Ok, ok. So I’ve been enjoying more than I have been writing. Or at least trying to enjoy. I had three cigars this week that I wanted to review but kept forgetting to put up. One was “Meh”, one was “eh.. I’ll have it again” and the last was another “Meh”. I find it frustrating […]
Month: January 2009
Cigar Review: Double the Fun with Lx2
Cigar Name: CAO Lx2 Robusto (5 x 52) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan wrapper enveloping 100% Ligero Dominican and Nicaraguan long-fillers Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Ah, the weekend. It kinda started early for me today since I finished teaching early. And since I got rave reviews from my students, I figured I was […]
Cigar Information Petition
I received the tweet below and humbly ask other cigar aficiandos to sign the petition as well. Being informed as to the quality of a cigar that we pay for is worthwhile, IMO. CIGAR PEEPS: Just signed a petition for more up-to-dater blend info & websites from manufacturers. http://tinyurl.com/bwkw8h
Smokers’ Right: SCHIP and smoking bans
I’m in Manhattan this week, edu-ma-kating the masses on the wonders of virtualization. If you can consider 4 students masses. That said, because I’m at a facility that means limited cigar enjoyment this week. That’s ok. I’ll indulged in the evening. “Mah woman”, as I affectionately call her, had been bugging me to get her […]
Cigar Review: The Essence of Esencia
Cigar Name: Esencia 2008 Belicoso (5 1/2 x 52) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan blend of Criollo, Corojo and Ligero leaves. Cigar Strength: Medium-Full Review of the Cigar itself: Ah, Sundays. A day of relaxing and recharging. Well, for most people. Today is actually one of my “work” days. It’s probably a good thing since outside sounds […]
Cigar Store Review: OK Cigars (Soho, Manhattan, NY)
Today, I sit in my home office, enjoying a AVO Domaine #20 I picked up yesterday. The temperature in NYC had dipped well below the freezing mark (F) into negative numbers, making it hard to enjoy the sun and sometimes harder to enjoy a cigar on the breeze. But it does make it good weather […]
Cigar Review: A Salute from one Craftsman to Another
Cigar Name: Nording Torpedo (4 x 54) Cigar Description: Costa Rican Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan long fillers and Mexican binder Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: This cigar, when I got it, made me think of the NUB cigars that I sometimes like for a “quick” smoke. NUBs, however, tend to be rather […]
Cigar Review: Oh, how sweet it is!
Cigar Name: Fonseca 8-9-8 (6 x 43) Cigar Description: Connecticut wrapper over Dominican and Mexican filler Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: I recently did an order to Famous-Smoke for a bunch of singles and included in this “sampler” I made, was this cigar. Apparently, Famous had received the cigar in July ’08 […]
Cigar Review: A sweet Criollo
Cigar Name: CAO Criollo Pato (4 7/8 x 50) Cigar Description: Criollo 98 wrapper around Nicaraguan-grown, Cuban seed filler. Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Not sure where I got this one (perhaps from my Secret Santa on CigarPass) but it’s an interesting cigar. The wrapper is, pronounced ‘cree-yo-yo’, a Criollo 98, Cuban-seed […]
Cigar Review: A sweet Morron Maduro
Cigar Name: H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Maduro (6 x 54) Cigar Description: San Andrés Morron wrapper around Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: I picked up this cigar when I was in Charleston, SC from Tinderbox there. When I did a little background research on this, I noticed that […]