January 2009

What will you smoke during the Super Bowl?

January 29, 2009

My team, the New York Giants, won’t be in it this year, so I won’t be smoking anything too special. How about you?

Internet Issues

January 22, 2009

Had some problems with my home internet connection the past couple of days. I’ll be getting something new up tonight.

I’ve tried a few bundled cigars some have been great cigars for the price, then I have those that get put in the humidor and never taken out again after trying one or two. So what bundles do you go to on a regular basis? Right now I tend to go between the Flor de [...]

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Nobel Cigars Acquires Torano Factories

January 15, 2009

Another merger has happened, I can’t say that this one should come as a shock though. Considering the announcement last year regarding CAO taking over sales and marketing for the Torano brands. Nashville, January 5, 2009: CAO International, Inc. announced today that Nobel Cigars, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group (The ST Group), has [...]

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2009 SCHIP Bill Introduced in Congress.

January 15, 2009

Well the SCHIP is back again. Looks we’ll be seeing a tax increase, but it isn’t nearly as bad as the original. 52.4 percent on large cigars (most premium cigars follow under this federal classification) with a cap of no more than 40 (forty) cents per cigar. This is far lower than the original proposal from the Senate [...]

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Cigar Talk: What was your favorite cigar of 2008?

January 12, 2009

Cigar Aficionado just posted its top 25 cigars of 2008. Its #1 cigar: The Casa Magna. Do you agree? What was your favorite cigar of 2008? What are you looking forward to in 2009?

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Cigar Review: Perdomo Squared Maduro

January 8, 2009

Company: Perdomo Line: Perdomo2 (Squared) Maduro Vitola: Robusto 5 X 50 Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Medium-Full Strength: Medium-Full Price: $136.50 (Box of 40) I used to smoke this cigar all the time when it was originally released, but eventually I gave up on them. I just had too much trouble [...]

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Cigar Review: Gurkha Signature Red 1887 Rothchild

January 5, 2009

Brand: Gurkha Cigars Line: Signature 1887 Vitola: Red Rothchild (Toro); 6 x 55 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Filler: Indian, Peruvian Body: Mild-to-medium Strength: Medium I’ve been on a bit of a Gurkha kick lately. Sue me. Things could be much worse. Anyway, I’ll just get right into the review. The Gurkha Signature [...]

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