Let’s talk origin stories. Several years before OGT even existed, when I was obsessed with cigars but didn’t own a shop, I remember sitting on my front porch, enjoying a stick, and watching interview videos from the summer trade show. An announcement was given about a collaboration between Matt Booth, AJ Fernandez, and Robert Caldwell. […]
LCA Drop is happening this Thursday at 9pm CA time/12am est! What is it? Good question. I anticipate this drop to be closer to my palate than most of the releases through the year. Something I love about the limited sticks dropped by the LCA and Privada Cigar Club, they are often different than what […]
It’s the holiday season, and what do I enjoy more than spending time with family, caroling around the tree, and expressing thanks for the savior’s birth? All of the above with a good cigar in hand, or two or three. Leave it to the guys at the LCA to bring something special to the occasion. […]
“It’s a Christmas Miracle!” And believe me, it is. At this time last year, through the OGT Cigar Society, I released the third cigar from the Cigar Clowns we had received, the Festivus. It was a beautiful, box-pressed toro, sporting a Maduro wrapper that imparted notes of cocoa, earth, cream, sweetness, and hints of cinnamon […]
I can’t believe I haven’t written about this, especially since I was after it for so long. This blend is definitely on my favorites list. It is no secret that here at OGT I am a fan of Tony Barrios’ blending; Stallone cigars are rich, full-flavored blends of superb quality. Typically you will find carefully […]
LCA The Diver drops Thursday, November 3rd at 9pm CA time/12am est. It’s time, finally time, for a Connecticut Broadleaf cigar in the LCA. If you have read some of my past blogs, you know that I am a fan of the leaf from the Connecticut river valley. Particular people have the magic touch with […]
The LCA Plus Cocoa di Padre by Chico Rivas is a very exciting drop to me. Chico is no stranger to the OGT humidor. If you have tried the original drop ‘From Chico’ or the Privada Core Line 1491, then you know he is a blender specializing in full flavor, medium to full body, medium […]
Drops Friday, October 14th 9pm CA time/12am est. “To die. To be really dead- that must be… glorious.” -Count Dracula Several years ago, my brother, Andrew Drazin, illustrated a picture of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein monster enjoying a cigar. That picture is hung on the wall of the OGT Humidor. It has become somewhat of an […]
Drops Thursday, October 6th at 9pm CA time/12am est. Class meets artistry. One of the highest-dollar cigar companies in the game is dropping for the LCA October release, but it comes with an advantageous opportunity! El Septimo is known for its prestigious smoking experience, bringing unique blends from the countryside of Costa Rica. At usual, […]
New blood. Blended by Alec Cuevas, the youngest member of the fifth generation of cigar makers, the new release from Casa Cuevas is special. This is a first on many fronts; the fact that Luis Cuevas’ son is the blender is one of them. This is the first cigar Alec has created, and according to […]