Wrapper : Dominican Corojo Binder : Dominican Filler : Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian Source : bought from CigarMonster Pre-Light This will be a short and sweet writeup, since I hate writing and I am not very good at it. My last name is not Hewitt nor is it White, so you will have to bear […]
Happy Thanksgiving
All of us here at The Stogie Review want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving…you stay classy San Diego.
Rocky Patel Valedor Robusto
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is how quickly a conversation in a cigar shop can turn into an in-depth discussion of firearms. I’m sure the number of cigar smokers who are packing heat varies considerably from one area to the next, but I’d guess it’s pretty significant percentage overall. And it would seem […]
Man O’War Armada
And the Man O’War Series adds another cigar to its stable. The newest addition crafted by AJ Fernandez is the Man O’War Armada. The Armada sports a limited ligero Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrapper, ligero filler from the Esteli and Ometepe regions of Nicaragua and to make sure everything burns a viso Jalapa binder. You don’t […]
Tatuaje Update: Monsters, Sinners & Saints
While I was attending Atlanta’s largest annual party and herf at Tobacco World in Marietta this weekend, I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Johnson about what’s new with Tatuaje. Now I know how much Stogie Review “readers” love the videos, but unfortunately my elaborate camera equipment (i.e. a flip cam and a tiny […]
The Latest on the Padilla Artemis and La Terraza
Ernesto Padilla is always full of surprises. Out of the blue he contacted me recently to talk about cigar reviews and mentioned in passing some new cigars he has been working on lately. When I asked for pictures and more information, he was only too happy to make with the goods. Here’s the latest on […]
Casa de Garcia Connecticut
Wrapper : Connecticut Binder : Connecticut Filler : Dominican and Honduran Source : bought from local store Here we are once again, this time with a review of the Casa de Garcia, a budget stick. These are available in five sizes and three wrapper choices, which I go over in the video. You should be […]
Tatuaje Monster Series The Face
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a cigar review we’ve all been expecting to see here on Stogie Review that just hasn’t arrived. I was so certain that Jerry, the resident Tatuaje cigar correspondent and fanboi, would be all over the latest edition of the Monster Series, I didn’t make any attempt to beat […]
Perdomo Lot 23
It’s been sometime since we’ve visited the Perdomo Lot 23. With two new sizes (Gordito and Punta Gorda) being released at IPCPR this year, I figured it was time to revisit the blend but in the new Gordito size. Video review runs around 8 minutes. The bad news is I’m not a fan of big […]
Victor Sinclair Legacy Double Maduro – Torpedo
Wrapper : Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder : Brazilian Maduro Filler : USA Habana,Criollo ’98 and Piloto Cubano from the Dominican Republic Source : Mike Hello once again my cigar brothers. I have for you this week, the Victor Sinclair Legacy Double Maduro Torpedo. I have found these cigars in four sizes, although Victor Sinclair’s website […]