Ah, the quote made famous by the late, great Henny Youngman, “Take My Wife, Please!” Then there was the legendary writer, Sir Rudyard Kipling who’s love for the hand rolled leaf knew no bounds as he often talked about cigars in his writings. When once asked what he would do if his wife objected to [...]
Today we learned all about the cigar-creation process, from the blending stage all the way through the packaging stage. We even got to create our own blends! First, we were shown a table laid out with all the different types of tobacco leaf, and were taught what the flavors of each were. We used our [...]
Today started out as a roaring success as the winners of the contest were situated and getting ready for the big day ahead of them. To get the trip started, General brought our lucky travelers to the place where the magic happens for the La Gloria Cubana brand. This place is huge! It is in [...]
Late last week, the Oettinger Davidoff Group –makers of Avo and Davidoff among others—announced a major sponsorship of Art Basel a very prestigious art show. Art Basel takes place in Basil, Switzerland, and in Miami. Davidoff is headquartered in Basil. The new sponsorship means the company will set up about a 1,000 square foot hospitality [...]
Today’s review is another Pepin creation and is made by My Father Cigars. I will admit, I am a bit of a Pepin whore. Like many of you out there, I like many of his blends. As you’ve come to expect, I lack any more details about this cigar. So let’s get to it… [...]
Now that it’s springtime, a man’s fancy (okay, it’s MY fancy – go get your own damned fancy) turns to the start of a new baseball season, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, some much needed time on the links, and of course, cigar smoking, cigar smoking, cigar smoking… did I forget to mention cigar smoking? Unless [...]
Whenever an unexpected package of cigars comes in the mail, it is always a treat that I have yet to take for granted. So when I saw a box in the mail from Patrick V. of Rocky Patel cigars, I was excited. Then I opened the box… Rocky Patel The Edge Candela. My first thought [...]
Swedish Match may be adding to its Garcia y Vega line. The company is rolling out a new Garcia y Vega 1882 in test markets in Florida and the greater Philadelphia area. The new Garcia y Vega is a rolled leaf cigar which is also known as “rough cut” and it refers to [...]
This is a first impressions review, meaning I’ve only smoked one, this one. Thanks to Sosa for sending me out a few of their blends to try. I don’t have a lot of information on these cigars, not even the blend. It doesn’t matter, lets see if it delivers where it counts… Wrapper: Ecuador [...]
My blog from a few weeks ago has caused quite a stir amongst my cigar loving compadres! The 5 Step Process of the Anti-Smoking Zealot really struck a chord with our fans and friends here on the blog, and on FaceBook. I personally received numerous emails and private messages from those of you who have [...]
