J. Bennett Alexander
28 Aug 2023
Cigar Culture
Alex Rodriguez & Cigars
Maybe you feel indifferent, but Alex Rodriguez, perhaps better known as A-Rod, evokes strong feelings in a lot of people, probably mostly among baseball fans...
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Staff Reviews
Jalopy
Today, I’m test-driving a Jalopy, friends – an unassuming yard ‘gar that sells for a paltry, bottom-of-the-barrel price tag...
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Top Lists
Top 5 Cigars with Cedar Notes
If you’re like a lot of aficionados, you find the smell and taste of cedar appealing, and here are five excellent cigars to smoke that offer notes of cedar...
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Staff Reviews
Kristoff Habano
I’m smoking a 5.5-by-54 Robusto from Kristoff in the brand’s Habano blend – a cigar named for it’s Cuban-seed wrapper leaf...
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J. Bennett Alexander
14 Aug 2023
Cigar 101
What Country Makes the Best Cigars?
The questions we’re tackling here are actually quite easy to answer. The first answer is a very subjective one...
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Staff Reviews
Plasencia Reserva Original
The Plasencia family is one of the largest growers of premium tobacco throughout Nicaragua and Honduras. They’ve been making cigars for dozens of other brands...
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Cigar Culture
History of My Father Cigars
It’s hard to imagine a premium cigar store without My Father cigars in the humidor, but twenty years ago, this iconic brand didn’t exist...
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Staff Reviews
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999
Today I’m smoking a 5.5-by-50 Robusto to give you the rundown on why this is a sensible box to toss in your coolerdor during the summertime...
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