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The Atlantic City Cigar Social Recap

Saturday we had the great pleasure of attending the Atlantic City Cigar Social at the Borgata in, of course, Atlantic City, NJ.  This was the inaugural event, which ran from 1PM to 6PM.  The setting was the outdoor pool area at the Borgata, which also has bars and they had tented areas with seating because it drizzled off and on all day.… Continue reading »

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News: The Atlantic City Cigar Social

Funny enough, this just came to my attention this morning.  AC is not to far away, I’ll probably head over there Saturday.  I’m sure I’ll see some people I know! It’s going on rain or shine, so if you plan to be there, keep an eye out for me, I’ll be the guy smoking a cigar!… Continue reading »

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Some Rojas Cigars, Tacos and More

Thursday I had a choice to make, go to the Rojas event at Cigar Mojo (10 minutes away), or go to the Tim Ozgener event at the Wooden Indian (closer to a half hour with traffic). I chose the easier route, and was not rewarded.  I chose poorly.  It turns out that Noel Rojas was stuck in Nicaragua, and wasn’t there as advertised. It was disappointing, but at least I got to meet Albert, the VP of sales, and hang out with Mark Weisenberger, the local broker who reps the line.  Had I known that Noel wasn’t going to be there I would have gone to the Wooden Indian.… Continue reading »

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Cubao, Wunderlust and Protocol Cigars and Gigantar!

I was poking around one of the humidors and realized I’d smoked a few Cubao Cameroon Churchills from Ortega Cigars and never mentioned them here.  Eddie is still making some great cigars, he’s using the TACASA S.A. factory.  This cigar has a Cameroon wrapper, like the name suggests, Indonesian binder and Nicaraguan fillers. … Continue reading »

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Cigar Heritage Festival and Some West Tampa Black Cigars

Last Sunday I attended the Cigar Heritage Festival in Ybor City. As I may have said in last weeks post, it was my first visit to that area, long overdue. … Continue reading »

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