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The Great Whisky Smoke

By Luke

I’ll be attending The Great Whisky Smoke tonight – a satellite event for the Hop Scotch Festival which includes an afternoon of cigars, catered food, and Glenmorangie scotch, followed by an evening in the grand tasting hall where a large variety of exhibitors await.  While I assumed that the 10 tasting tokens accompanying my... (more...)

Carlos Toraño Signature Collection Perfecto

By Luke

After starting cigar production in Cuba in 1916, the Toraño family had accumulated 17 tobacco farms by the Cuban revolution in 1959.  At this time they fled Cuba, eventually settling production in multiple countries, specifically Nicaragua and Honduras.  I have had mixed experiences with Toraño cigars, with some of the other blends being a... (more...)