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November Cigar of the Month – Cusano 18 Paired Maduro Robusto

This month’s cigar looks like another winner, the Cusano 18 Paired Maduro Robusto. Here are the details from Famous-Smoke.com: Cusano 18 Paired Maduro Robusto Maduro cigars start with a rare 1985 Dominican Oro/Seco wrapper leaf filler. The Double Connecticut adds rich … Continue reading

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June Cigar-of-the-Month – Padilla Serie ’68 Robusto

Sorry for the late notice, we kind of forgot about getting this out. This month’s stick is the Padilla Serie ’68 Robusto. Having had this personally, it’s a really good smoke, as reinforced by its 93 rating as noted below … Continue reading

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March Cigar-of-the-Month – Graycliff G2 Presidente

Our esteemed stogie magnate informed me this weekend that the stick this month is the Graycliff G2 Presidente. I have tried some Graycliffs a long time ago, and before googling the cigar, I was expecting a dark maduro of some … Continue reading

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February Cigar-of-the-Month – Gurkha Micro-Batch Liga C-10 Churchill

We will be meeting on Wednesday, February 23rd at The Chop House. The cigar of the month, the Gurka Micro-Batch Liga C-10 Churchill. The following is the write-up from Cigars International:

The cigar nuts around here view the novel Micro-Batch series as the most exciting stuff to emanate from the mind of K. Hansotia, the guru of Gurkha, ever. The secret sauce behind Gurkha’s long and distinguished list of delicious, highly-rated blends is its use of small lots of exclusive tobaccos. Gurkha Micro-Batch puts that on display in living color. Each growing season, small amounts of superb tobaccos become available – superior leaves that unfortunately are all too rare. Worse, often these tobaccos are overlooked since the supply is far too small for most national brands to utilize on any type of ongoing basis. This is where Gurkha is at its best – and where Micro-Batch in particular truly shines. A mere 40 to 50,000 cigars per liga are possible given the limited production. When fermented properly and blended artfully, these tobaccos ignite the palate with unique, satisfying flavors and aromas. Continue reading

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Welcome Back!

Yes, it is under construction after our transition to the new site. It’s a work in progress. All that stuff. Right now, we are just happy to have it up and running again. Feel free to comment, sign up, add … Continue reading

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