It’s once time again for another issue of 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 in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
Hex
Wrapper : Select Dark Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought at local shop This week I take a look at the Hex cigar by Sindicato Cigars. This cigar has an interesting story as it was made by getting a group of retailers together for a single purpose, to make cigars […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 46
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. It’s been a few weeks since I posted one, and the smoking notes have been building up, so this one will be a little longer than some. Bonus, right? In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it […]
Refinishing a Stinky Cigar Ashtray
If you’re like me, you have several Stinky Cigar ashtrays around your house. I love them. They are deep, can hold a lot of cigar butts and ash, and are well built. I bought one of the new more decorative versions last year that came out recently. I choose the antique hammered copper because, well, […]
Foundry Elements H2O
This week I took a look at the three cigars in the Foundry Elements H2O pack. These cigars were gifted to me by a mad scientist named Laurence. I am going to do this a bit different because I have been trying to get this darn video uploaded all day due to my horrible connection […]
Cigar Safari: Fabrica Nica Sueño Tour
In this last Cigar Safari video, Skip Martin takes us on a tour of the Nica Sueño cigar factory, home of RoMaCraft Tobac. In addition to showing us through the efficiently designed circular factory, Skip discusses the RoMaCraft timeline, production levels, future plans, his unique philosophy on cigar manufacturing and the flow of tobacco through […]
Camacho Diploma 11/18
In late 2013, Camacho rebranded their company including reblending some of their classics like the Camacho Diploma. They also got rid of a few lines to more streamline the brand. This was meet with a lot of contention with the large group of fans of Camacho. The Diploma had been one of my favorites for […]
The Tobacco Company – Chat and Tour
This week I took a trip up to Lemoyne Pennsylvania and had a chat with Mr. Greg Zimmerman from The Tobacco Company. They have two locations, one at 829 State Street, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania and the other at 239 West Chocolate Ave, Hershey, Pennsylvania (Chocolatetown USA!!!) with the Lemoyne store being their flagship. Some of you […]
Throwback Thursday: Steve Saka On Tobacco At Cigar Safari 2013
I don’t know how long “Throwback Thursday” has been a thing, but before people get tired of it, I’m using it to show some previously unpublished (and uncensored) video of Steve Saka from Cigar Safari 2013. This video covers some of the same ground as Wednesday’s video regarding Connecticut Broadleaf and Habano tobaccos, but from […]
Cigar Safari: Jonathan Drew & Nick Melillo Talk Tobacco
In this part of the Cigar Safari tour, Jonathan Drew and Nick Melillo take us to a room full of pilones to discuss tobacco. Specifically the broadleaf and habano grown in the Connecticut River Valley region that’s destined for use in Liga Privada blends. Toward the end of the video, they show us the clear […]