The Cigar Stop

Welcome to The Cigar Stop. We are just regular guys that love cigars that like to share information to other Cigar aficionados with Reviews, Helpful hints and General Knowledge. Comments and Questions are always welcome.

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The Censorship on Tumblr

OK so Tumblr has decided to censor and exclude content, as they see fit, stepping on what made this a great and creative space for everyone of all walks of life enjoy.

It is well in their rights to “censor” content, but we as content providers do NOT have to stay, and I for one am not sure that I am staying or not, I do not stand for censorship of any kind I believe that as an adult you self-govern yourself and not turn the world into a giant baby sitter and content monitoring Nazi regime.

In the world of Transgender, and who uses what bathroom being the norm now, we have now turned to “Adult” content, made for adults, marked as “Adult” by adults being banned. This does not honor the sacrifices that our forefathers and every service man and woman have given their all to protect. Freedom of speech! But again I say we do not have to stay here and be censored it is ultimately our choices.

I run a cigar blog, I have over 1700 plus followers, I do NOT have any nudity and my language is very tame. My content has been flagged as “Adult” and not conforming to their new Decency and safety guidelines, or as I call them the “Nazi chronicles”

I had over 200 posts flagged, I went in and appealed every single one of them over the last 2 days, I spent hours re-reading they Nazi Chronicle” and ALL my content. They should have not banned, blocked or flagged any of them!

Now after 2 days they have re-posted or rather “Un-Hidden” my content and have apologized. For that I say Thank you, but it will remain to be seen if this happens again. For now I will continue here because of you my followers and outside audience. I will start posting again, and will keep you all informed of what I will be doing or where I will going.

Thank you all for the support over the years as well as the friendship you have given me. This just saddens me and almost takes the enjoyment out of blogging.

Pete Fitzgerald The Cigar Stop

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Wishing everyone a great day and the beginning of a fantastic holiday season. Cheers!!!

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Oh hell wife is in Christmas decoration overload. At least I picked up this nice hand rolled Cigar from Ybor City Friday night. See ya babe I will be out by the pool

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Good morning to have a Gran Habano Corojo

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Now smoking. Very nice

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#monday #cigars #cigarphoto #laaromadelcaribe #miamor #casaturrentserie1901 #puros #botl #sotl #cigaraficionado #cigartime #goodtime #cigarsmoking #puravida #longashes #paratodos (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpy3K8jnLeY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1llll2k894zp8

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Well I am in my happy place in the woods, enjoying a cool fall morning, a fire in the stove, coffee on the stove and a Tatiana flavored cigar to start my morning.

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Vacation

Well I am armed with lead, a few bundles of cigars, a big ole bottle of Jameson, 5 pounds of coffee and a few pounds of the thickest cut bacon I have seen, that all adds up to one thing...VACATION!

 10 days in the woods of Maine...giddy-up

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Sitting by my new outdoor fire place smoking a cigar

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Checking some email and starting my day of fun at camp.

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Only a few hours before our cigar fest it 35 degrees so I shall start my morning with a cohiba a coffee and a fire

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The Cigar Stop Reviews Altadis’s Ttinidad Reserve

Name: Trinidad Reserve Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Filler/Binder: Nicaraguan/Honduras Shape/Size: Robusto, Toro, Belicoso, Churchill Strength: medium - Full Box/Bundle: Bundle of 20 Flavored: No Price: $4.50 -$7.00 Per Single – $45.00 to $75.00 Per Box.

Hey-Ho Cigar fans, I finally got to try the Trinidad and I can tell you I was not disappointed, other than 1 unraveled out of 20. This batch of 20 lasted days and that was it.

They were more on the mellow side rather than the medium-full side of things. The flavor was very nice with notes of leather, woodiness and cedar, the finish was nice with just the slightest hint of spice, but hardly noticed with the light cool smoke.

If I had to say something bad about this selection it would be it's elusiveness, it is hard to find, like an albino fire ant. the mistake I made was not buying a second bundle, the day I got them I smoked one and tried to get another order, but my size preference was not in stock.

Construction was nice, as I said I had on un ravel on me, but that was a one and done. the ash was little on the flaky side, but still solid and the aroma was very pleasant.

   The Trinidad selection with its Cuban-seed Ecuadorian leaf aged just right along with aged Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers is a winner for me and I hope it will be for you as well.

Going with a 6 out of 10 on this one, great everyday smoke, that goes well with just about anything.

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#evening #selfie with #coffee #cigar #fonseca #habana #cigartime #cigarsmoking #nowsmoking #goodtime #cigaraficionado #sotl #botl #puff #ashes #longashes #sittingpuff #staysmokey #puros #cigarlife #cigarphoto #goodnight🌙 #paratodos (at Moscow, Russia)

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Eugene312 making a fine smoking selection.... Check out what else he is up to @eugene312

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Cigar Solidarity

RTG got my taste buds worked up for a CAO Brazillia, so I ran out to my local cigar store and got one in the sign of cigar solidarity. Great choice @rtgarcia17

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A good smoke to enjoy my countdown on my last days at the office. Soon, a new job. The new schedule, new opportunities. Hooah!!

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RTG is right about it all that is a great smoke, that's all wish him well on his next adventure. Good luck buddy and enjoy that smoke. Check out what other stuff RTG going on by going to his site.

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The Cigar Stop reviews Romeo Y Julieta 1875

The Cigar Stop Reviews Romeo Y Julieta 1875 Name: 1875 Origin: Dominican Repubic Wrapper: Indonesian Filler/Binder: Dominican Republic/ Dominican Republic Shape/Size: Ciarillos, Corona, Robusto, Toro, Belicoso, Churchill Strength: Medium Box/Bundle: Box of 25 Flavored: No Price: $12.00 Per Single – $95.00 to $160.00 Per Box

So, before I get to my review let me say that I know that my personal opinion on this cigar maybe one sided as I am not a huge fan of this well-known and respected brand, I find that Romeo y Julieta are on the pungent side of the cigars as well on the slightly bitter and peppery side of the cigar scale and for the non-cigar smokers around me they find this particular brand’s aroma, too strong to be around. I consider this brand to be a one trick pony thus far for all their selections (although I have not tried them all) they taste the same and smell the same.  Now for this selection it has been about a decade since I have tried it and thought I would be fair and give it another shot, it is the Romeo y Julieta 1875.

The “Powers that Be” have rated this a 92, and have told the masses it is not only one of the best sellers for the brand, but also one of the finest you will smoke. I do differ on this as you have read, but to be fair here is what I think of it.

The draw was very good, the construction was top notch, it had a nice light gray ash that hung on till you taped it off, so where did it go wrong for me? Flavor and price. The Price is just not based on what I think it should be, it’s on the high end side for what I have gotten out of this cigar.

 The flavor, is what does this selection in for me, although it did have a woodiness and leather taste to it as advertised, that is where it ended in comparison to other reviews. The selection got bitter and the cool smoke got hot to the taste and feel and there was absolutely no sweet finish like others have said. I also found that the 3 I smoked burned rather fast. I smoked 3 different sizes, a Robusto, a Toro and a Churchill, and they all preformed and tasted the same, so consistency and quality of the selection cannot be question, it only comes down to my personal take on the taste.

 As I have said before all my reviews are from a regular guys point of view and not everyone is going to agree, some of you out there may have a more discerning pallet than I do and I can respect that as well, but I am sorry this is not the selection for me.

The tale of the tape . . . Construction was excellent, solid ash, no blemishes at all on the wrapper. Price was a tad too rich for me for what I got out of the selection. Aroma was strong and almost unpleasant. Flavor was not quite pleasant and turned biter, not quite as advertised.

So overall I would rate this cigar selection a 5 ½ out of 10, mostly for quality

If you have a similar or different experience with this selection let me know I would like to hear your thoughts on it, they are extremely popular and established, so it would seem that is it my personal taste issue.

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The Cigar Stop reviews Gurkha’s Black Ops Maduro

In a day and age of uncertainty, you can feel secure when you grab up a bundle of Black Ops by Gurkha. You Budget Bundle folks will be extremely happy with this one, The flavor is deep, dark and delicious.

 The maduro wrapper and Cuban seed fillers and binders gives your taste buds notes of earthiness with an rich hint of coffee at its base and small hit of pepper on the finish.

The construction is very good and neither the flavor nor the price will leave you unhappy.

   I usually have this selection kicking around in my humidor, for one of my regular everyday cigars, just because they are inexpensive doesn’t me they should be snubbed, don’t be shy give them a try, I did and as a result I have purchased a couple bundles every few months.

 This selection is great for anyone just starting out smoking cigars as well, it gives you lesson in flavors that can be hard to get a handle on when your new to cigars.

I rate this afternoon delight a 5 out of 10