December 2009

What will you smoke on New Year’s Eve?

December 30, 2009

Any big cigar-related plans for before and/or after the ball drops?

What will you be smoking on Christmas?

December 21, 2009

Even though I’m Jewish, I think Christmas is one of the single best days to enjoy a stogie all year; you’re relaxing with your family, you’re watching football and you’re eating a ton of food. Cigar smoking just makes sense on Christmas. With that said, what are you planning to smoke on Christmas? Do you [...]

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Customer Appreciation Holiday Cigar Event 12/15/09

December 16, 2009

I meant to get these posted earlier today, but been feeling a bit under the weather. If you are in Cincinnati and haven’t attended one of these events you are missing out. The cigars on hand for sale were Anejo’s, Opus X, and God of Fire. The guys at The Party Source put on one [...]

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No Outdoor Smoking Bans

December 9, 2009

Got an email from the IPCPR talking about a poll on Parade Magazine’s website asking for your opinion on outdoor smoking bans. Vote in it and tell them what you think.

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CigarChat Cigar Review: Partagas Benji Menendez

December 7, 2009

I’ve gathered a few tweet-reviews from tonight’s #cigarchat event. Partagas provided the sticks. We smoked the new Partagas Benji Menendez. (Thanks again to Partagas for sponsoring the chat!) And now, the tweeted reviews: 1. in2xshp: nice smooth cigar, med pepper and that vanilla creamy thing we came up with, nice woodsy tones with a great [...]

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Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Intrepido

December 7, 2009

CAO’s latest cigar has a more traditional feel than some of the releases they’ve done in the past few years. La Traviata is an old Cuban brand back from the turn of the 20th Century that began its life in Tabacalera Cubana, Agramonte no. 106. CAO resurrected the brand and tried to stay true to [...]

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Trial and Error Cigar Pairings

December 4, 2009

I’m going to do some more detailed posts and maybe videos discussing pairing up cigars with different things, below are a few that I’ve stumbled upon that have either gone very well or very badly. Cigars with Rum: Well this is the default partner to cigars I’m sure we’ve all tried. I’ve tried a few [...]

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Next #cigarchat, along with our sponsor announcement: Partagas

December 2, 2009

Our next #cigarchat event is all set. It will be on Monday, December 7 from 8-10 pm CST. Also, our sponsor for the event will be Partagas! They will send the first three people who DM me on Twitter one of the new Limited Edition Partagas cigars for our first smoke-and-tweet. (These cigars are in [...]

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