Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Featured, Wine

A Wine Room

This is an article we’ve been holding on to for a while but are just now getting up. It’s a good one though and one that you may read once and move on unfazed and then a few months later read again and decide to use the advice. It really depends on where you are [...]

Beer, Featured

American Pale Ale: English Origins but Distinctively American

by John Little
American Pale Ales (APAs) are among the most popular craft beers consumed in the United States. It seems Americans are always driven to do things bigger and better than they’re done in other parts of the world, and producing craft beer is no exception. So, while built upon the tradition of English Pale [...]

Cigars, Featured

J. L. Salazar y Hermanos Reserva Especial Robusto

This was my first venture into this brand. And honestly, I haven’t heard or seen many reviews about it, good or bad. Generally, this turns out to be a good thing, so you don’t end up with some pre-concieved notions about any particular smoke.

Anway, this was also my first experience with a “box pressed” [...]

Site of the Week

Beer Site of the Week

Our selection for the week of 9/28-10/4 is BeerCook.com. There are alot of sites with recipes using beer but we chose Beer Cook because it goes well beyond that. From professional beer cook profiles to a user submitted recipe search. Check it out by clicking here.

How to Taste Beer

Tasting beer can be very rewarding. As you encounter new styles or brands it helps to know what to look for in a new beer as well as how to evaluate it. Take your time and work through the aspects of the brew one by one.
Here’s How:

Pouring the Beer - If you are pouring the [...]

5 Vegas Gold

Size: 6.0 X 50
$3.50-4.50 range
Tobacco blend:
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
Filler: Dominican, Honduran Blend
Context:
Most purest may think that doing a cigar review at a tailgate is a recipe for disaster. Well, most of the time it probably is but I think I pulled this one off alright. This cigar was the first item on my menu. It was [...]

Beer Site of the Week

Our selection for the week of 9/28-10/4 is BeerCook.com. There are alot of sites with recipes using beer but we chose Beer Cook because it goes well beyond that. From professional beer cook profiles to a user submitted recipe search. Check it out by clicking here.

Cigar Art

We love cigar art. When we say cigar art we generally mean cigar labels and box art. It’s the balance between marketing and art that makes it so much more than just art. The fact that cigars are also so connected to families, traditions & luxury make the art much more than just marketing.
We aren’t [...]

Padron 40th Anniversary Cigar Review


Cigar Quotes

Here are some famous quotes by some famous people about cigars. What are some of your favorite quotes concerning cigars?
“I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time.”
Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
“What this country needs is a good five cent cigar.”
Thomas R. Marshall (American Statesman, [...]

Wine Site of the Week

Our selection for the week of 9/21-9/27 is 1 Wine Dude. 1 Wine Dude is Joe Roberts. He is now a wine consultant and musician in the greater Philadelphia area.
1WineDude (a.k.a. Joe Roberts) provides an insider’s view of the strange and wonderful world of wine, told accessibly from an outsider’s viewpoint. Joe is a Certified [...]

J. L. Salazar y Hermanos Reserva Especial Robusto

This was my first venture into this brand. And honestly, I haven’t heard or seen many reviews about it, good or bad. Generally, this turns out to be a good thing, so you don’t end up with some pre-concieved notions about any particular smoke.

Anway, this was also my first experience with a “box pressed” [...]

American Pale Ale: English Origins but Distinctively American

by John Little
American Pale Ales (APAs) are among the most popular craft beers consumed in the United States. It seems Americans are always driven to do things bigger and better than they’re done in other parts of the world, and producing craft beer is no exception. So, while built upon the tradition of English Pale [...]

A Wine Room

This is an article we’ve been holding on to for a while but are just now getting up. It’s a good one though and one that you may read once and move on unfazed and then a few months later read again and decide to use the advice. It really depends on where you are [...]


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