Lane Oden+ by | Mar 30, 2018 | Cigar Information, Cigar Life, Cigar Types, Dominican, Honduran, Mild Strength, Reviews
Having made recommendations for mild, medium and full-bodied smokes, it’s time I come back around to another mild smoke to review today. This will fit in as a good supplemental smoke to go to instead of the Oliva Connecticut Reserve I recommended the last time...
Lane Oden+ by | Mar 9, 2018 | Cigar Information, Cigar Types, Medium Strength, Nicaraguan
So, you’ve smoked a few cigars, decided you liked them and now are wondering what it would be like to try something with a little more depth and body. You’re not sure you’re ready for an intense full bodied, but you know you want more strength than...
Lane Oden+ by | Feb 27, 2018 | Cigar Information, Cigar Types, Mild Strength, Nicaraguan, Reviews
Whether I’m in the shop or just woefully neglecting my @magiccityburn Twitter feed, people are constantly asking me: What’s your favorite cigar? What do you smoke? Can you recommend a good cigar at $6? $10? $20? What might I like in the way of a...
TheCigarCafe+ by | Oct 18, 2017 | Cigar Information, Cigar Life, Cigar Podcast
Today, Ernesto gives credit to his father for teaching him most of what he knows about cigars. As young as 4 years old, he would spend countless hours with his father in the tobacco fields in Cuba’s prime growing region, the Vuelta Abajo. It was in Cuba where...
TheCigarCafe+ by | Sep 12, 2017 | Cigar Information, Cigar Life, Cigar Podcast, Reviews
The Leaf Connecticut and the Corojo by Oscar are great cigars as they burn well, but it just doesn’t hit the target for some. Even with its promise of a full body release, the Romeo 505 Nicaragua is not quite as strong as some expected it to be. But the AVO Syncro...
TheCigarCafe+ by | Dec 28, 2016 | *Schema Done, Cigar Information, Cigar Life, Cigar Types
Rocky Patel Cigars History Rocky Patel is one of the hardest working guys in the cigar industry. A survivor or the 90’s cigar boom Rocky Patel Premium cigars has grown to be one of the biggest “boutique” cigar companies. In the mid 1990’s Rocky...