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In my current quest for inexpensive everday cigars I believe I have found another gem. I bought a box each of the maduro and natural and just ordered some more of the maduro. This is a great little smoke for the morning drive to work. Medium bodied with a slight sweetness, delightful. They come...

I have been touting this line of cigars in general lately and thought it was time to do a specific review. I enjoyed this lovely cigar on my front porch with a J&B and soda. Nice combo. This cigar is dark and oily with a beautiful wrapper. Unlit aroma is earthy and deep. I clipped it and just...

I feel as if I have been in some kind of time warp. Over the last 10 - 12 years I have almost solely smoked ISOM's. I just about completely lost touch with the rest of the cigar market. Recently I have returned to the world of DR, Honduran, Nic. etc. First of all I feel like a newbie. The array...

Top Hat Coronas from Holts has become my daily go to cigar. I am on my third bundle and have stashed a few more bundles away. I have found this to be a very consistent and pleasing smoke. The construction is very good, nice draw and a pleasant unlit aroma. This is a medium bodied cigar with a...

The title says it all. I have been seriously smoking cigars for 40 plus years now and then some. In that time I have been through a few transitions, but not many. A few of you guys probably know me or at least my posts although I have been laying low as of late. I have spent a couple of decades...

On Saturday I turned 57. As I mused over a nice single malt and Bolivar in private celebration I waxed nostalgic thinking of all the great cigars I have smoked and the great places I have smoked them. One place in particular came to mind and I wanted to share the memory and pay tribute. The...

This morning I smoked one of these on the way to work. I originally bought this box 10 or more years ago. I smoked most of them in a few months. I remember them as strong, raw and harsh. No subtlety at all, a real powerhouse. I got tired of them and just buried them in my humidor. So this...

I have not really posted in a couple of weeks because I was on vacation so I was sitting here taking a break and trying to think of something clever to say. I was trying to recall the different cigars I smoked while away in order to post a review. My mind was just not working. So bottom line is...

So I just returned from two weeks vacation in Canada, Quebec, Montreal, Bromont and North Hatley. I ate, drank and smoked my way from one beautiful place to another. Great time with some reservations. My wife and I have been going there every other year for a long time, but this time there was...

The other day I was taking one of my early morning rides to a job site and wanted something different to smoke. I dug out this little Opus X from my humidor, I forget the model, maybe Perfecion #5 ?, I am not sure. This cigar is from a box I bought back when the Opus X was first released. I...

At the end of July my wife and I are going to Texas for vacation. My secret agenda is to convince her to retire there with me. Anyway, I was wondering what the smoking laws are like down there. Here in MA you cannot smoke anywhere anymore and I sure miss sitting in a bar and smoking my cigar. We...

I just received a wonderful package of cigars from Relaxnsmoke all of which I have never tried before. What a guy. I will be posting some reviews soon. Thanks a lot Dave you are very generous.

Ever since May 5 Boston has been smoke free (all restaurants and bars). Today I went onto the site for Cigar Masters, one of a couple of places left in Boston where you can still smoke. They have instituted what they are calling a "lighting fee". If you bring in your own cigar instead of buying...

I will be gone for a few weeks at the begining of July. My wife and I are headed up to Montreal for a week and then down to the Chateau Bromont for a few days of spa treatments and gourmet food and finishing with a week at the Manoir Hovey for some old world style pampering. I only smoke great...

In my younger days I was wild and crazy. I had my brushes with the law and I pursued any number of illicit activities. By my early 30's I evened out and became a good citizen. I got married, built a business, bought a house etc. I employ about 50 people and I might add that I create a good place...

BOSTON -- Cigarettes would be barred in all workplaces and public buildings, including restaurants and bars, under a sweeping statewide smoking ban approved Thursday by the state Senate. The measure, which must be approved by the House and signed by Gov. Mitt Romney before becoming law, would...

Monday night I went to a cigar dinner at the Bay Tower Room in Boston hosted by Luis Tiant. He is repping a line of cigars called El Tiante. The cigars sucked (luckily I brought my own), but it was a fantastic evening. The evening started with welcoming glasses of champagne. The meal was game...

A while back I made a post about wanting to get a climate controlled humidor. I received some great replies concerning converted wine coolers and I want to thank those folks for sharing their knowledge. I also received an email from Bob Staebell who read the post. I deeply respect Bob's...

Well, Boston has fallen prey to the pc, bleeding heart, anti-smoking Nazis. As of May smoking will be banned in all public places including bars and lounges. It is under appeal, but I do not have a good feeling about this. I think I may have to knee cap the next yoyo who complains about my cigars.

I love to smoke in the early morning. Yesterday I had a 3 hour drive to Franconia, NH. I was out at 6:00 AM very cold,icey, snowy and dark. Very brisk. Warmed up the car, filled up the washer fluid and headed out. Put on a CD of old country music that my wife burned for me and fired up an SLR...