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By: William Hoffknecht
Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Source: http://artofmanliness.com/
I used to smoke these short little Macanudos that were smooth as all get out. They were like twenty bucks a piece. I cannot remember the type right now but they came in a thin tube.
I used to also smoke these CAO’s from the Jalapa Valley. They had a nice spice to them, but I relaly only liked the spicier cigars once in awhile.
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Allen Martin 3 months ago on Wordpress
By no means is it the first or the most expensive cigar that I’ve had, but for unexplained reasons its my favorite: a Don Mateo. Its a dirt-cheap cigar thats good any day of the week, described to me as “a good smoke while mowing the grass.”
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Jeremiah Ellis 3 months ago on Wordpress
I had a good friend over who had always told me he loved to smoke a good cigar, so I pulled out some of my best that had been sitting in my humidor for almost a year, 2 Cohiba’s he proceeded to bypass the cutter and tried to bite off the end, and then after mutilating a fine cigar, he only smoked about a quarter of it before he left! No Shame!
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Mike Gottert 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar experience… a guy I knew offered me a cigar almost every time a saw him, of course I took him up on it. One day I was on the street in front of his house and he invited me in to show me where he stored them. He had turned a closet into a walk-in humidor, it was if I had walked into a cigar shop. I still have no idea where he got them all.
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Stan Nusbickel 3 months ago on Wordpress
Davidoff is the best of the High End cigars that I have enjoyed, great quality and consistantly good. They have marketed their apprentice roller cigars under the Private Stock label, and these are fantastic and are quite affordable. They are made from 1st quality tobacco so you are able to enjoy a high end smoke for an affordable price….sort of like champagne tastes on a beer budget.
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Chris Mitchell 3 months ago on Wordpress
Recently I have been enjoying a cigar comes from Don Kiki. Its a Churchill Limited Reserve Red Label which I find the best. It is aged for three years and has a nice and smooth flavor.
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Omer Duncan RN 3 months ago on Wordpress
I’ve been around the world. In War zones and Hot zones. When I left for Ft.Bragg in 83 my dad sent me out the door with a hand shake, some good advice “Be Good, Stay Alert” and a fist full of Partagas Padre Cigars. When I left Bragg my driver loaded my gear and I lit my cigar. “I did it dad”. My brothers and I have enjoyed a Partagas Padre Cigar in deep in the jungles ... See all content
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Philip 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar, thus far, is a Romeo y Julietta. Not too sweet, not too harsh… and it’s real smooth. My favorite cigar memory was when I was the best man for a friend’s wedding. After a night of shooting pool with the guys we went back to the house we were all staying at and made a bon fire. We then broke out an assortment of beer accompanied by a Romeo y Julietta and we roasted ... See all content
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Charles Jones 3 months ago on Wordpress
I enjoy the CAO Sopranos cigar. I’m sure it’s not the best, but I enjoy the branding.
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Dan Vining 3 months ago on Wordpress
I toured the Leon Jimenes cigar factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic years ago and thus began my love affair with cigars. A truly wonderful event that allows a tour of the hand rolling area where cigars are crafted, followed by allowing tour members to enjoy a cigar with some fine Dominican Presidente. This is a right of passage for any man and something that stirs the echos of the fine men in history ... See all content
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Miles Chomel 3 months ago on Wordpress
My buddies and I get together every two weeks or so to sit around our “smoke shack” (my cleared out garage with couches and a “manly” decor), and smoke cigars and tip back a few cold ones. Our choice of cigars are generally a more mediocre type. We always gaze at the expensive cigars when we are browsing through the humidor, but we always seem to revert to the cheaper ones due ... See all content
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Steve G 3 months ago on Wordpress
With my extremely limited cigar experience (only about 20 in my life), my favorite thus far is a Romeo y Julietta Romeo’s Court. I’ve only recently taken the plunge and began my serious attempt to become a true connoisseur. Obviously, this membership would go far in making that goal achievable.
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Robin Whixx 3 months ago on Wordpress
Cigar rolling is one of the famous art all over the world.Now a days it is considered as a part of entertainment.Most of the people enjoying the cigar rollers event as part of entertainment in parties and in marriages.
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Kyle Gilliam 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar is a Macanudo Hampton Court. I first discovered this cigar while exploring downtown Anchorage while stationed there. A friend of mine stumbled into a small tobacco shop and into the humidor. We had no idea how to pick out a good cigar and only guessed when we walked to the counter with two Macanudo Hampton Courts. The store only nearly panicked when he saw us attempt to light them ... See all content
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Tip: Don’t make your first cigar something cheap, especially when a good cigar can be had for under $5.00. How will you know if you even enjoy cigars if you’re dropping a buck-fifty for a no-name drug store brand when you could spend just a few more bucks and get something that will reward you? And don’t even think of trying your hand at a pack of Swisher Sweets or some such.
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John Tullis 3 months ago on Wordpress
Favorite cigar is a Punch Rare Corojo. Pairs perfectly with a Cuba Libre.
Had two boxes of Punch at my wedding recently and they were all snatched up in about 10 minutes. Nice.
Would give anything to try a REAL Punch Punch from Cuba.
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Paul Hunter 3 months ago on Wordpress
I have never yet smoked a Cigar, but the best memory I have associated with Cigars was when the men of my college dormitory organized a cigar party one night, and invited professors to come and join in reading and discussing poetry while smoking cigars. I partook of conversation but not of cigars. It was a bit pretentious, but it felt extremely intellectual (even a bit bohemian) to sit in the courtyard ... See all content
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Bob Chesson 3 months ago on Wordpress
Being a lover of full flavored food and drink (red wine, stouts, etc.) I have found, no big surprise, that my cigar tastes to run more to full bodied smokes. I am partial to maduro rubustos private label my local shop stocks (Nicaraguan). My best tip – don’t light your cigar with matches but use a butane (not lighter fluid) lighter. Matches (and non-butane lighters) leave an off taste to ... See all content
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Bill Hertzing 3 months ago on Wordpress
My personal fav is the Partagas Black. Smooth, even smoke. A tad robust but not overpowering.
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Stillehavet 3 months ago on Wordpress
Happily partook in the celebration of a good friend’s first son birth by sharing “It’s a boy” Cohiba’s. Never looked back to see if there was another brand to consider. A little later in life a mentor helped to find the nuances of a Cohiba and a never ending bucket of Glenrothes. Ahhhh…
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Ben DeLost 3 months ago on Wordpress
I bought a humidor a few years ago and invested in some decent cigars. Great investment and I have been able to enjoy a great cigar whenever I want. Just have to make sure to maintain it or it can be hard to get it back to normal.
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Tyler Hayes 3 months ago on Wordpress
Can’t say I really knoe cigar brands well, but my fave experience was buying a legit hand rolled in mexico. Unbelievable flavor.
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Nate 3 months ago on Wordpress
I started with Swisher Sweets when I was 18 and quickly moved from there to flavored cigarillos. Within a year I’d had my first real cigar, the Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight, which I still consider today to be one of my favorites. I also enjoy Partagas, Macanudo, and an occasional Ghurka. Theres nothing like a good cigar, good friends, good drink and a good game of poker.
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Adam Brewer 3 months ago on Wordpress
cant go wrong with a montecristo #3 and a Sam Adams Octoberfest… perfect for tailgating saturdays in the SEC
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Kirk 3 months ago on Wordpress
In 1992, a girl I loved broke up with up me because she felt I wasn’t ready to commit at 21 to a deep relationship. She told me then that if I’d shown some sign, given her some indication that I was in for the long haul, even a cigar band would have sufficed, that she would have stayed. Eighteen years on, both married and divorced, we connected again, and at our first in person meeting ... See all content
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Lucas E Szymanowski 3 months ago on Wordpress
Another idea for getting your hands on cubans is to travel to mexico. They easy to get there. While I have family in Costa Rica, I’ve always planned a short hop to Cuba in person, since CR doesnt have an embargo in Cuba.
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Mathew 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar experience was this past June two nights before my wedding. Three of my groomsmen, brothers with whom I had all shared more memorable moments over stogies than can be counted here, were all finally brought together at the same time to enjoy each other’s company and love for fine tobacco and Irish Draught.
My suggestion actually comes from one of those guys, Curt, who
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Trent 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite brand is Romeo y Julieta. It has a strong tabacco flavor without being too overpowering. I remember my friends and I smoking this cigar off a dock one night in Montego Bay, Jamaica. With the smell of the ocean and cigar smoke in the air it felt very manly.
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Christopher Hughes 3 months ago on Wordpress
I have enjoyed the occasional cigar for years now. Despite trying an actual Cohiba Esplendido on a fishing trip in Canada years ago (which I found to pleasant yet overpriced), I maintain that there are numerous Dominican cigars that are fantastic and
quite reasonably priced. The best pieces of advice that I can offer any cigar smoker, both new and experienced are : 1) Do your research and
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Jerrick Irby 3 months ago on Wordpress
Great article!
I enjoy 5-6 cigars a year – smoking a cigar is a rare pleasure for me. I enjoy CAO, Romeo y Julieta, and Rocky Patel lines.
I’ve had many good cigar moments. My wife smoked her first cigar with me. Lots of cigars on the back porch with good friends. But my favorite cigar moment had to be as a senior in high school. Three of my best buds and I went backpacking
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Aaron 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar, or should I say my most memorable cigar session, was smoking a wonderful Cohiba Red Dot over a bottle of Glenfiddich Twelve Year with a good old friend who had just returned home from being overseas in the Marine Corp for more than two years. Never a better combination of cigar, scotch, and company.
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James Grant 3 months ago on Wordpress
What a great giveaway. My favorite right now is a Rocky Patel.
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Brian 3 months ago on Wordpress
When I turned 18, merely 3 years ago, my best friend’s stepfather, a descendant of the late Al Capone (no exaggeration), showed me his cigar collection. Before that day, I’d never tried a cigar, or even a cigarette, not even a puff. I was treated to a sight of a beautifully kept den, complete with overstuffed leather chairs, highly lacquered tables, and a hutch cabinet with three identical ... See all content
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One of my favorite cigars was hand-rolled by master artisan Dagoberto in the Ybor City Museum in Ybor City, Florida, the former cigar capital of the United States. There’s nothing like watching a guy roll a cigar and then hand you one that’s at its peak, ready to smoke. Heaven.
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Punch Rothschilds; Padron 3000s.
Best cutter? My experience has been good with a rolled blade cutter (sometimes found in the 45 magnum cigar cutters). Simple twist and you’re through without crushing any of the outer wrapper or wondering when to stop. Even draw, every time.
Went from smoking 2/day to smoking 1/year on my birthday… (
Guess I’ll go light
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Mike Cisneros 3 months ago on Wordpress
Excalibur #4 are my favorites. And yes I have a source for Cubans
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Mike Hodgman 3 months ago on Wordpress
Favorite experience of cigar smoking was during college visiting Detroit and smoking at a Greek restaurant in Greek Town “The Pegasus”. Just great.
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El Buzadero 3 months ago on Wordpress
The best cigar I ever had was in Nassau, Bahamas in 1999. We were doing a job there for about 3 weeks and got shut down for weather for two days. Came across the island to Nassau and got rooms. It was in between cruise ships and the town was almost deserted of tourists. I walked up the stairs above some street level shops to the Casa del Habano, the Cuban government’s state owned cigar store ... See all content
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Eric Williamson 3 months ago on Wordpress
No matter where you go, there is nothing that beats a Rocky Patel Vintage 1990.
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Pete 3 months ago on Wordpress
The smell of cigars makes me think of my dad. He used to smoke them when he walked his ranch. He used to smoke Swisher Sweets. By the time I got older and learned how much better cigars there were and would have gladly bought him some, he was no longer around…
One of my favorites is Don Diego Lonsdales. It is a very smooth smoke.
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I have many memories of my Grandfather, who enjoyed cigars. I remember the smell of the cigar…one of my favorite. I have no idea which brand he smoked or even how often. I will tell you, I don’t remember him without one. He has been gone many years so I will have no way to really know. Now that I am 41, I remember my Grandfather and his cigars, and I have considered having my first. I don’t ... See all content
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DMart 3 months ago on Wordpress
I’m partial to anything CAO, particularly the MX2 which is dark and spicy. I also enjoy Drew Estate, including the nontraditional Acid sub-brand. Great for beginners as they are generally light and flavorful. The flat Waffes are particularly interesting, and a great conversation piece.
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Richard 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite brand of cigar is Partagas. Cuban or not, I have always found them to be the most reliable no matter what kind I get.
My favorite cigar tip is to those that are trying to cut their cigars for the first time. As long as you don’t have a torpedo, you can get a perfect cut every time by laying the cutter flat on a table/counter, putting the cigar through the hole until it rests
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Troy Fisher 3 months ago on Wordpress
While reading the article I was struck by the sentance “Cuban cigars are indeed better”. Then later “The cigar-smoking experience is very personal. Everyone has different tastes”.
One of my favorite cigars is Cuban (Partagas, Series D #4), but that doesn’t mean that they all are better (better being VERY subjective to personal preference).
I’ve
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Patrick 3 months ago on Wordpress
I’m a fan of the Rocky Patel Edge (toro corojo to be exact), and I seem to be in good company judging by the other comments. I find them well made, spicy/flavorful and generally a great deal for the price point. The warning on the box that they are for “serious smokers” or something like that seems a bit out of place. I’ve yet to keel over due to their strength. Still they are ... See all content
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Charlie 3 months ago on Wordpress
Don Lucas cigards, by far the best I’ve smoked in years. Smaller, flavorful and savory.
http://www.donlucascigarsoriginal.com/
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Sal Ortega 3 months ago on Wordpress
The first cigar I ever smoked was a Dunhill EMS. It was remarkably smooth and creamy. I had just turned 21 and a co-worker gave one to me. From that moment on, I was hooked.
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Nathaniel 3 months ago on Wordpress
Spending a year in Japan really made me appreciate good tobacco, especially cigars. I took 4 Padron 1964 Exclusivo’s to tie me over. When those ran out, I was stuck with a limited range of bad cigars… those were sad times. Coming back to the States and having a good range of Nicaragaun tobacco has been great!
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Brian 3 months ago on Wordpress
Rocky Patel and CAO are two of my favorites…whatever the size, shape, or style, these two brands always seem to deliver. For the newer smoker, I recommend AVO, I started with those, because they were much milder than most others. There is nothing more “Manly” than a stogie with your best buds and your drink of choice…port, scotch, etc. My mouth is watering just thinking about ... See all content
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Andrew 3 months ago on Wordpress
Though I don’t get to smoke cigars as often as I’d like, I have a great cigar-clipper that makes a nice V-shaped hole in the end (or “head,” I see above). I also have an ashtray with the flag of the Soviet Union on the bottom I love to use to catch my cigar remains. I call it “the ash heap of history.”
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Jake Benson 3 months ago on Wordpress
While I am not a particularly skilled cigar aficionado, I figure what better way to improve my tastes than the cigar of the month club. I am generally stuck smoking the discount models, relying on friends to find me a good smoke. I would be lying if I said I am not incredibly excited about beer. Beer – that’s where I’m a viking.
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Ryan S 3 months ago on Wordpress
My first cigar was given to me while on a short tour with a jazz band my freshman year of college. It was a very manly experience to be given a cigar by older, well-traveled musicians and let in on discussions I had never been privy to. This was also the night I was introduced to scotch. While I found both scotch and cigars disgusting at the time I have now come to have a passion for both. I can hope ... See all content
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Tarl 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite cigar smoking experience occured on my honeymoon. My wife and I went on a cruise to St. Martin and St. Thomas, while there we purchased a couple of cuban cigars. While they were very good, I wouldn’t say they are the creme de le creme of the cigar crop, but the circumstances of our smoking were outstanding. Sitting on the deck of our ship, at sunset with a couple of drinks we smoked ... See all content
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Ryan 3 months ago on Wordpress
I’m a big fan of Arturo Fuente cigars. They’re a little lighter than what my friends usually smoke, but I prefer them. The best times I’ve had with my friends included a cigar a bottle of scotch, and a wonderful summer evening. Because of families and careers we can only do this a few times a year, but we all look forward to it.
I wonder if anyone here would be able to help
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I used to only smoke two different cigars by Drew Estates called the Java (like smoking a coffee:) and the acid line. However, my tastes have started to mature and I have branched out to the regular cigars. My current favorite is the Rocky Patel 1990 vintage. I did however, try a cuban that friend had “Imported” and it was quite excellent.
It’s nice to have kind of a tradition
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John B 3 months ago on Wordpress
My father inadvertently turned me on to cigars. When I was young I’d see his crinkly package of backwoods in the cup holder of the car and although he made a point of rarely smoking in front of me, I admired what he was and the cigars were part of that. Today I smoke Padron, almost exclusively. I only smoke once a month on average, so when I do, I light up an anniversario 1964 or 1926. I haven’t ... See all content
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Philip H 3 months ago on Wordpress
I overwhelmingly agree that cigars are best enjoyed with a nice beer while sitting on the deck and conversing with friends. Try a Macanudo Hyde Park Natural paired with a Shiner Bock or a Baccarat Rothschild (slightly sweet tasting wrapper) with a Shiner Blonde.
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Michael 3 months ago on Wordpress
We had just returned from Iraq, and – in attempting to return to my old routines -wanted to pick up a few good smokes. I usually favored a maduro and wanted to try a little variety when I picked up a cigar named Diana Silvius.. it was exceptionally well made! So that night, after most of the guys in my unit had a chance to decompress, we got together around the bonfire, and I passed out my cigars ... See all content
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Tony Literski 3 months ago on Wordpress
Even though it is a flavored cigar, I recommend that everyone try The Drew Estates’ ACID line of cigars. they are infused with many other oils and herbs. more of a piney, cedar,floral taste. This is best accompanied with a good single-malt scotch( or cognac) in my opinion. The whole experience is meant to relax, reflect, and savor on the past, present, and future. my advice would be know your ... See all content
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Jared DuBach 3 months ago on Wordpress
Good info on the Cuban. Will have to try that if/when I get up to Canada. My dad smoked one once in Ireland, but he hardly smoked cigars so I couldn’t put much stock in his opinion.
As far as domestic cigars, I’ve mostly had to stick to cheaper machine manufactured brands such as Grenadiers (cuban seed tobacco) and my old standby — Backwoods. Whenever I smoke it I’m
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Brian 3 months ago on Wordpress
For you guys at that awkward age between 18 and 21 (you can smoke but can’t drink yet) I found that a cigar pairs very well with a good root beer. Of course, after I turned 21 I moved on, but “beer” and smokes was a regular occurrence to celebrate the end of an academic semester for my friends and I.
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Mark Perilman 3 months ago on Wordpress
My cigar spreadsheet that I keep a bit too meticulously will tell you that my favorite cigar when considering the taste/value relationship is an Arturo Fuente Hemingway (Churchill). I smoke too often to spend more than $10/stick on any kind of regular basis. How do I partake in said cigars? Well let me count the ways! 1. Golf … imperative. The cigar clip that clips to the steering wheel or cart ... See all content
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Sean 3 months ago on Wordpress
My favorite Cigar experience came while in undergrad at The University of Arizona (Bear Down Wildcats!) at the start of Christmas break. Being an RA, we had to stay after all the residents left for break and that meant party time in the dorms! Being the oldest dorm on campus (anybody know which I speak of?) there were only 6 of us RA’s but we invited the other small dorms over to enjoy. Needless ... See all content
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