This week, just about every cigar smoker with a blog is in a mad dash to get a review of the soon to be released Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary cigar posted. But for my money, the most exciting thing in the World of Rocky Patel these days is the quiet re-release of the very popular […]
Augusto Reyes Signature (Guest Review)
Note From Tom: Ed and I are back and reviewing a cigar from a boutique cigar company called Augusto Reyes. The Signature is a nice medium to full bodied cigar that I never heard of until a couple of weeks ago. This cigar has a flavor profile with nice complexities and subtle nuances that are […]
Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary
I need to thank Patrick Vivalo (sorry I butcher your last name in the video) for sending two samples of the soon to be released Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary. Its all in the name and by now, most of you (don’t worry Brian Hewitt will catch on eventually) have figured out that the cigar is […]
Contest Winner – Cigar Related Baby Nick-Name
Last month Stogie Review ran a contest to help selected a cigar related baby-nickname for my expected child. We asked that all entrants provide one name for a boy and one name for a girl because my wife and I did not want to know the gender before birth. Before the contest came to a […]
AVO Heritage (Pre-Release/First Impressions)
Origin : Wrapper : Ecuadorian special hybrid Binder : Dominican Filler : Dominican and Peruvian blend Source : Ed handed to me at Cigar Expo I have for you today a cigar by AVO that will not be out until around IPCPR. It is called Heritage. I received this cigar at Cigar Expo from Edward […]
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Robusto
Atlanta is a such a great place to live if you love cigars. The sheer volume of tobacconists in the greater metro area draws a lot of attention from large manufacturers and ensures that the smaller boutiques are well represented too. But even in a big market like this, it’s still possible to miss some […]
Illusione ~mj12~
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable 4th! While many were smoking patriotic themed cigars this weekend, I reached into the humidor and pulled out a few Illusione ~mj12~ to review. Our own Brian Hewitt reviewed the ~mj12~ last year and the most glaring difference between this review and his review is that my […]
Cigar Expo 2010 Wrap Up
Well my friends we have come to the conclusion of the Cigar Expo 2010 coverage and I hope you have enjoyed reading and watching as much as I enjoyed being there. I will warn you now, I am resized my pictures to the size of the page, so this may be a pretty long article. […]
3rd Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day
July 22nd is the 3rd Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day. It is in celebration of my Little Robusto, my son JJ, who as many of you know, passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) while at daycare when he was 3.5 months old. This July 22nd would’ve been his 3rd birthday. The […]
Cigar Expo 2010 videos
Welcome back to more Cigar Expo 2010 coverage. This time I have for you a video of the hypnotist, Michael Night, who performed after 2 mediocre comedians. I have to tell you, this show was great. I did not record the first part when he did his comedy magic, but it was not a long […]