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I've been having problems with my Little Buddy lighter and will need to send it in for repair. What's the best way to drain a torch lighter?

[rant mode] My g/f is pissed. The new law, akin to the FDAs requirement, has resulted in her not being able to get any Al Capones in NY anymore. I believe I still could order them from elsewhere but it's annoying. Of course this affects me directly because if the woman ain't happy, that means I...

Cigar Name: CAO America Potomac (5 x 56) Cigar Description: Connecticut Shade and Broadleaf Maduro around filler from Dominican, Nicaragua, Italy and USA Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Since moving to the USA, I've become more and more fascinated by America and the people...

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I usually check the RSS feeds on the cigar reviews to see what's new, liked and disliked. I noticed today that the RSS feed, specifically for the Cigar Reviews section doesn't seem to be working, whether from my reader or on the main page. Me thinks it needs a poke.

Cigar Name: Hoyo de Monterrey Sabrosos (5 x 40) Cigar Description: Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper around long fillers from Nicaragua, Honduras and Dominican Republic Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: March is always a bit of a fun month for me. It's my birthday month and I tend...

Cigar Name: Camacho Havana Toro (6 x 50) Cigar Description: Jamastran Habano Criollo around Honduran grown, Cuban-seed Corojo long fillers Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: I am constantly trying to improve myself to be better for work, for myself and for my...

Cigar Name: DaVinci Exhibicion E Robusto (5 x 50) Cigar Description: Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper around Nicaraguan binder and filler Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: In our lives we sometimes meet interesting people and animals. I had, at one point, 4 furrkids...

Cigar Name: CAO Lx2 Robusto (5 x 52) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan wrapper enveloping 100% Ligero Dominican and Nicaraguan long-fillers Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Ah, the weekend. It kinda started early for me today since I finished teaching early. And since I got rave...

Cigar Name: Esencia 2008 Belicoso (5 1/2 x 52) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan blend of Criollo, Corojo and Ligero leaves. Cigar Strength: Medium-Full Review of the Cigar itself: Ah, Sundays. A day of relaxing and recharging. Well, for most people. Today is actually one of my "work" days...

Cigar Name: Nording Torpedo (4 x 54) Cigar Description: Costa Rican Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan long fillers and Mexican binder Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: This cigar, when I got it, made me think of the NUB cigars that I sometimes like for a "quick" smoke...

Cigar Name: Fonseca 8-9-8 (6 x 43) Cigar Description: Connecticut wrapper over Dominican and Mexican filler Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: I recently did an order to Famous-Smoke for a bunch of singles and included in this "sampler" I made, was this cigar...

Cigar Name: CAO Criollo Pato (4 7/8 x 50) Cigar Description: Criollo 98 wrapper around Nicaraguan-grown, Cuban seed filler. Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Not sure where I got this one (perhaps from my Secret Santa on CigarPass) but it's an interesting cigar. The wrapper...

Cigar Name: Camacho Corojo Toro (6 x 60) Cigar Description: Corojo wrapper around Jamastran Honduran filler Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: Whoever told you that size didn't matter lied -- blatantly. Sometimes, size can matter, particularly when enjoying a full cigar. I...

Cigar Name: Saint Luis Rey Reserva Especial Serie G Short Robusto (4.25 x 54) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan Habano wrapper and a Nicaraguan binder with Honduran and Nicaraguan longfiller tobaccos Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: As I eyed this short cigar and took in...

Cigar Name: 601 Box-Pressed Blue Maduro Robusto (5.2 x 52) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan Cuban-seed filler with NIcaraguan wrapper Cigar Strength: Medium-Full Review of the Cigar itself: After my last 601, I wasn't too sure about this one but I thought I'd give it a try. I've always like...

Cigar Name: Avo Domaine #20 (4 5/8 x 50) Cigar Description: Dominican Republic filler with Ecuadorian wrapper Cigar Strength: Full Review of the Cigar itself: I look outside to a grey-white sky and trees in the midst of changing their colour. The morning noise of Queens waking up...

Cigar Name: Nub Connecticut (3.7 x 54) Cigar Description: Nicaraguan filler with Connecticut wrapper Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: Nub cigars were introduced earlier this year with great fanfare and received with some skepticism. To many, it was a gimmick. The...

Cigar Name: Maker's Mark 650 (6 x 50) Cigar Description: Sumatra Wrapper with Cuban-seed Dominican long-filler Cigar Strength: Mild-Medium Review of the Cigar itself: The history of bourbon can be traced as far as the late 18th century and while no one person considered to have created...

To finish my day off yesterday, I decided to get one from the CAO Ying Yang sampler I got. It came with a CAO Black and a CAO VR and then 3 cigars that were blended with tobacco from each, at varying levels: one has more Black than VR, one has more VR than Black and one has a 50-50 split. I had...