In early March of this year I made plans to head out to a local cigar shop and have a cigar with a friend. After arriving at the shop and getting about half way into a cigar, we began to talk about the new line of Nub Cigars by Sam Leccia. This friend of mine, […]
Cigar Misconceptions: Which one would you do away with?
This week I’d like to take a short poll of our Stogie Review readers on which cigar misconceptions you would do away with. If it were possible for you to rid the world of a single cigar related misconception, which would one would it be?
Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) Episode 33
Please note: Due to numerous technical difficulties with the footage, this episode may be difficult to follow. We apologize for poor quality. Welcome back for another Episode of Your Questions, My Answers Episode 33. Just like last time, I’ve broken the show down into three segments all with separate video for your watching convince. Segment […]
Gran Habano VL Churchill (Saturday Supplemental)
This Saturday I decided it was time to revisit a cigar I had had some mixed results with at the end of last year. The day after giving The Gran Habano VL Gran Churchill a less than stellar review, I came down with a bit of a cold. And that bothered me. Was the cigar […]
Pacific Cigar Company Robusto
Brand: Pacific Cigar Co. Vitola: Robusto Length: 4.50 Ring Gauge: 52 Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Origin: Dominican Republic Price: $7.75 each Brand: The Pacific Cigar Company was established in 1990 and is based out of Lemont, Illinois. In addition to having a presence here in the United States, the Pacific Cigar Company also […]
El Duque Cognac (Guest Review)
This weeks guest review comes courtesy of emjaysmash via our very own Fan Forums. Size: Double Corona (7.75 x 50) Wrapper: Sumatra Binder: Unknown Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican. Age: At least 2 months, 2 days. Smoking time: 1 hour, 10 minutes. This cigar has been scaring me for some time now. After it was “gifted” […]
AVO Tesoro Limited Edition 2008
I had originally planned to review another unusual looking cigar. I don’t know why, but I seem to be drawn to the odd looking smokes. As you probably remember, I reviewed the Felipe Gregorio Icon Einstein last week. And then there’s the Inmenso by Perdomo I reviewed back on Halloween. Who can forget my smoking […]
Twitter Poll: Which cigar is here to stay?
In this edition of the Twitter Poll I asked which new cigar (from the past 6 months) is here to stay. Check out the responses and tell us what you think.
YQMA Episode 33 – Status
Last week Jerry, Brian, and I sat down and recorded Episode 33 of Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA). Due to some technical difficulties with the files they were not completely available until Sunday morning. With Mothers Day on Sunday I was unable to edit the footage at all and will be forced to post it […]
La Vieja Habana by Drew Estates
Honestly, this is probably the worst video review I’ve ever done. Quality sucks because my camcorder isn’t working and the pocket camcorder doesn’t play well with my professional lights. Then the cigar I had planned on reviewing got all jacked up. Then I was confused whether I was smoking a newer or older version of […]