Howdie Cigar Pals: Deb and I got to hang out with Brian Mussard, The Cattle Baron of Cattle Baron Cigars about a week ago. Hopefully you will remember that I have reviewed their cigars a couple times and did an interview with Bryan at his ranch outside of Dillon, MT last summer at around this … [Read more…]
Hey Cigar Pals: I just had the wildest cigar adventure, that I literally just stumbled into! I was up in Misoula, MT last Friday, because I was having Sean Kochel of Kochel Guitars do some work on my cigar box guitars and I went up to pick them up. I invited my buddy Jeff up, … [Read more…]
Hi Cigar Pals: When I think of boutique cigar manufacturers, the first name that comes to mind is Ernesto Perez Carrillo. Deb and I had the privilege of meeting Manuel Diaz, who is the marketing director for Carrillo and he gave us a tour of the factory and some great cigars, you can read all … [Read more…]
Today on Cigar Pals, we are going to be doing a cigar review of the Aging Room Quatro Original. Originally produced in 2013 as the Quatro F55 and named as Cigar Afficianado’s No 2 cigar of the year, the cigar was re branded in 2017 as the Quatro Original. The Dark Sumatra wrapper perfectly balances … [Read more…]
I am doing a cigar review of the Rocky Patel Number 6, which is a medium-bodied cigar made at our factory in El Paraiso, Honduras. Named for its blend number, which was the best of the samples. The line boasts a Honduran-grown Corojo wrapper with a core blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers framed by a … [Read more…]
Hi Cigar Pals: This is a cigar adventure that had it’s beginning last summer when Deb and I were in South Dakota. I had been to all the cigar shops in the Sioux Falls area and while performing a search on Google, I found out that there were some cigar shops and one lounge, south … [Read more…]
Hey Cigar Pals: Got some good news, I finally got the Dondurma Cigars that I have been promising you I was going to do a cigar review of. This really isn’t a cigar review, as such, because when I do a normal review, I am talking to you about a cigar that you would be … [Read more…]
Hi Cigar Pals: the other day, I stopped by West End Cigars in Conway, AK to visit and pick up some cigars and got talking with John, who was not there the first time I dropped by. I was thinking that, most of the cigars I review are Medium to Full and many of you … [Read more…]
Hi Cigar Pals: Today we are going to be doing a cigar review of the Le Flor Dominicana (LFD) La Nox! This is another cigar that either Brandon or Jason, down at West End Cigars in Conway, AK turned me onto when I was down there a couple weeks ago. At that time, I purchased … [Read more…]
Today we are going back to the beginning…. not my beginning, Drew Estates beginning! I guess it all started in the bottom of the World Trade Center with the La Vieja Habana, which comes in three different blends and seven different vitolas. We will be doing a cigar review of the Brazilian Maduro, and I … [Read more…]