The purpose of this update is to help keep everyone in the loop as to a recent change on Stogie Review. A few weeks back, Jerry went ahead and started checking out a new video service. The service is called Viddler and is a fairly young. After playing with it for a bit he decided […]
Jameson Cigar Company Black Label (Blind Tasting)
On September 20th, I packed up my gear and made my way across town to Kensington Tobacconist for another Blind Cigar Tasting. Just like last time, I was armed with two different cigars, with bands removed, for the guys to evaluate. The write-up covers the second of those two cigars. The purpose of these blind […]
Jameson Cigar Company Red Label (Blind Tasting)
On September 20th, I packed up my gear and made my way across town to Kensington Tobacconist for another Blind Cigar Tasting. Just like last time, I was armed with two different cigars, with bands removed, for the guys to evaluate. The purpose of these blind tasting are to get the average cigar smokers opinion […]
A Look at the Xikar Warranty Service
From time to time, the things that you come to love become broken and need to be replaced. In my case, this item was the Xikar MTX Multi-Tool that I have kept close to my side since purchase. One day I reached into my pocket and pulled out my scissors to open up the head […]
Isla de Cuba Blend 376
Brand: Isla de Cuba Blend 376 Vitola: Robusto Extra Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.50 Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaraguan and Honduran Origin: Honduras Price: Roughly $7.00 Brand: The Isla de Cuba Brand is roughly three years old and is crafted in Honduras by Altadis. The brand president, Darryl Lieser, had a vision to create […]
AVO No. 2 (Guest Review)
Back for another Guest review, we have Nathan from An American Front Porch. This time around Nathan reviews the AVO No. 2 cigar. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As
Macanudo 1968 Robusto
Some time ago it was brought to our attention that we didn’t have a single Macanudo review on the Stogie Review. I was sure that couldn’t be right, given the popularity of the cigar with the market at large. But as I reviewed our cigar review index, there was not a Macanudo to be found. […]
Thoughts on Re-Packaging
In yesterdays article, I pointed out a Cigar Aficionado story that our good friend Carlos directed me towards in regards to a new Don Pepin Garcia project. At the end of my post, I asked what the readers of Stogie Review thought out the re-blending of a cigar that was on the market. As a […]
Thoughts on Re-Blending
Just the other morning I was checking up on my twitter account and what people had to say while I slept the night away. I came across a tweet from our good friend Carlos from New Jersey. Carlos directed me to a Cigar Aficionado article that he thought I might find interesting. Boy was he […]
Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) Episode 37
My apologies for the delay folks, I had some family business to take care of throughout the week and wound up editing the show this morning. While Jerry was off frolicking in Las Vegas, Brian and I recorded episode 37 of Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA). Check out the individual clips and notes from the […]