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News: Partagas Decadas 2021 Cigar Announced

Partagas seems to release special edition cigars fairly regularly, but the Decadas is one that always seems to be pretty special. A Cameroon wrapper grown in Brazil seems pretty interesting!  I’ve been a fan of Partagas cigars for several decades, it seems like the Partagas No. 10 was something special back in the 90s, and I smoked tons of No. 4s. They were one of the cigars that made me appreciate the Cameroon wrapper early on.     Partagas Decadas 2021… Continue reading »

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News: Plasencia Ships Cosecha 149 Cigar

Here’s some news from the folks at Plasencia Cigars. I’ve enjoyed the Plasencia branded cigars and this one looks interesting.   Plasencia Cigars, a worl d-leading premium tobacco grower, established in 1865, announces that the much-anticipated Plasencia Cose cha 149 cigar brand is now shipping to retailers across the nation. The blend first appeared at the 2021 PCA (Premium Cigar Association) which took place this past July in Las Vegas, Nevada.     The Spanish word “cosecha” translates to harvest.  The Plasencia… Continue reading »

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Stillwell Star Bayou No. 32 and Navy No. 1056 Cigars

This is the second and final installment in my series of posts recapping my experiences smoking the Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Stillwell Star cigars that I purchased at the launch event in South Carolina a week and a half ago. I went into this exercise with an open mind, but with very little experience with pipe tobacco.  I’ve smoked a pipe in a the past, but I always found that there was too much work involved and I didn’t get enough satisfaction from it commensurate with the effort involved, the preparation, the cleaning, the general fiddling around involved in smoking the pipe. I’m much happier to just light a cigar and put it down when I’m done and be finished with it. I find that far more relaxing. Of course, that’s just me, there seem to be dozens of people who enjoy smoking a pipe.… Continue reading »

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Stillwell Star Aromatic No. 1 and English No. 27 Cigars

I wanted to get through all four, but stuff came up and I didn’t have time to get the other two in.  I will smoke the Bayou No. 32 and Navy No. 1056 this week and write about them in a separate post. Stretches things out a little anyway. I picked up one each of these at the launch event at Low Country Pipe and Cigars last week in South Carolina, long drive for four cigars! The company was good though!… Continue reading »

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News: Black Works Studio Ships Hive Specialty Cigars

I may have posted about this when it was announced, but since we keep bees here at the CigarCraig compound, I think it’s pretty cool, so I’m passing this little news item along. I may have to pick one up, even though my storage is bursting at the seams… 

Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) is now shipping the highly anticipated release. Hive is a collection of specialty cigars hand-made at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.This was a small batch release offered on a first-come, first-serve basis to those retailers who attended PCA 2021.… Continue reading »

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