Rafaeli Churchill, a Jeweler on a Budget
David Rafaeli, a jewler, is the CEO of Miraculous Templar Cigars and selected the Templar’s Iron Cross with a diamond insert as the cigars logo. At first look you notice that the cigar appear to be too veiny, lighting end appeared unfinished. You also notice the end is prepunched for you, usually a mark of an inferior cigar. Nevertheless, it proves to be a reasonable cigar in the right...
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...
Rocky Patel Renaissance Churchill
I am usually pretty tense after a long plane ride. Not because I’m afraid of flying but rather due to all of the tumult involved. So, it was with anticipation that I unwrapped this offering from Rocky Patel. Because I live in southwest Florida, I run into Rocky regularly and frequently tell him he makes a good cigar. This one looked like a beauty. It had a nice medium brown wrapper...
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....
