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A Quick Florida Trip, Part One: The J.C. Newman Experience

When I saw that the Flyers were playing the Lightning in Tampa, my wife encouraged me to plan a trip down there to take my buddy Kevin (CigarProp) to his first NHL game. I made some inquiries and managed to secure two club level tickets with access to the Diamond Crown cigar lounge in the Amalie Arena. … Continue reading »

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A Special Blackbird Cigar and Some New Macanudos

I had the opportunity to purchase some cigars a few weeks in advance of their release thanks to Tyler Caldwell at Smokingpipes.com.  I met Tyler a few years ago at the Stillwell Star release event at Low Country Pipe & Cigars in South Carolina.  I hung out with him again at the last PCA show I attended, super nice dude. … Continue reading »

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A Few Arturo Fuente Cigars and a Visit with José Blanco

Let me start with this: (sound bite embedded on the site)
This is an excerpt from my final podcast episode in 2019 with Steve Saka where I plant the notion of a Candela Lancero in his head.  First he says it won’t happen, then he backpedals a bit to leave the possibility open. As we now know, he’s made one, and actually likes it. … Continue reading »

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Kristoff, Joya de Nicaragua, and Illusione Cigars

This week I smoked a bunch of cigars that I picked up at various shops in my area.  I’m fortunate, I guess, to live in an area with an abundance of cigars shops, and one of them (a chain, actually, with about five shops within a ten mile radius of my home) is a TAA member.  Every now and then I stop in one of he shops to find something new and interesting, sometimes I find both, sometimes neither! … Continue reading »

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Sweet Jane, Murcielago and Alec Bradley Filthy Ghooligan Cigars

As October moves along, we get closer to Halloween (and eventually winter, ugh), so I figured I’d string together a few cigars following that theme.  I’m omitting the obvious, mostly because I haven’t gotten out and found any yet, but there are other options.  It brings up the question: do we really need holiday themed cigars? … Continue reading »

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