Another Don Lino Africa and Some Housekeeping

I realised that I failed to set an end date for the contest I have running for the Groovy Guy Gifts Good To Go Cigar Case. I was going to announce the winner tonight, but in light of my oversight, I’ll announce the winner on Sunday. Everyone has an opportunity to enter to win a nice case and some of my cigars. I’d also like to take this opportunity to welcome a couple of new partners to CigarCraig.com. Best Cigar Prices is back after a hiatus. I’m pleased to have this Pennsylvania-based retailer back. I’ve visited their facility and lounge a couple times and it’s very nice, and I’ve been following them since they sent an e-mail list with their specials some 20 years ago when they operated under New Global Marketing. They have a nice Alec Bradley Special running now for our readers. See the ad on the right sidebar on most browsers. Also, new to the family is Scotty’s Cigars. “Scotty” used to have another shop that he sold to a large company, and recently re-emerged into the market. they have some great offerings and will offer exceptional service. Again, check the ad on the right sidebar. As with all of the ads presented on my site, they are all companies that meet my standards, if I’m not a fan of their work, or don’t have a personal connection, they don’t appear on the site which carries my name. I’m not just a whore for cash here, I have some integrity! I use, smoke, and purchase from every company represented.

I’m a happy camper tonight, as the NHL season started, and the Flyers started off with a convincing win over the cross state rival Penguins. I watched some of the game while enjoying anther Don Lino Africa, this time in the Toro size. This Toro os 5½” x 54, not quite the 6″ toro I prefer, but it’ll do. When I picked these up at Top Shelf a week or so ago, Jim, the owner, mentioned that this was his favorite size. I smoked the Robusto at the time, and it was good, but I see what he means about this being the better size. The Cameroon binder comes through a little more in the toro, as it has a bit more sweet nuttiness than the robusto presented. It was a really tasty smoke. Funny thing, when I smoked that first one, it was after I stopped for a Covid test (which came back negative, thank you), and today I had the first course of the Covid vaccine. I suppose now I need to grab another size to smoke in 28 days when I go back for the second shot of the vaccine, just to remain consistent. It’s part of my CDO (that’s OCD in alphabetical order, as it should be). I screwed up and now I’m stuck. So far, no real side effects other than feeling like I got punched in the arm, but that’s no different than a flu shot or tetanus shot, I guess. Since I work in a health-care related area, and one of our employees was positive, I decided to get tested, and they offered us the vaccine through the VA, with whom we contract. It’ll be interesting to see how it all goes.