Let’s be honest. Cigar smokers enjoy their toys. Most of us have torches, cutters, punches, drills, ashtrays, and stands for every occasion, from the small, portable pocket-sized ones that we take with us to the larger and heavier ones that we leave at home. I cannot count how many of these I have but they… Continue reading Cigar Accessories: Nubbing It!
Different Strokes and Different Smokes: Divergent Approaches to Cigar Lounges
In my travels over the past month, I visited several cigar lounges in both Dallas, Texas and Southern California. I was just thinking of all of the cigar lounges I visited during that time, and how different each one of them is.Addison, CI, Autoscape, GHR, Stixx, Old OaksThe first thing that I should call attention… Continue reading Different Strokes and Different Smokes: Divergent Approaches to Cigar Lounges
Taking My Time…
A friend commented the other day that I have not blogged in a long time. Nothing can be further from the truth, as I have blogged nearly every day this calendar year. That I have not been blogging about cigars is a different story. I have indeed been ignoring this blog space, for which I… Continue reading Taking My Time…
To the Moon, Alice!
Last month, shortly before Leslie and I went to Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced that they would be raising the prices of all their cigars, but they would really be raising the prices of the two top ‘exclusive’ brands, the Cohiba and the Trinidad.I am grateful that the price hikes did not take effect until after… Continue reading To the Moon, Alice!
Operation National Proposal
(While this was originally posted to my Weight Loss blog, I feel it should be shared on both of my permanent blogs as well. I look forward to reading your comments! –MDG)I knew a couple of months ago that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. We had a few ups… Continue reading Operation National Proposal
The Humidor Progression
I never thought I would be one of those guys with a big cabinet in my apartment to store and show off my cigars… what a long, strange trip it’s been.I was so excited! I had a small box of 25 cigars. It was the most cigars I had ever owned at one time, and… Continue reading The Humidor Progression
Same But So Very Different
“When you sit with a nice girl for two hours you think it’s only a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute you think it’s two hours. That’s relativity.”This quote, while attributed to Albert Einstein, seems to not have come directly from him. Rather, it was a reporter who interviewed… Continue reading Same But So Very Different
Kashani Cigars: Bold and Smooth
I was recently introduced to a new cigar line that I was interested in trying, partly because the owners are Israeli. Refael Kashani Cigars is actually based in the two countries I am a citizen of – Canada and Israel. According to Refael, they control the entire process, from selecting the plots of land for… Continue reading Kashani Cigars: Bold and Smooth
Cigar Tube Chillers
This may not be the right season to share this tip, what with the cold weather here and strengthening in much of the northern hemisphere. Yet, with so many of us relegated to heated smoking rooms, maybe it is exactly the right season for it. Many of our cigars come in tubes (or tubos in… Continue reading Cigar Tube Chillers
Terms (and Acronyms) For Cigar Smokers
Every industry has its own lingua franca… a language that people in that industry will know and understand, that may sound like gibberish to the outside world… or even to new members of that industry. Cigars are no different. A few weeks ago a friend asked me what my plans were for the weekend, and… Continue reading Terms (and Acronyms) For Cigar Smokers
Passion For Cigars 