This review comes courtesy of Danny (DannyP6228) from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Before I start, Dave Blanco is a friend of mine and I really enjoy a number of his cigars. That being said, if he made a dog rocket I would not hesitate to tell him, and he knows it. So lets get […]
Gurkha Empire Series Wrap Up
Here we are at the end of the six Gurkha Empire cigar series and I really had fun doing them in a row like this. Here are quick links for any refreshers you would like… Here is the copy and paste from Cigar’s International website about the Gurkha Empire Series. Gurkha Empire I Empire I: […]
Gurkha Empire VI
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Brazilian Binder : Unknown Filler : Dominican Piloto Cubano and Nicaraguan Ligero Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire VI. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s […]
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Fuerte
Ordinarily I shy away from cigars that are exclusive to one retailer, whether they be online or brick and mortar. Not because I have anything against exclusive blends, I just try to focus on cigars that are easily available to the largest number of our readers. But every now and then you come across a […]
Cigar Shop Review: Schuylerville, NY – Badgers Cigar Den
This review comes courtesy of Stephen (empeg900) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Badger Cigar Den Date Visited: 12/03/2009 Street Address: 102 Broad Street City: Schuylerville State: NY Zip: 12871 Phone Number: (518) 507-6464 Hours of Operation: […]
La Herencia Cubana
Thanks for everyone who voted for this week’s review on The Stogie Review Fan Forums. It was a tight race and the La Herencia Cubana was the dark horse and came out of no where to win it in the end. The La Herencia Cubana is another cigar from the stables of AJ Fernandez. Similar […]
Gurkha Empire V
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Honduran, Nicaraguan and Mexican Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire V. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s […]
Gurkha Empire IV
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Brazilian Arapiraca Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire IV. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s International […]
Gurkha Empire III
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Costa Rican Maduro Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Dominican and Honduran Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire III. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s […]
Man O’ War Special Edition Figurado
The Stogie Review Fan Forums voted and up next is the Man O’ War Special Edition Figurado. AJ Fernandez borrows a page from the work he did with Rocky Patel in developing the Rocky Patel Fusion by making a MoW hybrid. With Rocky, AJ combined the Vintage 1990 and Vintage 1992 to make the Rocky […]