It is a great time to be alive if you’re a cigar smoker. Today, we have some of the best, most consistent and interesting blends of cigars available to us with a click of a button. Although some cigar manufacturers boast about their blend specifics with detail, many do not. Cigar Brands might choose to […]
Editors Note: check out our Top New Cigars of 2019 post here. 2017 saw some truly special releases from boutique brands like Foundation Cigar Co, Cornelius & Anthony, and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, as well as established brands like H Upmann, Padron, Drew Estate and Davidoff. Even with an unrelenting pile of new federal and […]
In my personal experience, specially-themed cigars have a tendency to be either amazing or abysmal, with few (if any) in-betweens. The Oktoberfest thus far has consistently made its way into the former category (I distinctly remember enjoying the Über vitola with a hard cider in October of 2015). I know it’s December of 2017, but […]
When I have friends over, whiskey (and/or cigars) is usually involved. For the New Years party my wife Catherine and I were hosting at home, I brought out two bottles: Michter’s Single Barrel Rye and High West Midwinter Night’s Dram. A good friend of mine brought along the bottle of A.D. Laws Four Grain Bourbon, […]
For the first time in the seven year history of this site, we are releasing a list of the 10 best cigars we smoked this year. We’ve refrained from doing it in the past largely because there are so many great blogs making these lists already. But this year in particular, there are some smokes […]
Every now and again I actually follow the whiskey recommendations I’m given (I have a terrible memory so it’s nothing personal guys!). In this case, Belle Meade whiskey was recommended by a good friend of mine. I haven’t been able to find it in New York City where I live but after traveling down to Virginia for Christmas, […]
Few cigars are as widely recognized as the Alec Bradley Prensado. The original Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill won Cigar Aficionado’s coveted Cigar of the Year distinction in 2011, catapulting the brand into the national and international spotlight. Since then, the company has released a number of lines, including the Alec Bradley Mundial which is one […]
A couple of days ago I stopped by Warehouse Spirits near NYU and picked up this bottle of The Glenrothes Vintage Reserve. I’ve been excited to finally sit down and give this spirit a proper review since I’ve enjoyed the few sips I’ve had of it up until now. This is a no age statement […]
The other day I stopped by Barclay Rex on Pearl St. and saw a number of boxes of Sans Pareil and La Instructora cigars (La Instructora reviewed here) set up on a few corner shelves. La Instructora cigars are marked by their seemingly modern-art inspired bands, with Sans Pareil marked by simple, mono-colored bands. Anyone […]
I have never in all my (albeit limited) years smoked a Nat Sherman I didn’t like, so when Matthias asked me for my thoughts on the Metropolitan Habano, I was psyched, having enjoyed a robusto around the time the line was first released. The Metropolitan Habano is a part of Nat Sherman’s noble endeavor to […]
Earlier this week I stopped by Nat Sherman on 42nd and 5th ave to pick out a new smoke. I was happy to find a new shipment of Plasencia Cosecha 146 cigars in stock. I’ve been a big fan of the Plasencia Alma Fuerte for a while now, so trying another new line was an […]
A few months ago, I saw some media announcements about the release of The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey from Proximo Spirits. My guess is, you’re probably interested in reading about The Sexton for the same reason I was interested in trying it: it has a really, really cool bottle design. That probably sounds […]