The insanity just never ends. This time I take you to San Francisco, California….. First they took the right away to sell a legal tobacco product in local San Francisco pharmacies. That wasn’t enough for the Pleasure Police, now city supervisors decided to expand that scope to include large retail chains like supermarkets or discount […]
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Lite Up Charlotte – Saturday October 2, 2010 – Noon to 6pm
Lite up Charlotte is the first of its kind – CIGAR FESTIVAL in Charlotte. Everyone that purchases a ticket for the event will receive a coupon book with 18 coupons redeemable the day of the event. The coupon booklet also contains 18 other opportunities to save money. The $75 ticket is well worth the over […]
Cigar Review: San Cristobal Clasico by Ashton
Don Pepin Garcia has truly established himself as one of the legends in the cigar business. One thing Pepin has done a great job at doing is collaborating with many of the big name cigar manufacturers and working on blends for them. For Ashton Cigars, Pepin worked on the San Cristobal blend. This cigar has […]
One Last Night with the Stars (Tales from the IPCPR Part 20)
Tom (L), Jonathan Drew (C), Stace (R) Thursday night – the final night of IPCPR. A very long week, but a most fulfilling week. What better way to close out the week than to go for a gourmet meal at Emeril’s in the French Quarter. I will state this, for me – it was all […]
Pre-Review: Bad Dog Patch 60 – Connecticut Wrapper
At the IPCPR, one cigar company I came across was Bad Dog Cigars. Bad Dog Cigars have been doing some interesting things with their line of cigars. There is some innovative stuff going on with their wrappers – particularly involving the release of exotic wrappers from Brazil and Zimbabwe (hopefully I will have more on […]
Pleasure Police Alert: Destination New York City
Special thanks to my cousin Mike who sent this my way. The Pleasure Police have been posturing in New York City. Mayor Mike Gloomberg wants to take away your legal right to enjoy a tobacco product at a park, beach, or even sidewalk pavilion. Stand up and tell these yahoos no – this will not […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Reserve Limited Golf Edition – Iron
To start off direct – the Perdomo Reserve Limited Golf Edition is one of those limited run cigars that if you have an opportunity to get your hands on one, I’d highly advise it. This stick was a part of of the Perdomo “La Tradicion” line (a great line of limited run sticks by […]
12 Targets of the Pleasure Police
This article talks about ten places the Pleasure Police are looking to take away your legal right to enjoy a tobacco product. If you look at this list, there are no surprises. Three of these places are residential on the list. Some of these places (like #5 and #9 are pretty much off limits already […]
Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Serie “C”
For various reasons, I have been on a mild cigar kick. In my last review, I reviewed the Gurkha Beauty – a pricey, but very good mild cigar. For this review, I go for the more economically priced Joya de Nicaragua (JDN) Serie “C” stick. From a brand standpoint, JDN is really producing some very […]
Cigar Review: The Gurkha Beauty
The Gurkha Beauty in Action While with recent releases Gurkha has moved to simpler packaging, make no bones about it – packaging is still a big part of the Gurkha marketing plan. One cigar that is been a part of this plan is the Gurkha Beauty. This cigar is the milder fraternal-twin to the Gurkha […]
