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Craig Vanderslice

@CigarCraig

Craig Vanderslice turned to cyberspace in 1996 to explore his interest in the world of cigars.

 Chester County, PA
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Joined February 2010
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HDA Cigars: Cataclysm, Veiled Mutiny and Descending Shadows cigarcraig.com/hda-cigars-ca…
HDA Cigars: Cataclysm, Veiled Mutiny and Descending Shadows

HDA Cigars: Cataclysm, Veiled Mutiny and Descending Shadows

I had the great pleasure this week of sampling cigars from HDA, Hermanos de Armas.  HDA is a Veteran owned company, and Hermanos de Armas means Brothers in Arms.  The founders of the company, Zack …

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CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with George Hamilton cigarcraig.com/cigarcraig-fl…
CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with George Hamilton

CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with George Hamilton

One of my early achievements on CigarCraig.com was interviewing George Hamilton back in September of 2010.  It’s worth reposting because he is so iconic.  I also published the audio in podcas…

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Kingmakers Cigars: Beast Mode, V3RSA VII and Playboy x Kingmakers cigarcraig.com/kingmakers-ci…
Kingmakers Cigars: Beast Mode, V3RSA VII and Playboy x Kingmakers

Kingmakers Cigars: Beast Mode, V3RSA VII and Playboy x Kingmakers

This week’s post is a little outside my comfort zone.  Being old and cynical, my adventurism in cigars has limits.  When I heard from Claudio Torres about the Beast Mode cigars from Kingmaker…

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Southern Draw Evening Primrose, a New Diamond Crown Maximus and Warped Sarto Cigars cigarcraig.com/southern-draw…
Southern Draw Evening Primrose, a New Diamond Crown Maximus and Warped Sarto Cigars

Southern Draw Evening Primrose, a New Diamond Crown Maximus and Warped Sarto Cigars

A few weeks back I happened to be. driving through Langhorne, PA and happened to see Cigar Phoenix, which is a relatively new chain of two stores in the Philadelphia suburbs.  This is owned by Scot…

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A Quick Tampa Trip – Tabanero, J.C. Newman, King Corona and JR Cigars cigarcraig.com/a-quick-tampa…
A Quick Tampa Trip – Tabanero, J.C. Newman, King Corona and JR Cigars

A Quick Tampa Trip – Tabanero, J.C. Newman, King Corona and JR Cigars

Earlier this week I took a quick trip to Tampa, with the goal of watching hockey with friends.  I got to Tampa Sunday morning around 9 and took a Lyft to the La Segunda Bakery in Ybor.  This is bec…

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La Lealtad, Goosebone and Esteban Carreras Cigars cigarcraig.com/la-lealtad-go…

La Lealtad, Goosebone and Esteban Carreras Cigars

When this publishes I should be on a plane to Tampa for a could days.  My only plan right now is to go to the JR Cigars outlet in Tampa with hope that the Flyers vs. Lightning game is on (and the F…

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CigarCraig Special Edition: Cigarfinder.com Reintroduction, a Primer cigarcraig.com/cigarcraig-sp…
CigarFinder: Cigar Search Engine & Price Comparison for Every Top US Retailer

CigarFinder: Cigar Search Engine & Price Comparison for Every Top US Retailer

The smartest way to shop cigars online. Search 65,000+ cigars across Cigars International, JR, Famous Smoke, Thompson, Best Cigar Prices and more. Compare...

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Barn Cured, Jake Wyatt and Saint Luis Rey Cigars cigarcraig.com/barn-cured-ja…
Barn Cured, Jake Wyatt and Saint Luis Rey Cigars

Barn Cured, Jake Wyatt and Saint Luis Rey Cigars

We are entering into my least favorite time of the year…OK, winter is the least favorite, but Autumn is a close second, because we know what’s coming!  Summer flew by and I didn’t…

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CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with Brian Propp cigarcraig.com/cigarcraig-fl…
CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with Brian Propp

CigarCraig Flashback: Celebrity Cigar Chat with Brian Propp

Here’s one from the archives.  With hockey season getting ready to get underway, along with the understanding that Brian Propp is launching a line of cigars, I figure it makes sense to re-pos…

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L’Atellier Roxy and Red Meat Lovers Spicy Beef Stick Cigars cigarcraig.com/latellier-rox…
L’Atellier Roxy and Red Meat Lovers Spicy Beef Stick Cigars

L’Atellier Roxy and Red Meat Lovers Spicy Beef Stick Cigars

I had an atypical week, so I didn’t get the usual three new to me cigars in.  I do have a story, hopefully that makes up for things!  First off, I smoked a little L’Atelier Roxy (natura…

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Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut, Tradecraft Vitruvian and a New All Saints Cigar cigarcraig.com/room-101-john…
Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut, Tradecraft Vitruvian and a New All Saints Cigar

Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut, Tradecraft Vitruvian and a New All Saints Cigar

I had a 3 day work week, having Monday off, of course, then taking Thursday off to go to an afternoon Phillies game.  We got to go on the field after the game(with about 10,000 other fans!) and wal…

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Tradecraft Azorian, Asylum 13 and Lars Tetens Cigars cigarcraig.com/tradecraft-az…
Tradecraft Azorian, Asylum 13 and Lars Tetens Cigars

Tradecraft Azorian, Asylum 13 and Lars Tetens Cigars

It’s Labor Day weekend here in the US, the last official weekend of summer.  It’s been a weird summer (again) and has gone by too quickly. Today is looking like it will be a beautiful d…

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San Cristobal Golden Hour, Room 101 17th and Crowned Heads Moonflower Cigars cigarcraig.com/san-cristobal…
San Cristobal Golden Hour, Room 101 17th and Crowned Heads Moonflower Cigars

San Cristobal Golden Hour, Room 101 17th and Crowned Heads Moonflower Cigars

I’m a sucker for a Churchill size cigar, so whenever I see one, it’s sure to come home with me. This was the case when I was out looking for some new subject matter, and I saw the San C…

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Black Label Trading Co., Avo and Tradecraft Cigars cigarcraig.com/black-label-t…
Black Label Trading Co., Avo and Tradecraft Cigars

Black Label Trading Co., Avo and Tradecraft Cigars

In addition to actually getting to an event this week, I went out and procured some new-to-me cigars, which happen to be pretty new cigars to the market.  First up was the Black Label Trading Co. B…

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Blackbird Glitch, Artista Colorado and Ferio Tego Metropolitan Cigars cigarcraig.com/blackbird-gli… via @cigarcraig
Blackbird Glitch, Artista Colorado and Ferio Tego Metropolitan Cigars

Blackbird Glitch, Artista Colorado and Ferio Tego Metropolitan Cigars

I found a few more cigars in the pack from Smoke-Onos that I hadn’t smoked before and gave them a go this week.  First up was the Blackbird Cigars Glitch Habano.  This was a 5″ x 50 rob…

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Oz Family Maracana, Illusione Original Documents and La Sirena Original Cigars cigarcraig.com/oz-family-mar…
Oz Family Maracana, Illusione Original Documents and La Sirena Original Cigars

Oz Family Maracana, Illusione Original Documents and La Sirena Original Cigars

I stopped in a local shop Tuesday evening to meet up with someone who never showed!  I guess I’ll catch up with him the next time he’s in town.  Anyway, I picked up a couple cigars, the…

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Artista, PDR and Española Cigars cigarcraig.com/artista-pdr-a…
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Micallef Red, La Aurora Fuerte Sol and Mr. Sinistro Cigars cigarcraig.com/micallef-red-…
Micallef Red, La Aurora Fuerte Sol and Mr. Sinistro Cigars

Micallef Red, La Aurora Fuerte Sol and Mr. Sinistro Cigars

I’m super late to the party on this first cigar.  In the past I’ve only had the Micallef Black and Blue, with the Black being my favorite of the two. I found a Micallef Red toro in the …

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Don Emmanuel Sun and Moon and Plasencia Triunfal Cigars cigarcraig.com/don-emmanuel-…
Don Emmanuel Sun and Moon and Plasencia Triunfal Cigars

Don Emmanuel Sun and Moon and Plasencia Triunfal Cigars

This week I smoked a few limited edition cigars that were sent to me by the folks at the folks at Don Emmanuel and Plasencia Cigars.  Don Emmanuel is a cigars sommelier, who partnered with Eladia D…

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New England Cigar Militia 250 Years of Independence, Villiger 1888 and Room 101 Cigars cigarcraig.com/new-england-c…
New England Cigar Militia 250 Years of Independence, Villiger 1888 and Room 101 Cigars

New England Cigar Militia 250 Years of Independence, Villiger 1888 and Room 101 Cigars

You know how sometimes I smoke with a theme in mind, and sometimes it just works out that way?  This time it was cigars with numbers in the name I guess.  Totally unintentional.  I’m starting…

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