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I am headed to Germany (Berlin, Schwerin, Hamburg and Lubeck) as an academic fellow of a German institute. We have been advised that our free time is going to be limited if at all and will occur mostly at or afternoon or night. This will severly limit my ability to run off looking for a proper...

You meet the most interesting people in cigar shops in the Miami area. Honestly, these places are like some sort of cigar form of Cheers. Case in point; yesterday. I read about a new cigar shop opening up in Homestead. I went to check it out but it has not opened. Damn! I wanted to check out a...

The day after Thanksgiving I stopped by Mikes Cigars and what do you know they are having a little thing for Oliva Cigars. Well I got handed a free Serie V and a free Serie G. I lit up the Serie V and it was so good I bought a box of the Torpedo. All I can say is WOW! If I had not known what...

A local Florida shooting website I am a member of opened up a cigar and drink section recently. All has been going well until today when one of the moderators of that site posted a beratting post going after cigar smokers on the cigar forum. He also posted a poll. If y'all can find it within...

I have always liked the Sancho Panza brand cigars rolled in Cuba. They are well made from good tobacco and aim to please the mid-priced consumer. A number of years ago Sancho Panza cigars began to be rolled in Honduras for the USA market. Although these too were aimed at the modest priced market...

So, in one of those contemplative moments with a large cigar, sitting by myself in the darkness outside I have, as many, contemplated my lighter and how magnificent it is. Holding the cheap Nibo lighter in my hand I am always reminded of how the bundle of little blue flames reminds me of the...

I picked up this Kaywoodie pipe yesterday. It appears to be unsmoked. I paid $15 for it. Any idea what model this pipe is and when it was made? How did I do on the price? The numbers on the side are 7786B. It is marked DRINKLESS KAYWOODIE on the left shank. There is a cloverleaf on the top of...

I got off work at noon today. A friend was in town from San Diego so we decided to join another friend at the famous Cafe' Versailles in Little Havana for lunch. After lunch we went down the street (Calle Ocho) to El Credito to check out the cigars. I picked up a few things, took a few photos...

Interesting Story! http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16295064.htm COURTS Man gets home arrest for selling fake cigars BY JAY WEAVER jweaver@MiamiHerald.com A Hialeah carpenter convicted of selling counterfeit Cuban cigars in a high-stakes trial was sentenced to five months of home...

I see there are a number of folks in the South Florida area. Could I request comments on any Cigar friendly restaurants in Southern Florida? Any suggestions? A few friends get together from time to time and we always end up looking around to find a place to smoke after lunch. I would just as...

I heard that a Cigar retailer burned down this weekend in Little Havana. I found out this morning that it was La Tradicion Cubana. I am not sure how this will affect their operations. http://www.tradicion.com/index1.html

I happen to be driving through Little Havana this afternoon and stopped in at La Tradicion Cubana on Calle Ocho. Can anyone please provide comments on their cigars? I had to run out before I picked any up but the staff was rolling some nice looking cigars. Are they worth a trip back?

I recently saw a few pipes at an antique store with bent stems and really liked them. Upon closer examination I realized the stems had been chewed through. The pipes would other wise be totally functional if I could replace the stem. Anyone care to clue me in to where I can find replacement...

Last Friday, on the way to visit Thompson's Cigars, in Tampa, Florida I noticed a building with a large sign reading Cuesta Rey Cigars right off I-4 in Tampa. I reckoned this to be roughly in the Ybor City area. I had not been to Ybor City since 1981 or 1982. When I was last in the...

I just wanted to drop a quick report on my visit to Thompson's Retail store in Tampa, Florida. I was in Central Florida for the Lakeland Rifle & Pistol Club show last weekend. I decided to stop in at Thompson's in the morning before the Friday show set up. The directions on their website are...

I was given some Flor de Cana rum about 15 years ago and was surprised how nice it was. I grew up around Bacardi. I really think Bacardi has done much to improve the quality of their product in the last 20 years. It now stands up on its own just fine without having to be mixed with other...

I get together with a group of old friends for lunch from time to time. We make “expeditions” to differing locations in and around South Florida to take lunch, pass the time and generally enjoy each others company. We all share a love of good food, good cigars and collecting/shooting old...

I am headed up to Central Florida to visit kin for Passover. I am going to hang out to take in the big Lakeland Rifle & Pistol Club gun show that weekend. That means I will have a few days to roam around between Passover and the show starting. I am thinking about heading over to Tampa to check...