In a recent twitter poll, I asked my followers what their favorite cigar to smoke was during a football game. With the football season in full swing I’d love to hear what everyone is smoking? Do you smoke something fairly one dimensional to focus more on the game or do you light up your favorite […]
Los Blancos Premier – Maduro
Brand: Los Blancos Premier Maduro Vitola: Torpedo Ring Gauge: 52 Length: 6.50 Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Honduras Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua Price: Roughly $5.75 Brand: The Los Blancos Cigar Company was established in 1998, but has a family lineage that goes back 80 years to the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. The distribution center and […]
Mi Barrio (Guest Review)
This weeks guest review comes courtesy of Rich from the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Hey Y’all This time around its the Mi Barrio by EO brands and Jose “Pepin” Garcia. The series is being released in 100,000 stick installments, each featuring artwork by Edin Gutierrez on the band and on the top and inside of […]
Equus Limited Ligero Cameroon Gordo
Quite possibly the single most popular review on the Stogie Review website is Jerry’s notorious Equus Limited Ligero video review from a about a year an a half ago. (If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and check it out now, it’ll help set the stage for this review.) To say Jerry […]
You want forums, we’ve got em!
Last month when we ran the survey for the month of August, one of the common responses we reviewed was to setup a forum. To those of you that are unaware, we have a forum setup for your posting pleasure. The community has been around for about a year and has grown considerably. It has […]
A look at Cigar Press Magazine
Magazine: Cigar Press Publisher: Thor Nielson Editor: Thor Nielson Published: Quarterly Subscription Price: $19.80 per year News Stand Price: $4.95 Back in July of 2007 I came across a new cigar publication called Cigar Press. At the time I think they were on their very first issue and it seemed very interesting. The magazine was […]
Stock Questions for surprise interviews
Every once in a while, Brian, Jerry, and I find ourselves in a situation where we can chat it up with a manufacturer for a few minutes. When this happens, it is sometimes not planned in the slightest and we have to quickly come up with a few questions on the fly. A prime example […]
My old beat-up Cigar Lighter
As I sit here puffing on a cigar and staring at an old beat-up lighter, I’m struggling to remember just how long I’ve had this thing. Some time ago I purchased my very first magazine subscription. It was Cigar Magazine and I was impressed with the free free copies given to me by a local […]
Isla de Cuba Aged Maduro
Brand: Isla de Cuba Aged Maduro Vitola: Toro Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 6.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Dominican & Nicaraguan Origin: Honduras Price: $6.70 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 […]
Sol Cubano Artisan (Guest Review)
This weeks guest review comes courtesy of our friend Rich From our very own Fan Forums The Sol Cubano Artisan Salomon, is made my the Oliva Family in their Estili factory for the Sol Cubano brand. It is a beautifully shaped Salomon vitola (which is supposed to be the most difficult to roll), is wrapped […]