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As the winter approaches my smoking habits begin to change. I smoke a little less often and I tend to smoke cigars that are stronger then the ones I smoke in the summer. I am not really sure why I do this, but perhaps subconsciously I hope a stronger cigar will warm me up as [...]
Archive for October, 2008
News & More!
Posted by Barry on October 29th, 2008
First some blog news… I recently entered a lottery style contest over at smoke magazine to be a guest reviewer in an upcomming issue. Well I won that contest and I received my smokes from Smoke today. They are all unbanded cigars, and 5 different brands with 3 sticks each. So I have a lot [...]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada #9
Posted by Barry on October 27th, 2008
It has been a while since I have been able to smoke a cigar for review as allergies this year have been particularly brutal for me in the Northeast (New York to be exact). From congestion to a cough to endless sneezing it has taken a toll on me. But this past week at an [...]
Posted in Cigar Reviews 
Tags: 90+ Rating, Connecticut Broadleaf, Drew Estate, Liga Privada 
9 Comments »Store Review: Smoke Shop
Posted by Sonny on October 25th, 2008
With Barry suffering from allergies and his cigar reviews not slated to return until Monday I figured I would chip in with a review of a great cigar lounge located in Jerusalem, Israel. My background has allowed me to travel the world for work and pleasure, so wherever I go make sure to find a [...]
Event: Torano @ Cigar King
Posted by Barry on October 23rd, 2008
There will be no cigar review today due to the fact my allergies are in full force and I have not been able to taste a thing over the last couple of days… Last night I did however take a ride up to Nanuet, NY where Cigar King hosted an event for Torano cigars. Located [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: carlos torano, Charlie Torano, Cigar King, Rockland County No Comments »Cigar Review: Plasencia Reserva
Posted by Barry on October 20th, 2008
Sometimes as a reviewer you have to smoke a cigar you just don’t want to. Case in point is today’s review which was part of the cigars Famous Smokes sent me. This cigar is labeled as being organic and cultivated in pre-Columbian farming techniques. To me tobacco is organic, the fact that someone needs to [...]
Cigar Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro
Posted by Barry on October 18th, 2008
I’ve had these cigars sitting in my humidors for a while and I kept putting off smoking them. Why I am not sure as it is a cigar that I was very much looking forward to smoking. Perhaps it is that not one local B&M carries them by me and I was worried I would [...]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos
Posted by Barry on October 17th, 2008
With my buddy Joe heading overseas for work we decided to meet up yesterday for a quick smoke of a cigar. It was a last minute thing, and since I am no longer carrying cigars with me other then my morning smoke due to the lack of natural humidity outside I had to stop at [...]
Cigar Review: El Triunfador
Posted by Barry on October 14th, 2008
I found out about this Pete Johnson creation on one of the cigar forums I visit. Nicknamed the Ghost Stick, it is of limited production and with me being the Pete Johnson whore that I am, I had to track these down and finding them was not easy. I located them eventually at Silo Cigars [...]
Camacho Cigars Sold!
Posted by Barry on October 13th, 2008
As of October 1st, 2008, Camacho Cigars, based in Danli, Honduras and Miami, Florida will become a proud member of the Oettinger Davidoff Group based in Basel, Switzerland. Camacho Cigars is a key player in the U.S.A., the world’s largest Premium Cigar market where around half of the world’s handmade cigars are sold. The addition [...]
