The Royal Leaf had an amazing event with DBL cigars this past Saturday and I was privileged to be able to meet with Francisco Almonte and all the other great members of The Loyal Royal family! I bought some of his best cigars and along with them came some of his hand-rolled cigars. One ofContinue reading “DBL Torpedo Belicoso: Hand-rolled by Francisco Almonte!”
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CAO Amazon Basin
A one of a kind cigar by General Cigars Corp that uses tobacco known as Braganca, that is grown in the Amazon Rainforest and harvested only once every three years! This is a cigar that is a huge hit amongst cigar smokers no matter what they normally smoke. I’ve smoked this cigar before and IContinue reading “CAO Amazon Basin”
La Galera Maduro
While picking out some cigars at The Royal Leaf, I was talking with manager/friend James Appello and I saw his go to cigar in the humidor and decided I had to finally give one a try. This being the La Galera Maduro! I also bought some other goodies I’ll be doing a review on soon!Continue reading “La Galera Maduro”
My Investigation of the Protocol Cyber Crimes Unit!
Protocol has been a new brand of cigars that I’ve seen popping up at cigar shops in New Jersey, and when I stopped in at The Royal Leaf I decided it was about time I gave one of their cigars a try. The manager James Appello told me that I should try this one andContinue reading “My Investigation of the Protocol Cyber Crimes Unit!”
CAO OSA Olach Lot 54
I took a trip to Lit Cigar Lounge to smoke this cigar blended by Rick Rodriguez of General Cigar that was sent to me to give a try. I was glad to finally give this one a smoke and see the flavors it had packed in it! It utilizes Rick’s beloved Connecticut broadleaf in aContinue reading “CAO OSA Olach Lot 54”
Not so farewell?
This blog was created for a class I was taking at Rowan University this semester but it has turned into so much more. I’m going to be continuing to produce content for this website with no plans of ever stopping. I truly enjoy blogging in this fashion and having an outlet like this to talkContinue reading “Not so farewell?”
Seeing what’s lit at Lit Cigar Lounge; With TV star Artie Weiner!
This past week I took a trip to Lit Cigar Lounge and King’s Club over in Sweedesboro and was able to get the full tour! I was able to find out everything there is to know about what Artie does at Lit; from his cigar selection, to his Covid cleaning, to his TV show?? AnContinue reading “Seeing what’s lit at Lit Cigar Lounge; With TV star Artie Weiner!”
Frank’s the Mann! : A talk with The Black Horse Cigar Shop owner Frank Mann
Frank Mann has been an owner for just over a year at The Black Horse Cigar shop in Sicklerville New Jersey. I was able to sit down with him for hours and talk all things cigars as our conversation seemed to have no end. He’s a retired businessman who has a plethora of experience soContinue reading “Frank’s the Mann! : A talk with The Black Horse Cigar Shop owner Frank Mann”
Going Full Throttle!: CAO Flathead V660 Carb
On this strangely warm thanksgiving day I decided to try out another cigar that General Cigar sent me, the CAO Flathead V660 Carb. It’s another one blended by Ricky Rodriguez, and one that was certainly done well. Without front-selling too much, go ahead and check out my thoughts below! If you’ve smoked one before orContinue reading “Going Full Throttle!: CAO Flathead V660 Carb”
Taking a smoke session to review the CAO Session!
While it was nice and pretty so see the picture on the Instagram with the whiskey and coffee, I want to make it clear that I did this review with a clean palette, absent of any influences. Ricky Rodriguez gave me the advice of smoking cigars blind, which would strengthen my sense of taste andContinue reading “Taking a smoke session to review the CAO Session!”
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