I’ve been really ill for a few weeks. You know how people say they have a flu? And then there’s the real flu? Actual genuine influenza that affects pretty much every body system and knocks you flat for weeks? Well, I had that. Then, having been diagnosed with asthma as a child (though it’s usually…
We got talking about Rocky Patels today, and naturally they were on my mind, so when I realized that the reviews I’d set up to post before the holidays had finally run out and it was time to do another one, I couldn’t resist delving into a new Rocky Patel. This time my victim was the…
I had an Alec Bradley Prensado, a gift from Steven, that I was saving for a special occasion before I had a humidor. And it got lost somehow. We found it again several months later, damaged and cracked. However, I was reluctant to let a good cigar, especially one with the Prensado’s sterling reputation, go…
Famous-Smoke.com was kind enough to send along a few cigars for us to review. I am given to understand that the Camacho Criollo is a personal favourite of some of the folks at Famous Smoke, and that Cigar Aficionado gave the Figurado (torpedo) a 92 rating, and so I looked forward to sampling it! The…
After watching the dramatic upset at the Rousey-Holm fight this week, I was in the mood for something that packed a punch. I generally save my bigger cigars for the Okanagan Pipe & Cigar Club since it’s a good time to fully enjoy a cigar in the context of a gathering during which I’m doing nothing…
Easton, PA — Famous Smoke Shop is a leading online distributor of discounted premium cigars. The company specializes in offering the web’s widest selection of cigars at the lowest prices. As part of their continued commitment to excellence and serving those who enjoy fine cigars, Famous has just announced the release of the new Alec…
Leaf cigars have been getting a lot of attention. It’s largely due to the what is now unusual wrapper. As might be indicated by the name, Oscar lovingly wraps their cigars in a full tobacco leaf instead of a cellophane wrapper. Of course this is how cigars were originally transported, but we have this tendency…
It’s my flamekeeping night tonight! I’m part of a sisterhood that tends a sacred flame for Brighid — goddess, saint, and lwa — in the tradition of the priestesses, and then nuns, of Kildare. The cycle rotates every nineteen days. I am shift #4 in my cell; every nineteen days I light a sacred candle…
On our way home from my friend’s funeral. I had expected to drive home during the evening, but inclement weather and our hangovers required another overnight. Of the three cigars I’d brought for the occasion, including the Acid 1400 CC Robusto and the Perdomo Ltd. Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Churchill, I’d saved my exceptionally dark,…
