Recent content by shriver

It certainly is, I've been smoking a lot of PSD4s lately and the tanginess definitely contrasts with the warm, sweet richness of that particular stick. Exploring the world of cuban cigars is such a pleasure! I had the opportunity to buy an ashton VSG torpedo recently, and it struck me just how...

I swear by whatever kind costs about 60$ a bottle, I can't recall how long aged it is, but it is really delicious! My mission is to secure a bottle in Hong Kong in time for the Kentucky Derby.

Thought I would chime back in here with an after-action report. Both the Wynn and the Mandarin Oriental had cigar shops, I preferred the Mando's because it was a little bit cheaper (I think) and just enjoyed the Mandarin Oriental more in general. The Mandarin Oriental's concierge got us a...

It was a short cigar, 4.3 inches as posted above, but the cigar was so remarkably flavorful that I had no trouble smoking it slowly over the course of an hour; each slow draw was another opportunity to ponder just what it was I was tasting. I confess I didn't inspect the box code to see when it...

I had the pleasure of enjoying my first Petit Edmundo today, and it would not be an overstatement to say that it changed the way I think about cigars. I savored it slowly over the course of an hour, and was struck from the very first puff by the fact that it was somehow unlike any other cigar...

I like to have hot or at least warm water to sip, I think it helps open up the flavors on the palate.

Thanks! I'm going to be spending a couple days there during the Chinese New Year, with a friend who knows the place well and has some cool stuff planned out for our group (nothing too dirty, I gather, as we will have female friends with us). It costs me about $10 USD round-trip to take a day...

I live in the city of Jiangmen, which is a mere hop across the delta from Dongguan- one I'd be happy to take if you're in town. Jiangmen has its own very quaint (and really very beautiful) old section of town along one stretch of the river that I enjoy ambling through quite a bit, I will...

Thanks! Great info! I'll be going to Shenzhen in the near future (to buy cigars and pipe tobacco) and am weighing a side trip into Hong Kong, depends what I find in Shenzhen though. On the off chance anyone is looking for cigars in Shenzhen in the future, I found a pretty good cigar and pipe...

I wonder if anyone has experience buying cigars in Macau? I understand there is a duty-free shop in the Gongbei border crossing between PRC Zhuhai and Macau SAR, but am wondering if there is a nicer place inside Macau itself to buy them. There doesn't seem to be a La Case del Habano there, but...