OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Box-Pressed Prensado SIZE:Â Â 6″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Nicaragua FACTORY:Â Â Undisclosed WRAPPER:Â Â Habano BINDER:Â Â Vintage Nicaraguan FILLER:Â Â Vintage Nicaraguan STRENGTH:Â Â Full SOURCE: Purchased on Secondary Market ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three-Season Porch at Home WHEN: July 27, 2017 at 1 PM DRINKS: Coffee – black WEATHER: Low 80s – little humid but nice WHAT’S ON: WGR 550…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â [vitola name] SIZE:Â Â [##” x ##] ORIGIN:Â Â [country of origin] FACTORY:Â Â [factory] WRAPPER:Â Â [wrapper] BINDER:Â Â [binder] FILLER:Â Â [filler] STRENGTH:Â Â [strength] SOURCE: [source] ENVIRONMENT WHERE: [location] WHEN: [date/time] DRINKS: [bev] WEATHER: [weather] WHAT’S ON: [what’s on] PRODUCTION RELEASE TYPEÂ Â [release type] ORIGINALLY RELEASE DATEÂ Â [OR release date] TOTAL PRODUCTION Typical Box Size:Â Â Â Boxes of [##] Production…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Box-Pressed Toro SIZE:Â Â 6″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Nicaragua FACTORY:Â MATASA WRAPPER:Â Â Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Habano – 2006 Vintage (Cuban Seed) BINDER:Â Â Nicaraguan – 2006 Vintage (Cuban Seed) FILLER:Â Â Nicaraguan Seco, Ligero & Viso – 2007 Vintage (Cuban Seed) STRENGTH:Â Â Medium SOURCE: Cigar Federation ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Patio at Home WHEN: July 07, 2017 at 11 AM…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Box-Pressed Toro SIZE:Â Â 6″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Undisclosed FACTORY:Â Â Undisclosed WRAPPER:Â Â Cured Corojo BINDER:Â Â Undisclosed FILLER:Â Â Undisclosed STRENGTH:Â Â Medium SOURCE: Ezra Zion website via “Dad’s Dig Ezra” Sampler ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Patio – around the firepit WHEN: July 4, 2017 @ 9 PM DRINKS: New Belgium Fat Tire Belgian-Style Ale WEATHER: Perfect summer night WHAT’S…
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I sit down with Jeremy Casdagli of Casdagli Cigars, formerly Bespoke Cigars, live from the Clayton in Chicago, Illinois. Jeremy and I discuss his cigar journey, how and why he started Casdagli Cigars, the name change from Bespoke to Casdagli, his family history and how that has influenced him, how he reacts to bad reviews…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Edmundo (Box-Pressed) SIZE:Â Â 5-1/2″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Nicaragua FACTORY:Â Â Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) WRAPPER:Â Â Mexican San Andres BINDER:Â Â Nicaraguan (Jalapa Habano Rosado) FILLER:Â Â Nicaraguan STRENGTH:Â Â Medium SOURCE: Gift from Dapper owner, Ian Reith ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three-Season Porch at Home WHEN: January 20, 2018 at 10 PM DRINKS: Intrinsic Cabernet Sauvignon WEATHER: Great winter…
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James begins this episode with several big announcements! James announces interviews with Jeremy Casdagli of Casdagli Cigars and Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars. He also announces a contest with pupperdor.com. Details and rules of the contest are found in this episode! Thank you to Pupperdor.com for sponsoring this contest. Have you ever wondered why there…
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HISTORY OF THE LINE It would be impressive if any avid cigar smoker had not heard of Tatuaje’s annually released Monster series of cigars. Â Sometime around 2008, Tatuaje’s bossman, Pete Johnson got the novel idea to start a line of stogies based on classic monsters from the film and literature’s horror genre. Â They debuted the…
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I get the opportunity to sit down and chat with Nick Melillo, master blender, and founder of Foundation Cigars for a SimplyStogies.club AMA/Virtual Cut & Light via Zoom Meeting. We had a fantastic conversation about Nick’s cigar journey, how he got started, what he’s learned, and where he’s going. We discussed a slew of topics…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:   Toro SIZE:  6″ x 52 ORIGIN:  Nicaragua FACTORY:  EZ HQ WRAPPER:  Nicaraguan Corojo BINDER:  Indonesian & Nicaraguan (double binder) FILLER:  Nicaraguan Jalapa, Esteli & Ometepe STRENGTH:  Medium SOURCE: Trade w/ fellow BOTL ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Le Cigar (Dearborn, MI) WHEN: July 25, 2017 at 8 PM DRINKS: Bell’s Oberon – favorite summer-time brew WEATHER: Sitting Inside…
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