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I bet you Belgian beer aficionados are already familiar with this brew, but it was a new one one me. I picked it up at the liquor store a couple of weeks ago on a friend's recommendation. It lay almost forgotten at the bottom of the fridge until last night. Served fridge temperature in a Chimay...

This is one of the few non-Cuban cigars I enjoy, especially the corona size. The construction and burn is consistently first rate and the flavor progresses nicely throughout with a pleasant and unusual apricot fruitiness. I was disappointed recently to learn that this line has been discontinued...

My B&M only got five boxes in and they were all gone within a couple of hours. Oh well. My visit was not a complete loss. I still managed to drop $30 or so on a couple of Hemingway Signature Maduros and an AVO LE-07. :ss I think I've still got a #50 from last year buried away somewhere at...

I'd dropped by the B&M looking for inspiration. I picked up a AVO LE 07 and then El Patron mentioned that he'd finally got his Tatuaje shipment in. Ordered nearly a year ago, he had assumed that the order had been cancelled long ago. I guess Don Pepin is having trouble keeping up with demand. I...

It looks like I might be accompanying the missus to a conference thingy out in Long Beach, CA one weekend in October. She will be busy all day and I was wondering what's for kicks cigar-wise or otherwise in the neighborhood.

I recently received a box of fairly hard-to-find cigars from what I thought was a very reliable source. On inspection, I discovered two of the cigars to have patches of mold. I informed the vendor, and this was the reply. The mold may occur on the change of humidity upon transit. Please note...

I’ve passed a couple of milestones recently and it’s been a while since my last one, so it’s competition time! Here’s the deal. You post your choice of any one of the following a 500 (+/- 10%) word essay on your favorite US President of the 20th century (just FYI, mine...

What with one thing and another--family gatherings, a couple of bouts of sickness--I was over two weeks between smokes. Then Saturday evening, the stars came into alignment for me. The weather outside was unseasonably mild (even for Houston) and most importantly the humidity was low. I settled...

For the purposes of this competition, a Noob is 1) someone who joined in the last six months, 2) ring gauge of at least 10, and 3) at least 50 posts. First noob to pm me the answer to the following question will win a modest package of cigars. I had a disapointing experience at a local B&M...

I missed out on the one box of Anejos at my B&M a couple of weeks ago. I was in there yesterday and I asked the guy working there if they were going to get any more in this year. He told me definitely not, so I picked up a couple of Untold Story Maduros. Whatever. I've still got a couple of...

A couple of months ago, I was able to offer another LLG, Stogie59, a bit of advice on places to visit when in the Bayou City. After he got back from his trip, he was kind enough to let me know that he'd left a gift certificate for me at one of the B&Ms I'd recommended to him, The Briar Shop...

Casillas Double Corona 50 x 6 1/2 Medium to medium plus Wrapper: Cameroon, or Maduro Filler Santo Domingo, Ecuadoran, Honduran, Nicaragua I received a pack of three Casillas cigars for review from steelhead1834. They've been resting in my humi for a couple of weeks and I decided it was...

'Cause I'm champin' at the freakin' bit here... Modest prize for the closest guess.

I was looking forward to smoking a Partagas Chico at lunchtime. After removing the cello, sticking out of the foot I noticed a few threads of what looked like the fibrous, matted material a cigarette filter is made from. I pulled at the threads and they did not come loose. I eventually pulled...

RTDA 75th Annual Convention and International Trade Show August 5 - 8, 2007 George C Brown Convention Center Houston Texas Uh oh! I'd better start planning ahead.

I've just ordered a half pound of 60% beads, which means my half pound of 65% beads are soon to be surplus to my requirements. I'll send them, without charge, to the first person who can correctly guess the identity of one of the seven different bottles of beer currently in my fridge.

This year's Father's Day shipment, just in time for July 4th!

I ate lunch today on the balcony at Treebeards overlooking historic Market Square in downtown Houston. Chicken fried chicken with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, and mustard greens. Yum. As I sat under the parasol, contentedly digesting my food, sipping a glass of iced water and and watching the...

I noticed a friend of ours has started selling these cigars on his website. They're also available from El Titan de Bronze. They seem really affordable, compared to Tatuaje or Peppin. I've already got two or three packages in shipment, otherwise I might pull the trigger on a fiver. Instead...