Yesterday I found myself wandering much further north in PA than I usually find myself. There was a seminar on Bees and Chickens that my wife and I attended, and I snuck off during the second half to do some of my own research. Twenty minutes away from the venue where the seminar was held happened to be the brand new Best Cigar Pub, and Best Cigar Prices headquarters. I figured this would be a good place to visit. Fortunately, the purchasing manager, Chris O’Neill, managed to arrange a tour for me. Katie (Katy? I forgot to clarify), the Finance/HR director, gave me a tour of the entire facility.… Continue reading
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Danli Honduras Cigars Sampler Contest Extension!
Since I’ve had so much trouble this week that resulted in some significant downtime, as well as maybe some reluctance to visit due to the threat of infection, I figure it’s best to extend the contest until Sunday. Everything is cleaned up now thanks to an investment in SiteLock, lots of aggravation and communication with my host and the folks at Sitelock to get things cleaned up and back in business. So here’s the deal: There are 19 entries on the original contest post (here) I will combine entries there along with entries here (no duplicates please), and pick a winner on Sunday, February 16, 2020.… Continue reading
Marchetti Toro Cigar by Danli Honduras Tabaco
It’s no secret that I’ve been in love with most of the cigars coming from Danli Honduras Tabaco recently, the entire Don Juan Calavera line has captivated me and there is a box of each in my humidor, and the Flor Maya line is creeping in as well. I was introduced to a cigar that didn’t seem to fit in, called the Marchetti, and I was intrigued. This certainly lacked any Latin theme at all, it has an Italian name, and comes in a plain black box with a stylized eagle (I guess) band design. It’s very slick and classic, a departure from the dia de los muertos skull design of the Don Juan Calaveras and the rustic look of the Flor Maya. It turns out that the cigar is named after one of the original founders of Danli Honduras Tabaco’s mother, Jenny Marcheti, an Italian who married a Honduran. The cigar is named in her honor. This answers the question of how a Honduran cigar got an Italian name!… Continue reading
CigarCraig’s Favorite Cigars of 2019
This is going to be pretty easy, but not because I haven’t smoked a lot of great cigars this year. I have to say, considering the year I’ve had, cigars were the least of my worries, and I had a great many more excellent cigars than bad ones. It’s been said that this was a down year for cigars, and I am not as up on the newest cigars as I should be, but I had very few bad cigars. It could also be that I’ve been smoking cigars that I have in my collection, and I’ve been smoking a higher proportion of cigars that I want to smoke lately. It’s been a strange 18 months or so in my life. Anyway, there was one brand that I became enamored with this year that I am going to call my brand of the year, and my cigar of the year, and it’s a very under the radar brand.… Continue reading
Random Cigars and a Dunbarton Event at BnB Cigars in Philly
Yesterday I finally had the opportunity to smoke the Mi Querida Triqui Traca, and I did so at BnB Cigars in Chestnut Hill, PA. They were having an event there with Steve Saka and Dave Lafferty (Cindy Saka was there too) of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, with a bunch of test blends that Steve had accumulated over the years as add-ons
to purchases. I smoked one which was obviously a Mi Querida Gordita with some variation of the wrapper, although who could tell? It was delicious. Of course, I always learn stuff hanging with these guys, and the store is a cornucopia of boutique cigars. I highly recommend a visit there, if not in person, check them out for your online shopping, as Vince has curated an amazing selection of cigars.… Continue reading
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