Things for us are just getting started but we're extremely excited to share that we will be at the Smoke and Guns event on November 7th in Tampa, FL.
If you're in the area, come out to the Tampa Arms Company. This is an arms store run by a super great guy....there will be awesome discounts, live music, free food and drinks, great local vendors, raffles and a whole lot of fun.....it'll be an amazing time!
Scott and I were fortunate enough to attend last year, but this time around we'll have a booth set up to provide you with cigars and other goodies! All three of us will be there this year....Jeff, Scott and myself (Keith) and we'd love the chance to share a cigar and a few great conversations with you.
The event begins at 10am on November 7th. The address is 4023 W Waters Ave Suite 4 Tampa, FL.
So come on out.......we'd love to meet fellow cigar enthusiasts..... we'll Sit Down, Light Up and Share Life!!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Beard Oil Review
Not too long ago I purchased a beard oil online and performed a very quick review of it on our Instagram page. I made mention that I would probably do a follow up review and that's exacty what I'd like to do today.
The oil I purchased was called the Gentlemen's Blend is one of many products offered by Grave Before Shave, which can he found here: Fisticuffs
I'm not totally certain why the company seems to have 2 different names, but they sell some neat stuff nonetheless.
My initial impressions of the oil I purchased were worded with honesty. The brand claims the oil is bourbon scented with afternotes of sandalwood but, in my own words, I found it to be more of a Grandma drinking a rum and Coke. I won't take back that statement, the blend is still a tad too floral for my personal tastes but it has grown on me. The scent has either died down some or I have just gotten a bit used to it over the weeks as I no longer find it anywhere near as potent as I first did. That being said, one of the things I dig about this product is that the scent lasts longer through the day than a product I used in the past.....kudos on that!
The oils viscosity isn't as thick as I'd prefer, but it's good enough to get the job done, that's for sure. I'm eager to stick with Grave Before Shave/Fisticuffs for my next purchase, but I plan to try my hand at another offering in addition to some mustache wax.
Do you have a favorite beard oil? Let us know about it......we'd love to try it out!
The oil I purchased was called the Gentlemen's Blend is one of many products offered by Grave Before Shave, which can he found here: Fisticuffs
I'm not totally certain why the company seems to have 2 different names, but they sell some neat stuff nonetheless.
My initial impressions of the oil I purchased were worded with honesty. The brand claims the oil is bourbon scented with afternotes of sandalwood but, in my own words, I found it to be more of a Grandma drinking a rum and Coke. I won't take back that statement, the blend is still a tad too floral for my personal tastes but it has grown on me. The scent has either died down some or I have just gotten a bit used to it over the weeks as I no longer find it anywhere near as potent as I first did. That being said, one of the things I dig about this product is that the scent lasts longer through the day than a product I used in the past.....kudos on that!
The oils viscosity isn't as thick as I'd prefer, but it's good enough to get the job done, that's for sure. I'm eager to stick with Grave Before Shave/Fisticuffs for my next purchase, but I plan to try my hand at another offering in addition to some mustache wax.
Do you have a favorite beard oil? Let us know about it......we'd love to try it out!
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Websites!
Hello all!
I figured I'd make a little write up on a few websites that have been useful to me in the past; you may know these already, but if you don't you should give them a chance! I'll list these 3 sites in the order of how they became useful to me, as there isn't one that's better than the other; they're actually all completely different.
Cigar Obsession
I really started getting into cigars by watching YouTube video reviews of whatever cigar I happened to be smoking at the time. The reviews helped me develop my palate and there was no better reviewer, to me, than Bryan Glenn of Cigar Obsession. His videos's are well made, informative and sometimes a bit entertaining. In the end, when compared to a million other cigar reviewers out there, his always provide an honest thought on whatever cigar he's enjoying at the moment and I just learned so much from him that I can't help but to recommend his site to anyone getting into the hobby.
Tampa Humidor
How can I not recommend such a great, local lounge?! T be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of Tampa Humidor the first few times I went. I didn't like that they were beer and wine only (I love a glass of whiskey!) and the ventilation wasn't the best either.....I've suffered a pair of burning eyes too many times there to recall. But there are a couple of great things about this shop which make it special. First, their online store is awesome.....I have trouble finding the sticks I actually WANT to try online, and 9 out of 10 times this place had what I wanted. Second, they have a solid buyers club program. For 50 bucks/year you get 10% off EVERYTHING.....not just cigars. This discount also stacks on top of whatever deal the shop happens to be running at the time; I can't tell you how many times I saved over 25% on singles/boxes at this joint.....that's awesome for a brick and mortar. And lastly, they're just friendly. I never had an experience at any other lounge than I have at this one. The guests are nice sure, but the employees are even better!
Cigar Bid
I have to admit, I was NOT a fan of this site when my friends told me to try it out. I love hand selecting singles in stores and I love supporting my local lounges. There was just something about buying the cheaper cigars in bulk that put me off to what this company was doing. But then I let it sink in a bit more. I realized that not everything was a cheap bundle and that some truly good deals could be had. Today, I take advantage of their Free Fall offers probably every other week. Sure, I still love supporting local joints and I still do, but come on......scoring some solid sticks for as low as $2-$3 a piece is just a deal no one can pass up! One thing I had to do some research on here was with HOW their Free Fall programming worked. If you aren't aware, I will share that with you. There is a starting point and a bottle point for every auction on the Free Fall. Their programming auto stops the auction, and resets it to the starting point, at random intervals. What this means is that you could 'watch' a Free Fall auction for an hour and never see it hit the same bottom price twice and never see a new bidder with one. This isn't a bad thing, as I said, I use it a lot......you just have to be patient and be comfortable with whatever price you bid at.
Well, I hope some of you find these sites enjoyable, and if you have any you'd like to share, feel free to add them to the comments on this post. Have a great day everyone!!!
I figured I'd make a little write up on a few websites that have been useful to me in the past; you may know these already, but if you don't you should give them a chance! I'll list these 3 sites in the order of how they became useful to me, as there isn't one that's better than the other; they're actually all completely different.
Cigar Obsession
I really started getting into cigars by watching YouTube video reviews of whatever cigar I happened to be smoking at the time. The reviews helped me develop my palate and there was no better reviewer, to me, than Bryan Glenn of Cigar Obsession. His videos's are well made, informative and sometimes a bit entertaining. In the end, when compared to a million other cigar reviewers out there, his always provide an honest thought on whatever cigar he's enjoying at the moment and I just learned so much from him that I can't help but to recommend his site to anyone getting into the hobby.
Tampa Humidor
How can I not recommend such a great, local lounge?! T be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of Tampa Humidor the first few times I went. I didn't like that they were beer and wine only (I love a glass of whiskey!) and the ventilation wasn't the best either.....I've suffered a pair of burning eyes too many times there to recall. But there are a couple of great things about this shop which make it special. First, their online store is awesome.....I have trouble finding the sticks I actually WANT to try online, and 9 out of 10 times this place had what I wanted. Second, they have a solid buyers club program. For 50 bucks/year you get 10% off EVERYTHING.....not just cigars. This discount also stacks on top of whatever deal the shop happens to be running at the time; I can't tell you how many times I saved over 25% on singles/boxes at this joint.....that's awesome for a brick and mortar. And lastly, they're just friendly. I never had an experience at any other lounge than I have at this one. The guests are nice sure, but the employees are even better!
Cigar Bid
I have to admit, I was NOT a fan of this site when my friends told me to try it out. I love hand selecting singles in stores and I love supporting my local lounges. There was just something about buying the cheaper cigars in bulk that put me off to what this company was doing. But then I let it sink in a bit more. I realized that not everything was a cheap bundle and that some truly good deals could be had. Today, I take advantage of their Free Fall offers probably every other week. Sure, I still love supporting local joints and I still do, but come on......scoring some solid sticks for as low as $2-$3 a piece is just a deal no one can pass up! One thing I had to do some research on here was with HOW their Free Fall programming worked. If you aren't aware, I will share that with you. There is a starting point and a bottle point for every auction on the Free Fall. Their programming auto stops the auction, and resets it to the starting point, at random intervals. What this means is that you could 'watch' a Free Fall auction for an hour and never see it hit the same bottom price twice and never see a new bidder with one. This isn't a bad thing, as I said, I use it a lot......you just have to be patient and be comfortable with whatever price you bid at.
Well, I hope some of you find these sites enjoyable, and if you have any you'd like to share, feel free to add them to the comments on this post. Have a great day everyone!!!
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Hello world!
We're starting a venture where we'd like to promote you to share your passions, to promote you to share your stories and to promote you to share a piece of the leaf with one another! Maybe you enjoy having a dram of well aged Scotch? Perhaps your a connoisser of premium cigars? Or maybe, just maybe you dabble in the ever-growing world of craft beer?!
To be honest, we say embrace whatever it is that you're into! And you know what? We fully support it!
So, share your life with us.....as we plan to share with you the things in our lives that interest us!
As the text to the right says, if you happen to own or work at a Tampa Bay area cigar lounge and you're hosting an upcoming event, let us know about it.....we'd LOVE to support you!
Or perhaps you're not so local to us? Well, no matter......we're happy to do everything in our power to help you out the best we can!
What do we ask for in return??
We ask only that you share your life and your passions with those around you........and please, please, please have fun doing just that!!!!
-Keith
We're starting a venture where we'd like to promote you to share your passions, to promote you to share your stories and to promote you to share a piece of the leaf with one another! Maybe you enjoy having a dram of well aged Scotch? Perhaps your a connoisser of premium cigars? Or maybe, just maybe you dabble in the ever-growing world of craft beer?!
To be honest, we say embrace whatever it is that you're into! And you know what? We fully support it!
So, share your life with us.....as we plan to share with you the things in our lives that interest us!
As the text to the right says, if you happen to own or work at a Tampa Bay area cigar lounge and you're hosting an upcoming event, let us know about it.....we'd LOVE to support you!
Or perhaps you're not so local to us? Well, no matter......we're happy to do everything in our power to help you out the best we can!
What do we ask for in return??
We ask only that you share your life and your passions with those around you........and please, please, please have fun doing just that!!!!
-Keith
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