Gurkha Shaggy is not Slouchy
Recently I have smoked a few cigars that have an unusual foot. Sometimes they have been tapered and on other occasions there has been extra wrapper added to give you a singular taste of that tobacco. This cigar has an unfinished foot. The wrapper just stops about half an inch short of the end of the cigar. That makes it really easy to light without giving it any bad taste. This cigar...
Arturo Fuente Rosado Gran Reserva
Travelling always calls for a nice evening cigar as I look to unwind from the days activities. The weather hasn’t been particularly cooperative in southern California the last few days, but finally we get a nice night. I looked in the travel humidor and found a nice stick from A. Fuente. It was a Rosado Gran Reserva. Unwrapping the cellophane I discovered a beauty. it had a...
Torano Exodus 59 Torpedo
I first tried one of these cigars at a Big Smoke many years ago. The cigar was a gift from Charlie Torano who wanted me to guess the retail price after I had smoked it. Needless to day, I guessed way high. This particular cigar came from a box purchased at a local retailer. The cigars were all in good shape and some of that was thanks to the Boveda humidifying pack that comes in every...
Kristoff GC Torpedo
As a cigar smoker for over 40 years, it’s rare when I am presented with something I haven’t seen before. But that was definitely the case with this cigar made by Glen Case. The foot of the cigar is not trimmed of the excess wrapper. This means that when you light it you will get a different taste. It’s an interesting concept. While I was skeptical at first, I liked...
Punch Prince Consort
Has anyone ever been to Cigar Camp? Well, that the first place I smoked one of these babies. About 15 years ago I was travelling in the Pittsburgh area and someone told me about a cigar shop that had this thing called Cigar Camp on the weekends. Well, I went and found Mark Adams of Blooms tobacco. It was a great shop filled with sofas and deep chairs, plenty to munch on and of course, beverages....
