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Cigar Blending with General Cigar in the Dominican Republic
As many of you know, I was recently part of a trip to the Dominican Republic for cigar bloggers to visit General Cigar DR operations. I will be posting several videos and even a picture show with all the great learning experiences we had as well as the amazing operation General Cigar has in the [...]
A Beautiful Weekend in the Dominican Republic with La Aurora Cigars
Several months ago I was approached by Jason Wood of Miami Cigars to see if I was interested in a trip to the Dominican Republic to visit La Aurora Cigars. Need less to say, it didn’t take me long to answer with a YES. I’ve never been out of the country before so this would [...]
Contest Winner: 262 Paradigm Robusto 3 Pack
Last week Brian and I sat down and reviewed the Paradigm Robusto from 262 Cigars. At the end of that review we announced that we’d be giving away a three pack to one of the folks that left a comment on that post. Well a week has gone by and now it’s time to announce [...]
Ben’s Top 12 Cigars of the Year
Well, its that time of the year again. You are probably getting overwhelmed with all the Top 10 or whatever list from everyone now including the magazines. I enjoy reading them myself as I like to see what everyone has liked over the year. That’s the great thing about cigars. There is a cigar for [...]
Merry Christmas from Nice Tight Ash
Santa was gracious enough to join me again this year for a special Christmas video. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did making it. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Favorites: Habano
I was planning on having a review of the new Pinar del Rio 1878 Capa Madura up today but the video did not process by press time so I have for you the next list in my “Favorites” series (look for the PDR 1878 next Thursday). Today I have for you Habano wrapped cigars. Habano [...]
Favorites: Connecticut
Based on a recent comment from Mark, I decided to do something a bit different this week and put up a list of favorites. These lists will be categorized by wrapper type and since the comment started when talking about the Camacho Connecticut, we’ll start there. To preface this list, there are a couple of [...]
Famous Smoke Shop: Cigar Expo 2010
A month ago Brian and I attended the Famous Smoke Cigar Expo 2010. This two day event included a VIP dinner, free craft beer, excellent food, great cigars and much more. The video below is our attempt to document the event; hoping to give those that could not attend an idea of how the festivities [...]
Lighter Buyer’s Guide
Father’s Day is coming up, and a favorite gift for cigar smokers is a butane lighter. We’ve done our fair share of lighter reviews here at Nice Tight Ash, and we want to share what we look for in a quality cigar lighter, whether you are getting something for dear old dad or for yourself.
Contest – Win a box of La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Tabaqueros 650 and Punch Grilling Tools!
Hey NTA Nation! Well, we have another great monthly contest for all our loyal viewers. This time we have a several really cool gifts to give away thanks to the great folks at General Cigar. First up is our grand prize. A box of La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Tabaqueros 650: Also, with the box, [...]