And So It Begins
Oct 6
Montecristo Estoque Cigar Review
As I’ve mentioned before, a cool label catches my eye long before a cool blend, but in the case of the Montecristo Estoque, there is both a cool label and a cool blend. What luck! I’m like a kid at Christmas, unless that kid is Jewish, in which case I’m like a kid at Hannukah….
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Oct 6
AJ Fernandez Enclave Cigar Review
Let it be known: I’m a sucker for good marketing. And damn if AJ Fernandez didn’t catch my eye with the band of his newest release, the Enclave. The AJ Fernandez Enclave’s label features a Native American wearing a headdress and riding a horse–my guess would be that he’s a Sioux as most American Indians…
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Oct 4
Bodega Reunion Digestivo Cigar Review
Bodega designed the Reunion Digestivo as an after-dinner smoke meant to be the capstone to a long evening of smoking lighter cigars (such as the Bodega Reunion Aperitivo), drinking heavily, and eating heartily, AKA my favorite pursuits. I’ve smoked this cigar before but haven’t put my thoughts on paper until now–lucky you! You get to…
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Sep 14
The Polebarn
The polebarn creaked a bird’s call every time the wind rolled by. The equally creaky man sitting lotus-style in the center of the polebarn visualized what type of bird reached out to him. Sometimes it was a robin, or an oriole, or a more ominous bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, but…
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Sep 5
Morse: Introduction
The window had been open for 3 days when I stopped counting and that was at least a month ago. I only remember it was a month ago because that’s when I decided to open the window to see whether the flickering light outside was a police officer coming to check on me after a…
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