HB Cigars

Rocky Patel - a brand I love to hate but also love to love. So hit and miss it could be considered a dating app for people with commitment issues. You swipe right on one release and it's everything you wanted, then the next one shows up looking nothing like its profile picture and you're wondering if you should just delete the app entirely. The Year of the Dragon 2024 was supposed to be different - a limited edition celebrating the Chinese zodiac, priced at $35 per stick, featuring "ten years...

Well hello there, cigar degenerates. A really quick update here for all. I've recently relocated to the Pacific Northwest. I assure you it was not by choice and barely consensual. The land of sacred geometry tattoos, unviable businesses subsidized by generational wealth, and people who describe their personality using mushroom foraging. Every third person here has a podcast about either true crime or "intentional living," which as far as I can tell means buying a $900 rain jacket to walk to a...

Oh baby, the Padrón. The Apple Computer of cigars. Meticulously engineered, vertically integrated, and priced just high enough to make you feel like you're making a lifestyle choice rather than a purchase. José O. Padrón started this company in 1964 with $600 and a hammer he affectionately named "El Martillito." The man was mowing lawns and doing carpentry by day, rolling tobacco by night. Sixty-one years later, his family has built a dynasty so consistent that Cigar Aficionado has basically...