Man O’ War Ruination Torpedo (5.7 x 56) I’m going to do a more detailed review of this cigar when I pair it with the Ruination IPA by Stone Brewing. Come on, it’s just too perfect. A Ruination cigar and a Ruination IPA. But, until that happens, here are my initial impressions. I have a […]
Posted on August 26th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo Doble Fuerte (5 ½ x 54) With so many cigars to experience and review, it is seldom that I smoke the same cigar two nights in a row. However, after smoking the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo Doble Fuerte, I couldn’t wait for round two and smoked another […]
Posted on August 11th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I attended a very nice cigar function at the Center Club in Costa Mesa on Thursday, and while there a couple of the attendees asked if they would be seeing me at The Balboa Bay Club the following day, the assumption being that I would know what they were talking about. Having now attended the […]
Posted on July 21st, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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What is it with Gurkha cigars? The Gurkha Titan is one of the greatest cigars you’ll ever smoke, but when I smoked one at a cigar function a few nights ago, two different people felt compelled to cop an attitude about Gurkhas. The first one said, “Gurkha? Yeah I used to smoke Gurkhas.” The second […]
Posted on July 16th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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Bless my wife. She’s not totally sold on the health benefits of cigar smoking, so she’s not entirely on board with my cigar smoking ways, wanting to keep me healthy and all. But that didn’t keep her from buying me a box of cigars when she came across a cigar road show while shopping at […]
Posted on July 13th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I was looking around my humidor for a cigar to review, and wondered how I came to be in possession of not one, not two, but five Alec Bradley Select Cabinet Reserve Robustos. Then I remembered that I won them in a raffle at the 8Eightyeight Cigar Lounge in Fullerton. Thanks 8Eightyeight. Dang, I hope it’s a […]
Posted on July 8th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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Another mystery cigar from the ol’ humidor. I didn’t buy it, and I’m pretty good about segregating cigars sent for review, so perhaps it’s a holdover from my last Big Smoke. Some quick research revealed that the 1495 series cigars are made up of a Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a Dominican Corojo binder and a […]
Posted on July 7th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I admit to a bit of snobbery when it comes to Macanudo cigars. I’ve been to a couple of wedding receptions where boxes of Macanudos are brought out, offered because they are a safe choice. Mild with no chance of offending. Along the lines of offering Corona as the beer. Sometimes I select a cigar […]
Posted on July 4th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I smoked two of these over the course of a couple of weeks, and here are my impressions. Nice dark appearance, perfect construction and held up nicely to guillotine cut. Taste was not harsh but not particularly complex. Spice and very subtle chocolate. No significant change in taste during entire stick. Burn was perfect. A […]
Posted on July 1st, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I was in the mood for an Oliva Cain F, and checked a few sites for the lowest price. A five-pack at Thompson Cigar was about $2 more than at Famous Smoke Shop, but on the Thompson site I noticed they were running a sale called “5-Pack Fever”. You can mix and match various 5 […]
Posted on June 26th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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