Sobremesa Corona Grande Cigar Review

The Sobremesa is the brainchild of brainy child Steve Saka. Ok, so he might not be a child, but he is brainy, and he is the big brain behind lines such as Liga Privada and Herrera Esteli. The name: “Sobremesa” is that time right after you’ve finished eating a big meal with friends, when you’re…

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Viaje Collaboration 2015 Cigar Review

The last review I completed (the AVO Syncro Nicaragua) marked a change for AVO with the inclusion of Nicaraguan tobacco. This review of the Viaje Collaboration 2015 marks a change for Viaje in that the blend will include Dominican tobacco courtesy of Pinar del Rio. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Viaje Collaboration 2014,…

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AVO Syncro Nicaragua Cigar Review

The AVO Syncro Nicaragua marks a stark change in AVO’s blending strategy. Up until now, AVO cigars tended to include exclusively Dominican tobaccos–this cigar includes a variety of origins: Ecuadorian, Dominican, Peruvian, and most importantly, Nicaraguan. Now, I’m a fan-boy of anything to come out of Nicaragua, and with AVO’s reputation for beautiful construction and…

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Cubicle Man

It’s 4 o’clock on a Friday, The will to live gettin’ thin. There’s a wall clock ticking patiently, Muffled only by chatter and din. I think, “God, please take me away from here, I don’t care at all where I go. But I’m bored and oh, Lord, I’d truly be floored, I’m sure, if I…

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Morse: Chapter 4

(Have you read Chapter 3 of Morse?) I woke to a new world from the one in which I had departed. Light stabbed through my blinds like a surgeon’s scalpel, pointedly slicing me from my slumber. A pounding head and vibrating eyes made it difficult to tell if I was looking at my popcorn ceiling…

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