Category: Stogie Stories
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La Aroma De Cuba Edicion Especial – Bury the Leaf Every now and then you light a cigar that feels less like a random pull from the humidor and more like a standing appointment you scheduled with yourself weeks ago. This La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial No. 1 was one of those. It showed…
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Rojas Street Tacos Al Pastor – Bury the Leaf There are cigars you light because you’re curious.There are cigars you light because you’re bored.And then there are cigars you light because, deep down, you already know exactly how this story ends before the foot ever sees a flame. The Rojas Street Taco Al Pastor landed…
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Bariay 1492 Black – Bury the Leaf Bariay 1492 Black Label walks in like it already believes its own press release. Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper. Nicaraguan guts from Estelí, Condega, and Ometepe. Full‑bodied, medium strength. “Maduro for all.” “Clean‑crafted.” “Chemical‑free.” Dark chocolate, roasted coffee, black pepper, cedar, and aged wood if you believe the…
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Perdomo Habano Connecticut – Bury the Leaf Somewhere along the way, “Connecticut” stopped meaning what a lot of us thought it meant. For years, that pale blond wrapper was code for soft, safe, and mostly forgettable. It was the stick you handed to the new guy or the one you grabbed with a mug of…
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Crowned Heads Mil Dias – Bury the Leaf There are cigars you buy because you’ve researched them, hunted them down, and convinced yourself they’re going to change your life. Then there are cigars you buy because Cigar Page throws a number on the screen so low it feels disrespectful not to click “add to cart.”…
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Henry Clay War Hawk Toro – Bury the Leaf Some cigars earn their place in the humidor. Others end up there because CigarPage caught you at the exact wrong moment—somewhere between curiosity and justifying a deal that didn’t need much justification to begin with. The Henry Clay War Hawk Toro was never meant to be a centerpiece cigar. It wasn’t hunted down, it didn’t come with a…
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Alec Bradley Pensado Toro – Bury the Leaf I have a confession. A fairly embarrassing confession, actually. I had absolutely no idea the Alec Bradley Prensado was a former Cigar of the Year. None. Not when I bought it. Not when it arrived. Not when it disappeared into the humidor. Not during the better part…
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Bury the Leaf I have a confession to make. A dangerous confession. A confession that may cause my membership card to be immediately revoked from the Brotherhood of Connecticut Skeptics. I liked this cigar. There. It’s out there. We’ll come back to that. First, you need to understand that Connecticut cigars and I have a…
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Bury the Leaf There are cigars that announce themselves. The kind that show up wearing a three-piece suit, kick open the boardroom door, and immediately start telling everybody why they’re the smartest person in the building. Then there are cigars like the La Aroma de Cuba Reserva. Quiet. Confident. Professional. The kind that never raises its voice because it doesn’t think it has to. Coming into this…
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Bury the Leaf I was intimidated by My Father. Looking back, I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it was the ornate packaging. Maybe it was the presentation. Maybe it was the reputation. Maybe it was simply the unknown. When you’re first getting into cigars, brands like Rocky Patel, Oliva, Gurkha, and CAO seem to be…