I’ve got a treat for those of you who can’t get enough video cigar reviews. Once again I’ve teamed up with Rich Meade (aka “BootyRockRich“), a regular on the Stogie Review Forums, to bring you a joint review of the new La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan. One of the fun things about talking cigars […]
Cain Habano (Guest Review)
Cain Habano Cigar: Cain Habano Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Vitola: Robusto 5.7×50 Price: Was a bit over eight bucks at my local shop. Better prices found online. Setting: Garage, about 55 degrees out, 6:30pm, having a Peach Snapple. Pre-light: The cigar has a nice chocolatey brown wrapper with a few prominent veins. […]
21 Minutes with Pete Johnson
Quick shout out to all the peeps who came out to Drapers on Friday. It was great seeing familiar faces as well as putting faces and real names to Twitter handles. Twitter peeps like @tatuajecigars @nicetightash @doc8466 @stogieguys @sboyajian @naugs56 @dabyrdman33 @btmiles @dcspeopleschamp @chris_suspect @edfernandez2 (Norfolk VA), all the Facebook people like Larry (NC), Benjamin […]
Illusione 4/2g (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of beaverc32 from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Cigar Facts: Vitola: Churchill (7.5×49) Price: ~$9-10 (the one reviewed was gifted via bomb) Wrapper: Cafe Colorado Binder: Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98? Filler: Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98? The Illusione 4/2g is a beautiful cigar with a fairly smooth wrapper. For the […]
La Estrella Cubana Oscuro
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Costa Rican Maduro Binder : Brazilian Filler : Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Cost : $34.99 per bundle of 20 (this is the cost I paid so the price may be different if I got them on sale) I have for you […]
Camacho Liberty 2009 (Joint Review)
Brand: Camacho Liberty 2009 Series Blender: Christian Eiroa Vitola: 11/18 (Figurado) Ring Gauge: 54 Length: 6.00 Wrapper: Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Origin: Honduras MSRP: $16.50 Purchased From: Won from Dylan Austin’s Twitter contest Brand: Camacho Cigars has a rich history among the cigar community, from its early days founded by Simon Camacho, throughout its […]
Our Swedish Hero
Back in 2006 Stogie Review was born. It started out as two guys posting reviews back and forth with no intentions other than sharing our opinions with a few friends. Over time, the website grew consistently and we began to develop a following. That following increased in size even more when we began producing video […]
Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R52
While doing my homework for this week’s cigar review, I was a little surprised to learn that Arturo Fuente’s Rosado Sungrown Magnum was released at the tail end of last year. Sure, I heard rumors about them and even saw one given out at a Fuente event last year, but since I hadn’t seen them […]
Cigar Shop Review: Arlington, VA – Cigar Connections
This review comes courtesy of Stephen (sboyajian) 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 Connections Date Visited: 9/23/09 (but almost daily) Street Address: 1000 N Randolph St # 1A City: Arlington State: VA Zip: 22201 Phone Number: […]
CAO Escaparate #7
I need to thank Adrian and Butthead’s Tobacco for thinking of me. Adrian gave me the heads up on the CAO Escaparate #7 months ago and was kind enough to make sure I got enough to do a review. We are no stranger to CAO’s Escaparate collection. We’ve reviewed many of them like the MX3 […]