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Gold Star, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust and El Titan de Bronze Cigars

First off, go back to my last post and comment to enter the giveaway!  These Freshbox humidor starter kits are nice!  There’s the humidor, cutter, lighter and 12 cigars from major brands.  It’s possible that some additional goodies might fall into the box when packing them for shipping!  These take coolerdors to the next level!  

That’s all for today…just kidding.  I smoked a few cigars this week that I hadn’t smoked before, the first of which is the Gold Star from United Cigars. … Continue reading »

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Foundation Aksum and Aging Room Cigars

Today’s post is a little later than usual.  We’ve been having a garage sale at my mother’s house to try to get rid of some of the accumulated stuff that comes with living in the same house for 54 years and having the “someone might need this someday” attitude.  Stuff, just stuff. I’m super-grateful for my family helping out, especially my wife! Anyway I’ve been trying to enjoy some cigars along the way, which is what I usually talk about on Sundays! … Continue reading »

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Archetype Sacred Scales, New Onyx Bold and Perdomo Reserve Cigars

I’m still coming across a cigar here and there from last January’s TPE show, this time it was an Archetype Sacred Scales robusto that Ventura Cigar’s Michael Giannini handed me on one of our visits at the Phillips and King booth. The P&K booth was one of the largest and busiest at the show, not a big surprise since their parent company owns the show. Oddly, they seemed to feature more of other companies cigar brands than their own, at least more prominently. The Sacred Scales is a San Andrés wrapped cigar made by Ernesto Carrillo, who Michael worked with for quite a while with La Gloria Cubana. It has an Ecuador binder and fillers from Nicaragua. I absolutely loved this cigar.… Continue reading »

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