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Author: Erik Calvino

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Perfect Pairings: Craigellachie 13 Year Old / Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary 

Long considered the muscle behind Dewar’s blended Scotch, it wasn’t always easy to find Craigellachie bottlings, but in recent years, it’s become slightly more accessible. …

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Casa 1910

CIGAR SNOB MAIL TIME: Smokes, booze, and flying boxes!

Alright ladies and gents it’s time for the latest installment of MAIL TIME! Thanks to everyone who sent in packages and thanks to Natalia for …

Pisano
2022 September / October

Pisano RPF (Reserva Personal de la Familia) / AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata

2017  Tannat  Progreso, Uruguay Healthy Wine  In our world of consistent day drinking and cigar smoking, we consider all wine, whiskey, beer, and especially cigars …

Carmen
2022 September / October

Carmen Vintages Blend III / Oliva Serie V

Vintage Blend (2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020) Cabernet Sauvignon  Maipo Valley, Chile  The Lost Grape of Bordeaux  Chile’s wine history dates back to the 16th …

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Aladino Cigars

CIGAR SNOB MAIL TIME: Valentine’s Day Edition!

Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! We hope you’re having a lovely evening full of love or friendship but always great cigars. The packages were piling up …

Glenfiddich
2022 November / December

Perfect Pairings: Glenfiddich 12 Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish / Espinosa Laranja Reserva

The Glenfiddich Distillery, built by hand by William Grant and his nine children and completed in 1887, is one of only a few single malt …

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CIGAR SNOB MAIL TIME: Happy New Year from Cigar Snob Magazine!

Erik and Jamy hope the year has kicked off on the right foot for y’all but in case it hasn’t, here’s a midweek MAIL TIME …

Achaval
2022 September / October

Achaval Ferrer Finca Altamira / Diamond Crown Black Diamond

2016 Malbec Mendoza, Argentina Lazy Winemakers From its inception, Achaval Ferrer was founded on the principle of minimal intervention. The idea is to trust the …

Domus
2022 September / October

Domus Aurea / Eiroa 20 Years

2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Upper Maipo Valley, Chile House of Gold  Named after Emperor Nero’s ambitious palatial complex, this single-vineyard wine hails from the hillside plot, …

AJ Fernandez

Top 25 Cigars of 2022 (1-5)

We’re back with the 11th annual Top 25 list, smoking, re-smoking, assessing and then writing all about the year’s best. As continues to be the case, the …

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