Bash Entry

Arganese Cigar Tour – Santiago, Dominican Republic

March 12, 2008

This fantastic entry comes from Rhonda Taormina from Cigar Live. She’s one a 5-Pack of Camacho Cigars and Hat along with being entered to win Grand Prize of a box of Camacho 10th Anniversary Cigars. See our Anniversary Bash Contest Page for details on how to enter. Every once in a while an opportunity comes [...]

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Killer Beans Coffee Review

March 11, 2008

Wow, apparently promoting my contest over at Social Cigar paid off! Amber Anaya another Social Cigar member comes at us with a Coffee Review. You still have time to enter. My what a name! How did I happen upon such a coffee with such a unique name? By way of a man who has my [...]

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Am I Addicted to Cigars?

March 10, 2008

This entry comes from Bryan (HerfinBigDog) of Social Cigar. You still have a chance to enter, check out the Contest Page for the details. First, let’s look at the definition of ‘addiction’. Addiction – A compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined [...]

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Pepin Garcia El Centurion Cigar Review

March 9, 2008

Today’s winner is Paul Hight (Pablocruze) from Social Cigar. He’s won a 5-Pack of Camacho Cigars and Camacho Hat along with being entered to win our Grand Prize. The El Centurion is a Nicaraguan Puro created in a very limited production by Jose Pepin Garcia. The filler and binder have been aged 3 years and [...]

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Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Cigar Review

March 8, 2008

I had recently purchased a box of the Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Epicure based upon a friends recommendation. This cigar is a 5 1/4 x 50 and is made by the General Cigar Company.

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Seasonal Drink and Cigar Pairings

March 7, 2008

Several years back, a cognac type beverage was introduced called Alize’. This was a perfect palate cleanser and compliment to most cigars. I found that a couple of ounces of this was all that was needed to finish a good Churchill sized cigar.

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Two Cigar Metal Ashtray

March 6, 2008

My feeling on this ashtray is that the bowl is too shallow for even one cigar, much less two. By the time you ash a cigar once or twice, there is no room to rest a cigar without the cigar actually touching the old ash, unless you rest the burn line on the rest itself as you can see in the photo below. Because I smoke outside, I tend to ash off the deck and use this just for resting the cigar.

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EO 601 Black Label Cigar Review

March 5, 2008

The 601 Series was created and is manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the Estelí, Nicaragua by José “Pepin” Garcia exclusively for United Tobacco.

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Carlos Torano Signature Cigar Review

March 4, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday, one of the best weekends for any sports fan. I’m a huge sports junkie, especially football. This is a weekend I look forward to all year, so I needed a big time smoke. I had lots to choose from, but my choice tonight was a Carlos Toraño Signature. This will be 1st Carlos Toraño and I cant wait.

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