Hi Cigar Pals: I have not, for what ever reason, reviewed anything by Romeo y Julieta on this post. I realized this a while back and thought that I probably should, since they are a pretty popular brand. Then recently I found this Romeo, blended and manufactured by A J Fernandez and figured that I … [Read more…]
Good morning Cigar Pals: Back in May I introduced you to a company called La Flor Dominicana when I reviewed the La Nox, which was an awesome vitola. Yesterday, I was getting ready to smoke a cigar that I picked up at Tabak Haus in Fredricksburg, TX When I was getting ready to light er … [Read more…]
As y’all know, we recently spent some time in Dothan Alabama and unbeknownst to me, they have an excellent cigar scene in Dothan. We were there for the outage at Farley Nuclear plant and while I had hoped for some place where I would be able to find cigars in this southeast corner of Alabama, … [Read more…]
Some times I have mini adventures as I travel around the country and recently I had another interesting Alabama adventure where I had the privilege of meeting Brent at the Tobacco Shop in Dothan. Brents family owns the store and he is the manager Verry Interesting Young Man Brent is only 23 years old and … [Read more…]
Hey Cigar Pals, welcome to another Alabama Adventure. Today I am going to be sharing with you a cigar lounge that I had the good fortune to discover here in Dothan, Alabama. We met Humberto and Daphne Berrios, who are the proprietors at the Havana Breeze Cigar Lounge here in Dothan. Humberto prefers to be … [Read more…]
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…]