You have probably noticed the latest from Cigar Aficionado which released their Top 25 Cigars Of The Year, 2020. You will also notice the debates have begun all over social media from those who agree and those who don’t. What is the deal with cigar ratings? Most online cigar retailers like to point to the…
Author: Jesse
Smoke Inn – Cigar Of The Month Club – Year In Review
One year ago while scrolling through a cigar group on Facebook I saw a particular post that had 5 cigars sitting on top of a letter called, “Cigar of the Month Club”. The poster mentioned they just got their box from Smoke Inn’s COTM club and was pretty excited about it. I decided to jump…
Monogamy And Cigars
“…….forsaking all others, till death do us part” Recently I was watching a cigar discussion and one of the speakers said that in the cigar world, there is no monogamy. That stuck with me for some reason. Is that possible? Could there be a person out there who smokes only one type and brand of…
Cigar Interview With Alex
Welcome to Intercigarviews! Alex is the general maneger of Ruby’s Elixir and Central Cigars in St. Petersburg, Florida. He spent 4 years in active duty with the Air Force stationed at Vandenberg AFB, CA at the Joint Space Operation’s Center (JSpOC) as a Space Operations Intelligence Analyst. It is fascinating the various backgrounds we find…
Cigar Interview With Jolene
Welcome to another weekly Intercigarview. Jolene describes herself as a cigar nerd who finds real pleasure in her cigar passion. Here is her cigar story. What was it about cigars that drew you to them? I love the ritual of it. Removing the cellophane, cutting, lighting, smoking. Describe the first cigar you smoked and the…
Cigar Interview With Rich
This is a special Labor Day edition of Intercigarviews. The main purpose of these interviews is to highlight your everyday average admirer of the leaf, yet I thought it would be cool to bring you a former VP of marketing for one of the world’s most recognized brands. Davidoff. The key word is former so…
Cigar Interview With Kris
This week’s interview highlights a cigar veteran of over 50 years. Kris enjoys the retired life after working for NBC in Maine. It is safe to say, he has seen it all. Here is his cigar story. What was it about cigars that drew you to them? I enjoy the relaxing feeling I get from…
Cigar Interview with Robin
This week’s edition of Intercigarview is with a psychiatrist and a story teller. I have know Robin from a distance on social media and in the course of discussion I saw him share his fondness for cigars and Mark Twain. I knew I had to interview him for this column. This is Robin’s cigar story….
Cigar Interview With Patrick
Welcome to another edition of Intercigarviews! This week we interviewed Patrick who lives in Florida and has worked as a county employee for 22 years. With any interview my aim is to keep the speakers voice with proper grammar. This week was a little different because it would of taken away from Patrick’s style. This…
Cigar Interview with Bill Prieto
Welcome to our weekly Intercigarview where we interview your everyday average admirer of the leaf. This week we interviewed Bill Prieto. Bill is a retired 30 year veteran of the police department. Here is his cigar story What was it about cigars that drew you to them? The flavor and relaxing nature of smoking a…
Cigar Interview with Elesix
Welcome to our weekly Intercigarviews where we interview your average everyday admirer of the leaf. This week our very first interview is with Elesix. Elesix is a retired 1st Sergeant (1SG) with 24 years of service in the US Army. She is affectionately known as Sweet Pea in the Florida Cigar Club where she has…
The Philosophy Of Cigars
I read once somewhere that if cigarettes are a one-night-stand then cigars are a love affair, One is looking for a quick fix and the other is looking for love. You may wonder what philosophy has to do with cigars when it deals primarily with questions of reality, meaning and origin. Can tobacco get that…