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Cigars

Padron Pb 97

9/10

Construction is good just like all padrons. Very nice velvety flavored smoke. Lots of rich flavors. This is about 40 a bucks a stick, I think it's worth it. In my opinion it's better than t…

Reviewed Aug 15, 2026Read full review
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Cigars

7/10

It's got a very earthy flavor. Earth Earth Earth. About 30 minutes into it, still earthiness is the one note I can really say this has although it's getting more complex and deeper and rich…

Reviewed Aug 12, 2026Read full review
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Perfume

Bergamote 22

7/10

15 minutes in has a nice fresh citrus smell to it. Citrus and fresh cut grass. An hour in, it's not as strong as it was before, but still there. The cut grass smell is a big weaker, the cit…

Reviewed Aug 11, 2026Read full review
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Cigars

Le Labo Lavande 31

6/10

A nice powdery smell. And some flowery smells in there as well but a little bit more silver than the powder smell. 35 minutes in and it's still going pretty strong. An hour in and still ver…

Reviewed Aug 11, 2026Read full review
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Sake

Tozai Snow Maiden

7/10

Let's just start off by saying I'm not the biggest fan of unfiltered sake. Having said that, this is pretty good, it's got some body. The bottle got shaken up a bit. So the sediment is pret…

Reviewed Aug 10, 2026Read full review
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Cigars

Diamond Crown DC Robusto#3 MAD 15CT

7/10

Starting off with a little bit of a hay flavor. Not much going on at this point. Still at the very beginning. We'll see how it develops from here. About 25 minutes in, a bit less than a thi…

Reviewed Aug 9, 2026Read full review
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Coconut water

C2O Coconut Water

7/10

A pretty good coconut water. This might be my second favorite after harmless harvest. It's not as sweet and the flavor profile is a little bit different. It's very interesting tasting diffe…

Reviewed Aug 8, 2026Read full review
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Pickles

Mount Olive Kosher Dill

9/10

Very good pickle, pickle flavor not too powerful. A really nice crunch with the smaller size gherkins. This is probably one of my favorite go-to pickles to have in stock .

Reviewed Aug 7, 2026Read full review
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Cigars

Lfd Oro

8/10

I'm at the beginning of the cigar right now. The draw is amazing. One of the best draws I've had in a long time in a cigar . Very smooth flavor profile. A little bit of woods. Maybe a littl…

Reviewed Aug 5, 2026Read full review
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Cigars

Fuerte

7/10

One very important note about this particular version of this particular cigar is that it has been aged 20 years in a humidor so I'm reviewing this particular cigar, not the line as a whole…

Reviewed Aug 3, 2026Read full review
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Sake

Makiri Extra Dry

7/10

I definitely is extra dry which I enjoy. It's got a little bit of a floral note coming through at the end. There's a little bit of the bitterness on the tongue as you hold it in your mouth.…

Reviewed Aug 3, 2026Read full review
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Cheese

Murrays Stilton

7/10

Pretty much taste like your average blue cheese. Maybe a little bit smoother a little bit milder with not quite as much as that sharp flavor that you get from a lot of blue cheese, but it d…

Reviewed Aug 1, 2026Read full review
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Beer

10 Barrel Brewing Co, Pub Beer Logger

5/10

Interesting, tastes like a standard beer kind of reminds me of something like a Heineken. It's pretty refreshing, it has the slightest amount of bitterness. Not too much though. I'm going t…

Reviewed Jul 31, 2026Read full review
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Absinthe

2/10

This is probably the single most harsh alcoholic beverage I've ever had in my life. It's almost interesting to get just because it's so ridiculous and probably some of the drinking gasoline…

Reviewed Jul 29, 2026Read full review

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