It's been 5 months since our amazing journey to Nicaragua with Colin Ganley and Andrea Woolverton of Cigar Tourism for the express purpose of experiencing the cigar culture of that country. To our delight, Colin and Andrea did a masterful job of introducing us to all things Nicaraguan - history, culture, politics, food, climate, coffee, rum …
Category: Cigars & Scotch
Rain City Cigar
While it certainly is important to carry quality stogies in a cigar shop, the true differentiator between a good shop and a great one is the people who staff it and by that standard, Rain City Cigar in Seattle is one of the very best. I love their passion, expertise and unwavering sense of humor. Best of …
El Rico Habano
I'd like to introduce Patrick DeWitt, the General Cigar rep for the Northwest. Affable, gregarious, knowledgable and fun to hang out with (all good cigar rep qualities), he's a familiar face to my Brothers of the Leaf and me as he carries 20 lines under the General Cigar banner and so we get to see …
Oliva, Cain & Nub!
It’s a stunning, summery Puget Sound day in May and Rain City Cigar is hosting an Oliva event, one of my top brands which also includes Nub and Cain. I look forward to getting some quality time with Russell Graham, the Oliva rep, and enjoying the top notch camaraderie one can expect at RCC. I …
EP Carrillo Elencos Elite
When your favorite cigar rep puts his hand over his heart and swears this particular box of cigars is perfect for you, what can you do but thank him and whip out the plastic? I first met Terry Coleman at Rain City Cigar, my beloved neighborhood brick and mortar cigar emporium where he was peddling La …
The greatest cigar experience of my life (so far)
The following guest post is from musician, business continuity consultant, father and cigar lover, Doug Cassell: Brothers of the Leaf, What follows is the story of the greatest cigar experience of my life (so far). I have waited to write this up, partially so I could attempt to come up with words that can describe …
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Seeking Cubans In A Foreign Country
Tonight I'm bundled up like an Eskimo out on the penthouse deck of a downtown Vancouver BC hotel drinking Glenlivet 12 and smoking a Cuban Cohiba Maduro 5 -- very nice in spite of the 30+ degree temp due to the rare, clear Winter night sky. The locals get just as giddy from two sunny, …
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial
Smoking a cigar in wintery Puget Sound with any degree of comfort and relaxation can be rather challenging. For those of you readers coping with Winter elsewhere on the planet who somehow have not heard about Seattle's legendary rain, here's the executive summary -- drizzly rain, overcast and temps in the forties. Being a Chicago …
Cigar Accessories
One cannot truly enjoy a fine cigar without proper accessories. If you've smoked a fair number of stogies with me, you know that such utterances emerge from my mouth not as casual observances but as gospel truth, spoken with real conviction. I've always viewed my condition as merely being extremely opinionated and very outspoken but …
Avo Limited Edition 2010
Tonight I'm smoking an AVO LE10 and I have more to report on than just the cigar itself -- I can speak a bit to the man behind the cigar. No, this isn't an AVO meet and greet event like where Ray got to meet Rocky Patel. It's just the result of Avo and me …
Casa Dunthor 