Tonight, November 29th 2012, after the Big Smoke NYC, Rocky Patel will be brining his Burn Ultra Lounge experience to New York City. Immediately following the Big Smoke NYC, Rocky, Nish, and Nimish will head over to Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club’s Rooftop cigar lounge for an after party which should be remembered for some time [...]
Cigar Aficionado’s NYC Big Smoke is taking place this Thursday, November 29th 2012, at Pier 94 in New York City. Afterwards attendees of the big smoke usually make their way to an after party hosted at one of the city’s many other cigar friendly venues. One such venue is Cigar Inn @Cigarinn, a staple in [...]
Last week we held another ACS NFL Sunday Challenge where we gave away a 5 pack of Casa Magna Colorado Perfectos. We had another tie, but in the end Michael guessed the score of the Monday night game the closest without going over, so he took home the prize! This week we are switching things [...]
Last weekend for the November 25th edition of our ACS NFL Sunday Challenge we put up a 5 pack of Casa Magna Colorado Perfectos from SAG Imports, which are not available for regular sale, and only given out at Quesada and Casa Magna events. We ended up with a tie between Nvizble and Michael Hetes, so it [...]
One of the cigars I was really looking forward to at the 2012 IPCPR in Orlando, Florida was the Crowned Heads Headley Grange. The Headley Grange is the follow-up release from Jon Huber and Michael Conder of last year’s Four Kicks and is also produced by E.P. Carrillo Cigars in Santiago, D.R. I was really [...]
This Thursday, 11/29/12 will be the Cigar Aficionados’ New York City Big Smoke! If you’ve never been to one of these before, you have to check it out, it is 3 and a half hours of good times. Each ticket entitles you to a wide range of samples from several manufactures, with the ability to [...]
For the November 25th edition of our ACS NFL Sunday Challenge we put up a 5 pack of Casa Magna Colorado Perfectos from SAG Imports, which are not available for regular sale, and only given out at Quesada and Casa Magna events. Once again we ended up with a tie, with two people predicting 10 out [...]
Tarazona is one of those cigar companies that have been around for quite a while, but just hasn’t crossed my path until recently. I got a chance to meet with owner Eddie Tarazona, and talk to him a bit about the brand. One of the interesting hooks about the company is that five dollars from every [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a safe Black Friday. I know I enjoyed a day off from work and the stresses of the world hanging out with my family, enjoying a nice meal, and just relaxing. I know all the games this Thanksgiving were quite exciting, some going right down to the [...]
The Wynwood is one of the new releases from Christian Eiroa’s CLE Cigar Company. The Wynwood is named after the up and coming Wynwood art district in Miami, Florida, and is going to be where the Wynwood factory will be located. The Wynwood is part of a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Robert Caldwell, who also owns the Hotel Humidor. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all enjoyed eating yourselves into a coma yesterday while watching the games and enjoying all you have to be thankful for. I know Chad M certainly has a lot to be thankful for as he is now receiving a 3 pack of Opus X Reserva d’chateau! You see yesterday was [...]
…. EAS: EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM… THIS MESSAGE IS NOT A TEST… EARLY WARNING FACILITIES REPORTING TOBACCO HAVEN – BROOKLINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE LA FLOR DOMINICANA – SANTIAGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Throughout human existence the End of the World “DOOMSDAY” has been predicted time and time again with the human race surviving each prediction. The year is 2012 [...]
The Coronado by La Flor Dominicana was originally released in 2006 and was awarded the number 2 cigar of the year by Cigar Aficionado. The Coronado is one of the La Flor Dominicana cigars I treat myself to from time to time. La Flor Dominicana makes a 5-count sampler of different blends in their proprietary [...]
2013 is represented in the Chinese calendar by the sign of the snake. To mark the occasion, Davidoff has created the new “Year of the Snake” edition of cigars with three fine limited- edition accessories. Basel, November 2012. At the start of the Chinese Year of the Snake (February 10, 2013), Davidoff is launching the [...]
Last week week we gave away a four pack of Punch cigars in a smoker box for our ACS NFL Sunday Challenge. We had the largest tie thus far, with 5 people guessing 100% of the games correctly. Once again it came down to the tie breaker, and Tyler was able to guess the score [...]
Last night the Bears and the 49ers played to decide who the winner of our November 18th ACS NFL Sunday Challenge would be. There was a 5 way tie between the entrants, and it came down to guessing what the total score of the game would be. The score ended up being 7 to 32 [...]
The Surrogates line was made originally for New Havana Cigars by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje. The line became fully available when the new company L’Atelier Imports was formed. L’Atelier is french for “The workshop” and is the result of a collaboration by K.C. Jonson, Dan Welsh, and Sean “Casper” Johnson, with some close involvement from Pete Johnson. When [...]
Last week we had another ACS NFL Sunday Challenge for the Sunday the 18th NFL Games. This week we had a great Football themed prize, a 4 pack of Punch which comes in a smoker box! The pack includes one Punch Rare Corojo, one Punch Magnum, one Punch Gran Puro, and one Punch Upper cut. [...]
This week in addition to our regular Sunday Challenge (which I will be posting with the results of our last one later today) we have a special Thanksgiving Day Challenge! Since we here at A Cigar Smoker have a lot to be thankful about we decided to give back to you in a big way. [...]
I hope everyone is ready for Thanksgiving, it is of course one of my favorite times of the year. What is not to love about it? There is family, food, and celebrations all around, basically a recipe for a good time! Every year I like to enjoy a fine cigar right after Thanksgiving dinner, and I [...]
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