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Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Irish Whiskey

I picked up a bottle of Connemara 12 on a recent trip and decided to give it a try right away. In ca…

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Lotus T3 Table Lighter

Alright, I want to show off my new acquisition from LightersDirect. It’s a table top lighter;…

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Graycliff Château Grand Cru

Having had a good experience with its Vintage 1999 line, I pulled the Graycliff Château Grand Cru …

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Finders Keepers? London Mayor under Investigation Over Cigar Case

I saw this story today and wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it on over five major n…

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Camacho Coyolar Puro Rothschild

By the laws of plain economics, raising taxes or imposing tariffs on companies that sell or produce …

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Rocky Patel Edge Toro

I remember getting this stick a while and thinking, hmm… this bad boy looks like it will need som…

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Bordeaux: A Wine Pilgrimage

If you are a wine enthusiast like me, there is one trip that comes just about as close to a religiou…

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601 Habano Robusto by Don Pepin

With so many cigars out there, both old and new, it sometimes boggles my mind as to how manufacturer…

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Rocky Patel R4 Torpedo

As a big fan of Rocky Patel, I was really looking forward to sampling it’s R4 Corojo creation…

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Romeo y Julieta No 2 Habana: Cigar Review

Rating: 86Type: Petit Corona/MarevaName: No 2Ring Gauge: 42Length: 5″Wrapper: CubaBinder: CubaFiller…

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Padilla Miami Torpedo

A relatively new comer to the cigar scene, the Padilla brand has already received accolades from we…

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A Mega “Blog Special”: $29.95

Back by popular demand is our latest “Blog Special” for the holidays. I hope I have secured en…

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GrayCliff Vintage 1999 Robusto

I admit to knowing relatively little about the GrayCliff line of cigars, since, as you could imagin…

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2 Regular Guys Review: C.A.O. America Monument

The CAO America was officially released at RTDA in Houston this August. We 2 Regular Guys were not …

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Padron/TNT Padron: Side-by-Side Cigar Review

Padron Anniversary 1964 MaduroRating: 90Type: RobustoName: ExclusivoRing Gauge: 50Length: 5 1/2″Body…

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Cusano Corojo ‘97 Torpedo

The Cusano Corojo ‘97 Torpedo has earned great marks from prestigious publications like Cigar…

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New Cigar T-Shirts

Let’s face it. Even as anti tobacco forces attempt to ban cigars throughout the country, they …

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New Cigar Blog Links Page And Other News…

I’ve added a new page to “From The Desk Of Synquest”, called Cigar Blogs. The link can be found to t…

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Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild

I reached into the humidor this week and a relatively new addition came out, a Camacho SLR Maduro R…

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An Agenda In An Expedient Disguise

Iwas curiously watching a 1964 episode of a children’s comedy show when I suddenly realized ho…

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Trinidad Reyes (Cuba)

With the exception of the Robusto Extra, which I found much too bland, monochromatic and linear, I …

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Cigar World: Part 1 (Dominican Republic)

The Dominican Republic continues to be the largest cigar producer with an estimated 60-65% of all c…

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The Balvenie 12 DoubleWood

Whenever I restock my liquor cabinet, aside from picking up my old favorites, I can never resist th…

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Punch Punch (Cuba)

This week I moved on to a full-bodied cigar that has graced my humidor from the early days of my en…

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Stag Tobacconist Has It All!

My wife and I moved from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area to Colorado Springs, Colorado in April…

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Fine de Champagne by Hennessy

As you could’ve guessed there’s no way I was about to leave the Hennessy distillery wit…

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H. Upmann Magnum 46 (Cuba)

Who can deny that the general quality of Cuban cigars has steadily declined over the years? At the …

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My New Lucky Number…. 601!

The new 601 brands by Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega are one of the hottest boutique brands on the …

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Hennessy Cognac Distillery

I want to switch gears quickly here if I may and go from southern Spain to the town of Cognac in ce…

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Romeo Y Julieta No. 2 (Cuba)

Going around from tobacco shop to tobacco shop, during my vacation in southern Spain, I finally mana…

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2 Regular Guys Review: Perdomo Lot 23 Belicoso Natural

Filler; binder; wrapper. Every premium cigar is made from a blend of tobaccos. Although the Cuban…

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Cohiba Maduro 5 : a new concept in Cuban cigars

It used to be that the only claim to a Cuban Maduro cigar came from infamous online shops claiming t…

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R.T.D.A. (Retail Tobacco Dealers Association)

Annually, all members of the above association, either a manufacturer or retailer, gather to view, …

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TexCigars.com… Check em out!

The brands you love at discount cigar prices! Since January 2007, a newcomer to the cigar biz… Tex…

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Ahh… Andalusia?

There’s no hiding the fact that I’ve been spending more time at work in recent months, b…

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ACTION ALERT FOR ALL CIGAR ENTHUSIASTS!

Reprinted from Cigars International. Currently before the United States Senate is a proposal to fund…

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Last Chance For Tickets! VIP Are Sold Out!

Our company receives calls everyday from our customers begging for details on when the next Cigar A…

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2 Regular Guys Review: Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Scott’s Review: The Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 that Corona Chris gave us to smoke was a great looki…

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The Ultimate Cigar Event!

Our company receives calls everyday from our customers begging for details on when the next Cigar A…

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Speak Out Now!

Dear fellow cigar enthusiast, The U.S. Senate will shortly vote on a proposal to expand the state c…

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ACTION ALERT FOR ALL CIGAR ENTHUSIASTS!

Reprinted from Cigars International. Currently before the United States Senate is a proposal to fund…

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Happy Anniversary Cuba Aliados!

I have been a big fan of the Cuba Aliados line for some time now. The Cuba Aliados name has built…

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John Hay Ambassador Maduro: Cigar Review

Rating: 80Type: RobustoName: AmbassadorRing Gauge: 50Length: 5″Wrapper: BrazilianBinder: DominicanFi…

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John Hay Pennslyvania Natural: Cigar Review

Rating: 76Type: Grand CoronaName: DiplomatRing Gauge: 46Length: 6″Wrapper: Pennsylvania, Lancaster C…

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3 Regular Guys Review: Macanudo Vintage 2000 VIII

So, if there were to be a Coca-Cola of cigars and it not to be Cohiba –madly popular because of t…

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John Hay Pennsylvania Maduro: Cigar Review

Rating: 85Type: Grand CoronaName: DiplomatRing Gauge: 46Length: 6″Wrapper: Pennsylvania, Lancaster C…

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La Vieja Habana Leather Patch: Cigar Review

Rating: 89Type: TorpedoName: Belicoso #6Ring Gauge: 54Length: 6 1/2″Wrapper: Cameroon “Adobe”, West …

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“Blog Special”: $29.95

I’m going to be honest with you this sampler will not last long. Our “Blog Special” sampler c…

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New Packaging

It has been said, “That Packaging Sells.” That being the case, then the “new” packaging fo…

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Pinar P3000 Cuban: Cigar Review

Rating: 90Type: PyramidName: Belicoso FinaRing Gauge: 52Length: 5 1/4″Wrapper: Pre-embargo CubanBind…

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