Ben Balliro
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Mark Snider Jr
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Southern Draw, Rose of Sharon - Quick Tip Review
1- Bad 2- Yard-Gar 3- Good 4- Great 5- Box Worthy Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dominican Republic &...
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Mark Snider Jr
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Villiger Black Forest - Quick Tip Review
1- Bad 2- Yard-Gar 3- Good 4- Great 5- Box Worthy Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic Medium to full...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
Torcedor Talent
Over the past century or so, premium cigars have evolved into different shapes and sizes (or vitolas). There is also a much larger...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
I Bid You, the Audew.
In the spirit of holiday gift giving for a divorced man, I decided to buy something for myself; the Audew JC-48A Thermoelectric Humidor....
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Ben Balliro
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
64ths of a Topic
There has been a question that has been puzzling me for the past week or so and it has to do with a cigar’s ring gauge. If you smoke...
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Ben Balliro
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Want vs. Need
Most of the time when I’m trying to catch up on the latest cigar news, I find myself wondering how can something so simple, become so...
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Ben Balliro
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
Where Are We?!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting annoyed by the amount of conflicting information I’m receiving all over the internet. You can...
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