Over the past year or two, we have seen an explosion in the way cigars are marketed. In addition to tying a persona to the brand, some manufacturers are giving you an inside look into what makes up their product. Two great examples of this can be seen during presentations by Jose Blanco, of La […]
Gurkha Empire I
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Honduran Habano Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Ligero from Peru and Nicaragua Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire I. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the […]
Mederos Fifty 3
Brand: Mederos Blender: Carlos Mederos Vitola: Fifty 3 (Torpedo) Ring Gauge: 52 Length: 6.125 Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: Unknown Purchased From: Samples from Mederos Cigars & Jerry Cruz Brand: The Mederos Fifty line is one that features six sizes, all residing in the fifty ring gauge range. Up […]
Declaration by Jameson Cigars
Just like I preface the video I wanted to start out by saying that Jameson Cigars is a long time advertiser and all around great supporter of The Stogie Review. All the Declarations smoked for this video were all provided by Jameson Cigars. This is my first experience with Jameson Cigars. Walt has previously reviewed […]
Nestor Miranda Dominicano Robusto Grande (Pre-Release)
I just love it when a plan comes together. Though calling what I have for you this week the result of a “plan” is really stretching it. It’s more the result of a little luck and a lot of shooting from the hip. Last week, Rich Meade (a regular on the Stogie Review forum, and […]
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of Daniel (Dalamscius) from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Cigar: Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Drink: Messias 2004 Late Bottled Vintage Tawny Port Wrapper: Triple-Fermented Connecticut Binder: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan Filler: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan Vitola: Robusto 5×54 Price Range: $5.00 – $6.50 Burn Time: ~1.5 hours The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line was […]
Fan Forums Upgraded
Back in August 2007 we opened the doors to the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Now, I’m not going to make any outlandish claims like a certain forum conglomerate does but over the past two and half years its grown into an impressive community both in quantity and quality. Its definitely exceeded any expectations we had […]