I have said before that the Midwest seems to be largely overlooked by the cigar industry. There are a few exceptions, like Up Down Cigar in Chicago or Safari Cigars in Omaha, NE. There are a few in St. Louis that seems to get some love, too. But by-in-large, most cigar shops throughout the Midwest…
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Tim enjoys a Wild Hunter Maduro Toro by Oscar Valladares and some home roasted Nicaraguan Organic Single Origin Jinotega Paraiso. LINKS: Be sure to use coupon code “simplystogies” for 10% off your entire purchase at Oxford Cigar Company: https://oxfordcigarcompany.com/?ref=567 Support Simply Stogies by joining our Buy Me A Coffee club: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/simplystogies
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The AVO brand was created by musician and composer Avo Uvezian in the late 1980’s. Uvezian travelled to the Dominican Republic and struck a deal with Hendrik Kelner to blend and eventually distribute the AVO brand. While the brand took off and has done well over the years, it hasn’t been one that I typically…
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Welcome to the first of many Simply Stogies/E3C5 project partnerships! We are honored to be invited to be apart of this awesome endeavor. We love helping small batch boutique cigar brands get their name out to the community. A brand being ran by one of the nicest people on the planet seemed like a great…
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My name is Giannis Koutsoupias, and I’m the newest contributor here at Simply Stogies. I am an entrepreneur and whiskey drinker. I also have a love of bespoke cigars. For my first review, I have chosen the HVC 10th Anniversary. Being a big fan of HVC, I was excited to smoke this new cigar, which…
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Tim sits down and enjoys what is left of the Monsooned Indian Malabar Coffee that he roasted in Episode 29 while enjoying an H. Upmann Half Corona Cigar. LINKS: Be sure to check out Oxford Cigar Company: https://oxfordcigarcompany.com/?ref=567 Grab your green coffee beans over at Burman Coffee Traders (Unsponsored): https://burmancoffee.com/green-coffee-beans/
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A few months ago, my buddy came into town to visit me in Atlanta, GA. During his visit, he pulled out a Perdomo sampler. Within the sampler was the 10th Anniversary Champagne blend. This blend is noted for the exquisite color of the bourbon barrel-aging, called out on Perdomo’s website. The color on this particular…
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James visits Capital Cigar Lounge in Lincoln, Nebraska to sample their restaurant quality coffee from a French Press and review the Sobremesa Brûlée Blue. A delightful pairing that brought out beautiful notes of wood, pepper, and spices.
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For those of you who have been smoking cigars for a few years, the name Reinado Cigars may sound familiar. That’s because between 2010 and 2014 Reinado Cigars was making a name for themselves in boutique cigar circles. Their Core line and Grand Empire Reserve lines were highly rated and well-received throughout the cigar community….
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“Chosen” is the adjective Habanos S.A. decided to christen their newest Hoyo de Monterrey LCDH release. The name, Escogido, was picked to correlate with the location and the circumstances surrounding the debut of its release and also to emphasize the amount of quality control that goes into the wrapper selection. Habanos S. A. presented the Escogido…
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