We have a family wedding in the Tampa area next weekend and Ybor City is about 40 mins from our hotel. We plan on going Saturday morning because they have a huge outdoor market every Saturday, but Sunday is an option as well. I really want to hit the JC Newman factory and the Tabanero factory...

Here she is. I think the rug really ties the pic together.

Will do Ed. It didn't need much TLC at all. A little buffing compound on the Dremel to shine up the stem and some leather conditioner on the bowl. Will post some pics later this week.

It’s New OLD Pipe Day! This first pipe came from an eBay seller in Canada. It’s a Savinelli collaboration with the designer Etienne Aigner. I haven’t found much on it but my research says it’s most likely from the ‘70s. This pipe spoke to me because my Mother loved Aigner SWAG. She rocked...

We need a 🤮 reaction!

....rolled by prisoners!

Delayed delivery until Monday. :(

I'm doing the pee-pee dance until tomorrow when my first pipe purchase of 2026 will be delivered! Pics to come!

My last purchase in 2022 was a 2 box deal of RyJ Cedros Deluxe No. 3 for $305. One box is $450 now. Some international vendors won't even ship New World cigars to the US right now because of the tariff situation. You have UPS destroying packages in customs because they can't keep up. There's no...

Except for some singles on vacation, March 2022 was my last big purchase, just before the BIG bump which if I remember right was in June or July 2022. I probably have about 100-125 Habanos left in my humidor and I smoke them infrequently. Not so much because I am saving them, but more so because...

I hope you're right. I just don't think we'll see enough of a market correction in my lifetime that will make me buy them the way I did 5-10 years ago.

Article on Halfwheel breaks it out by brand. 3%-5% for most brands with a couple getting a big bump. Outliers are RA (8%), QDO (9%) and LGC getting an almost 17% increase. Virtually no increase on Trinidad and Sancho Panza and no increase at all for Flor de Cano. I think we owe a debt of thanks...

I was just thinking that my favorite cigar that debuted in 2025 was the My Father Blue. Up until this line came out, I hadn’t cared for any of the My Father sticks, but the Blue to me is on another level.

It's fantastic. They are a bit pricey, but I picked up a box at JR with 30% off text code last summer. I haven't tried the Supreme yet, but I bought a box of the Prestige robustos at a local Ferio Tego event. Another damn fine cigar.

Ferio Tego Summa. I liked them enough that I picked up boxes of both the Corona Gorda and the Torpedo.