September 2008

Cigar Review: Isla de Cuba Aged Maduro

September 29, 2008

I’m continuing to work my way through all the cigars I got at the IPCPR in Las Vegas. Last week I took a look at the Isla de Cuba Classic, a creamy surprising fuller flavored Connecticut. This review takes a look at the Isla de Cuba Aged Maduro.

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CAO Announces ‘Rock n Rolled’ Event Tour

September 26, 2008

Typically I don’t publish too many press releases but I’m going to be attending the first one and will be sitting down with Jon Huber to talk about the tour. Cutting-Edge Cigar Maker Sets Out To Bring Rock n Roll Attitude to a Series of In-Store Cigar Events Nashville, September 23, 2008: CAO, one of [...]

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Cigar Review: Isla de Cuba Classic

September 25, 2008

I’d read a couple Isla de Cuba reviews over at Stogie Guys, but other than that I’d never heard of these cigar prior to meeting up with them at the 2008 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigars I got from them went into my humidor with all the other stuff I’d gotten and at the time I didn’t think anything more of it until a few weeks later, Darryl gave me a call and offered to send me a couple more samples. The first one to face the cutter and light was the Classic.

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Lack of New Reviews

September 23, 2008

I’ve been working on a few other things this week so haven’t had enough time to get my latest review up. I should have something up tonight.

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Advice Wanted: Good Inexpensive Espresso Maker

September 19, 2008

Well as I mentioned in my last post I’d like to have a good inexpensive espresso maker. I don’t need all the bells and whistles to steam milk and all that stuff. Any suggestions?

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Coffee by Cigar Smokers for Cigar Smokers

September 19, 2008

So what do you get when cigar smokers set out to blend a coffee that compliments their cigars? Well you get one damn good cup of coffee that’s for sure. CP Coffee is the result.

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Cigar Review: Camacho Select Robusto

September 18, 2008

When the prize for the last contest was sent to me a few extras were in the box. One of those extras was a box of the new blend of the Camacho Select. While the old Select was a good smoke, it wasn’t one of my go to cigars. Released with a new band and tweaked blend I was looking forward to giving it another try.

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Even Nature Conspires Against Me…

September 15, 2008

We got some high winds here in Cincinnati last night so the city is a mess and I’ve been without power since 3 pm yesterday. So unfortunately updates will be a bit delayed until I get power and an internet connection working at the house once again. Unfortunately work has power… Blah!

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Out of Town a Few Days

September 9, 2008

I’ll be gone until Sunday so not sure what the updates the rest of the week will look like. By the way the cigar I chose for my dad, brother and I to smoke one of the nights I’m home are the follows. For my dad and I: Alec Bradley Temups For my brother: Monte [...]

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Second Take: Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Legend

September 8, 2008

Jeff did a fantastic job with his Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Legend Review, but I thought I’d add my thoughts on this cigar as well. It isn’t a full review, but more of adding my thoughts on this cigar.