirochi Robaina Claro Toro
Recently, Brian and I attended IPCPR in Las Vegas and ran into Spencer Drake of White Hat Distribution at their booth. They are now the distributer of the HR line of cigars. HR Cigars had been previously distributed by Cubanacan, then by La Palina Cigars, but has finally found a home with White Hat. Spencer […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 103
If there’s a theme for this Week In Smoke, it’s a mix of new cigars and relaxation. Heavy on the relaxation. Maybe a little procrastination too. It’s been a busy summer, and I for one am ready to welcome a less hectic season of bourbon and heavier beers. Sure, I drink both year round, but […]
Foundation Cigars Charter Oak Connecticut Rothchild
Someone I always look forward to seeing every year at IPCPR is Nick Melillo of Foundation Cigars. As one of the brain children, along with Steven Saka, behind the iconic Liga Privada lines and its off shoots, you can rest assured that his offerings from his new company, Foundation Cigars, should be pretty tasty. After […]