I’m back again with another of the new La Vieja Habanas, a Rothschild Luxo Cameroon at 5 x 54. This was the last of the new wrappers I’ve sampled. I’m a big fan of the line and grabbed boxes of the originals the last couple of times that Famous put them on sale. With the […]
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999
This week Brian and I were honored to once again join Bob and Dale for their weekly Cigar Radio Herfcast. As always it was a pleasure to smoke a fine cigar among the company of our good friends at The Dog Watch Social Club.
Partagas Spanish Rosado
For those of you who have been reading the Stogie Review for awhile this stogie probably looks familiar. Back in July I originally reviewed this cigar but after recording our first episode with Bob & Dale at the Dogwatch Social Club our site crashed. While Walt was on top of keeping a backup of all […]
Alonso Menendez Mata Fina
Here we have an Alonso Menendez Mata Fina Robusto at 5×52 from Cigars of Brazil. It’s a Brazilian puro of Mata Fina tobacco from the northern area of the Bahian recôncavo, but I won’t pretend to understand exactly what that means. 🙂 This one came to me via our very own Walt, courtesy of Paul […]
Bargain Cigar Breakdown – Installment 2
Here we are once again with another bargain breakdown. Just as last time, these cigars fall into the category of under three dollars AFTER shipping. First Cigar Consuerga No. 17 Purchased From: JR Cigars Bundle Price: $23.00 (per bundle of 25) Shipping: $2.50 per item Bundle price after shipping: $1.02 per single Second Cigar Famous […]
Consuegra No. 17
Origin: Danli, Honduras Filler: Various Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Honduras – EMS Size Name: No. 17 – Superiore Length: 5.62 Ring Gauge: 47 Strength: Medium – Full
REO
Origin: Danli, Honduras Wrapper: Costa Rica Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Size Name: Robusto Length: 5.00 Ring Gauge: 52 Strength: Full
Bargain Cigar Breakdown – Installment 1
Not all that long ago I received an email from a student requesting that I review some budget level cigars. With the holidays being right around the corner I thought this would be a great time to do some reviews on some of the less expensive sticks. Before I get started I just wanted to […]
American Stogies
Origin: EstelÃ, Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size Name: Toro Length: 6.00 Ring Gauge: 50 Strength: Medium – Full
La Flor Dominicana Ligero Mysterio
Introduced at the 2006 RTDA in Las Vegas, Litto Gomez has yet again created a stogie that takes a turn from the norm in the form of the La Flor Dominicana Ligero Mysterio. I first need to thank few people for bringing this stogie my way. First I need to thank my family Engel and […]