I get asked this a lot by smokers who have been smoking for years and those new to smoking cigars.

The term herf started around 1996 in the cigar news groups that used to be popular at the beginning of the internet boom. The word can be a noun, adjective, verb, prefix, suffix, expletive or an adverb, there is no wrong way to use the term.

Most often it is used to describe a cigar outing with a group of friends. You may see a post on a forum announcing a herf, which would be several guys getting together to smoke cigars at a club, restaurant or smoke shop. I said guys, but girls we will herf with you to and girls herf all the time. Actually, I love to see a group of beautiful ladies herfing. There is nothing sexier than a girl at a herf.
See what I mean now? Herf is a cigar gathering, a smoking event or cigar tasting. So, if you have sat with a group of guys smoking, well then you have already experienced a herf.

The next time someone asks you in a chat room if you want to go to a herf, you don’t have to politely tell them your not into that. Because if you like to smoke cigars then more than likely your going to love to herf.

Well, the Titans lost today and I was bummed out, so I decided to cheer myself up with a Cuban Montecristo #4. I usually like the #2 better, but I am running out of those and haven’t had one of these since I bought them, so I figured I would enjoy a fine cigar this evening.

This is a very good cigar. They seem to get better with every one I smoke, with the exception of the first one which was harsh and had a burnt rubber smell to it. I assume it could have been a bad one, or maybe a piece of rubber actually made its way into the filler. Woody/leather flavor at the start, and then little mellower during the second half. I normally like maduros better, but I am not going to turn down any Cuban cigar. These are very well constructed and consistent throughout the box.

Now this one is almost gone, so I am already thinking about what else I will smoke this evening to cheer myself up. We play Denver next Monday night, so I may have to break out one of the Montecristo #2’s for Monday night football, or a Cohiba Siglo that I have been saving for a special occasion.

To commerate the launch of cigarblog.net, I think I should smoke from my top shelf tonight and will be smoking the Fuente Fuente OpusX. I purchased this box and had planned on never smoking them, but how do you enjoy a cigar if your not going to smoke it? So, I feel a little woozy as I cut the cigar and prepare to light it up.

After the first draw I knew this was the right thing to do. Cigars are for smoking, not for collections, and now that the box is missing one, I am sure the rest will be gone the next time I have friends over for a cigar. I love showing off my cigar collection and I have all my friends smoking cigars now.

This is by far a wonderful cigar and you can never go wrong with a Fuente cigar, I have honestly never had a bad one from them. Even their cheaper cigars are very tasty. Well, enough for now, cigarblog.net has been officially launched. Thank you for visiting.

This year my friend Eddie, who owns Smoke and Ale in Nashville, invited me to the Retail Tobacco Dealers Association show in Houston Texas. It was my first time attending the RTDA event and it was very interesting seeing the business side of the cigar industry.We tried alot of cigars and I brought home almost 100 cigars for free, so it was a very good trip. Next year it’s in Las Vegas and I have already been invited, and I am looking forward to it.

This is my first cigar review on cigarblog.net and I am smoking a Tatuaje that a friend gave me last night. I had never heard of this brand, but the one I had today was great from start to finish. When I first held it to my nose I knew it was going to be a good smoke.

Tatuaje is created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars) in close consultation with José “Pepin” Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami, Florida, and at Tabacalera Cubana S. A. (TACUBA) in Estelí, Nicaragua.

I wouldn’t call this a full body cigar, but it did have alot of flavor. Since I am not familiar with this brand, I don’t know which one it is other than the brand. As I start adding reviews to this site, I will start taking a picture of the cigar and will be sure to write more on it. I just wanted to do this review to test the blog and tell about the cigar while I was smoking it. This is really a fun way to share a cigar with you guys, and gals.

The Perdomo Habano that I sampled was the Corojo-wrapped Robusto that I picked up from a local B&M. I was drawn to the cigar not only because it was a new release but also because it was a visually beautiful cigar. While I’m not necessarily a fan of large cigar bands, the main band on the Habano is a real work of art and is perfectly complemented by the smaller band at the foot (which Perdomo says protects the cigar when the cellophane is removed.)

Close inspection of the cigar reveals what I consider the classic “Perdomo smell.” (I don’t know exactly what it is, but Perdomo cigars have, to me anyway, a distinct aroma.) The Corojo wrapper is smooth and has a light sheen of oils and the cigar is neatly capped. The cigar is perfectly straight, the foot is cut perfectly square, and it feels firm along the entire length. This is a very well constructed cigar. I clip the cap and take a pre-light draw. The draw offers just enough resistance and rewards me with an earthy taste with quite a bit of black pepper that leaves my lips and tongue tingling. Upon lighting, my impressions are of more pepper and spice along with the traditional bold, earthy Nicaraguan flavor profile. The initial strength of the cigar is in the medium-full range.About 3/4 of an inch in the pepper flavors diminish a bit and I pick up notes of wood and leather. The cigar mellows slightly yet still provides a wonderful Corojo spiciness. Tons of white, creamy smoke leaves a medium length, spicy taste on the palate.