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Elite Cigar & Smoke – Rochester, NY There is a difference between walking into a cigar shop looking for something to smoke and walking into one after spending months thinking, writing, talking, and probably overthinking cigars. I’ve worked in the Rochester area for years and have visited Elite Cigar & Smoke before. This wasn’t some…
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La Aroma de Cuba Original Monarch – Bury the Leaf Some cigars spend the whole evening trying to prove how clever they are. The La Aroma de Cuba Original walks in, pulls out a chair, and orders the steakhouse salad before anybody else has opened the menu. Then it follows that bright green start with…
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Aladino Connecticut Robusto- Bury the Leaf There are cigars you pull out of the humidor because you’ve been looking forward to them all week. Then there are cigars that sit there. And sit there. And every time you open the lid, you look at them, they look at you, and both sides silently agree that…
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Dunbarton Mi Querida Triqui Traca – Bury the Leaf There are cigars that need twenty minutes to introduce themselves. They shake your hand, ask about the family, maybe circle the room a couple times before finally telling you why they showed up. The Mi Querida Triqui Traca apparently considers all of that a tremendous waste…
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Ashton Virgin Sun Grown (VSG) Sorcerer – Bury the Leaf Some cigars arrive with expectations. You bought them because somebody told you to. You read the reviews, saw the ratings, heard the name enough times that eventually curiosity and a credit card took over. Then there are cigars that basically sneak into your house. The…
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Fiero Tego Timeless Panamericana Epicure – Bury the Leaf Some cigars spend the whole evening trying to prove something to you. They change clothes every twenty minutes, throw another flavor at the wall, kick up the strength, and generally behave like somebody who desperately needs everyone in the room to know they’re interesting. The Ferio…
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La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol Robusto – Bury the Leaf Sometimes the cigars you ignore are the ones that eventually make you look a little stupid. La Aurora has been sitting practically in my backyard. There is a major dealer less than 30 miles from the Evening Draw Lounge, and I have walked through…
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H. Upmann 180 Anniversary Churchill – Bury the Leaf Sometimes the cigar that makes you feel stupid is the one you needed to smoke. Not because it embarrassed you. Not because you couldn’t figure it out. Because somewhere along the way, you decided you already knew enough to leave it alone. H. Upmann has been…
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Alec Bradley Thirty Years Toro – Bury the Leaf Anniversary cigars usually show up like the guy who peaked in high school. They spend the entire evening reminding you about the glory days, wearing every medal they’ve ever earned and hoping you’ll be impressed enough to ignore what they’re bringing to the table today. The…
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Arturo Fuente Reserva Don Carlos Robusto – Bury the Leaf Some cigars earn admiration. Others earn affection. Every now and then, though, one earns your respect. Those aren’t always the same thing. The Arturo Fuente Reserva Don Carlos Robusto never once tried to overwhelm me. It didn’t throw a parade of changing flavors across my…