Friday I found myself in Tampa, Florida, my first time visiting this area. I came down for the Cigar Heritage Festival on Sunday, but I really wanted to visit J.C.Newman’s El Reloj factory. They have spent the last few years remodeling the building, and it’s beautiful.… Continue reading
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CigarCraig.com’s Secret Santa and a Diamond Crown Black Diamond Cigar
Announcing the 2022 CigarCraig.com Secret Santa! We’ve been doing this for a few years now and it’s been a lot of fun. I grudgingly participate, I don’t want whoever gets me to be concerned, just send a few of your favorites that, maybe, I haven’t smoked! For me it’s about the giving, not the receiving. I announced it yesterday on Facebook when I set it up, and several people have already signed up! Here are the details:
CigarCraig.com 2022 Secret Santa
RSVP Deadline
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Exchange Date
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Budget
USD $40
If you missed out on some others, or just want to get in on the fun, get signed up! The Elfster platform makes things really easy, so have fun! This reminds me, I need to go through my swag collection, maybe there’s some giveaways coming up!
I make an effort to smoke something really good on holidays, and Thanksgiving was no exception. I recently came into possession of some Diamond Crown Black Diamond Emerald cigars, so that was my post-feast smoke. I smoked this cigar for the first time back in March of 2019, and I loved it. It’s distinctly possible that I haven’t smoked one since, it’s a bit hard to find. These are made at Tabacalera A. Fuente, with a dark Connecticut Havana seed wrapper, over Dominican binder and fillers. The Emerald is my favored size, 6″ x 52, but also comes in a 5¼” x 56 and 4½” x 54. Maybe I’ll find the other size when I visit the El Reloj factory this Friday! When Diamond Crown came out back in the mid ’90s it was only available west of the Mississippi and were all 54 ring, considered huge then. Anyway, this continues to me a terrific cigar and oe that suits my palate. It’s got loads of dark, rich flavors, espresso notably, and I like it a lot. I’m torn between this and the Maximus as my favorite in the line. I don’t have to choose, I love them both!
This time next week I’ll be heading to the Cigar Heritage Festival in Ybor City. I have a tour of J.C.Newman planned for Friday, an afternoon herf with friends from the old Usenet group on Saturday, and then the festival on Sunday. Apparently Admission is now free (I have not seen my refund yet!), so if you’re around, stop in and look for me, I’ll be the guy with a cigar.
That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
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Celebrating CGars Ltd’s 25th Anniversary
Tuesday evening we went to Brooklyn, NY to help Mitchell Orchant celebrate 25 years in business with CGars Ltd, a London based purveyor of fine cigars. You may be asking: CigarCraig, you don’t smoke a lot of Cuban cigars, how did you end up on the guest list for such an exclusive event? Let me tell you a little story. … Continue reading
2022 Connecticut Barnsmoker and Pre-Party
I got back late last night from another great Drew Estate Event, the Connecticut Barnsmoker. I would have just gone to the PA Barnsmoker last month, but testing positive for Covid after the PCA show made that sound like a bad idea. Fortunately Connecticut is only 4½ hours away (6 with traffic), so we drove up Friday to go to the VIP Pre-event event. … Continue reading
Red Meat Lovers Battleship New Jersey Meat and Cigars Event
Happy Father’s Day to everyone! Later today I will smoke an Esperanza Para Los Niños torpedo, a cigar which was my traditional Father’s Day cigar for the better part of 20 years, until I smoked the last cigar out
of the box I bought in June of 2000. An old friend sent me the better part of a box earlier this year so I could continue the tradition, after taking last year off. … Continue reading
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