The Hogtown Rake turns two with a new direction
Photo by Casa di Sartoria
When The Hogtown Rake turned a year old, I decided to shift my focus from product and store reviews to more personal takes on style and building a wardrobe. While I will continue that direction, I am celebrating the start of my third year by broadening my scope further, stepping lightly into other worlds beyond the purely sartorial. I will still talk about clothes and what they mean, but you will also see increasing coverage of watches, cigars and fine spirits.
I have long been a fan of watches but only recently started focusing on them professionally. And as much as I will start posting reviews of individual watches in the coming months, the reviews will also be an opportunity to discuss horological history and what watch wearing says about us and our cultural era.
I will also stray a little bit from the sartorial with coverage of cigars and spirits. I have been collecting and enjoying cigars for over a decade but I don’t just enjoy smoking them, I love their history and the culture that surrounds them. So I won’t be doing individual cigar reviews as much as general cigar appreciation. I am also a lover of fine wines and spirits, especially Port. Again, I find their history fascinating as well as how they pair with cigars. And there’s just something rakish about a glass of vintage port and a lancero.
And, as always, I am very open to other topics and issues I may not have covered in the past. What would you like to see more of on The Hogtown Rake? Please comment below…
6 Comments
Lisa Canadianbeaver
October 12, 2016 at 3:01 pm
Pedro Mendes
October 13, 2016 at 11:02 am
Paul
October 12, 2016 at 7:36 pm
Pedro Mendes
October 13, 2016 at 11:03 am
Tom Gamache
October 13, 2016 at 9:29 pm
Pedro Mendes
October 13, 2016 at 9:42 pm
Hey Pedro,
This looks awesome. And as you know, my gent and I love your material. Thank you!
Thank YOU Lisa.
Excited to see you branch out into cigars (I’m a big fan but am stuck in a rut for brands) and fine spirits ( same thing ). As you explore your readers greatly appreciate your adventures. Thanks too for going past reviews to history and culture!
Many thanks, Paul, for the kind words and continued support.
I love this expanded focus you are taking. Very excited to see where it goes. It seems like a complete culture and lifestyle approach and I think it’s great!
Please keep up the great work with the style and fashion, but I am particularly excited about the fine spirits aspect. Thanks for being there for us, Pedro!
Thank you so much for the very kind words, Tom, and the continued support.