Sorry folks, I have to interrupt our usual programing. Tune in next week for your weekly dose of “The Tower of Burn”. Instead, grab a smoke and sit back with “The Great Torpedo”. This week, I’m here with a relatively new but not very publicized cigar from Dion Giolito. If you didn’t know, Dion is […]
Cigar Shop Review: Providence, RI – Cigar Masters
This review comes courtesy of Jim (Maduroman) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Cigar Masters, Providence Date Visited: 2/16/09 Street Address: 1 West Exchange Street City: Providence State: RI Zip: 02903 Phone Number: 401-383-9002 Hours of Operation: […]
Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2009 – Event Wrapup
After two days of beer and cigars, Brian and I had yet to sit down and record something together for Stogie Review. Knowing that time was running short, we managed to commandeer the office of Hayward Tenney and Gary Korb (both work as copywriters for Famous Smoke). With Brian and myself having a couple of […]
Famous Smoke Shop’s Cigar Expo 2009 – Lingerie Show
On Friday night, after dinner was served and the drinks started to flow, the entertainment was scheduled to begin. After a down-pour soaked the boxing ring, which canceled the exhibition fights, everyone gathered under a large tent to check out the lingerie show put on my Bare Elegance. I didn’t have the best seat in […]
La Aurora 1495 Connecticut
Before leaving for the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo, I decided to sit down and have my morning coffee with something on the milder side, as not to overload my plate before a long day of smoking. I wound up coming across a sample that was left over from my blind tasting of the La […]
Gurkha Ancient Warrior (Short Ashes)
Way back in September of 2006, I smoked one of my very first Ancient Warrior cigars by Gurkha. At that time it was branded as a K. Hansotia product and carried a limited edition tag. These days I’m not sure if it is still the same cigar that it was back in 2006 or not. […]
CAO Habano (Escaparate) (Herf’n Heads)
Video runs a bit long but its well worth it to see what The Herf’n Heads think of the CAO Habano (Escaparate). Ordering Information You can order the CAO Habano from Emerson’s of Norfolk Cigars. You can give them a call (1-800-842-2990) or if you don’t like human interaction, you can easily order from their […]
5 Vegas Relic
If you’ve been paying attention to cigar trends, you’ve probably noticed there have been quite a few. For years, large ring gauges were the name of the game. And then it seemed like everyone was introducing their popular lines in the lancero format. Even more recently, we’ve seen a sudden increase in large figurados and […]
Cigar Shop Review: Lawrenceville, GA – Ole Stogie and Son’s
This review comes courtesy of Rich Meade If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Ole’ Stogie and Son Date Visited: 03/14/09 Street Address: 1124 Lawrenceville Hwy. Ste 301A City: Lawrenceville State: GA Zip: 30045 Phone Number: (770) 277-3633 […]
Xikar HC Series – Habano Colorado
You minus well start dialing your B&M’s phone number to see if they have these. The new HC Series from Xikar is the new name for their Defiance cigars. Not only a new name but an expanded line up that includes a cigar for practically any time of day. While I’m not usually drawn to […]