Category 5 Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Crazy North Koreans and a American political environment that is on the edge of the abyss. The world we live in every day seems like a surreal dream / nightmare that’s getting more and more chaotic, Germany’s 145 year old Oktoberfest is a welcomed annual fifteen day party celebrating beer, food and fun! Oktoberfest is one of…
La Aurora ADN Dominicano Blending Seminar — Friday, August 18, 2017 6 PM to 9 PM
La Aurora’s Master Blender, Manuel Inoa will be joining us here at Chesapeake Pipe & Cigar, Friday, August 18, 2017 from 6 PM till 9 PM. During his brief time with us, Manuel will be introducing us to his new signature ADN Dominicano Blending Seminar. ADN (which is DNA in Spanish,) Dominicano begins with tobacco fermented in an extremely rare…
UPCOMING RELEASES FROM MIAMI CIGAR & LA AURORA
Miami Cigar / La Aurora has released a Cameroon wrapped cigar in their value priced Time Capsule Series. This blend commemorates the year La Aurora opened — 1903. The 1903 Cameroon joins the 1987 Connecticut and 1962 Corojo. Several months ago, I got to sample a La Aurora cigar that really wasn’t on their US product release schedule for 2017.…
Rocky Patel Restock
We’ve recently restocked several selections from Rocky Patel: Edge Maduro Edge Corojo Edge Sumatra Edge Habano Edge Lite Ray Lewis #52 Vintage 1990 Vintage 1992 Vintage 1999 Vintage 2003 Decade Cameroon In addition to these more popular Rocky Patel products, we can special order anything from their portfolio.
Broken Web Site
After a set of updates by our web host company, there are several ‘broken’ links, photos that won’t render and alike. We are working on fixing everything ASAP. If you can’t find what you need, feel free to email or call us. — Reverend Mike
Cellophane & Your Cigars
Why are a majority of the cigars on the market today wrapped in cellophane and what, if anything, does that mean to you? The primary reasons manufacturers go to the expense and trouble to wrap each cigar in it’s own cellophane cocoon is mostly based on protection of the cigar from damage. On the journey that cigar takes from the…
Personally Selected & Expertly Curated
I get a lot of people asking me “You don’t carry ________?” With tens of thousands of cigar choices available on today’s market, we can’t carry everything AND, even if we did, it really would be a disservice to our customers. You see, the average consumer has to make a whopping 35,000 choices each and every day. That’s a lot…
Wondering What’s Up?
It has been a whirlwind week and a half and I’m just catching my breath. Millions of business fail every year and Chesapeake Cigar & Tobacco Company is one of them. Our monthly rent obligation outstripped our income and we had no choice but to shutter the business as it existed in Edgewater. That’s the bad news. The good news…
XIKAR XO™ Double Guillotine Cutter
The NEW XO from XIKAR is a cigar cutting machine! Inspired by timeless design principles, the dual stainless steel blades operate on a patent pending planetary gear system, ensuring the blades open and close in perfect harmony, providing a guided and clean cut every time. The distinct, round aluminum body of the XO is built for relentless durability and exceptional…
We’ve Added Lane Bulk Pipe Tobaccos To Our Stock
As I’ve said in other recent posts, the Annapolis area lost two great pipe destinations in the last couple of years. We’re trying to fill that void by expanding our pipe department here at Chesapeake. I’m happy to announce that we’ve added seven of the most popular bulk pipe tobaccos from Lane Limited. Several of these plainly named tobaccos are sold…