I usually recap a few cigars I smoked during the week on Sundays, but I only really smoked one new cigar this week, the Mi Querida Black “SakaKahn”, and it was pretty good. I had smoked one at the PCA show with Steve, and have been looking forward to smoking more.… Continue reading
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News: Eric Newman Inducted into the Cigar Hall of Fame

I am really looking forward to touring the El Reloj factory in Ybor City in a few weeks, it’s been on my bucket list! I’ll be honest, it figured into my trip more than the festival. It’s not a surprise that Eric Newman was inducted into Cigar Aficionado’s hall of fame, although I’m surprised he was the only one in the family inducted. J.C. Newman makes some great cigars, many of which are favorites of mine.… Continue reading
Two More Tatuaje Tuxtlas and a Book Review: How to Enjoy a Cigar
I couldn’t resist the urge to smoke the two other sizes in the Tatuaje Tuxtla series, so I pick a couple of each up and smoked them yesterday. I mentioned in last Sunday’s post about how I should have just gotten all three, so I fixed that. I started yesterday off with the 7th, which is a 5 5/8″ x 46 classic corona gorda. … Continue reading
News: StillWell Star Holiday Y2022 Shipping

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust® (DTT) began shipping the inaugural annual Holiday release of its StillWell Star® handcrafted luxury pipe tobacco cigar to its Purveyors on October 27th, 2022. Simply dubbed the “Holiday Y2022”, it is a liga of traditional black cigar tobaccos combined with a unique custom crafted aromatic pipe blend from the pipe tobacco maker Cornell & Diehl® (C&D).… Continue reading
Tatuaje Tuxtla, Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf and CAO BX3 Cigars
I finally got around to trying three cigars I’ve been looking forward to smoking this week. I picked up a few of these locally, and will definitely be revisiting these soon. It’s not often I get three winners in a row like this. I started with the one I was most interested in smoking, the Tatuaje Tuxtla Avion 13.… Continue reading



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