Sometimes I love Mondays. Especially when UPS or FedEx yell out “Package!” The pugs go running madly in an attempt to let me know that someone is there and that I might need to be concerned. Today, I got some goodies. After reading Walt in PA’s contest I was intrigued about having a personal knife. […]
Wait.. What?!
It’s 2012? Already? Hard to believe but the year has flown by. So much happened last year, including a worldwind of a tour with my company that had me seeing four cities (Sydney, Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo — and that was only a few weeks after their earthquake) in a matter of 17 days. In […]
On the road again..
I have so much to update here. New pipes, new pipe tobacco. New cigars. Sigh. So much and so little time. That said, I will be hitting the following cities in the next few weeks: Sydney (Australia, not Canada); Singapore and Beijing. If you have suggestions of places to go, let me know..
Cigar Review: Felipe’s Minotaur
The heat of the day beat down on me but didn’t dissuade me from wanting the cigar I had been sent. It had come with a strong suggestion to eat first before enjoying the cigar. The mahogany Rosado wrapper was pock-marked with veins here and there but it still looked good. I looked up to […]
Light my fire!
Ah, a good lighter. It can make the difference between enjoying a cigar and not enjoying it. I’ve always been partial to Blazer’s Torch lighter because of it’s durability and consistency. And when traveling I get long cigar matches to enjoy and share. I also bring little wooden matches for those touch-ups I might need. […]
Cigar Review: Finding Peace in America
Cigar Name: Red 760 Peacemaker (7 x 60) Cigar Description: Brazilian maduro wrapper and Habano binder around a blend of Seco Cubano, Ligero Piloto Cubano, Ligero Olor Dominicano, and Ligero Nicaragua long-filler tobaccos. Cigar Strength: “Strong” Medium Review of the Cigar itself: I had decided since I was reading Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip […]
Cigar Review: A Knightly Rothschild
Cigar Name: Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Rothschild (4.5 x 50) Cigar Description: Connecticut Maduro Havana-seed wrapper around Honduran, Nicaraguan & Dominican longfiller. Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: It’s been a busy month and a bit. And I’m well over-due for a review or more. I have a few reviews in the works […]
Cigar Review: A little Red that could
Cigar Name: 601 Red Habano Robusto (5 x 50) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan longfillers covered in an oily Nicaraguan Natural Habano wrapper. Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: I knew I was in for quite the cigar treat when the pepper taste hit my taste buds before I had even lit the cigar. It […]
Cigar Review: Medusa ain’t that scary after all.
Cigar Name: Drew Estate Medusa (6 x 44) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan filler surrounded by Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper, done in a traditional Culebra form (3 cigars inter-twined together) Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: I had recently saw the Drew Estate Medusa coffin on sale and thought it’d be a neat cigar to have […]
Cigar Review: A Monumental Tribute to America
Cigar Name: CAO America Monument Torpedo (6 1/4 x 54) Cigar Description: Connecticut Shade and Broadleaf Maduro around filler from Dominican, Nicaragua, Italy and USA Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: After getting back from Baltimore, my humidor is even fuller than before. It is definitely time to step up with more reviews […]