Journal

It’s a very warm day out so I’m leisurely doing some things that need done like setting up the dehumidifier in the garage, putting together a new porch umbrella, watering the garden, taking care of the barn, etc. I looked in the humidor and this Stillwell Star Aromatic No. 1 grabbed my attention. This is one of four Stillwell Stars available, and the third one I am reviewing. So far I haven't had any bad experiences with these pipe tobacco and cigar blends, however, I haven’t really wanted to smoke more of the blends either. Nevertheless it is a neat...

This time of year is when I like to do some spring cleaning around the property. I don’t have a ton of time today, so I am just trying to clean up the garage a bit. I recently went through and got rid of anything I thought I needed, but haven’t used in four years. Then I moved things around to make room for a workbench. Now I need to move things to the shed, set the workbench, and plan for another work area I will be setting up. To accompany me with this is the Lampert Cigars Ocean Breeze....

You can check out my spiel on what Standard & Twain is, what you get, and how awesome it is here. Use the code “Whiskey” at checkout and you will receive a free cigar with your first order!  This is my sixth month with this subscription and I have to say that I continue to be pleased month to month. I haven’t loved every cigar that I have received, but that’s kind of the point. You can’t possibly like everything you try, but you have to try different things to better understand what you do enjoy. The biggest concerns for...

We’ve gotten a decent amount of rain lately, so I’ve got to catch up on some mowing this evening. I also wanted to smoke something new so I grabbed an ADVentura Cigars The Navigator from my humidor. This will be only the second ADVentura I have smoked. Something I always find intriguing with ADVentura’s cigars are the blend details. They always seem to utilize tobacco from multiple countries in their cigars. This Navigator utilizes tobacco from 5 countries, for example.  Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Maduro Binder: Indonesian Sumatra Filler: Dominican Republic,...

Following Frank, Wolf, Drac, Face, Mummy, Jason, Jekyll, Hyde, Kreuger, Michael, Chuck, Tiff, and Bride, the original 13 Monsters, Creature is an addition exclusively to the Monster Mash box. This cigar pays homage to the Creature from the Black Lagoon. The blend details have not been disclosed for this cigar, beyond the Nicaraguan Double Binder.  Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: My Father Cigars S.A. Wrapper: Undisclosed Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Undisclosed Vitola: 5 ⅜ x 48 Britanicas Extra Release Date: September 2021 Company Website: https://www.tatuajecigars.com/ Expectations  Given there are not really any specific blend details given, I have to base this...