Threesome – A Triple Treat
I’ve seen plenty of unusual cigars. And I’ve seen plenty of gimmicky cigars as well. This is unusually gimmicky. What do you say about a cigar that is really three cigars in one? And, not a culebra? I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I unwrapped this beauty. The cigar makers say that it is really three cigars. Each with a different blend and flavor profile, and...
Oliveros King Havana Maduro
It’s always nice to meet nice people in the cigar business. And even more so when they are successful. Oliveros and SWAG are a cigar company with many years of success behind and ahead of them. Some months ago I had the pleasure to meet with Fabian, their director of Marketing at his offices in North Miami. He took the time to tell me his story and show em the line of cigars....
Quesada Oktoberfest – Kaiser Ludwig
I don’t think that we write about cigar and beverage pairings enough. I am mostly a purist – when I smoke for review I rarely drink anything during the smoke. Diet Coke afterwards, but almost never anything while I am smoking. If I’m smoking with friends in an after dinner situation, I’m a bourbon drinker. I am not, for better or worse, a beer drinker....
Veritas – A Nice Everyday Smoke
I’m pretty sure that sometime early next summer I will reach into a humidor and still find a cigar that I got at the IPCPR show last year. There were altogether too many cigars. But the benefit is that I have had the pleasure of smoking some great new sticks that I previously didn’t know existed. Today’s cigar is from the Veritas Cigar Company of Newark, Delaware. They...
Arsen An Interesting Smoke
I am always on the lookout for cigars that I don’t know much about. And, there are hundreds of people making cigars. Some doing a good job, some working hard and succeeding and all trying desperately to get noticed. So, it’s hard to find a small maker who has no real marketing budget and no way to reach out to the cigar consumer and media. Of course there are trade shows,...
Cordoba & Morales 19th Hole
I like good cigar stories. Some are tall tales and some are success stories. In this case a few cigar people got together and started a brand, Cordoba & Morales. You can just see their enthusiasm for the business and cigars in general by looking at their photo to the right. Since 2011, they have been making cigars, good cigars. As of now, they have three lines out, each with a...
