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Sunday Fiver – December 13, 2009

A video Sunday Fiver from Brian. The views and opinions of this video are solely mine. Comments included do not necessarily reflect the views of Nice Tight Ash. Parental Discretion Advised.


Sunday Fiver – November 15, 2009

For the Sunday Fiver this week, I am asking you, “NTA Nation” as Ben has dubbed you, 5 questions that we would really like to know. What do you get most out of cigar reviews in general? (includes all sites, blogs, mags, etc.)      What do you think of the general format of most cigar […]


Sunday Fiver – September 27, 2009

Cigar Fiver A quick fiver of cigars stories for the week that caught our attention: Cigar Weekly reported a special contest from General Cigars for a chance to win $1,000,000! CWNews – Macanudo Millionaire Contest Agent 6 over at The Cigar Spy reviewed the 5 Vegas Relic Figurado. The 5 Vegas Relic has really drawn […]


Sunday Fiver- September 20, 2009

A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web. Here at Nice Tight Ash (1) Today is the last day to enter our 100th review contest.  Make sure you get over to Charlie’s review of the CAO Escaparate Costa Rican Maduro to see how to win a box of Corona Cigar Company’s 10th Anniversary Nicaraguans.  Also, […]


Sunday Fiver- September 13, 2009

A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web. Cigar Reviews Jerry at Stogie Review smoked the new (1) Padron Family Reserve 45 Years, and gave it the Great Torpedo Seal of Approval. This stick comes with a hefty price tag, but it sounds like a winner as a celebratory smoke. Adam over at Fire […]


Sunday Fiver – August 23, 2009

A fiver of cigar stories from around the web. The latest buzz in the cigar world is the (1) ISOCigars.com.  Chris talked a bit about this new cigar service in his Oliva Master Blends III review.  ChiefHava has a nice write up about it and his encounter with the founder of ISO Cigars on his blog […]


Highlights of IPCPR 2009 – New Orleans

Four years ago, RTDA came to New Orleans and two week after the show, the mother of all storms hit us….Katrina. After 4 years and changing its name to IPCPR, it has come back bigger and better than ever with hundreds of vendors. Many cigar companies introduced a lot of new cigars and it seemed […]


Monday Fiver- June 22, 2009

A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web. Cigar Reviews A few folks from Cigar Weekly participated in a blind review of the (1) Padilla Hybrid. Jesse over at Cigar Jack reviewed the (2) new Canimao Maduro. Justin at Las Vegash TV conducted a great interview with Jon Huber of CAO about the (3) […]


Sunday Fiver- May 17, 2009

A fiver of cigar stories from around the Web. Cigar Reviews On Friday we released a video on the Rocky Patel Spring Collection.  If you would like another opinion check out the guest review at Stogie Review of the  (1) Rocky Patel Spring Collection. Photo courtesy of Stogie Review. Cigarfan over at the Keepers of the Flame took […]


Sunday Fiver- May 3, 2009

Since two thirds of the Nice Tight Ash crew is going to be at Cigar Fest this weekend, we thought we would do a little something different for the Sunday Fiver. So we bring you: The 5 things you should take to any herf. 1) Travel humidor filled with plenty of cigars to enjoy, share […]