April’s contest was about how you the smoker, goes about pairing a beverage with their cigar: So, how do you typically select a drink to pair with your cigar? Do you usually go with your favorite drink whether it be … Continue reading
The first time I met Terence Reilly was at Mickey Blakes in Southington, CT when they held an Oktoberfest event with the release of the Quesada Oktoberfest. There, I “interviewed” in a segment called “Sharing a moment with Terence Reilly” … Continue reading
Arielle of La Sirena Cigars and Jessica Levine, northeast cigar rep for Miami Cigars were at Castro’s Back Room this past thursday. As usual, Eric, owner of Castro’s Back Room had plenty of small batch brews readily available for his customers. For those of you that … Continue reading
The release of the Medalla D’ Oro from E.P. Carrillo makes the 92nd Anniversary celebration cigar for Federal Cigar. However, this isn’t the first release by EPC exclusively for Federal Cigar as they also made another cigar based off of … Continue reading
To kick off the opening of the recently moved location in Hooksett, Kurt Kendall, owner of Twins Smoke Shop and Arturo Fuente held an all day event on Friday. Not only were there a large selection of Arturo Fuente cigars … Continue reading
Nomad Cigar Company To Release Nicaraguan Cigar At IPCPR Orlando, FL (April 23, 2013) – Fred Rewey, founder and president of Nomad Cigar Company, formally announced the introduction of a Nicaraguan blended cigar to the Nomad family. The Nomad … Continue reading
This past Friday (4/19), Jon Carney of La Flor Dominicana held an event at Castro’s Back Room called “A Night in Santiago”. This new concept essentially takes cigar aficionados on a virtual journey through Santiago. At this specific event, tickets … Continue reading
“A Night in Santiago” is a new concept that is getting initiated in the New England/New York region by Jon Carney and La Flor Dominicana. This cigar event essentially immerses the smoker in a setting most similar to what one … Continue reading
Reviewing cigars typically requires a consistent pairing with the smoke. If I smoke 2 to 4 cigars for the review, almost all of them will be paired with a water to establish a baseline. Maybe one of them will be … Continue reading
As stated in my previous post, Ursula and I went on a road trip spanning about 14 states. This was one of the reasons why I was not able to post frequently. We started in New Hampshire and visited … Continue reading
2013 La Flor Dominicana TAA Exclusive Cigar La Flor Dominicana is proud to announce that it will once again be creating an Exclusive TAA Cigar, available only to those TAA members that attend this years conference in Casa … Continue reading
I have not been able to post much in the past month due to a myriad of reasons, one being a vacation and the second involving me coming down with a cold. I took a road trip with Ursula and … Continue reading
Kicking off the grand re-opening of Tasty Tobacco Shop at the new location in the Granite Town Plaza was Kurt Kendall and his 7-20-4 cigars. Owners Rick Fells and Jon wanted to make the opening special and what better way … Continue reading
I try to visit as many cigars shops as possible but I##Q##ve been slacking off lately. Hopefully with Spring around the corner, I##Q##ll be covering plenty of events on a monthly basis. In fact, I love visiting the shops up … Continue reading
Oliva Cigar Company first released Master Blends 3 Liga Maestra back in 2006 and seemingly has been a regular production cigar. This is contrary to Master Blends 1, which featured a Habano wrapper, debuting for a one time release in … Continue reading
The Liga Privada T52 was born a few years ago in 2009. However, like the No. 9 Blend (a private blend initially created for Steve Saka) and other cigars, there is a story behind it. In fact, it’s quite possible … Continue reading
In speaking with Rick Gadway and Ian Hamel of Federal Cigar, it turns out that Pete Johnson will be releasing the Tatuaje Federal Cigar 109 on March 16th, which coincides with Federal Cigar‘s 92nd Anniversary. For those unfamiliar with the … Continue reading
As part of Federal Cigar 92nd Anniversary celebrations, E. P. Carrillo with Rick Gadway created a cigar based upon the EPC NWC Short Run 2012 blend. The wrapper will be Ecuadorian Connecticut but the strength will be increased by increasing … Continue reading
Arturo Fuente released the Unnamed Reserve 2012 back in December of 2012. Considered to be even more limited than the Forbidden X “13″, the wrapper is a Sun Grown Rosado combined with Don Carlos Fillers. Extensive information for this release … Continue reading
I missed out on doing a contest for last week (2/9/12) so I decided to make this week’s contest a little more special. There is nothing like smoking a cigar that has been aged for a few years, right? Well, … Continue reading
Up until a few years ago, the Tatuaje Brown Label ‘series’ used to be a Nicaraguan Puro with a Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 as the wrapper. Pete Johnson has since switched to an Ecuadorian Corojo ’99 wrapper. Noella ”5 1/8 … Continue reading
La Flor Dominicana unveils “Mystery Cigar” for events Coral Gables, FL, Feb 11th, 2013- La Flor Dominicana is proud to unveil its new event program for 2013. Known unofficially as the “Mystery Event,” it centers on an unreleased cigar called … Continue reading
The Fausto blend originates from the T110 which was first released to a store in Hawaii a few years back. In February of 2012, Pete Johnson made a small limited edition amount of the T114 for release at Federal Cigars. … Continue reading
As with most of Ashton’s cigars, there is a story behind them. In regards to the Heritage Puro Sol, this is no exception. While this cigar involves a collaborative effort between the Fuente Family and Richard Meerapfel, the Heritage Puro Sol … Continue reading