Our friends at Nat Sherman have an announcement for New York City cigar smokers, and the United States at large. It sounds like Ike Karipides will be a great addition to the Nat Sherman team. ~~~ NAT SHERMAN APPOINTS IKE KARIPIDES TO DIRECTOR OF PREMIUM CIGARS SALES July 13, 2012 (New York, NY) – Nat Sherman, […]
As the summer drags on and the FDA continues to decide what form of pleasure it will kill next, more and more media outlets are interviewing cigar shop owners around the country about the proposed regulations. And wouldn’t you know it, shop owners are actually confirming that if they are forced to sell from catalogs, place […]
Since the start of my spirits training a little over a week ago, I’ve been reading lots of articles on different spirits, learning about the craft, and finding some flavor profiles that sound appealing. One such find is Evan Williams, a bourbon from Heaven Hill in Kentucky. The gents over at Sipology recently gave it […]
My quest to learn the basics of the spirits world and share the best resources with you has led me to the far reaches of the internet and back (this includes a few visits to Reddit, of all places). In any case, I wanted to share this Scotch Whiskey 101 from Tonique Magazine. Thus far, […]
For all of you avid whiskey drinkers out there, here’s a new website to bo0kmark: whiskey-distillery.net. The website is essentially a library of thousands of photos of the most famous distilleries in the world. Not only that, each distillery profile includes an extensive history of each distillery, their whiskeys, and ownership. As an example, take […]
Tonight is a very special night, but not because I’m reviewing a cigar from Ventura Cigar (sorry Ventura). FineTobaccoNYC Contributing Writer and Event Coordinator Kelvin Batista is with me in my backyard enjoying the beautiful summer night. He’s reviewing the Fogo (about a 6″ perfecto, I’ll let him explain). Paired with this Estilo Cubano I […]
According to a post by Whiskey Intelligence, the Dalmore is now the world’s most rapidly-growing single malt. From the press release, The data reveals that the Dalmore is currently the fasting growing malt year on year with value growth of 69 per cent, taking over from Whyte & Mackay’s other single malt brand Jura which […]
Heads up New York cigar smokers: the Cigar Inn just released an announcement of an upcoming dinner event featuring the newest cigar from Montecristo: the Connoisseur Edition No. 2. According to the announcement this cigar is the follow up to the popular Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition (No. 1), which featured and Ecuadorian Habano wrapper […]
Cigar Aficionado reports that the Casa Magna Colorado, which we published a review of today, is due for re-release in box-press form. For those of you who haven’t smoked the Casa Magna Colorado, do yourself a favor and try it. You can read about the flavor profile here on our review, as well as see […]
My quest to learn the basics of the spirits world recently carried me to the far reaches of youtube. In particular, I wanted to find some sort of brief article or video explaining the history of Johnnie Walker, one of the most popular whiskey brands in the world, and also a brand that we see […]
The Casa Magna Colorado was the #1 Cigar Aficionado cigar of 2008, and it was the first cigar to make me say “wow” (after the CAO Italia in my earlier cigar smoking days). For the money, it is incredibly hard to beat this cigar, but be warned: do not smoke this on an empty stomach […]
Patrick over at StogieGuys posted some nice commentary on Thursday (5th July) about the value of cigar events. In “Cigar Events Worth Attending and Fighting For”, Patrick gives a brief rundown of his time at Famous Smoke Shop’s “Cigarnival,” which was hosted by Famous Smoke shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Somewhat fittingly, this article was posted […]