January 2010

Cigar Review: Torano Exodus 50 Years

January 15, 2010

Considering I’ve smoked over a box of the Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 50 Years Short Churchills it was time to write the review. I meant to write it about a month ago, but the holidays and the kids bringing home colds to share forced me to cut back on how much I’ve been smoking. The [...]

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Contest: I Want New Cigar Swag! – NOW CLOSED!

January 13, 2010

Alright as much as I love some of the cool humidors, ashtrays, cutters, hats and t-shirts given out by the different cigar companies I have enough. I’d love to see something different. So time to spout off! What kind of Cigar Swag would you like to see? Let’s get creative and give the cigar companies [...]

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Johnnie Walker commercial: Man Who Walked Around the World

January 12, 2010

A great commercial. Hat tip to Josh for pointing this out to us:

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CigarChat Cigar Review: Tesa Vintage Especial Torpedo

January 11, 2010

Here are your Twitter reviews from tonight’s #cigarchat event: 1. shiru54: The Vintage Especial form @TesaCigars is a mild smoke w/hints of leather and stronger cedar. mild throughout. # (Link) 2. shiru54: Didn’t heat up till nubby. ash was consistant, but feathery. prob due to me movin round too much. great for new smokers #cigarchat [...]

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Cigarchat #4 announcement, along with sponsor: Tesa Cigars

January 4, 2010

During our last #cigarchat event, we reviewed the Partagas Benji Menendez. It was mostly done via Twitter, but I gathered a small group of Chicagoans in my new favorite Chicago cigar shop, Tesa Cigars. In addition, I recently reviewed the Tesa Cabinet 312. With these in mind, it made sense to ask them to sponsor [...]

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