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The Joy of Christmas

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 25th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

When the angels went away from them to heaven,the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehemto see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, …



The Joy of Christmas

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 25th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

When the angels went away from them to heaven,the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehemto see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, …



A Christmas Eve Eve Smoke: Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 24th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s the calm before the storm. The evening before Christmas Eve is a moment I especially look forward to and savor. Once the Feast of Christmas arrives, the house comes alive with activity — family, food, drink, and all the merriment that accompanies …



A Christmas Eve Eve Smoke: Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 24th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s the calm before the storm. The evening before Christmas Eve is a moment I especially look forward to and savor. Once the Feast of Christmas arrives, the house comes alive with activity — family, food, drink, and all the merriment that accompanies …



Smoke and Stillness at Advent’s End

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 22nd, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Advent unfolds with a familiar rhythm — candles lit, days counted down, anticipation slowly building. And yet, when Christmas week arrives, it always seems to come sooner than expected.Here we are, just a few days out from the big day. Despite the usua…



Smoke and Stillness at Advent’s End

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 22nd, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Advent unfolds with a familiar rhythm — candles lit, days counted down, anticipation slowly building. And yet, when Christmas week arrives, it always seems to come sooner than expected.Here we are, just a few days out from the big day. Despite the usua…



Crossing the Rubicon: A New Direction for Cohiba

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 20th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I was excited to see the Cohiba Rubicon included in the October Cigar & Pipes Cigar of the Month shipment. The Rubicon is a new line from Cohiba, which General Cigar Company began shipping in August of this year. After a 10 week rest in the humidor…



Crossing the Rubicon: A New Direction for Cohiba

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 20th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I was excited to see the Cohiba Rubicon included in the October Cigar & Pipes Cigar of the Month shipment. The Rubicon is a new line from Cohiba, which General Cigar Company began shipping in August of this year. After a 10 week rest in the humidor…



From Screen to Smoke: Martin Kove’s The Prodigal Son Cigar

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 17th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Actor Martin Kove, best known for The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai, is an avid cigar smoker. In collaboration with Paul DiSilvio, founder of La Casa Grande Cigars, and Sanj Patel, owner of Sanj’s Smoke Shop, Kove has developed a cigar line called The Prodi…



From Screen to Smoke: Martin Kove’s The Prodigal Son Cigar

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 17th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Actor Martin Kove, best known for The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai, is an avid cigar smoker. In collaboration with Paul DiSilvio, founder of La Casa Grande Cigars, and Sanj Patel, owner of Sanj’s Smoke Shop, Kove has developed a cigar line called The Prodi…