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End of the Week Cigars: Ora Vivo, Merlion and Herrera Esteli
January is in the books, the groundhog saw his shadow and there’s some sort of game on tonight. It looks like we will have six more weeks of winter, which is funny because on my calendar it looks more like seven weeks until the vernal equinox anyway. I’m a cynic, what can I say. Six more weeks of winter, a month and a half until spring? I’m just glad spring is coming, this winter nonsense is for the birds! Anyway, with all that going on, I still managed to smoke a few great cigars! Continue reading
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Cigars and Hockey – Alec Bradley Connecticut and Tempus and a Merlion
The last time I mentioned the cool match holder/striker that was brought to my attention, so this time take a look at this new cigar punch from ScrewPop, who makes a variety of tools that have integrated clips that double as a bottle opener. This is an aluminum body with a stainless steel punch blade and the cover screws on with an o-ring to keep out the crud. Next time I stop by Cigars International I may pick one of these up to see how it works! ScrewPop also has clip-able screwdrivers, knives, flashlights and mini-Bic lighter holders. Pretty nifty stuff. Please note that this is not a paid endorsement, just something that came to my attention that looked pretty cool. Continue reading
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Seafood and Columbus Day – A Merlion, a Trinidad and a Añoranza
Sunday evening my wife cooked an enormous piece of salmon and it was delicious. I wanted a cigar to follow the fish, and I couldn’t think of anything better than the new Merlion from La Sirena and Miami Cigar and Co. I’ve mentioned this cigar before (here) and it’s a solid cigar, made by La Aurora and featuring a Corojo wrapper around a three country blend. I may have enjoyed this one more than the first, it was perfect after the meal and really hit the spot. It’s a very tasty stick, another winner from Arielle. Continue reading
IPCPR 2012 – A La Sirena Merlion and Someone Wins Some Cigars!
Friday evening, the start of a holiday weekend, the (sigh) end of summer, all good reasons to spark up a good cigar. One of the cigars I’ve really been looking forward to smoking from the IPCPR show is the Merlion from La Sirena and Miami Cigar and Co. The sample I smoked was the Toro size, measuring 5½” x 54, which is a nice size for a late summer evening. The cigars are made at the La Aurora factorywith Ecuadoran Corojo wrapper, a Brazilian Sumatra binder and Dominican Corojo, Dominican Criollo, Nicaraguan ligero and Brazilian Mata Fina fillers. It’s a very nice cigar. I could certainly taste the influence of the La Aurora factory in the blend, there’s a signature flavor that I’m familiar with that stands out. Another winner from Arielle Ditkowich and the folks at Miami Cigar and Co. Continue reading
La Sirena Mexican Mermaid and Stolen Throne Three Kingdoms Cigars
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers who celebrate it! I trust that you have some excellent cigars picked out to smoke at some point or points throughout the day! I generally smoke something special, I’ll figure that out tomorrow! But for today I have a few new cigars I want to talk about. First is the newest cigar from La Sirena. Continue reading
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