Table 36 Needs an Ashtray

Table 36 Needs an Ashtray

Feb 04

Table 36 launched their first cigar, called Fellowship, in 2012 (see our review entitled “Now Serving Table 36”).  It was successful enough for Table 36 to add another blend to the line, this time called Integrity.  If the next blend is called Strength, then the fellows at Table 36 are modeling themselves after the FIST clan, and the last brand would be called Teamwork. Table 36 uses the...

Now Serving Table 36

Now Serving Table 36

Feb 03

From what I can gather from the internet, several fellows in Missouri (the show me state) met monthly at table 36 in some St. Louis steakhouse and enjoyed cigars and each other’s company.  After solving the world’s problems, as cigar smokers do when they gather together, the discussions turned to an easier subject, cigar tobacco blending, and soon thereafter Table 36 LLC was born.  The...

There is a Full Bodied Ligero Capadura for You

There is a Full Bodied Ligero Capadura for You

Jan 29

According to the tobacconist university glossary, capadura is Spanish for the “second” growth plant leaves. After the tobacco plant has been harvested/primed, the stalk is trimmed down and leaves allowed to grow again. This practice was common in Cuba where the farmers would use the second growth for their own consumption. Reportedly, this practice is most common with Pelo De Oro tobacco...

There is a Full Bodied Ligero Capadura for You

There is a Full Bodied Ligero Capadura for You

Jan 19

According to the tobacconist university glossary, capadura is Spanish for the “second” growth plant leaves. After the tobacco plant has been harvested/primed, the stalk is trimmed down and leaves allowed to grow again. This practice was common in Cuba where the farmers would use the second growth for their own consumption. Reportedly, this practice is most common with Pelo De Oro tobacco...

Find a Medium Capadura for Yourself

Find a Medium Capadura for Yourself

Jan 18

According to the tobacconist university glossary, capadura is Spanish for the “second” growth plant leaves. After the tobacco plant has been harvested/primed, the stalk is trimmed down and leaves allowed to grow again. This practice was common in Cuba where the farmers would use the second growth for their own consumption. Reportedly, this practice is most common with Pelo De Oro tobacco...

Capture a Mild Capadura for Yourself

Capture a Mild Capadura for Yourself

Jan 17

According to the internet, the Capadura brand has a history that stretches back into the late 1800’s.  In its present form, Capadura is a brand purchased out of General Cigar that is imported and distributed by Luba Cigars Corporation based in Miami. Luba Cigars is run by Ruth Elizabeth Batista, who spent much of her life in the production and marketing sides of the tobacco business in the...