Cigars in History — 1970-1989

Continuing along our  Cigars in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1970-1989, the years of Life Archive’s reduction from a weekly to a monthly magazine.  If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them

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Cigars in History — 1960-1969

Continuing along our  Cigars in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1960-1969, including JFK.  If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them

Whisky in History — 1960 onwards

Continuing along our  Whisky in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1960 onwards.  In 1972, Life become a monthly rather than a weekly publication, hence the reduced number of images.  If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them

PIO Resurrection Toro

PIO Cigars (previously PIO VI Cigars), a small boutique brand based out of Miami, has recently released the Resurrection — purportedly limited to 500 boxes in 100 brick and mortar stores.  Made in little Havana, Miami, the cigars feature Equadorian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan fillers, Ecuador binder, and a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper.  Thanks to Jarrod from Tex Cigars for sending me this stick.
At first glance, the cigar had a rugged, splotchy matte appearance, with veins featuring prominently and the foot a little bit abused.  That said, the cigar felt nice and …

Bluebeards Revenge Contest Giveaway

We at The Aspiring Gentleman are proud to feature another wet-shaving giveaway contest.  Bluebeards Revenge, the latest product from the guys at The Shaving Shack (who are generously supporting this contest), is a unique shaving cream designed for men with tough stubble as it contains a novel topical compound called Decelerine™, which inhibits actively growing hair follicles, decreasing the length and density of unwanted hair.
We’re actually giving away 3 tubs of Bluebeards Revenge

Cigars in History — 1950-1959

Continuing along our  Cigars in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1950-1959 — the Cuban Revolution.  If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them

Whisky in History — 1950-1959

Continuing along our  Whisky in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1950-1959.  If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them