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BOTL Herf 2011

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On July 16th, 2011, one of the most popular cigar communities – Brothers Of The Leaf (BOTL) has scheduled another annual BOTL HERF 2011 to celebrate and recognize the passion of cigar smoking. For those who are not familiar with the urban term herf, it is simply a gathering of cigar smokers who meet in a central location, or virtually, to share their appreciation of fine cigars. Upon arrival at the event, I was greeted by fellow comrades with an unexpected gift pack full of quality and hard-to-find cigars. Even though I have experienced this so many times, I’m still pleasantly surprised at the generosity and selflessness of cigar smokers. Friends, people you just met, strangers are always willing to share and go an extra mile to help each other out – quality that is lacking in today’s world. The BOTL HERF’s agenda was simple: smoke cigars, converse, smoke cigars, play cards, smoke cigars, enjoy delicious BBQ provided by The Brownstone (* Yes, The Brownstone from The Housewives of NJ), and … smoke cigars. Personally, I have smoked the following: Liga Privada No9, Tatuaje Barclay Rex 100th Anniversary and Tatuaje Black Petite Lancero. In addition to great smokes, I have enjoyed friendly atmosphere, great camaraderie and look forward to future BOTL HERFs. Thanks to all for organizing it and your generosity !


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* New Jersey Cigar Festival

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B&M: Ruben’s Smoke Stack

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Ruben’s Smoke Stack is a special place. Not only you will find an excellent selection of boutique cigars but you will also find plenty of camaraderie, peace, relaxation and last but surely not least, plenty of comfortable couches. The Stack is owned and managed by Ruben Abreu, a man with a vision, interest in great cigars and fine palate. There are many cigars shops in New Jersey but I only frequent two of them and Ruben’s place gets most of my attention. On average, there is one event every month with great prices, delicious food, and raffles. Ruben keeps up with trends and chases top boutique manufacturers to satisfy customer’s hunger. The list of brands available at the Ruben’s smoke Stack is too long to list but you will find a wide variety of Tatuaje, Padron, Illusione, Viaje, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, La Flor Dominicana, My Father, Oliva, Alec Bradley, and many, many other. (LIST)


From Ruben’s site: Established in 1997, the Smoke Stack has been providing cigars and relaxation ever since. January 2006 marked a change in the fate and the name of the Smoke Stack. Upon the transfer of ownership, Ruben’s Smoke Stack was born. Ruben’s Smoke Stack retains the same great relaxing environment, while adding a new bit of Ruben’s personality. Add features like the new big screen TV in the front seating area, to the new Members Only Lounge in the back, to the already luxurious humidor and your comfort is assured. At Ruben’s Smoke Stack, we strive to ensure that when you are in our “lounge”, that you are embracing the definition of the word. Amenities include a big screen TV, espresso maker, customer access computer and much more…and, oh yeah, did we forget to mention cigars?!?


Ruben’s Smoke Stack
326 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-498-0332



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CigarPhoto in Jamaica

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Ya Mon ! …


CigarPhoto is coming back from a well deserved vacation in exotic and pleasantly warm – Jamaica. There is nothing more relaxing than laying on the beach, listening to the ocean, sipping on delicious caribbean rum and puffing on nutritious cigars. Simply … bliss. My trusty travel humidor was once again recharged with quality ‘ammunition’ ranging from classic Partagas, Montecristos, Padrons, Davidoffs, to latest releases from Tatuaje & Viaje. Although the hotel had some indoor smoking restrictions, I was able to freely enjoy few stogies on the ocean-front-view 4th floor balcony (*pix below). For those who had enough of water and/or sun, hotel had a cigar lounge with a decent cuban humidor and a bar. One was able to find your standard Cohibas, Montes, RyJs, H. Upmanns, etc. All bases covered !


Below you find continuation of my ‘The Cigar Smoker’ project and few extra photographs taken on the balcony and by the inifinity pool. Hopefully you will enjoy this Cigar/Jamaican recap as much as I did the actual trip. As they say in Jamaica … “No problem, Mon.

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