Friday, April 26, 2024

Derby events at leaf and cedar

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 Wednesday of Kentucky Derby CAO starting at 2pm, lots of swag and discounts. Thurby featuring Espinosa, Eric will be here starting at noon ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Micallef

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 If you have the hat on, you need to smoke one.
Friday, June 30, 2023

Square peg, round hole/ Box pressed cigars..

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      Recently while cigar shopping, I noticed a lot more non round cigars.( Box Pressed). I am not to fickle about the shape I like, but I ...
Monday, May 01, 2023

Oaks and Derby cigars.

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 Leaf and Cedar will be having an Oaks day cigar event.  Featuring Oscar Valladares.  Lots of swag and discounts.  Great BBQ by Michigan Pau...
Saturday, April 16, 2022

Derby Thurby cigar event with Espinosa

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 Come by Leaf and Cedar cigar store about 1pm on Derby Thursday(Thurby).  Saturday is Derby.  Friday is not Furby, sheesh, it is Oaks.  Swag...

Kentucky Derby cigars

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 In Louisville looking for a great cigar store with a large selection and knowledgeable staff, then stop by leaf and cedar cigar store.  Loc...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Crux Cigars Guild Cigar

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 Crux started selling around 2014.  Named after saying Crux of the Matter.  Not Hispanic but northern Wisconsinso wanted a name ...
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Chris Carey and Alec of Alec Bradley stopped by.

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 So they let the reps develop their own cigars.  Chris did the Fashionably Late.  It is Mexican, Brazillian and Nicaraguan tobacco.  He want...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Nice video on Cuban cigars

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https://www.facebook.com/313820309356251/posts/771565910248353/
Saturday, May 16, 2020

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Which Micallef to smoke today? Looks like Mata Fina.  #micallef
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Cigar factories closing in Tampa

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https://www.facebook.com/313820309356251/posts/729208231150788/
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Oscar superfly

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Trying this Oscar Superfly.  The guys at Leaf and Cedar swear by them. Great fruity flavor for a no. Infused cigar.
Thursday, January 16, 2020

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Not LSU fan but still enjoying a Karl Malone
Monday, October 28, 2019

GOMEZ SANCHEZ MICALLEF LAYENDA 92.5

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What better to smoke during Halloween week than a cigar in a casket.  This was $17.00 at the smoke shop, but I have had just as good cigars...
Friday, October 04, 2019

Cigar cost Cartoon

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Friday, September 27, 2019

Cigar in Capri Italy

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Tried to find a good ciga in Capri, Italy.  They have to do the danger smoking will kill you wraps like I found in Australia.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Kristoff Signature Series JT Edition

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Thats right, JT edition.  Jarrid Trudeau - VP of Sales for Kristoff, asked if he could make his own edition of a Kristoff cigar using a bu...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Carlos Torano Master Rating 94.33

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Smoked this one over at leaf and cedar cigar shop in Louisville.  They have a nice outdoor smoking area and good conversation if you have ...

601 Blue Label Maduro 88.67 rating

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Smoke this one on my front porch with a nice Eagle Rare Bourbon.  The wrapper cam a little loose, so do not know if was a tad too dry or wh...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Cigars and cancer risk study

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https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2016/08/fda-study-cancer-risks-nearly-nil-for-1.html?m=1
Saturday, August 03, 2019

Canoe in your cigar, what causes it, what to do about it.

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Every once in a while you get a canoe in your cigar like the one I pictured.  The most likely culprit is an uneven filler in the cigar.  Y...

Big Johnny- It lasts the whole 9 holes

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I was talking with Nestor Miranda about larger size cigars seem to stay lit better when playing golf, and he jokingly gave me one of these...

LEAF by Oscar Rating 96.50

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I really like these cigars and ended up buying a box of them.  Another nice, mild cigar that has more nutty flavor than anything.   Each ...

Esteban Carrera Chupa Cabra Hellcat box press 94.42 rating

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Tried this the other day at the cigar shop.  Several other smokers swear by this brand.  It was a mellow smoke and could taste coffee and c...
Monday, July 29, 2019

Micallef Maduro 96.67 Rating

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This is a new cigar at the shop.  There are not a lot of places carrying this cigar yet.  From the other picture there were 5 selections ...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

President U.S. Grant and cigars

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I had heard a story about President U.S. Grant that I found fascinating.  He was a pipe smoker and chewed tobacco avidly.  However during...

Crowned Heads Le Careme 96.84 Rating

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I smoked a couple of these to be sure, and then I had to buy a box.  That is 24 in a box at around $12.00 a stick.  I typically do not li...

Diesel Whiskey Row PX Sherry Cask 97.67 Rating

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Tried this cigar today at the "Leaf and Cedar" cigar shop in Louisville.  It is made by aging the binder leafs in a bourbon bar...

Romeo y Julieta Media Noche 96.005 Rating

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Medianoche  ( pronounced  [meðjaˈnotʃe] ; "midnight" in  Spanish ) is a type of  sandwich  which originated in  Cuba . It is se...
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Nestor Miranda

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Had a nice time at a local cigar store.  https://www.facebook.com/leafandcedar/ Got to meet Nestor Miranda and get a box of his Cameroon L...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Alcohol tobacco and firearms!

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     They need to pay my UPS and Mail carrier more money. I just love sitting on my ass and ordering online for the important things in life...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Boycott Nat Sherman cigars.

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https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/america-s-largest-cigarette-company-comes-out-against-fda-exemption-for-handmade-cigars it is sad ...
Thursday, May 03, 2018

Florida and the Cuban connection

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     While on a recent trip to the Florida west coast I noticed a lot of cigar stores on almost every strip mall. In two of the stores were ...
Saturday, March 24, 2018

Winter outdoor lounge

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     Welcome to my outdoor man cave lounge! This is my lower deck that is enclosed with clear vinyl tarps and ridgid plastic roofing from Ho...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

The perfect Golf Cigar

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Over the last several years I have been trying different cigars to enjoy while playing golf.  The difference between smoking a cigar in a r...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Oumuamua Cigar?

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How is it that no cigar company has used this name yet? Astronomers are to use one of the world’s largest telescopes to check a mysterious...