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News: J.C. Newman Cigar Company Launches #BrickHouseAtMyHouse

Here’s a new program from J.C. Newman aimed at helping out the brick and mortar retailers. If you find that you need cigars, give your local shops the first shot. Many are doing curbside delivery or shipping. I’m going to take my evening walk and smoke a Brickhouse cigar.

Amid uncertainty for retailers, and a consumer population practicing social distancing, J.C. Newman Cigar Company is launching #BrickHouseAtMyHouse to bring a sense of normalcy to these unprecedented times.

J.C. Newman will be partnering with retailers nationwide to offer a special on Brick House cigars. With every purchase of this deal, consumers will receive five (5) mix and match Brick House cigars, two (2) five-year-aged Brick House Teaser cigars, and a J.C. Newman torch lighter. Consumers will pick up their orders from their favorite retailers and be given instructions on how they can enter the social media component of this promotion.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
April 21, 2020
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A Yargüera H. Upmann Toro and Some Other Cigars

I haven’t gotten to anything new in the second half of the week, I went with some standards. I smoked a Mi Querida Ancho Larga, and whenever I smoke one of these I can’t be happier. This cigar is just about as good as it gets. I have
a Unicorn in my humidor that I’m kind of saving for when I finally land that next job, but when I smoke a Mi Querida it’s hard for me to imagine how the Unicorn could be that much better! It hits my palate just right. I had the Ancho Larga (might have been my last one), and an Umbagog in my hand and went for the Mi Querida, but the Umbagogs are awesome too. I also went with another favorite, the Don Juan Calavera, this time the Connecticut. This is among my favorite Connecticuts because it has a very rich flavor and doesn’t have any grassy flavors that one finds in some shade wrapped cigars.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
April 19, 2020
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News: Drew Estate’s Flying Pigs Soar for Seasonal Release

Here’s some news from Drew Estate. I might have a Liga # 9 Flying Pig floating around from 2011 someplace, so these have been around for a while. I know I have a few others too. It’s a neat vitola, Steve Saka found it in an old Cuban book of cigars from the late 1800s or something like that. There’s a bar in my town called the Flying Pig Saloon, but they really have no idea about the cigars, but they have some great sandwiches! I sure wish they’d make a Nica Rustica Flying Pig! 

Drew Estate announces the Spring Seasonal Release of their infamous Flying Pig vitola, including Liga Privada No. 9 and T52, Undercrown Maduro, Shade and Sun Grown, as well as Kentucky Fire Cured.

The Flying Pig is one of the most desired vitolas in the company’s portfolio, presented in a 100mm x 60 ring gauge and is a favorite amongst cigar enthusiasts worldwide. The shape is based on a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size selection case. It is one of the most complicated vitolas to manufacture due to the unique size and signature pig-tail, which required specialized training of the buncheros and rolleras at La Gran Fabrica in Esteli.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
April 18, 2020
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Micallef Experiencia La Crema Cigar

I smoked a bunch of cigars so far this week. I jumped in on a question on a large Facebook group asking about the difference between the Liga Privada T52 and No. 9 after seeing a bunch of non-answers. The question included which one was better, and after answering that the difference was that the T52 has a Connecticut stalk cut Habano wrapper and the No. 9 has a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper (and later noting that all Connecticut tobacco is stalk cut, because I can’t help myself), I noted that one being better than the other was a matter of preference. Of course, I’ve talked about this before, and it can be like arguing religion or politics, but taste is subjective. I can say that Lima beans suck because I don’t like them, but some people love them and that means that they don’t suck and I’m wrong, I just don’t like them. I love black licorice, other people think it sucks. That makes them wrong. I’m kidding, of course, it means there’s more for me and I can have a stash in the house that nobody is going to touch! It all goes back to what I always say, tastes are personal, just because you don’t like something, doesn’t mean someone else doesn’t! … Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
April 15, 2020
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Vicarias Negotiator and Cain F Lancero Cigars and a V-Herf

I finally dipped my toe in the V-Herf pool last night briefly. I was smoking a fairly old Cain F Lancero Tubo (having removed it from the tube, of course), and checked out the Smoke Inn Room on the Whereby app. It was fairly early, and there were only a few people there, but it was pretty cool, and I enjoyed it and will return for more virtual herfing. Perhaps I’ll try to pop in at various times of the day to see who might be in there. In all the years I’ve been interacting digitally with people, I haven’t just video chatted with people, so this was neat, and I’ll keep doing it. I usually just sit around listening to podcasts keeping to myself, but I’ll try to be more social. Suggest some other popular video herfs besides Smoke Inn. I’ve been trying to get in on the Jersey Cigar Lounge’s herfs on Discord, but they always seem to be too late for me! Oddly, by 8:30 I’m done with my cigar and on to other things!… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
April 12, 2020
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