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Nuggs by Jas Sum Kral

Nuggs by Jas Sum Kral

Before we kick into it, I realised last week that my reviews no longer explain the review criteria, and that that may be very confusing for people wondering how I come to my score. So I’m fixing that today! My reviews rate each cigar on 10 factors and each

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31yo Bunnahabhain 1980 to 2012

31yo Bunnahabhain 1980 to 2012

Signatory vintage – Cask 604 – 132 of 558 – 52.5% An oldie but a goodie, you can’t really find these bottles anymore but gives light to the prowess off Signatory Vintage bottlings of Bunna!

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Entertainment Weakly
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Entertainment Weakly

Information Satire Prof Worzel It was a while ago that Bill Shakespeare wrote that “All the worlds a stage and we are but players on it”. Perhaps this has never been truer than it is today. During the national effort to hide away from the world because, so we were

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The Deserter by Nelson DeMille

The Deserter by Nelson DeMille

* Title: The Deserter * Author: Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille * Publisher: Simon & Schuster * ISBN:  9781501101762 (mass market) | ISBN 9781501101779 (ebook) * First Published: October 2019 I’ve just finished reading this thriller, The Deserter, by Nelson DeMille. I’ve read a few of his books, mainly the John Corey series, and

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Tired of the Politics? Then Watch This Show

Tired of the Politics? Then Watch This Show

Tired of seeing our PM’s face on TV against the backdrop of a fawning media? Want to hear something other than what lockdown level we’re on and the number of COVID-19 deaths?  Here’s the answer. It’s an Australian game show based on a British game show

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Two Pandemic Novels for Catharsis and Relief

Two Pandemic Novels for Catharsis and Relief

Claude Forthomme Senior Editor mpakter.com Book Reviews: The End of October by Lawrence Wright, published April 28, 2020, by Knopf (400 pages) ; The Cover Up by Oscar Sparrow, published September 19, 2019, by Gallo Romano Media (107 pages, free on coronavirus lockdown) These pandemic novels are unexpected for two

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Movie Review: Planet of the Humans

Movie Review: Planet of the Humans

R&BAvenger Watched ‘Planet of the Humans’ on YouTube last night. A real eye-opener for me and my other half. Interestingly she was also inspired to watch Andrew Bolt and Rowan Dean‘s take on the movie as well, which came up immediately afterwards. The best part for the

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Castles of Steel

Castles of Steel

Fighting Temeraire * Title: Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea * Author: Robert K. Massie * First Published: 2003 * Pages: 880 (Kindle Edition) This book by the American historian Robert K Massie is the story of the War at Sea during WW1. It is the

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Dias de Gloria by A.J Fernandez

Dias de Gloria by A.J Fernandez

New from the legend the is A.J Fernandez is the Días de Gloria, said to be a throwback to the good ol’ days of Cuba. “These are the four oldest farms I own,” says Fernandez, “and I’ve been setting aside tobacco from each farm and aging it for

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Movie Review: Planet of the Humans

Movie Review: Planet of the Humans

Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com The latest documentary by Michael Moore is free to watch in its entirety on YouTube. Ad revenue may be his best bet of monetising his “work” these days as box office sales are a mere shadow of what they once were. I watched Michael Moore Presents:

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Cigar Travel Case by @eat_smoke_drink

Cigar Travel Case by @eat_smoke_drink

Being a cigar lover, I find that we spend good money on lighters, cutters and of course- Cigars! I decided that the current crap out there either don’t have enough pockets for my kit and / or use sub standard material. Pleather, Crap leather or fake carbon fibre material – and

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Adelphi Bowmore 23yo 54% cask #555

Adelphi Bowmore 23yo 54% cask #555

This is a dirty dram. Filthy AF – I am slightly aroused. You think you know Bowmore? think again! This is like your partner of 20 years having a mid life crisis and deciding they want to get into BDSM with no safe word,that is how surprising this is.

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The Ardbeg Blasda 40% review

The Ardbeg Blasda 40% review

Everyone has heard of Ardbeg – if you haven’t then get the F out of your cave. The Ardbeg demands such a cult status that they become uber collectible. This is probably one of the strangest expressions of an Ardbeg – Unpeated and in a clear bottle too. Stepping away from

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Cigar Basics – Cutting Your Cigar

Cigar Basics – Cutting Your Cigar

Grant Ovenden – The Cigar Merchant www.canteros.nz A bad cut will ruin even the best cigar, so it is important to cut your cigar correctly to avoid disappointment later. While it would seem that cutting a cigar is quite possibly the easiest part in the process, poor quality cutters

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