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John Larkin
John Larkin is co-owner of Jake’s Cigars & Spirits in both Omaha and Lincoln. He’s been smoking and selling cigars for 10 years having begun his career as a tobacconist right out of high school in Salt Lake City. John moved to Lincoln in 2002 to run Jake’s for longtime friend Alex Roskelley. After serving a tour in Iraq with the Army Reserve he came home and bought into the original Jake’s in downtown Lincoln. In August 2006 John and Alex opened a new shop in downtown Benson where he now resides with his wife. John spends much of his time in business meetings (golfing), smoking cigars, & questing after the best beers, bourbons, and wines he can get his hands on.
What's In a Name?
April 20, 2009 · Published in the Spring 2009 issueMacanudo, Punch, Romeo y Julieta, Hoyo de Monterrey, Partagas, Montecristo, Cohiba. If you’ve ever smoked a premium cigar in your day, you’ve probably tried one of these brands. Unless you frequent cigar shops, these might be ... Read Article >
More Bang for Your Buck
February 18, 2009 · Published in the Winter 2008 issueWith people these days moving away from the generic and cozying up to the unique with just about all consumer products, I thought that I’d deviate from my normal topic of cigars and try to educate the public ... Read Article >
Smoking 101
September 3, 2008 · Published in the Summer 2008 issueLast issue I wrote about some of the basics of cigar etiquette including cutting, lighting, ashing and extinguishing your cigar. Now that we’ve gotten the actual smoking component out of the way we can go back to the ... Read Article >
Smokes and Stuff
September 1, 2008 · Published in the Fall 2008 issueHaving spent my first two articles talking about general cigar smoking and purchasing knowledge I figured it was about time to touch on all stogies brothers in arms: booze. As a disclaimer I would like to state that you don&... Read Article >