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I smoked one of the greatest cigars ever produced on earth last night: the Dunhill Cabinetta. The robusto was produced in 1989 and was one of the last Dunhills to be made on the island before the Cubans dumped the British company and Davidoff. I have written about this before, but the Cubans wanted to control all their tra (Read More)
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I'm in a ranting mood today. Maybe it's because I've been fighting off a sinus cold for the past week and haven't been able to relax with a good cigar. That would make any avid cigar smoker a little cranky.So here's where my head's at today. As many of you know, Cigar Advisor has a Twitter page. This Twitter social networki (Read More)
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This past Sunday night, Labor Day eve, I decided to smoke the third of three Havanas that were gifted to me by a friend not too long ago. The cigar in question was a Romeo y Julieta Cedros De Luxe No.1, and pretty tasty, too. The only problem was the cigar had a weak draw.To backup for a moment, the ISOM I smoked several we (Read More)
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By Gary KorbI TOOK HER VIRGINITY - in a manner of speaking, that is. I needed to get out of the rain, so I ducked into Tommy's Place to dry out over a scotch & soda. Cannonball Adderley was playing on jukebox. The place was a rat hole, but Tommy served hard drinks at cheap prices, and besides, I liked the atmosphere. That's (Read More)
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As I was leaving the office last Friday to start a well-deserved vacation week, I stopped into the Famous Smoke Shop retail store to see what was happening. There's usually a good crowd in the store on Friday night. Under the flat screen TV is a PC that's usually showing the special deal on CigarMonster.com. Out of curiosit (Read More)
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What do you consider a bargain-priced cigar? A $5 smoke? One retailing for $4? Less than $4? Or maybe it's simply a cigar that gives you a great smoking experience for less than you would expect. Every year at Cigar Insider , we survey cigar shops from around the country to get an idea of the buying habits of the premi (Read More)
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No, this isn't a blog about Sarah Palin and cylindrical, metal packages for storing cigars. Rather, it involves watching cigars on television. Specifically, the classic Western "Maverick."
As discussed in a 1, cigar smoking on television or in the movies always captures my attention. (Read More)
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It's now been a week since the 77th annual IPCPR convention closed its doors. I brought home plenty of new cigars to review, but that's a given. As I spent most of this week editing the three hours of video Hayward Tenney and I shot in New Orleans, I thought I'd share what else I took home from the show.According to most of (Read More)
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By Hayward TenneyI attended my first-ever IPCPR show this year in New Orleans, and I must confess my sheer amazement. Sure, I tried to play it all cool in the weeks approaching the show, but nothing could prepare me for what would ensue.Working in the business has been a joyride, but meeting these manufacturers face-to-face (Read More)
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Monday night was a busy one. Barry and I walked to the Alec Bradley party. On the way we stumbled across the Cigar Factory of New Orleans, which I'd consider a must stop for any cigar smoker coming to the Big Easy. They had 8 rollers working when I visited, pumping out handmade cigars in a very rustic atmosphere. (Read More)
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Starting Saturday, August 8, CigarMonster.com will be running "Show-Stopper" cigar specials throughout the day, every day, during the annual IPCPR Convention and International Trade Show, which runs through Wednesday, August 12. The Cigar-Deal-A-Day site has even created a special an IPCPR New Orleans-themed Cigar Monster g (Read More)
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My first cigar humidor was a Diamond Crown by Reed & Barton. It was a 25 count box which set me back about $150. The cigar store owner was kind enough to knock $25 off the $175 shelf price, since I was also buying a large quantity of cigars, and some other accessories. The humidor came with a CREDO humidifier and an analog (Read More)
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I recently received the following email:"Is it worth giving a really good cigar to a non-cigar-smoker? I'm talking about giving friends who are not cigar smokers really good cigars. I bought a friend who just got married a Fuente Fuente OpusX. He smoked half of it and said he'd finish it later. I probably could have given h (Read More)
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By Gary KorbAlmost one year ago to the date in this column, I wrote about smoking the Cusano 59 Rare Cameroon Preferido. This weekend, Famous Smoke Shop had an in-store event with Cusano Cigars and I returned to the Cusano 59 Rare Cameroon, this time in the Robusto shape (which is referred to in my earlier blog). In fact, I (Read More)
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By Gary KorbToday I want to digress from the usual "cigar talk" by bringing your attention to a newly-released CD by pianist and composer, Mario Grigorov. Titled, Paris To Cuba, if there was ever an ideal soundtrack for relaxing to with your favorite cigar, this is it.A press release cogently describes the album as follows (Read More)