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  • 5 Vegas

    Gonz
    Yup, it's been a full month since my last pick and I can't possibly describe the details of the past 30 days. Here's the short of it: on Nov. 25 I became a Dad for the first time and on Nov. 25 my amount of sleep went from little to none. I have more respect than ever for the other Dads out there. I've heard you guys complaining for years now and I just figured you guys were soft, but now I know. …
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  • Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon

    Gonz
    Sometimes I'm just a naive newbie cigar smoker. I get excited about the simplest, stupidest, things. But don't tell me I'm wrong 'cause I don't want to hear it. I'll give you an example. Perusing down at our retail store a few weeks ago, I heard some customers talking about the Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon - oohing and aahing like school kids. "Toothy, leather Cameroon wrapper." …
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  • Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon

    Brandon S
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    Last year I had the pleasure of attending my first RTDA show in Nashville and needless to say, I felt like Charlie in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory! Unless you have been to one it is hard to describe the pure, unbridled exhilaration that one experiences in such a place. For the most part, days spent at the RTDA consist of sampling cigar upon cigar from the very moment you wake up until …
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  1. Man O' War Valkyrie
  2. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial
  3. Man O' War Ruination 10th Anniversary
  4. Lars Tetens Steam Punk
  5. Southern Draw Jacob's Ladder Brimstone
  6. Xikar Verano Flat-Flame Lighter
  7. Macanudo Inspirado Orange
  8. CAO Nicaragua
  9. AJ Fernandez Ramon Allones
  10. Micallef Experiencia La Crema
  11. Man O' War Side Projects
  12. Nub Sumatra by Oliva
  13. Ave Maria Immaculata
  14. Devil's Weed Dark Brew Coffee Maduro
  15. Villazon Maduro
  16. Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon
  17. Bahia Brazil
  18. Cohiba Macassar
  19. Oliva 2nds
  20. H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez
  21. Plasencia 1865 Alma Fuerte
  22. Romeo y Julieta Reserve 2006
  23. Ave Maria
  24. Padron 1964 Anniversary Series
  25. Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro
  26. Joya de Nicaragua JOYA Red
  27. Diesel Uncut
  28. San Cristobal Quintessence
  29. Alec Bradley Post Embargo
  30. Latitude Zero Excursion
  31. Diesel Heart of Darkness
  32. Macanudo Inspirado Black
  33. Camacho Powerband
  34. CAO Pilon
  35. Bugatti Ambassador
  36. One Village Coffee - Honduras Finca Los Tuneles
  37. Camacho American Barrel Aged
  38. Relic
  39. Gurkha Hudson Bay
  40. Ladderball Pro Steel
  41. Alta Gracia
  42. Latitude Zero
  43. The Reckoning by Oliva
  44. Romeo y Julieta Media Noche
  45. La Perla Habana WIDE
  46. CAO Extreme
  47. Davidoff Maduro Series
  48. Oliva Saison
  49. Dunhill Aged Dominican
  50. Gurkha Beauty
  51. CI Knock-Offs - Compare to Cohiba
  52. Punch Bareknuckle
  53. Ramon Bueso Genesis The Project
  54. 5 Vegas Gold Maduro
  55. Obsidian
  56. Graycliff Turbo Edicion Limitada
  57. Cohiba Red Dot
  58. Dark Shark
  59. Alec Bradley American Classic Blend
  60. Obsidian
  61. La Herencia Cubana CORE
  62. Gran Habano Azteca Double Maduro
  63. Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Cigarillos
  64. Don Pepin Garcia Blue
  65. Blue Label B2 Cuban Wheels
  66. Man O' War Puro Authentico
  67. Cu-Avana Punisher
  68. Fonseca Araña
  69. Davidoff Millennium Blend
  70. Cuba Libre One
  71. Puros Indios Viejo
  72. Mark Twain
  73. Rocky Patel 1961
  74. Rocky Patel The Edge Counterfeits
  75. Alec Bradley Tempus Maduro
  76. La Flor Dominicana Air Bender
  77. La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
  78. Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo
  79. Gran Habano Vintage Corojo 2002
  80. Tatuaje Havana VI
  81. Diesel
  82. 5 Vegas Gold Maduro
  83. La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado
  84. La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
  85. Rocky Patel Sun Grown
  86. Blue Label B2 Cuban Wheels
  87. 5 Vegas Gold Maduro
  88. La Perla Habana Black Pearl Original
  89. Graycliff G2
  90. Ashton VSG
  91. Diesel Unlimited
  92. Bahia Maduro
  93. Cain by Oliva
  94. Reposado '96
  95. Ashton
  96. Magellan Dominicans
  97. Graycliff G2
  98. Cuba Libre
  99. Torano Dominico
  100. La Aroma de Cuba
  101. 5 Vegas Triple-A
  102. La Estrella Cubana Oscuro
  103. La Estrella Cubana Oscuro
  104. La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte
  105. Reposado '96
  106. Graycliff G2
  107. Diesel
  108. CAO VR
  109. HUMI-CARE XG1000 Pro Humidifier
  110. CAO Black
  111. Rocky Patel Sun Grown
  112. Man O' War Ruination
  113. 5 Vegas Classic
  114. John Bull
  115. Erin Go Bragh
  116. Oliva Connecticut Reserve
  117. Reposado '96
  118. Reposado '96
  119. Punch Gran Puro
  120. La Herencia Cubana
  121. 5 Vegas Classic
  122. Cuba Libre
  123. CAO VR
  124. Romeo y Julieta Viejo
  125. Excalibur
  126. La Herencia Cubana
  127. Oliva Flor de Oliva
  128. La Herencia Cubana
  129. Nub Habano by Oliva
  130. Gurkha Park Avenue
  131. Nub Habano by Oliva
  132. Man O' War
  133. Nub Habano by Oliva
  134. Montecristo Memories (Cigarillos)
  135. Vega Talanga Rojo
  136. Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva
  137. Drew Estate Isla del Sol
  138. Graycliff Espresso Series
  139. Drew Estate Larutan Ltd. Pimp Sticks
  140. Cuba Libre
  141. Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo
  142. Hoyo de Tradicion
  143. San Cristobal
  144. Brocatus
  145. 601 Blue Label Maduro
  146. Gispert
  147. CAO VR
  148. Alec Bradley MAXX
  149. Montecristo Media Noche
  150. Ashton Aged Maduro
  151. Brocatus
  152. Perdomo Mistakes
  153. CAO VR
  154. Romeo y Julieta Viejo
  155. Perdomo Lot 23
  156. Fonseca Habana Selección
  157. Partagas Black Label
  158. Zino Platinum Scepter Series
  159. 601 Red Habano
  160. Saint Luis Rey
  161. Arturo Fuente Hemingway
  162. Fonseca Habana Selección
  163. Double Happiness by La Aurora
  164. 5 Vegas Gold
  165. Victor Sinclair Vintage Select
  166. Oliva Serie O
  167. Fonseca Habana Selección
  168. El Mejor Espresso
  169. Torano Exodus Gold 1959
  170. Punch Rare Corojo
  171. Romeo y Julieta 1875
  172. 5 Vegas Series A
  173. Xikar Envoy 3-Finger Cigar Case
  174. El Mejor Espresso
  175. 5 Vegas Series A
  176. Torano Exodus Gold 1959
  177. La Vieja Habana Corojo
  178. Java by Drew Estate
  179. Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto
  180. Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto
  181. Cu-Avana Maduro
  182. 5 Vegas Series A
  183. Drew Estate Larutan Ltd. Pimp Sticks
  184. El Mejor Espresso
  185. Montecristo White Label
  186. Bolivar
  187. Gurkha Symphony
  188. Drew Estate Natural
  189. Partagas Cifuentes
  190. Perdomo Fresh-Rolled Cuban Wheels
  191. Flor del Todo
  192. Oliva Serie O Maduro
  193. CAO Brazilia
  194. Rocky Patel Vintage 2nds
  195. La Gloria Cubana
  196. Nat Sherman Metropolitan Host
  197. Drew Estate Natural
  198. Perdomo Mistakes
  199. ACID Ltd. by Drew Estate Def Sea
  200. Graycliff Espresso Series
  201. Flor del Todo
  202. Don Diego
  203. 5 Vegas Series A
  204. Macanudo Cafe
  205. Onyx Reserve
  206. Original Cubans
  207. La Gloria Cubana
  208. Cu-Avana Natural
  209. Rocky Patel Connecticut
  210. Gurkha Park Avenue
  211. Perdomo Slow-Aged Lot 826 Natural
  212. Cu-Avana Natural
  213. Rocky Patel Sun Grown
  214. Rocky Patel Connecticut
  215. Victor Sinclair Vintage Select
  216. Rocky Patel Sun Grown
  217. Victor Sinclair Bohemian Bamboo
  218. Puros Indios
  219. Dark Shark
  220. Ashton
  221. MISTAKES
  222. Perdomo Slow-Aged Lot 826 Natural
  223. Cu-Avana Maduro
  224. Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970
  225. Drew Estate Larutan Ltd. Pimp Sticks
  226. Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva
  227. Fonseca
  228. 5 Vegas Classic
  229. Torano 1916 Cameroon
  230. Torano 1916 Cameroon