Making a top ten list is never an easy task, but I think it’s a worthwhile exercise to revisit the year, and spend some time thinking about its finer moments. I gave some thought to changing the way I do my top ten this year, like limiting it to only new releases. But then it […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 17
It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. What’s the deal with all the Week in Smokes lately, you ask? Good question. The answer is as simple as this: the collection of interesting one-offs I’ve been saving for The Week In Smoke has gotten a little out of control. It’s time […]
La Hermandad by El Primer Mundo
Today Sean Williams, owner of El Primer Mundo, shared with us his plans to release another new cigar this summer called La Hermandad. As you can see, this new line marks a departure from the previous map-and-coins design. La Hermandad being made in the Dominican Republic and in three sizes, Robusto (5 x 50), Sixty […]
El Primer Mundo Announces Clase Reserva
It’s new cigar season, my favorite time of the year. And the very latest word on premium tobacco is Sean Williams, owner of Atlanta-based El Primer Mundo is getting into the San Andreas Maduro game with a new cigar named “Clase Reserva”. (You don’t have to know much Spanish to correctly guess that translates to […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 13
We’re in week two of the pollen siege here in Atlanta, and sense of taste is all out-of-wack. So instead of a review this week, I have a Brian’s The Week In Smoke that I was working on just before the yellow cloud descended. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised […]
The Box-Worthies: Brian’s Top 10 Cigars of 2011
‘Tis the season for cigar lists, and here’s mine. I like to think of what follows as my real top 10 list. Meaning that, when I lift the humidor lid, the following cigars are the ones I really hope to find waiting for me front and center. New or old, complex or straightforward, these are […]