Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2010 4 Comments »
Whether you’re smoking a Montecristo, Cohiba or Romeo, chances are, if you live in North America or many parts of Europe, you’re probably sitting outdoors not too far from anything green…. We cigar smokers are finding ourselves farther and farther away from anyone else when we light up and non-smoker’s rights seem to be getting […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2010 2 Comments »
This cigar smokin’ guitar playin’ rock star was standing around the front of our house this afternoon making a terrible racket and scaring all of the dogs and children in the neighborhood…. Rock musicians are known for their wild and crazy behaviour and the stories that spring up from backstage antics to tour bus fights […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2010 No Comments »
How else would you ever taste a great Cuban cigar without using the olfactory nerves in your nose…. There are really only a small number of flavors taht our tongue can actually taste and I’m not convinced that either sweet, salty or bitter are really a flavor.. More really a sensation than a taste… I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2010 No Comments »
This beautiful little Montecristo No 4 will be lit right after I finish this post… I’ve been smoking quite a few lately because I have a wonderful box of them and I’ve beenon a bit of a No 4 kick these days.. I guess you go through phases of different cigars and these are my […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2010 2 Comments »
Whether visiting friends, family or just winging it, a handbook on getting around Cuba is always a good idea… Just before out last trip to the island of beautiful cigars we picked up this book called Cuba.. A simple title by Christopher P. Parker but this handbook by Moon Handbooks helped us immensely as we […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2010 No Comments »
The iphone is a device that is taking over the world..It has become a very important tool in my everyday life and now I’ve found something that makes it even better… I went to itunes this morning and thought, hey, I wonder if there is any kind of cigar app that is available to us […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 25th, 2010 No Comments »
A good friend called me over last night to open his new box of Montecristo Grand Edmundo EL 2010’s… I was very grateful and brought over a beautiful Cab-sav…The first thing that struck us when the box was opened was how dark the wrappers were which could have given us the tip of how much […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 24th, 2010 No Comments »
I have been having the greatest time going back and forth to my humidor the last few weeks and smoking some of the cigars that I’ve been holding on to for the last few years. I’ve been going through a bit of a run on the Montecristo No 4’s that have been aging and I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
I need to get out of town…I’m sure all of you get this feeling from time to time and nothing is better than going on a holiday to a country where cigar smoking is allowed in bars, patio restaurants and hotels… I’m not asking for much, I only want to be able to take a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
These three cigars share a lot of the same Montecristo flavors but surprisingly enough there are considerable differences between the Montecristo A, the Montecristo No 4 and the Montecristo Petit Edmundo. I think that the “A” leads the charge in smoothness, the quality of the tobacco is simply some of the best Cuban tobacco you […]
