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A Spirited Fantasy Camp
The problem with fantasy camps is they all assume a level of experience or ability that I don’t have. You probably want to have swung at a fastball...more
Posted: September 8, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Branching Off the Label
Just got a bottle of Basil Hayden’s Bourbon (which I adore) and rather than drinking it, I was perusing the label (which I generally deplore, but...more
Posted: August 31, 2010
Cigar Inventory
I’m getting ready to re-stock my personal cigar inventory. I’ve been fortunate in that most of the cigars I smoke are at work, and supplied as...more
Posted: August 23, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Release The Kraken!
Spiced rum, a drink category that virtually didn’t exist before Captain Morgan stormed our shores in the early 1980s, is, well, spicing up the...more
Posted: August 20, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Bad Oysters and Pity Smokes
Gregory Mottola loses the battle with raw oysters, but wins the war with some top-notch smokes gifted to...more
Posted: August 20, 2010 By Gregory Mottola
Saturday Report: 122 Cigars
I’m home from the IPCPR trade show going through my notes and all the cigars I brought home from the trip. I thought I’d put together a few...more
Posted: August 14, 2010
Thursday Report: IPCPR Day Three
There was sad news to report as the trade show began this morning. I found out that Jean Clement, the cigarmaker who was better known by the name of...more
Posted: August 12, 2010 By David Savona
Wednesday Report: IPCPR Day Two
The talk of the morning was the tropical storm watch-New Orleans was in the bullseye of a storm system that had formed in the gulf, and it was...more
Posted: August 11, 2010 By David Savona
Tuesday Report: IPCPR Day Two
After a bracing southern breakfast of eggs, grits and biscuits at the hole-in-the-wall New Orleans institution known as Mother's, I rolled into the...more
Posted: August 10, 2010
First Day in New Orleans
I flew into New Orleans Monday afternoon for the start of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers show, also known as the...more
Posted: August 10, 2010 By David Savona
Going to the Trade Show
Starting Monday I’ll be in New Orleans for the annual International Cigar Pipe and Retailer trade show, the show formerly known as RTDA. Those of...more
Posted: August 6, 2010 By David Savona
Another Slice of Heaven
Heaven Hill just sent me a pre-release of the whiskey maker’s latest Parker’s Heritage Collection, a series of four (so far) special releases...more
Posted: July 31, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
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