Cigars, Scotch and Cocktails

This is my first attempt at a cigar review, and as such please do not expect expert analysis of the cigar, just my musings and attempts to identify flavours etc with my somewhat limited palette.  I am a total novice when it comes to explaining why I like or dislike a cigar by way of the flavours, generally, I like what I like, and dislike what I don't like, with little understanding of what the actual tastes were. First off, this cigar was a 2006 Sir Winnie, one of three which I bought from My Smoking Shop in Preston, Lancashire, I am unaware of the box code. The construction on the cigar, in my opinion was excellent, obviously slight imperfections to the wrapper occurring after such a long period of sitting in a box in the shop with fingers undoubtedly poking at them over the years, but these were minimal, and did not detract from the beauty of the cigar for me. After cutting my chosen cigar, I tried a cold draw and I think I could taste a little wood, mixed with a mus...

Since starting to enjoy smoking cigars, Cuban and non Cubans, I quickly moved past being happy to sit in the garden chugging away, and what better way to enjoy a smoke, than alongside other cigar lovers. The only problem is, getting your expensive sticks there in one piece. I have a couple of travel humidors, but in truth, none are particularly aesthetically pleasing on the eye, to the budding cigar guru. I had a look at the Peter James cases as an option, quite expensive for what they were, watched some you tube reviews, and was even lucky enough to see one in the "flesh" whilst at a local B&M.  It was very impressive I have to say. Whilst about to make the impulsive purchase direct from the US of A, I came across what to me, looked like a pretty good alternative, The Puro Prestige Hemingway Travel Case. Now, for my tastes, this case looks so much more pleasing to me eye, I just love the mottled Ostrich style leather finish. As you can see from the above ...