Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2011 No Comments »
From time to time I go online and see if people are selling cigars that they’ve brought back from Cuba or other parts of the world…This can be a fun thing to do and, believe me, there are great great deals out there.. The little Romeo in the picture was part of a 50 or [...]
Posted in Montecristo FAQs, Montecristo Finds!, Montecristo Limited Editions, Montecristo Models, Montecristo site reviews, Personal, Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2011 No Comments »
I guess the subject of today’s entry is whether or not you’re interested in going on a holiday to a country where finding a place to have a cigar is a pain… I’ll be the first to raise my hand and say that I’ll travel elsewhere, since cigars (and golf) are a huge part of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2011 No Comments »
Cuff links, bowler hats, top hats, bow and straight ties, smoking jackets, tuxedos and anything formal have seen generations of cigars and cigar smoke as gentlemen have sat in libraries and cigar smoking parlors after dinner in elegant homes and mansions… Our and their fathers have enjoyed the activity of cigar smoking after a meal [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2011 No Comments »
If you know anything at all about Cuban cigars then you know that the Montecristo pictured above is one of the world’s most popular cigars… I’ve smoked literally hundreds of these fine piramides and I can honestly say that I’ve never had one that tasted poorly… Sure, from time to time you may run into [...]
Posted in Favourites, Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2011 No Comments »
I wanted to give a bit of attention to the sad news about two of the Arturo Fuente Warehouses going up in flames a few days ago.. By the sounds of it, a lot of aged and aging tobacco was destroyed and it must be a terrible loss to the company which produces some of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2011 No Comments »
I’ve never been a big fan of cigar boxes used for musical instruments… Well there’s a great way to start a blog entry!! Musical instruments sound pretty good if you spend enough money to buy one with any sort of quality so I see no reason to make something out of a cigar box just [...]
Posted in Favourites, Montecristo FAQs, Montecristo Finds!, Personal, Uncategorized on Aug 24th, 2011 No Comments »
In Canada we have a club for Armed forces people and veterans that are located in every city and small center across the country… These are the places to go, drink very affordable alcohol, listen to music from another era and maybe dance a bit, buy tickets on the “Meat Draw”, and enjoy a cigar [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2011 No Comments »
Montecristo’s Open Series Eagle is a cigar that I haven’t smoked as much as the Regata in the same family and it being the biggest brother in the series may lead you to believe that it is the one with all of the strength and power but not really so….. This cigar tends to be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2011 No Comments »
Any real guy worth his salt would never consider that the appearance of a hat that is worn out on an adventure in the wild would count for anything and I have to agree…. This old Filson has accompanied me on many a fishing outing and a part of me wonders why I would consider [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2011 No Comments »
All of the flavors of a Cuban Montecristo are present in this 42 ring gauge, 4 inch Perla ( factory name…the rest of us call it a Montecristo No 5 ) from Havana… Summer, being finally on us, now affords us the opportunities to enjoy a cigar on the deck with a coffee after breakfast… [...]
