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