In my recent interview with Nestor Miranda of Miami Cigar Company, he covered a lot of new ground, even touching on a cigar or two that may not make it into shops until late 2011. In all, we probably talked about half a dozen new sticks, and yet somehow we missed one. It’s a stubby, […]
Ashton Cabinet Selection #2
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : U.S. Connecticut Shade Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic Source : Gift I have for you today, the Ashton Cabinet Selection #2. These cigars take 7 years to come into your hands from the seedlings. There are 10 different sizes for these, Cabinet #1 (9.000 x 52), […]
Cain F Nub (First Impressions)
While working around the house I glanced up at the clock and had an “Oh Crap” moment. I was loosing daylight and hadn’t realized my painting project had taken much longer than anticipated and we were lacking a post for today. Growing weary, I cleaned out my paint roller and dashed off for a cigar […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2003 (First Impressions)
Origin : Miami, Fl. Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : gift from Barbalet Today I have a bit of a treat for you as I am going to take on the Tatuaje Cojonu 2003. I was gifted this cigar from Barbalet on Twitter and to be honest, I have […]
CAO Gold – Karat (Short Ashes)
Hello again. I have a short smoke for you today, as the weather has not been very good and it made my neck hurt too damn bad. I am going to be doing the CAO Gold Karat for your viewing pleasure. These cigars are 4 inches long and have a 38 ring gauge. I have […]
EP Carrillo Short Run 2010 (Short Ashes)
Ordinarily I don’t like to do a Short Ashes review so close to a full blown review but I was left with few options this week. Time got away from me and before I knew it, it was Thursday night and I had nothing fresh for my Friday review. Trying to build up a little […]
La Aurora Preferidos Lancero (First Impressions)
Last week I received a message on Twitter that my local Miami Cigar Co. Rep, Chris Lenzo, was going to be stopping into my local shop, Kensington Tobacconist. Chris wanted to know if I’d be around to have a cigar and talk for a bit. Unfortunately, Chris’ visit was in the middle of the day […]
Forcade Giralda Maduro Patriarca
In my introductory discussion of the Forcade Giralda Maduro Patriarca, I had planned on referring to a guest review of the Giralda Natural (or “Medium”) from a year or two ago. But looking through our Cigar Review Index, the review seems to have disappeared. Maybe it was a casualty of past battles with our servers, […]
Cigar and Wine Pairings: La Aurora 107 and Gnarly Head Zin
This Guest Article was provided by our friend Matt Horbund of A Good Time With Wine. After reading this article and watching the video, be sure to head over to A Good Time With Wine for more wine related videos and information. Smoking a cigar means different things for different people. For some, it’s a […]
Press Release: La Palina
A couple of weeks ago I received a very nice email from La Palina cigars. After introducing themselves, they invited the Stogie Review crew out to their launch event in Washington DC. Unfortunately, with Jerry, Brian, Mike, and myself all spread out along the East Coast, only one of us were able to take them […]