Ben Balliro
Hit Them Where It Hurts!
I’ve been trying to keep up in the latest media on what’s been going on with the premium tobacco industry and the USFDA. There’s not much...
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Ben Balliro
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
Stand Your Ground
I have noticed, as I’m sure you have as well, an insanely growing trend of smoking regulations, bureaucratic legislation, and overall...
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Ben Balliro
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
“Cigars Were Better Back in the 90’s!”
I’ve heard this phrase from different sources and web videos, always talking about the “good ol’ boom days of the 90’s”. “Back then we...
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Ben Balliro
- Mar 25, 2019
- 5 min
These are a Few of My Favorite Things
This is a topic I absolutely love talking about. If e’er a way to start the day it’s an espresso and a breakfast cigar. Imagine, you wake...
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Ben Balliro
- Feb 17, 2019
- 4 min
A Leaf is a Leaf Right?
Here’s a topic of conversation that is sure to upset most premium tobacco users out there. Every year in Las Vegas there is an event...
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Ben Balliro
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min
Cigar Events, Are They Really Worth It?
I’ve been fortunate enough, as many of you have, to attend many cigar events from diffferent parts of the country. Some I thought were...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 29, 2019
- 1 min
Favorite Winter Drink
Some of us have a go-to drink for the holidays, others don’t. Aside from egg nog at Christmas and mulled wine at Thanksgiving, there’s...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
How Can We Make a More Female Friendly Lounge?
Well now that is an interesting question. How can we, the male population, make a cigar bar/lounge/tobacco shop more female friendly? We...
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Ben Balliro
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
A Legend Now Lost
It’s with a heavy heart I am here to inform our readers that we lost a a great man and a wonderful leader Alan “Cigar Savant” Friedman....
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Age of Hypocrisy
In an age of controversial politics and scandalous leaders it’s a relief that at least our culture of the cigar industry has retained...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Favorite Accessory
So Mark Jr. recently purchased a Palio cigar cutter online and was telling me about it. It’s well built and versatile because it’s...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 18, 2018
- 1 min
We Are What We Are
You know, it does’t matter how many smoking bans, amended smoking age increase requirements, or the unprovoked tobacco price increases,...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 16, 2018
- 2 min
Cigars; More than Tobacco
I will be the first to discuss any new release cigars, new blends, new brands, or any variation thereof. There comes a point, however,...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 16, 2018
- 3 min
Why Not Both?
Here’s the thing, I’ve noticed that some people are using the cigar profile as a template, but replace the tobacco with a variety of...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 16, 2018
- 2 min
What Could Be So Important?
There are very few and far in between cigar shops in my area, so when I do go I choose to make it my “getaway”. As I’m sure most men and...
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Ben Balliro
- Dec 10, 2018
- 2 min
Purge My Cigar of What? Ghosts?
So, here’s a trick that I learned when I was in prison...ok that's an exaggeration. I did, however, learn a trick to “purge your cigar”....
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 24, 2018
- 3 min
Leaf by Oscar Maduro
The Oscar Valladares Maduro Toro 6x52 Origin: Danli Hondura Strength: Medium Body: medium to full flavored Wrapper: Mexican San Andreas...
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Ben Balliro
- Oct 18, 2018
- 2 min
Ventura Cigar Selects Oettinger Davidoff AG for Distribution in Switzerland
October, 2018 – Ventura Cigar Company is pleased to announce that its Psyko Seven cigars will be arriving on European shoresthis October...
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Ben Balliro
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
Ventura Cigar to attend Kentucky Barn Smoker
Barn Stomping and Smoking with VCC Ventura Cigar Company Heading to 2018 Kentucky Barn Smoker by Drew Estate. September 2018 – Bringing...
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Ben Balliro
- Sep 22, 2018
- 2 min
I’m a Cigar Lover, Inside and Out
Since I’ve moved into my new house I find myself smoking outside on my back deck more often. Not just because it’s convenient, but also...
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