It’s gotten a bit dusty here around StogieLife lately but my recent trip to IPCPR 2010 is a great reason to get things dusted off and moving again.  I’ve got the typical excuses for why it’s been so quiet here – work, life, I was abducted by aliens and taken to a planet without cigars. [...]

[/caption] For some reason I never seem to be happy with the number of cigar cutters that I have.  I know I’m not alone in this obsession as I’ve seen a lot of great pictures of the collections others have.  So… it was almost a given that I had to [...]

[/caption] A few weeks ago Walt at Stogie Review posted a press release for the Cigar Spike, a new device for opening your cigar.  I say “opening” your cigar because it’s not meant to punch or cut the cigar, it’s made to poke a hole in the cap. My initial reaction [...]