I had ordered a A L’Atelier La Mission 1959 from Scotty’s Cigars last week (unfortunately they only had one left in stock or I would have gotten more), and I’ve been trying to smoke some of the cigars on Cigar Aficionado’s list that I hadn’t smoked before. I must have smoked another La Mission somewhere along the line before, as I found a band while wading through thousands of bands for my wife who is working on a cigar band table project. More on that as it nears completion. I will say that going through all the bands I’ve saved it’s pretty amazing to see what cigars I’ve smoked. Some I don’t remember! I find a band and think, what the hell is this?… Continue reading
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Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Toro Cigar
Today I’m going to feature the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Toro. Oddly, Rocky Patel cigars don’t regularly feature here, and I’m not sure why that is. There are several cigars in the portfolio that I enjoy, unfortunately, the ones I like tend to get discontinued. One that comes to mind was the oddly named Super Ligero. I really liked that one, apparently I was one of the few. A good friend and loyal reader, PJ, sent me a few of these cigars because he had a hunch that I’d enjoy them.… Continue reading
New Govee Sensors, a Few Cigars and a Contest Winner
I’ve been using the Govee WiFi and Bluetooth humidity and temperature sensors in my humidors for a while now, and recently got some of their new ones to try out. I got three of them (actually four, one comes in a handy two pack). The first one is the WiFi Smart Thermo Hygrometer, Model H5179. The batteries were included in the device, it just had a strip of plastic that needed to be removed for the batteries to make contact. The Bluetooth pairing and WiFi connection were very simple through the app (which I already had from having multiple other devices). There’s no display on this device, so everything is monitored through the app, Temperature, humidity, along with historical data for something like a year. You can also set alerts for highs and lows so if there are spikes in your humidor you can address them before any long term damage is done. This also had a mounting bracket and a lanyard (the later of which serves no purpose in my application). I will probably mount this in my primary cabinet humidor.… Continue reading
Another Don Lino Africa and Some Housekeeping
I realised that I failed to set an end date for the contest I have running for the Groovy Guy Gifts Good To Go Cigar Case. I was going to announce the winner tonight, but in light of my oversight, I’ll announce the winner on Sunday. Everyone has an opportunity to enter to win a nice case and some of my cigars. I’d also like to take this opportunity to welcome a couple of new partners to CigarCraig.com. Best Cigar Prices is back after a hiatus. I’m pleased to have this Pennsylvania-based retailer back. I’ve visited their facility and lounge a couple times and it’s very nice, and I’ve been following them since they sent an e-mail list with their specials some 20 years ago when they operated under New Global Marketing. They have a nice Alec Bradley Special running now for our readers. See the ad on the right sidebar on most browsers. Also, new to the family is Scotty’s Cigars. “Scotty” used to have another shop that he sold to a large company, and recently re-emerged into the market. they have some great offerings and will offer exceptional service. Again, check the ad on the right sidebar. As with all of the ads presented on my site, they are all companies that meet my standards, if I’m not a fan of their work, or don’t have a personal connection, they don’t appear on the site which carries my name. I’m not just a whore for cash here, I have some integrity! I use, smoke, and purchase from every company represented. … Continue reading
Groovy Guy Gifts Good To Go Cigar Case and a Contest!
Check out this cigar case I got from the folks at Groovy Guy Gifts! If you aren’t familiar with this site, it’s a great site to shop for guy related gifts that can be personalized. They don’t just have cigar related items, they also have drinkware, knives, leather goods and other dude-related stuff. I’ve been dealing with them for a few years and they’ve always been top notch. They do very nice personalization work, which, along with prompt delivery, is the service you’re paying for, really, but the products are good quality. I happen to know where most of the products come from, and have a long time relationship with the retail arm of the company that makes a lot of the stuff, so I know a little about it. You can look back at some of my past posts about Groovy Guy Gifts, and their sibling site, Groovy Groomsmen Gifts. Full disclosure, Groovy Guy Gifts provided the product for this review, but that’s all! … Continue reading
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