The Chess Cigar Natural is made by a boutique Cigar Company based in Norway called Chess Cigars. I came across these guys at IPCPR and met their company President – a guy who goes by the name of “Hawk”. Hawk was an extremely nice guy who was incredibly passionate about his product. He believed in […]
Cigar Coop and Rocky Patel Making his rounds through the southeast, world-famous cigar-maker Rocky Patel made a stop in Greenville South Carolina at Outman Cigars for an event. As usually the case, Rocky drew a big crowd – I’m estimating about 150 people jam-packed Outman Cigars for a great evening. One thing that always strikes […]
In a month where the Pleasure Police have been attacking from all angles, there is some good news. Fordham University, located in the Bronx, NY has decided not to pursue an outdoor smoking ban at this time. The article below details this. This is very good news for tobacco enthusiasts. The Universities around the country […]
When the name Savinelli comes to mind, the first thing that will usually pop into a Tobacco Enthusiast’s head is pipes. Savinelli has been making pipes since 1876 and today they are still considered some of the best pipes on the marketplace. In 1994, Savinelli entered the cigar arena. A few months ago, I sampled […]
In my ever evolving system of giving a cigar an assessment, I am adding a new category – complexity. This category will be seen on reviews going forward. It will be assessed three ways: Low – The cigar is not complex and maintains the same flavor profile for the majority of the smoke Medium – […]
I have to admit, while the name Davidoff is considered one of the premier brands in the cigar industry, when it comes to their white label series, I haven’t been a huge fan. However, I have heard positive things Davidoff Millennium for sometime and had wanted try one. When my buddy Josh was kind […]
Thanks to my buddy Jason for bringing this to my attention. This is exactly what my fear was when the Outdoor Smoking bans were passed by the city councils of Raleigh and New York City – namely more cities would want to join in. Now two city councilmen in Boston want to make a name […]
This past Friday, Outland Cigars had a pretty big Oliva Cigars’ event, so I managed to pick up a few different Oliva cigars. One of these cigars included a staple of the Oliva family, the Nub Cameroon – which I reviewed recently. I figured it was time to take another look at another Oliva cigar […]
I must thank Corona Cigar Company for posting a video to this. Today February 7th is the 49th Anniversary of the Embargo against Cuba. The following are two great stories involving Cuban Cigars from Pierre Salinger. Say what you want about Salinger, but the guy is a master storyteller. These stories involve John F Kennedy […]
Nick Perdomo made an appearance on the Cigar Dave Show this past weekend. A lot of the big names were down in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Great Smoke. As is the case, Cigar Dave had many of these names join him on the show. The segment with Nick is always one I look […]
Today was one of the premier cigar herfs in the world – the Great Smoke sponsored by Smoke Inn. The Who’s Who of the cigar industry was down in West Palm Beach. While I wasn’t there, I was keeping a keen eye. Suddenly, in the late afternoon, my text messages started going off with something […]
In my previous review, I mentioned that a group of us got together for a Smoker’s Roundtable and smoked the Illusione 2 and Crowned of Thorns. This was a cigar I had not had before. Well for the second smoke of the roundtable, I was treated to another cigar I had not had – the […]
