Cigars and coffee. While my preferred pairing with a smoke is whiskey, often the situation calls for a non-alcoholic beverage. Many carbonated drinks work well, especially cream sodas in my opinion. I just prefer to limit my soda intake to very rare oc…
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!
It’s that time of the year when a Saint revered by many, especially in the Irish-Catholic community, is adopted by people of all descent. As a Catholic of Irish decent, I can find little fault with people bettering them…
There’s a meme on social media that says, “It’s like Winter leaves the room and then comes back to say, ‘And one more thing. . .” Well, Winter left the room for a few days this week and we got a glimpse of the Spring to come. (Yes, Winter is coming ba…
I’ve been looking forward to trying this one for a while. Back in December I picked up the Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano and Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Maduro, both in the Robusto vitola. The Knuckle Sandwhich line is the result a co…
More warm weather, means more cocktails and cigars on the deck. As I was perusing the virtual stack of drink recipes I’ve gathered over time, I came across one for a Grenadine Old Fashioned that sounded interesting.The recipe calls for 2 ounce of wheat…
March 1 marked the first day of “meteorological spring.” The actual start of spring is still three weeks off, but the days are getting longer and warmer. The bulbs are sprouting in the garden, and the birds in the trees are active. And it’s pleasant en…
All the social media things reminded me that Tuesday, February 27 was “National Cigar Day.” On February 27th, 1883 Oscar Hammerstein I recieved a patent for an automated cigar rolling machine. While our preference is for hand-rolled cigars, …
Today, February 27, is the Feast Day of St. Gabriel Possenti.
Legend holds that Gabriel Possenti was a Catholic seminarian in Isola del Gran Sasso, Italy. In 1860 he is said to have used his skills with the pistol to drive off a band of marauding sold…
An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks into the pub and promptly orders three beers.The bartender raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at a table, alone.An hour later, the man has finished t…
It’s a constant theme around here of late — will there remain a bit of sunshine to enjoy at the end of the work day? On a recent cool evening while the sun set, a new cigar, the Amendola West Side Story, provided a pleasant opportunity to enjoy the su…
