February 2008

Cigar Links Edition 7: AVO 787

February 23, 2008

Avo Cigars are some of the first cigars I tried when I first started trying different cigars. I enjoyed them, but I think I would have appreciated them more if I knew the story behind them. The cigars are blended for Avo Uvezian by Hendrik Kelner. Avo is a legendary jazz musician and cigar aficionado, [...]

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What will you be smoking this weekend?

February 22, 2008

Any idea what your smoking plans are for this weekend? What will you be lighting up?

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MATASA Website Review

February 22, 2008

MATASA is the manufacturer of Fonseca, Cubita, and Casa Blanca. It wasn’t an easy website to track down either. I love it when a manufacturer isn’t listed in the first few pages on Google for their own cigars. Alright so onto the review.

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CAO takes on cancelled Chicago Big Smoke, announces local herf

February 21, 2008

To help make up for the canceled Big Smoke Chicago they’re hosting a local herf on April 23 at Cigars & More in Libertyville, Ill. with NFL Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus. In the meantime, check this out:

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Interview with Eddie Ortega

February 21, 2008

Eddie Ortega of EO Brands was nice enough to answer a few questions for us. I got a chance to meet him while at the RTDA in Houston and looking forward to meeting him and the rest of the guys from EO Brands again soon. EO 601 Series is one of the hottest blends currently [...]

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Bobalu Wedge Cigar Review

February 20, 2008

Brand: Bobalu Cigar Company Line: Wedge Vitola: Belicoso 6.5 x 50 Origin: United States Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $105.00 (Box of 25) Continuing on my recent string of independent and boutique cigar companies, the Bobalu Cigar Co. is a great story. Based in Austin, Texas, it’s [...]

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Kentucky Church Group Wants Cigarette Taxes Raised

February 19, 2008

As a Christian myself groups like this really upset me. They don’t try and change people by instructing them how to live a life that is good in God’s eyes. They want morality legislated. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: A statewide religious organization is trying to generate support for a 70-cent increase in the Kentucky’s cigarette [...]

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Fidel Castro Resigns

February 19, 2008

You’ve probably already heard the news that Fidel Castro has resigned. So what exactly does this mean for cigars smokers longing to see the end of the Cuban Embargo? Not a damn thing. Fidel’s little brother will be taking over in his place. He’s promising some economic reforms and is said to be interested interested [...]

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Budget Smoke: Villiger Export Natural

February 19, 2008

I’m still recovering from a cold, and can’t really taste anything at the moment. So I thought share with you on of my favorite quick budget cigars. Villiger is based in Switzerland and the Villiger Exports are probably something you typically overlook when you walk into a humidor, if they are even kept in the [...]

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How to Cut, Light and Smoke a Cigar.

February 18, 2008

This is a guide for beginners, most of you old hats at cigar smoking will find it useless, please feel free to add comments and share your own tips. I see many searches by people looking for the basics on smoking their first cigar. So in order to help out those people looking to join [...]

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