I have been meaning to write a post on the subject of How to smoke a cigar for some time now and think that now would be a good time to do that post. I hope this helps those who are new to cigar smoking or thinking about giving it a try. What Cigar Should … [Read more…]
A few months ago I was in St. Augustine Fl and while visiting Old City cigar shop in Old Town I ran across Warfighter Cigars. This is a veteran owned cigar company and I was imediately intrigued by their idea for a cigar company. What Is A Warfighter THEY ARE VETERANS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, FIRST RESPONDERS … [Read more…]
You just never know when a cigar adventure is going to happen. You could just be cruising along and decide to stop for a stick and WHAM!!! Your in an Alabama adventure at the Cigar Shoppe in Montgomery, AL A Funny Thing Happened A few months ago, I was online and ran across a post … [Read more…]
This will be my fith and final post about our visit to the DR and our last two adventures in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic and then back to House Blend in Santiago. What a ride it has been. Even when we went to the beach to try to catch up and catch our breath another … [Read more…]
Just weeks before Cigar Afficianado announced it’s 2018 Cigar Of The Year, the Perez Carrillo, Encore by Carrillo Cigars we had the honor of being given a private tour of their manufacturning facility in the Ciebao Valley in the Dominican Republic, by Emanuel (Manuel) Diez. Manuel just happens to be the son of Eladio Diez, … [Read more…]
I never thought of having a Cigar Pals brand of cigar, until I went to the Dominican Republic and was first offered the opportunity at Zemis Cigar and Tobacco. Unfortunatelly while I really like their cigars, they are not in my budget at this time. Then I met William Tavarez with Profeta Cigars and became … [Read more…]
Ooops, I slid right into this awesome adventure. By stopping at a Dominican cigar bar and asking for help, a whirlwind cigar adventure began. This will take three posts to tell the whole story, Including visits to Davidoff Cigars where I met Master Blender Eladio Diaz, Profeta Cigars and Carrillo Cigars. House Blend Cigar Bar … [Read more…]
Wow, What an adventure! We had the priveledge of spending several hours with Sylvain of Zemis tobacco and cigars and learning about how they grow and make dominican cigars and about his personal line called “Epic Cigars” Zemis Tobacco and Cigars While searching for places to explore before we came to the DR (Dominican Republic), … [Read more…]
Had the priveledge of attending the first annual Cigar Snob, Lechon Challenge this past Saturday night at the Inter Continental Hotel in Miami Florida. What Was It All About Cigar Snob Magazine’s Lechón Challenge was a pig roasting competition where 5 popular cigar companies competed to see who could roasts the best Cuban-style whole hog … [Read more…]
Have you ever been to a hand rolled cigar event? Well I had that priveledge tonight and it was some thing to see. I joined the gang at Truly Cigar this evening as we experienced Hamlet, of Hamlet Cigars hand rolling cigars. No presses and definately no machines. This is how it was done for … [Read more…]