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News: Drew Estate Will Air Freestyle Live: Special Edition Thursday, May 6th

Here’s the first of a couple Wednesday news items. This is another big Drew Estate Freestyle Live Facebook Event. This one looks to be an interesting one! I may have to tune in. Will Pedro be drinking Presidente or his favorite “Jingling” beer? (a bit of an inside joke between Pedro and I).

Drew Estate will air Freestyle Live: Special Edition on Thursday, May 6th, on its Facebook Live page (facebook.com/drewestatecigar) at its usual broadcast time of 7-9 p.m. EST, but this episode will be a shocker to both consumers and trade alike, so get ready!… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
March 31, 2021
News
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Altadis Know Your Wrapper Series Event at Goose’s Montecristo Lounge

Friday evening I attended an event, sort of. Goose’s Montecristo Lounge in Limerick, PA hosted the Altadis USA Know Your Wrapper Series event, both in their lounge and virtually. They probably had 15 or so people there in the lounge, which is spacious, no worries there, and a few of us attending virtually.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
March 28, 2021
Events, Review, Stores
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Trinidad Espiritu No.2 Toro Cigar

I was out over the weekend looking for some specific cigars and couldn’t find them, so, being me and all, I couldn’t walk out of a cigar shop empty handed, so one of the cigars I picked up that was new to me was the Trinidad Espiritu No.2 in the Toro size. They had the Magnum and Robusto as well, but I like Toros, so that’s what I got! I’ll admit, there aren’t a great many cigars in the Altadis portfolio that I get excited about, but I’ve found in the last few years, the cigars that have been made in collaboration with A.J. Fernandez have been to my liking. This is such a cigar. … Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
March 24, 2021
Review
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CAO Arcana Mortal Coil and Some Random Thoughts

I smoked a few cigars this week that I can’t talk about that were really interesting, and a couple that I want to smoke more of before writing about, but the one standout was the new CAO Arcana Mortal Coil.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
March 21, 2021
Editorial, Review
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UPDATED News: United Cigars Celebrates Our Beloved Sports Stadiums

I’m disappointed in this news for a few reasons.  I was looking forward to the cigars, and I feel like the reasoning is pretty weak. I think it’s pretty safe to assume this was killed due to the word “Monstah” infringing on Pete Johnson’s “Monster” trademark, but I fail to see how there could be any confusion. The only thing I can understand is that the trademark has to be defended in an evenhanded manner, if he allows one person… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
March 20, 2021
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