Shawn Ewasko of Cigar Reader has a smoke with Rocky Patel at last week’s Corona Cigar event.
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America has a tough job – there’s no doubt about it. The organization has to defend the rights of cigar smokers, a group generally reviled by non-smokers and small enough that it can’t marshal the resources to defend itself effectively. The cigar industry is not a rich one, and the challenges we face come from [...]
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The La Aurora 1495 series of cigars pays tribute to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros and is Made from six different types of tobacco. This cigar has an Ecuadoran Sumatra Sun Grown wrapper, a Dominican Corojo Binder and a mix of Dominican piloto cubano, Nicaraguan, Peruvian and Dominican Ligero filler. I’m smoking my [...]
As I walked in, I picked up a crystal chalice and a pamphlet describing each whiskey, cigar, and their recommended pairings. I was a bit surprised to find that there were no guides to lead us through the tasting experience. (I may very well be spoiled by Jose Blanco’s blending event). But extremely helpful BaDC [...]
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