What cigar mags do you read ?
vegassparky
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I usually read Smoke and Aficionado. Just wanted to throw this out to see if there are other mags i am not aware of ?
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Agreed, for the most part. Although I really enjoyed the newest issue story with Joe Montegna. He's an avid smoker and a fantastic actor. I'd love to sit down and shoot the breeze with him over a stick or two.
So. I really don't read much in the way of magazines. CA annoys me for all the reasons mentioned already, but I really do enjoy the top 25 every year. So if i can find it, I'll try to pick up that december issue, and read it through. A lot of those cigars are out of my price range or illegal, and obviously sometimes the reviews could shorter if they just typed "my pallate is better than yours and I like this, therefore, its better than what your smoking. . . . so there." But, I really do have to agree with quite a few on that list every year. Remember the year DPG got 5 landed in the top 25 (Blue, Black, San Cristobal, La Aroma De Cuba, and Tat Havana VI). was that 2009? Yeah, their all fantastic smokes. . . . So when I combine that list with the chatter here, I usually get the short list of new cigars that I want to try every year. Aside from that I tend to stick with what I know I like.
Check out European Cigar Cult Journal, thats a great publication! Its written in one half German and the other in English. Informative articles and tips you can actually use. Also i have been sent the odd Cigar Magazine included in my last few shipments from Ccom and that mag is a pretty good too. Smoke is generally OK, but... its hit and miss. The trouble with Cigar Mags is, unless there is a pile of exciting new releases or Joe Blows cigar company is getting bought by Davidoff there isn't much to print without covering redundant material. If the info these magazines offer are things you have already read or know about its gonna be tough for that company to sell you their mag.