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C A Number 10 A Bit of a Mystery
For the number 10 cigar selected by Cigar Aficionado Magazine in their top 25 cigars for 2024, they have gone to a relative newcomer by...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
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CA Cigar No. 9 La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
Cigar Aficionado selected the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso as it’s number 9 cigar for 2024. I am especially glad to say that La...
sotlbarry
Nov 19, 20242 min read
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CA Cigar Number 8 for 2024
Cigar Aficionado selected the Prensado by Alec Bradley as it’s number 8 cigar for 2024. This one has been a winner for AB for quite some...
sotlbarry
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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C A Nunber 7 Cigar for 2024 Blackened M81
Cigar Aficionado selected the Blackened M 81 by Drew Estates as it’s number 7 cigar for 2024. I am especially glad to say that this one...
sotlbarry
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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CA's Number 6 for 2024--Partagas No. 2
Cigar Aficionado selected the Partagas Series P No. 2 as it’s number 6 cigar for 2024. While I have not smoked the Series P, I am pleased...
sotlbarry
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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CA # 5 for 2024 is E.P. Carillo Allegiance Confidant
Cigar Aficionado selected the EP Carrillo Allegiance Confidant as it’s number 5 cigar for 2024. While I have not smoked the Confidant, I...
sotlbarry
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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2024's Number 4 Cigar of the Year--Rocky Patel ALR
Cigar Aficionado selected the Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Toro as it’s number 4 cigar for 2024. I am pleased to say, my good friend...
sotlbarry
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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2024's Number 3 Cigar--Oliva Series V
Cigar Aficionado Magazine named the Oliva Series V Melano as their number 3 top cigar for 2024. I had the good fortune to come across one...
sotlbarry
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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2024's Number 2 Cigar--Padron
For the number 2 cigar selected by Cigar Aficionado Magazine in their top 25 cigars for 2024, they have gone to a long-time manufacturer...
sotlbarry
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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Top Cigars for 2024 from CA
Some people get excited this time of year because of the Emmy Awards—well since I have never seen any of those shows and don’t know very...
sotlbarry
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Put That In Your Pipe and Smoke It!
The first thing you notice as you are browsing through the Cigar Longue is the specular label featuring the Lone Star! It grabs you...
sotlbarry
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Cooperstown Road Trip
So my goal is to post at least one review a week and usually on Tuesday, but on Tuesday morning of this week I was standing in front of...
sotlbarry
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Labor Over A Good Smoke!
Happy Labor Day  One of the few acts of labor involved with enjoying a fine cigar is that you must cut it! Well, that might make you...
sotlbarry
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Wine Country Cigars
Had a wonderful road trip out to the Texas Wine Country and visited one of my favorite wineries, Siboney Cellars. Siboney is located on...
sotlbarry
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Trip To Fort Worth
Had a great trip up to Fort Worth for my High School class to celebrate our 80th birthday. Got to visit two of my favorite Cigar Shops,...
sotlbarry
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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You Need to NOSE
You should enjoy a premium cigar with all your senses! OK, well maybe not your hearing, but certainly looking it over closely with your...
sotlbarry
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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What A Wraper!!!
So here is an unusual stick in that it comes wrapped in a tobacco leaf rather than the usual cellophane wrapper. When I first encountered...
sotlbarry
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Do pigs fly?
Well I found a very interest stick from Drew Estates that I had not seen before. I am attaching a picture for your enjoyment. It was...
sotlbarry
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Top 3 as of February 2024
So I have to start off the first real activity blog with letting you know my top 3 favorite sticks in February of 2024. The are: Ramon...
sotlbarry
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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