CAO Brazilia
Anyone who knows me has heard me brag about tobacco from Brazil. My taste for tobacco from that region came from smoking Dona Flor and Alonzo Menendez cigars. The CAO Brazilia differs in that only the wrapper is from Brazil. Thanks to Cigars Direct for sponsoring this review. You can check out their CAO Selections [...]
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The Outer Limits of Beer
Sam Adams came to visit the other day, which is always liberating. Rather, I should say it was Jim Koch, the mastermind behind Samuel Adams and the Boston Brewery. He has such zeal for brewing that it's always exciting to talk beer with him. Which is what we did...sort of.
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601 Green Label
I don’t consider myself a Don Pepin Garcia fan boy, but you’d probably think different after reading some reviews on this site. After enjoying the 601 Red Label recently, I had to try some of the other Pepin blended 601 cigars. The green label seemed to be the next logical choice. I wonder if this [...]
The Wealthiest of Windbags
List of 12 Top-Earning Show Host Personalities on AOL today: 1. Oprah Winfrey — $275 million 2. Dr. Phil McGraw — $80 million 3. Simon Cowell — $75 million 4. Howard Stern — $70 million 5. Rush Limbaugh — $54 million 6. Donald Trump — $50 million 7. David Letterman — $46 million 7. Judge Judy — $45 million 9. Ryan Seacrest — $38 [...]
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Don Pepin Garcia “Blue”
I’ve been on a bit of a Pepin kick these days. When I saw the blue label sitting on the shelf of some random shop in the area, I had to pick a couple up for review. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but I do remember the selection was limited, and the [...]
Camp Smokes
My buddies and I took our children camping this past weekend. We pulled up to a small island off the Connecticut coast and waded ashore, using a small raft to bring in the kids. We started unloading the gear while the boys and girls began playing, enjoying the water and sand.
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Contest! Win a Cigar Caddy Travel Humidor
Thanks to the folks at CheapHumidors.com, you have a chance at winning a Cigar Caddy Travel Humidor. I’ve been using one for a few years and couldn’t live without it. The Cigar Caddy is like a Tonka Truck for your cigars. It is made of fiber-glass reinforced ABS resin that is virtually indestructible. It can store [...]
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Cigar Tastings
Jack Bettridge and I were chatting last week after we both wrapped up the taste test for the September/October issue of Cigar Aficionado . By the way, you guys are gonna love the cover subject....I'll say no more. We recalled how our taste tests used to be a lot more difficult.
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Perdomo 10th Anniversary Criollo
Ed and I are back for our monthly visit to The Stogie Review. In this episode we critique the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Criollo. I reviewed this cigar by myself a while ago and had a slightly different experience. But overall, both times were enjoyable. In this episode we give a shout out to The Cigar Nut, [...]
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What I’ll Do on My Summer Vacation
My wife wants to vacation in Niagara Falls this summer. And I don't. It's an argument that I won't win, but it goes something like this: "But, honey, Niagara Falls is for honeymooners and we're already married with kids.
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