Ben Balliro
Your Zen Zone
We know that smoking a cigar takes time and dedication. You also have to have somewhere to smoke. An area you can call your HQ, you inner...
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Ben Balliro
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Ban It!
Smoking bans are nothing new, in fact they have been around since the 16th century when King James I (b.1566-d.1625) mutilated and...
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Ben Balliro
- Feb 3
- 3 min
A Glance at Our Puffing Past
The cigar industry has taken a long and arduous stroll since the big cigar boom of the 1990’s, but it has been an exquisite journey...
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Ben Balliro
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Going Mobile
Sure you can go through the hassles of opening up your own cigar lounge and bar. The effort is commendable and appreciated by many...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 3
- 2 min
What’s in a Name?
My friend Mark Jr. sent me a picture of a new cigar he was enjoying. It had a white band with overlapping green letters FSM. According...
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Ben Balliro
- Nov 5, 2022
- 4 min
Cigar Lounge Pros and Cons
I was talking this topic over with Mark Jr. and we started discussing on what amenities would make a good vs. bad cigar lounge. In this...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
Puttin’ On the Ritz
Ah, there it is. The old infamous song originally written by Irving Berlin in the 1920’s and then covered by Taco in 1983 and scared the...
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Ben Balliro
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Davidoff Millennials
Nope, that’s not a typo. It’s called A pun, and it’s a play on words for my next rant. Over the past decade social media has become part...
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Ben Balliro
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Greed: When Enough, is Never Enough
Many years ago I was with my mother and we were shopping at a Sears or something, and we saw a guy unloading a set of aftermarket rims...
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Ben Balliro
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Take a Hike!
Since this whole pandemic started, people in general have found themselves with more free time than ever before. People‘s jobs have led...
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Mark Snider Jr
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Deployment Alert: “The Operator” Activated for Duty
Limited edition Slaughterhouse collaboration to benefit Operation: Cigars For Warriors launching soon from Ventura Cigar Company April...
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Ben Balliro
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Everyone, Please Calm Down
In this day and age, especially, there is so much geopolitical drama with the Russians, price of food and gas, fed and state taxes,...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 13, 2022
- 2 min
My Ring Gauge is Small
Here’s a topic that goes against this new societal trend of fatter ring gauge smokes…how about a smaller ring gauge? Many of us like to...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Premium Product v. Premium Profit
The topic in question is whether to buy a cigar brand because it’s endorsed by a celebrity. We the “non-celebrity” public like to think...
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Ben Balliro
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
B & M v. Dot & Com
Here at Cigar Tipsters we really enjoy our cigars, but this is not a cheap endeavor. Which means leaving us to find the best value for...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
Crux Guild Robusto
I haven’t written a cigar review in a while. I tend to buy what I think are “everyday” cigars. Cigars I purchase by the box and keep on...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
Making the Cut
Part 2…Since the debate whether to spend your money on expensive lighters is still ongoing, let’s talk about an accessory that I think...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
The Sun Shall Rise Again
I recently visited a friend of mine in Boston from my home in ME. Not even a two hour drive and I was already looking forward to getting...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
House Blends and Un-Banded Cigars
According to tobacconistuniversity.org in the mid 19th century a German cigar pioneer named Gustav Bock started putting paper bands...
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Ben Balliro
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
I’m Looking to Bic a Fight
I am sitting outside in my screened in front porch in my chair, a tall hot coffee, a cigar and the usual relative accoutrements such as...
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