Cigar Journal

Monte cristo limited edition 2005

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:26:40 -0400

“There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning…” Dr Gonzo, Fear and loathing

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Tampa Sweethearts no. 500 & Punch Gran Puro Sierra (shorts)

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:00:00 -0400

“Shy one, shy one,

shy one of my heart,

She moves in the firelight

Pensively apart.”

- Yeats, TO AN ISLE IN THE WATER

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Cohiba Siglo v & A Fuente Gran Reserva

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:59:15 -0400

“People are, have been, and always will be miserable and restless. There is no cure for this. There are escapes only — the “bastard ways,” as you say. - Henry Miller, Hamlet Letters.

It seems like cigars, and any luxury item I suppose, but cigars especially, are designed as escapes. Each individual one was planned, designed, and made, each one should be, demands to be, appreciated in it’s own moment in time. It’s hard not to escape at least a little when it comes to finding, preparing, and smoking a cigar. There’s so much tradition involved, there’s a relationship which is formed, and each one of those relationships is protected from the world, encased in its own crystal of time. Consciously or not I use cigars as an escape and I definitely had that in mind when I laid back in my hammock with a Cohiba Siglo V and a glass of Kraken rum to enjoy a bit of quality time…

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Mystery OpusX

Mon, 23 May 2011 20:34:51 -0400

“There was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.” Revelations 11:13

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Cusano 59 Rare Cameroon

Mon, 09 May 2011 19:39:16 -0400

” neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do.” - Socrates, Apology

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Romeo y Julieta Churchill Habana (short review)

Thu, 05 May 2011 23:48:45 -0400

“It did not belong to the world in which language is born. The world was its by-product and nothing could exist without it.” - Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

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Partagas Black Label Pronto (short review #2)

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:28:04 -0400

“You are supposed to forget that there are hundreds of cities, each one full of women, and that it is most unlikely that you have found the perfect one for you. You are just supposed to pick the best one out of the ones you know and can attract, and in fact you do this happily — you feel that the love you direct toward the one you do choose is not arbitrarily bestowed.” - The Fermata , Nicholson Baker

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Ashton Cabinet #3

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:08:29 -0400

“I say this continual smoking must have been one cause, at least, of his peculiar disposition; for every one knows that this earthly air, whether ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of the numberless mortals who have died exhaling it; and as in time of the cholera, some people go about with a camphorated handkerchief to their mouths; so, likewise, against all mortal tribulations, Stubb’s tobacco smoke might have operated as a sort of disinfecting agent.” - Ishmael, Moby Dick, or, the whale
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Diesel Unholy Cocktail

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:21:39 -0400

“I’m marvellous now. I never felt so fantastically rocky in my entire life.” - Franny (Franny and Zooey)

Beer, Smokes, and Salinger. Doesn’t get much better. Read the full review HERE

J&D Temptation churchill (sneak preview)

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:01:55 -0400

“It’s a wonderful thing, for half an hour, to have money in your pocket and piss it away like a drunken sailor. You feel as though the world is yours. And the best part of it is, you don’t know what to do with it.”- Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

Pre-release review of the J&D CO’s first brand Temptation. Click here to read full review. More to come.

Liquid n' Smoke: The Flavor of the Smoke

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:56:40 -0400

Liquid n' Smoke: The Flavor of the Smoke:

liquidnsmoke:

Each type or brand of cigar carry a different taste and flavor. Most of the times, cigars with lighter colored wrappers are milder in flavor and have less of a smoky aftertaste. Darker wrappers are typically richer in flavor, although the specific flavors are not unique to any particular style…

Nuff said

Don Tomas Sun Grown Gigante

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:19:08 -0400

“We’re in such a hurry most of the time we never get much chance to talk. The result is a kind of endless day-to-day shallowness, a monotony that leaves a person wondering years later where all the time went and sorry that it’s all gone.”
— Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)

FIND OUT IF THE DON TOMAS WAS A SHALLOW WASTE OF TIME OR SOMETHING TO REMEMBER: READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Tabak Especial Corona Negra

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:24:00 -0500

“Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.”

-Oscar Wilde

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Has anyone ever found a cigar lighter that works?!

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:01:00 -0500

Couldn’t say how many i’ve gone through, and the more I try the more I like matches, just curious if this is just me.

Interesting take on fashion throughout the ages. Read it here.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:19:48 -0500

Interesting take on fashion throughout the ages. Read it here.

Mystery Tatuaje. Click Here for full review.

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:18:06 -0500

Mystery Tatuaje. Click Here for full review.

Partagas Black Label Pronto

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:26:00 -0500

“And what do you say of lovers of wine? Do you not see them doing the same? They are glad of any pretext of drinking any wine.” - Socrates (The Republic by Plato)
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It’s not just the black and white that makes this guy look...

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:11:49 -0500

It’s not just the black and white that makes this guy look good.

Liquid n' Smoke: Construction of a Cigar

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:00:13 -0500

Liquid n' Smoke: Construction of a Cigar:

liquidnsmoke:

Starting from the outside and working to the center, the first layer is the wrapper. Because the wrapper creates the first impression of the cigar, it must be carefully selected for its color, uniformity, and flavor elements. The wrapper leaf is also the most expensive tobacco used in a…

The Edge, Rocky Patel (short review)

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:27:56 -0500

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
-Albert Einstein
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