Journal

Hunting season is rapidly approaching and the Whiskey & Whitetails guys are gearing up for a hunt club trip. Of course no trip to the club is complete without some cigars! We worked together to create the PERFECT sampler for the occasion.  Enter the Whiskey & Whitetails Hunt Club Pack Each Whiskey & Whitetails Hunt Club Pack comes with three spectacular cigars to fit the needs of every hunter! And really just any real cigar enthusiast! Grab one or two or five of these packs you’ll have your morning, your stand time, and your nightcap smoke ready to go on...

I had some time this afternoon to do some mowing and I realized it has been a minute since I did a Yardwork Sessions style review. My “Sessions” reviews are just short form reviews named after whatever activity I was doing at the time. I looked in the humidor for what I wanted to smoke and the Cinque Terre from Julian Sued Tabac caught my eye. This cigar was a limited release from 2021 and was crafted as a collaboration between Edgar Julian Sued and Claudio Sgroi (previously of Mombacho, now owner of CST Counsulting LLC). This 5 nation blend...

Can Artificial Intelligence Be a Reliable Source for Hunting Advice? Machine learning can be a powerful tool to generating ideas, creating content and solving complex problems. But, would anyone have thought it could be a useful and reliable tool for hunting advice? We got curious about this very question and decided to put ChatGPT's hunting expertise to the test. We asked ChatGPT a series of questions about tree saddle hunting specifically and were quite surprised at the output it provided. We discussed these responses in depth on our recent Whiskey & Whitetails podcast episode, which you can check out on...

As you immerse yourself in cigar culture, it doesn't take long to begin seeing and hearing the term “boutique” pop up when describing certain cigars. At first the concept of “boutique” and “non-boutique” cigars seem simple enough, however, when you dig into the question of “What is a Boutique Cigar?”, it actually can become a bit more convoluted than you realize. I will save you the research and give you some insight into the term “boutique” in the cigar industry. By Definition According to Merriam-Webster the word boutique, in this usage, means “a small company that offers highly specialized services...

It is a beautiful, sunny Saturday here on the farm. The baby is down for a nap and it’s time to go outside and enjoy soaking up the sun before I get into some work cleaning up some things in the garage. I figured it was time for a review. I didn’t have any particular cigar in mind, but when I opened the humidor, this Ohana M13 caught my eye. This will be an introduction to Ohana Cigars, though I have recently reviewed the Revere by 262 Cigars. This is relevant as 262 Cigars and Ohana Cigars both fall under...