It’s not just an activity. It’s a lifestyle. Well, isn’t it? We’re here to suggest to you why you might want to try a certain cigar with your morning coffee, or enlighten you about the distressing/relaxation benefits of enjoying your cigar with a nice whiskey by the fire or on the porch. Because it is a part of us. And they’re tasty too…right?
Understand your cigar by understanding the history behind it. Appreciate your cigar by appreciating the culture and production around it.
Since it’s Friday the 13th, we’d like to point out a little cigar superstition. It’s been said that lighting a smoke with a candle, somewhere, somehow a sailor will die! Now, I’m not saying I believe this old wives tale but you’ll never catch me lighting a cigar with a candle! *SPOILER* John Wayne’s character…
Here in the great north of West Bend we’re beginning to feel the first bites of Falls nip in the air. Smoking my San Luis Rey outside last night made me wish I had put on a sweatshirt before heading out. The beginning of the end as all northerners will understand. It’s also one of…
The La Gloria Cubana Coleccion Reserva blend is a project that Master Blender, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, has been talking about for two years. It’s the 25th year anniversary of La Gloria Cubana rating in Cigar Aficionado magazine. It’s predominant all Nicaraguan tobacco and has Ernesto’s beloved Sumatra wrapper. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo took over operations of La Gloria Cubana…
Avo Uvezian, famous jazz pianist turned legendary cigar maker has played his final tune and smoked his final cigar two days after his 91st birthday he has passed away and left us. With deep sorrow and a heavy heart we say good bye to a dear friend! Avo Uvezian starts from very humble beginnings, born…
