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  • Savinelli 145 (2024)

    Savinelli 145 (2024)

    Savinelli’s 145, their 145th anniversary blend, has been re-released. It is a crumble cake blend of St. James Perique, Bright and Red Virginia, and double fermented Dark Fired Kentucky from the Tuscan Tiber Valley region in Italy. The cake breaks apart easily and rubs out to broken ribbon and lights easily. You can watch my…

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  • Kendal Dark Classic Cut

    Kendal Dark Classic Cut

    Gawith Hoggarth & Co.’s Kendal Dark Classic Cut is a fine shag cut blend of Malawi Dark-Fired and Indian air-cured Virginias. Kendal Dark is also available in several other formats including a ribbon cut (dubbed Vintage Cut), a flake, and a plug. Upon lighting up, you will soon discover that the blend is rich, bold,…

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  • Father’s, Friend’s & Fire Batch 002 Virginia Perique

    Father’s, Friend’s & Fire Batch 002 Virginia Perique is a flake cut blend manufactured by Jeremey Reeves at Cornell & Diehl for Erik Stokkebye for Erik’s 4th Generation Tobacconist brand. comprised of Red Virginia, Burley, Black Cavendish, and St. James Perique. It has a nice sweet slightly fruity tin note. The taste is sweet and…

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  • Carolina Red Flake (2024)

    Carolina Red Flake (2024)

    Since its inception in 2016 by Head Blender Jeremy Reeves, Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake has been one of their most sought after and celebrated blends. It is exactly what the name suggests: a flake blended from select top garde Red Virginias, all from the “Old Belt” tobacco growing region of North…

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  • One of the things I plan to do with regularity on this site is post reviews of cigars and tobaccos. The purpose of these reviews is to give the facts of the cigar or tobacco and to share my thoughts, impressions, and experiences with you. What you should expect: I will provide the manufacturer’s details…

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  • Welcome to pastorpadron.com!

    Welcome to pastorpadron.com!

    How did I end up with a nickname like Pastor Padrón? Well, it all started when I was working my way through seminary at a cigar shop in downtown Princeton, NJ called A Little Taste of Cuba. During that time, I would often enjoy a Padron 2000 or Londres cigar while working. One day, when…

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