http://www.leafytimes.com Two Brothers' Cigar Blog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:33:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I smoked the mild and tasty Dunhill Conado at lunch in the ongoing LGAR series.  I wasn't expecting much from this cigar for some reason.  Perhaps because I hadn't really heard any rave reviews about them that I could recall. I was plesantly suprised.  The Connecticut Shade wrapper on this ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/514 Happy Dominican Mornings.  We had a lot of good smokes this weekend and played Guild Wars at length (special event weekend).  We're both doing well, generally, but itching for a break -- i.e., HudGar2008.  It's a good thing it's only a month away.  Too bad work just won't just step ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/513 No, I didn't smoke a leather chair during lunch today.  But I thought my new chair was more noteworthy than the CAO black I smoked and we already reviewed.  I got this chair and ottoman set for a mere $70 from neighbor that was having a garage sale (on a ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/508 Today's lunch included a turkey sandwich, my new book The Hutt Gambit (Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy, Vol. 2), and a Playboy Double Corona by Don Diego.  If you haven't been able to tell by the other LGAR reviews so far, the trend has been mild cigars.  This is ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/505 Dominican Mornings got off to a late start today, but it was fun as always.  We're both looking forward to HudGar2008.  In the meantime, things are shitty at work, but manageable for now.  Generally we're doing OK otherwise.  Looking forward to a solid weekend of gaming, with various car and ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/504 Honestly, I don't remember which Montecristo I purchased.  It was part of a JRCigar grab bag.  So this review will be short and relatively pointless. Size appeared to be a Robusto.  Close to 4.5 x 48.  Perhaps a 444.  It almost tasted like an Monte Afrique, but I'm pretty convinced it ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/502 A few days ago, my brother suggested we start a series of short posts where we review our LGARs.  The first question you probably have is "What the heck is a LGAR".   In short, it's a cigar that is smoked during the business week during the lunch break.  While we're ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/500 File this under cool stuff: CAO has released a "Ying Yang" sampler combining the Black and Black VR lines in a captivating sleeve of cigary-goodness.  While $39.95 (plus $5.95 for shipping) seems a little steep, I have to admit I'm tempted to buy one. Check it out here. Still, my favorite CAO ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/498 For those of you who think I believe every cigar is a rave, let this post be a message to you: El Mejors are terrible.  I recently received four El Mejor Expresso maduros in an otherwise outstanding bundle from Cigar International.  They were not only the worst in the bunch; ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/496 While perusing the local Tobacco Barn for a smoke this weekend, I decided to forgo purchasing an Artuero Fuente Hemingway Best Seller in favor of a La Flor Dominica Chisel.  I've had three or four of the Chisels over the past two years, and while I've enjoyed them, they have ... http://www.leafytimes.com/archives/494