Whelp, it’s March, and here in sunny California, it’s not so sunny. The flurries of snow, waves of rain, and flooding near the shop have been anything but constant. However, let’s not focus on that. I wanted to draw attention to the first quarter of 2023 and what the OGT Cigar Society has brought us. […]
Drops Thursday, March 9th at 9pm CA time/12am est. “There is no rest for me in this world. Perhaps in the next.” In the Bleak Midwinter. This is an old hymn written by Christina Rossetti in 1872 about the event of Christ’s birth. It is also what is recited when one of the brothers from […]
The last of the limited run. Last year, at PCA 2022, Foundation Cigars announced a special project with the family of Highclere Castle, using a 7th priming of Habano leaf. The cigar was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Foundation Cigars releases the Highclere Senetjer Figurado. The Senetjer boasts a 7th […]
So last week, when I wrote an introduction to this month’s society subscription cigar, some of the info was purposely left out, or should I say, purposely teased. However, I wanted to give a more in-depth introduction to this cigar. As I mentioned, our March release is called “A Fistful of Smoke.” This is a […]
Winter is not coming; it has arrived. Usually, my palate turns to darker cigars to stand up to the cold. Here in Oak Glen, we get all four seasons: the scorching heat, the golden leaves of fall, the spring showers, and, yes, even the winter snow. Whether it is the pipe or cigars, I usually […]
Anyone who has enjoyed cigars has probably heard the name AJ Fernandez. One of the most prolific blenders in the industry, AJ crafts full-flavored, full-bodied cigars from his own core line to many commissioned projects for other companies. One of the more colorful OGT favorites he produced in 2022 is the Privadas and LCA Subterraneo […]
Voted on by our OGT community, I am proud to announce the 2022 OGT Cigar of the year: The Chaffiot See No Evil Lonsdale. Initially created for the OGT CIgar Society, the See No Evil Lonsdale is a custom vitola, measuring 6.5×48 in a box-pressed format. During the summer, at the inception of this cigar’s […]
Black Works Studio is an art lab. So many excellent cigars with a flare for the exotic make up the portfolio of the brand BLK WKS. If you have lit up a Killer Bee Corona, a killer Bee Connecticut, or even a Green Hornet cigar, you know exactly what I am talking about. Several times […]
At the beginning of the month, we shipped out our first batch of the OGT 12 days of Christmas Advent Sampler. Starting on the 13th of December, our community started smoking through the sampler pack. The concentration of the twelve days is special and, in most cases, limited cigars. I wasn’t interested in ‘filler’ sticks […]
Let me say this is my opinion, not facts. This is from my perspective when it comes to top lists of cigars. Each year, around this time, cigar media releases their top picks for ‘Cigar of the year’, which can range from only five cigars up to thirty. The concept of ‘best cigars’ was created […]