CAD IS REAL It might be because I didn’t properly prepare for life as an adult, but I’ve spent a lot of time studying self-improvement. I’ve questioned what it means to be successful and how to be happy. I want to gain control over myself and live the way I want. It may also be…
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An Introduction Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jason, and I’m a cigar addict. It’s not the tobacco I’m addicted to; it’s all the things to do with cigars. It’s the labels, the designs, the boxes, the humidors, the history, the community, the paraphernalia, and the experience. My girlfriend Myranda is not sure…
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Disciple: [n]: “one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another.” Well sign me up! The Disciple is smooth, dark, and delicious; like a new, solicitous lover. But it’s still classy in the streets with its beautiful banding and lovely chocolate color. The company was founded in 1995 as Indian Tabac Cigar Company,…
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Many cigar aficionados are dog lovers. What’s not to love? But have you ever wondered what type of dog breed you might be based on your cigar preference? Look no further! This piece is all about human’s best friend-the dog and what we think you’d be like if you picked your animal based on your…
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The Serie E was, according to Jon Huber, “sonically inspired by the guitar solo ‘Eruption’ from Eddie Van Halen in 1978 [on] the original Van Halen album.” Jon goes on to describe how the cutting, toasting and toasting of the cigar are a metaphor for the bass guitar and drums at the beginning; the majority…
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Our first PCA (Premium Cigar Association) Trade Show has come and gone, and it has been a lot to digest. Tim and I had a lot of fun going from booth to booth and talking with those in and around the premium cigar industry. Of course, some of the exhibitors were happy to share with…
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It has been a week since this year’s PCA Trade Show officially ended. I have had to time to look back and reflect on what was good and bad at the year’s premiere industry event. This year was our first year attending the PCA’s (Premium Cigar Association) annual trade show. To be honest, we had…
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Sometimes, you just have go along with the joke. That was the case for Jeremy Besecker of Deep South Cigars. When someone at the lounge dared him to make a very large cigar and call it a “BBC,” Jeremy went along with the joke. Thus was born, the 770 BBC. A 7″x70 cigar that sports…
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Since I wrote my first budget cigar review, I’ve smoked a lot of inexpensive sticks. I had planned on making a La Vieja Havana Maduro or a La Aurora Connecticut my next review, but I just didn’t have enough to say about either of those cigars. They’re fine. Mild flavor profiles and low priced, so…
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Every year the cigar industry waits with bated breath to find out which cigars will make Cigar Aficionado’s annual Top 25 list. And every year I become a little bit more disappointed — and a lot more jaded. For years the Top 25 was the “it” list that could make or break a cigar producer;…
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