The Mule Kick is a cigar that I look forward to every year. I have hopes that one of these years it will match the greatness that was released in 2012. While I have written about Crowned Heads being a good limited-edition cigar brand in the past, I have found myself smoking mostly Crowned Heads…
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The Oath Taker from Stolen Throne was a very limited release that was exclusive to Cigar Federation. Lee Marsh once again teamed with Master Blender Noel Rojas to create a cigar experience that acts more like a piece of music that builds to an almost perfect crescendo, than it does just a complex cigar. The…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â ChurchillSIZE:Â Â 7″ x 47 ORIGIN:Â Â NicaraguaFACTORY:Â Â My Father Cigars S.A. WRAPPER:Â Â Ecuadorian Sancti Spiritus (pelo d’ oro & criollo)BINDER:Â Â Nicaraguan Double-Binder (specifics undisclosed)FILLER:Â Â Nicaraguan blend w. some Pelo de Oro STRENGTH:Â Â Mild SOURCE:Â Â Â Party Source ENVIRONMENT WHERE:Â Â Back Patio at Home WHEN:Â Â April 11, 2018 @ 10 PM DRINKS:Â Â Sam Adams Noble Pils WEATHER:Â Â High…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Box-Pressed Churchill SIZE:Â Â 7″ x 46 (estimate – actual size undisclosed) ORIGIN:Â Â Undisclosed FACTORY:Â Â Undisclosed WRAPPER:Â Â Mexican San Andres BINDER:Â Â Undisclosed FILLER:Â Â Undisclosed STRENGTH:Â Â Medium SOURCE: Ezra Zion Website ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three-Season Porch at Home WHEN: July 14, 2017 @ 10 AM DRINKS: Coffee – French-pressed & black WEATHER: Gorgeous summer day WHAT’S ON:…
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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:   Box-Pressed Robusto SIZE:  5″ x ~50 (size undisclosed officially( ORIGIN:  Undisclosed FACTORY:  Undisclosed WRAPPER:  Vintage Mexican San Andres BINDER:  Undisclosed FILLER:  Undisclosed STRENGTH:  Medium SOURCE: Purchase from Secondary Market ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Jungle Jim’s – Paradise Pavilion WHEN: July 6 2017 around 6 PM DRINKS: Streetside Cafe con Leche American Stout WEATHER: Mid 70s –…
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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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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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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Robusto SIZE:Â Â 5″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Nicaragua FACTORY:Â Â Undisclosed WRAPPER:Â Â Nicaraguan BINDER:Â Â Nicaraguan FILLER:Â Â Nicaraguan Corojo & Criollo STRENGTH:Â Â Mild SOURCE: Secondary Market ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three-Season Porch at Home WHEN: July 10, 2017 at 10 PM DRINKS: Sailor Jerry Rum on some rocks WEATHER: Gorgeous summer night – low 70s, no precip WHAT’S ON:…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:   Robusto Extra SIZE:  5-1/2″ x 54 ORIGIN:  Dominican Republic FACTORY:  Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. WRAPPER:  Connecticut Broadleaf BINDER:  Nicaraguan FILLER:  Nicaraguan STRENGTH:  Medium SOURCE: Tampa Humidor ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Cigar Masters – Providence, RI WHEN: October 18, 2016 @ 10 PM DRINKS: Pint o’ Guinness WEATHER: Kinda warm New England fall night – but I’m inside…
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