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Matt packed one of his favorite cigars, an El Rey del Mundo Robusto Larga Oscuro, away for 2 1/2 years and found out that the aging process can make a favorite stick into a new found favorite stick. Find out more of what Matt says about his discovery:
“These ERDM’s are one of my most favorite […]

Looks like Cigar Jack is back from a long hiatus, he has posted a “quick cigar review” on the CAO Cx2 cigar. A sneak peek of what Cigar Jack has to say about this stogie,
“I find most CAO cigars to be a bit more robust and this one is no exception. Usually I enjoy Cameroons […]

This is an IMO “One Off” Cigar Review, basically this is a first impression light up only, and I will try to review this cigar as a normal IMO Cigar Review at a later date.
Another quick on the draw email reply snagged a cigar sampler offered from Puros de Armando Ramos, Ltd, on the Cigar […]

This is an IMO “One Off” Cigar Review, basically this is a first impression light up only, and I will try to review this cigar as a normal IMO Cigar Review at a later date.
In December I received an email from the CigarEnvy email discussion list from the Perseo Cigar Company offering to send cigar […]

My quest for good/great cigars for under $3.00 continues and has turned up not only an affordable stick but one that is truly in a class by itself due to its appearance. The Mantequilla Tapa Negra No. 52 has by far the grandest appearance yet in a cigar I have had the pleasure to smoke.

I […]

Angel in the Whirlwind is a concise view of the American Revolution from those fighting in the battle and to those directing the battle from afar. In his book Benson Bobrick has managed to include concise but descriptive panoramas of battles from the largest to the smallest in the this war.
Benson Bobrick takes the time […]

Jacksonville has been lucky in the sense that we have several good cigar/tobacco retailers in the area. These are the mom and pop stores, not the mall tobacco stores, which every cigar and pipe smoker hopes to have locally. Years ago when I was first testing the waters, moving from pipe smoking to cigar smoking, […]

I want to give everyone a quick update on what to look forward to here on some upcoming cigar reviews. I have several reviews in the works and more to come soon.
The reviews coming up next, in no particular order, include a Cohiba XV 645 and from Paul Magier at Puros de Armando Ramos, […]

Matt has posted a review of the Padilla Cedro and rated it a 71.1. He has adopted a new points rating system that he describes in an earlier post on his site. He writes:
Broke out one of my Cedros earlier then I planned to. Couldn’t wait to try one. I’m still trying to get a […]

I found a podcast that may be of some interest to those of us in love with cigars. The podcast home page can be found at Blowin’ Smoke.
The podcast is produced and recorded by Rob Heming and he describes the podcast from his website as such:
“Blowin’ Smoke is an on-demand herf…a podcast featuring dialog, opinion, […]

This is an IMO “One Off” Cigar Review, basically this is a first impression light up only, and I will try to review this cigar as a normal IMO Cigar Review at a later date, preferably within this month.
Today I had several errands to run, to the store, the library and the bank, so I […]

I have never read a book about sports so interesting than I Never Played the Game by Howard Cosell. This is an exclusive insider’s look into the wheelings and dealings of football, baseball, the NFL, the sport of boxing, and other assorted sports figures and celebs.
Who, growing up in the ’70’s, doesn’t remember that voice, […]

Before the kids returned to school we took another chance at changing our fishing luck at the Pope Duval Fish Management Area on the west side of Jacksonville. A quick stop at Subway for lunch to go and a 2 liter drink, we were soon headed down to the middle lake for some catching instead […]

I am polishing up another cigar review (CAO Criollo Pato) from the weekend and thought while you wait you can check out Matt’s Cigar Journal for the scoop on the Padron #5000 Maduro. Matt’s review begins,
“This is a gorgeous cigar. The maduro wrapper is a dark leathery brown color. It has a beautiful oily […]

I am back after a New Years long weekend celebration from Inglis, Florida. Patrice and I went down with Carolyn to ring in the New Year with John and Peggy. It never fails when you’re in Inglis all your cares wash and drain away, your body relaxing with each hour that passes while you are […]