It’s that time of year again, and no I don’t mean tax prep season. No I just received my annual invitation to the Aleppo Smoker at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. If you like a good cigar, then I strongly recommend you attend. The swag and meal alone are enough to [...]

Oban was the first single malt scotch I ever tried and for this it will always occupy a special place in my heart. That first sip of single malt goodness was many years ago and since that fateful first sip I have made it a point to never buy the same scotch twice. [...]

For a “Fair Weather Smoker” like myself, the Aleppo Shriners Smoker is the “Opening Day” of cigar season. Coincidentally, this year’s event occurred on the very first day of spring, this past Friday (March 20). The event is held every year at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA to benefit the Shriners Transportation [...]

The time is rapidly approaching for one of the greatest cigar events in all of New England, the Aleppo Smoker put on by the Shriners to support the Aleppo Shriners Children’s Transportation Fund . Last year’s event was an absolutely fantastic time filled with great scotch, outstanding entertainment, good food, and a boatload of [...]

The Rocky Patel Decade is a special 10th anniversary release from Rocky and the torpedo earned a 95 rating from Cigar Afficionado. Rocky himself brought a whole bunch of these cigars to give away at the Aleppo Smoker I attended back in March and I forced myself to leave it alone for a while. [...]