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Nice Tight Ash Goes Rolling
A while back Chris and I took a trip down the road to check out the operation at Roberto Cigar and get a lesson in rolling cigars. We had a great time and learned a great deal about the art of cigar making. I want to thank Bob for taking the time to show us [...]
Rocky Patel Event at Crescent City Cigars – 4/16/2010
This past weekend, Crescent City Cigars kicked off the annual Crescent City Cigar and Crawfish Crawl with a Rocky Patel event. Armando Ortiz, the owner of Crescent City Cigars, hosted a great event with some great deals on Rocky Patel cigars. Free food and drinks were available and the store was packed out. Its was [...]
March 2010 Contest: And the Winner Is…
On behalf of the Ash-holes, I’d like to thank everyone for participating in our March contest. We really enjoyed hearing from you all. We’d also like to thank Drew Estate for providing such a great prize. Without further ado, out of 430 entries the winner is jimmyk26. Congrats jimmyk26! We welcome the comments and hope [...]
Saturday Ashes – The Crescent City Crawfish Cigar Crawl 2010
The 2010 Crescent City Crawfish Cigar Crawl has been announced. One of the major sponsors is Crescent City Cigars which is one of the main shops I frequent in my area. Saturday, April 17, 2010 With Other Events from Thursday, April 15 – Sunday, April 18, 2010 Since 1999, The Crescent City Crawfish Cigar Crawl [...]
Smoking Bans Are A Capital Joke
Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, has a smoking ban like many of the states in the union have to one degree or another. In 2007, the District banned smoking in bars, restaurants, and other public places. But it seems that if you are a member of the City Council, you can get a one-day waiver for your organization. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick holds an annual boxing event to raise money for charity, and one of the traditions for the event is cigar smoking. So Jack Evans, a city councilman representing Ward 2 and a member of the Friendly Sons, asked his colleagues for a one-day waiver for their event.
March 2010 Contest
It’s been a while since we’ve had a contest here at Nice Tight Ash, and it’s definitely time to put an end to that! The nice people at Drew Estate are providing a great prize pack.
Jameson Cigars and Rock Stone Coffee
I consider myself a coffee aficionado as much as I enjoy cigars. If you follow me on Twitter, you already know this. My go to coffee is by Black Dog Coffee Company as I’ve known the owner for many years from Cigar Weekly cigar forum. Also, I really enjoy Brian’s blends more than anything else [...]
Roberto Cigars Blend Test: Reveal
Ok folks…here is the final episode of our series geared towards finding a full bodied blend for Roberto Cigars to add to their line. Here, we go through each blend and Bob tells us what the differences are in each and how they differ from the Standard and Robust Blends that Bob currently produces. I [...]
Roberto Cigars Blend Selection: Samples 7-9
Ok folks, here’s the final episode of our cigar blend testing series in conjunction with Roberto Cigars. Here we have cigars 7-9. Look for the reveal of my favorite as well as how these blends differ from Bob’s original offerings in an upcoming post. If you haven’t already, check out #’s 1-3 here and #’s [...]
Roberto Cigars Blend Selection: Samples 4-6
We’re back with the next episode in our Roberto Cigars full bodied blend search. If you haven’t already, check out #’s 1-3 here as well as our reviews of Roberto’s Standard (Mild) Blend and his Robust (Medium) Blend. Today we have for you samples 4-6. So let’s see how these three blends compare to our [...]