When it comes to the hobby of cigar smoking, we all tend to follow along the same path early on in our hobby. For me, I started off storing my cigars in a small desktop humidor that I purchased from ebay. Within a month or so, I outgrew that humidor and moved to creating a […]
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero (Short Ashes)
A couple of weeks ago I posted a very long writeup on the Cigar Expo put on by Famous Smoke Shop. In that writeup I mentioned that while there, I briefly spoke with Victor Vitale of the Cigar Agency. It was the first time I had the opportunity to speak with Victor in person and […]
Heavenly Cigars Releases an Un-Flavored Cigar
Just as you would expect, with the IPCPR Trade Show right around the corner, news of new cigars has been popping up all over. Just like the press released from EO Brands, I recently received one from the people who represent Heather Phillips and Heavenly Cigars. While at the Famous Cigar Expo, Brian and I […]
EO Brands to release Cuabo Maduro and Murcielago at IPCPR 2009
Just a few weeks ago, Brian and I were fortunate enough to partake in the Famous Cigar Expo 2009. In my writeup, I mentioned that we got to talking to Eddie Ortega and he mentioned coming out with two new cigars for the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans. This morning I received a press […]
Famous 70th Anniversary Padron Natural Robusto
Ah, the Famous Cigar Expo, the gift that keeps on giving. As I was looking through my humidor, trying to decide on what to light up for this week’s review, I stumbled onto a small collection of Famous 70th Anniversary Padrons I picked up while I was at the expo. I was a little surprised […]
Nestor Miranda 20th Anniversary Danno Habano Oscuro
I’ll admit it, I’m a little behind the times with this one. But there’s a good reason that, it has to do with my review preparations. In an attempt to be give every cigar a chance to perform at its best, or at least minimize the impact of elements beyond my control, I give all […]
La Aurora 1495 Connecticut
Before leaving for the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo, I decided to sit down and have my morning coffee with something on the milder side, as not to overload my plate before a long day of smoking. I wound up coming across a sample that was left over from my blind tasting of the La […]
Pete Johnson to box with Tim Carr
Not too long ago I started hearing rumors that Pete Johnson was to attend the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo but was being pressured by another retailer to not attend. As the rumor circulated, the final word was that Pete had made the decision to pass on the event. After that things went quiet until […]
Willy Alvero speaks at a cigar dinner in Korea.
Sometime last week I was browsing the Club Stogie Forums, trying my best to keep up with it in the little time I have available. I came across a post in regards to a Youtube video on Cigar Anatomy. I checked out the video and began to get bored within the first minute or so […]
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