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Happy Father’s Day from a New Dad!

Posted in Other on June 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Enjoy!

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Matt’s Ride for Kids Raffle – Opus X Love Affairs!

Posted in Other on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Please check out my buddy Matt’s fundraiser for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.  Donations go to this cause and enter you in a raffle to win a box of Opus X Love Affairs!  Click on the link below for all of the details. Matt’s Ride for Kids Raffle

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New Releases 2010!

Posted in Other on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kindly look to your right and you’ll see I have changed the New Releases list from 2009 to 2010.  Again, like last year, I will update it as I learn of new releases.  I have also kept the list from 2009, it’s just below the 2010 list.  Some items have rolled over to 2010 due [...]

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Manufacturer’s Spotlight – Di Fazio Cigars

Posted in Other, tagged , on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Di Fazio Cigars is a new boutique to the biz.  Established in 2008, the Di Fazio family has set a goal to deliver a fine super premium to the cigar aficionado. Using a combination of tobacco from the DR, Nicaragua and Honduras, the Di Fazio family wants to blend the perfect cigars for every occasion.  [...]

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Cigar Flavor Components

Posted in Other, tagged , on October 14, 2009 | 8 Comments »

There are several core cigar flavor components used to describe flavors one can taste while enjoying a cigar.  Most of the flavors are derived from a scale used to describe wines (popularized by Cigar Aficionado, whose owners also publish Wine Spectator), as they share a lot in common.  I have parceled things up into core [...]

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How to Taste a Cigar

Posted in Other on October 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Sounds simple, right?  Well it depends.  Taste is defined as, “form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses.  It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food, certain minerals, and poisons.”  But when taste partners with the sense of smell… that is how the brain perceives [...]

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Listen!! From Paris to Cuba

Posted in Other, tagged , on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was contacted to listen to a CD from jazz composer Mario Grigorov.  The name of the album was “Paris to Cuba”.  I like Jazz and I was rewarded with an upbeat multi-cultural jazz opus that had be bouncing in my lounge chair!  Here’s the bio: The ten tracks on Paris To Cuba are the [...]

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New website for Zen!

Posted in Other on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just to let everyone know you can now access this site through zencigar.com!  So now you don’t have to got through the trouble of typing in “wordpress”.  I’m saving you seconds a day! 

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New Releases 2009!

Posted in Other on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I added a new selection on the side bar to track all of the new releases for 2009.  I will include links to press releases and any of mine or my buddies reviews with each new line.  Enjoy! Here’s the link if you don’t want to move your mouse over three inches…  This will also [...]

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Manufacturer’s Spotlight – Don Pepin Garcia

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »

There is no one cigar maker more popular than Don “Pepin” Jose Garcia… or busier!   His tiny little shop in Little Havana has exploded into several factories in Nicaragua and more brand names and collaborations than you can shake a stick at.  He has almost single-handedly changed what comes to mind when consumers think of [...]

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