About a week ago a press release came across my inbox that caught my eye. I thought that it promoted a rather strange item and I debated posting the information on the site. After seeing some discussion on Twitter about the Cigar Spike and how interested some people were, I thought I would pass the […]
CAO La Traviata (First Impressions)
There I was, visiting W.Curtis Drapers for a lunch time smoke and I run into Frank Kapp, National Sales Manager for CAO Cigars. Frank was bringing the Draper Boys a pair of samples of CAO’s new cigar, La Traviata. The Draper Boys and Frank were nice enough to share with me one of the La […]
CAO Gold Maduro
T-minus one day until IPCPR 2009. With that I decided to kill two birds with one stone. Its actually hard to believe that out of the 652 (I guess this is 653) cigar reviews published here on Stogie Review that we haven’t reviewed the CAO Gold or the CAO Gold Maduro. This will solve the […]
Graycliff Original Pirate (Red Label)
If you’ve been frequenting the Stogie Review for a while, you probably remember My Graycliff Tobacco Beetle Adventure. If you haven’t read it yet, suffice it to say, it was sad tale of loss and questionable customer service. What I didn’t know then, was that writing up the experience was not the final chapter in […]
Cigar Shop Review: Morgan Hill, CA – The Morgan Hill Tobacco Company & Wine Shop
This review comes courtesy of Brent (Mudboy) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: The Morgan Hill Tobacco Company & Wine Shop Date Visited: 03/06/09 Street Address: 17430 Monterey Road City: Morgan Hill State: CA Zip: 95037 Phone […]
A RENAISSANCE FOR MIAMI CIGAR’S 1989
With the annual IPCPR trade show starting at the end of the week, we expect to see some last minute press releases rolling out before the show kicks off. The latest release comes from the folks at Miami Cigar Company. It seems that the Don Lino 1989 will be reblended and repackaged in the near […]
La Flor Dominicana Limitado IV
I’m not sure what my deal is? I normally refer to myself as a mild-medium bodied purveyor of cigars. Lately though, I’ve been on a full-extra full bodied kick. Maybe its stress at work? Anxiety as we wait for my petite corona to arrive? Excitement for IPCPR? All the above? Who knows really? I’ll just […]
Twitter Cocktail Hour @ IPCPR
First 25 to RSVP with @ChiefHava will receive a 5-Pack of 2009 New Release cigars including: Cain by Oliva La Traviata by CAO Room101 by Camacho Cubao Maduro by Espinosa y Ortega Nosotros by Illusione (maybe substituted, depending on availability) Special thanks to @CheifHava, @JoseFloresJr and all the sponsors who donated cigars.
Don Arturo Gran AniverXario
Carlito Fuente has created a new cigar, Don Arturo Gran AniverXario, in a tribute to his grandfather, Arturo Fuente. These cigars are made with the legendary wrapper leaves from Chateau de la Fuente, the birthplace of dream. Carlito Fuente made Don Arturo Gran AniverXario cigars in 2001 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Arturo Fuente […]
Cigar Shop Review: Denville, NJ – United Card & Smoke
This review comes courtesy of Alex (alnpd) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: United Card & Smoke Date Visited: 3/12/09 Street Address: 13 Broadway City: Denville State: NJ Zip: 07834 Phone Number: (973) 627-6718 Hours of Operation: […]