Every Wednesday night at Cabernet Steakhouse in the northern suburbs of Atlanta is scotch and cigar night. Cigar lovers from all around the city gather to socialize, listen to live music, and take advantage of the special ten dollar deal on the cigar and scotch pairing of the week. But May 12th was a special […]
Tatuaje Verocu Tubo (First Impressions)
A couple of weeks before Cigarfest, I was talking with a long-time viewer of Stogie Review through Facebook. Jason and I talked about getting together for a cigar before things got hectic over the course of the weekend. On Friday, Mike and I met up with Jason, before getting started with the festivities, and headed […]
La Aurora 107 – robusto
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sun Grown Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic and Nicaraguan Source : either CigarFest or free one on April 30th deal Today, for you viewing pleasure, I have for you the La Aurora 107 robusto. This cigar is made to celebrate the 107 years of La […]
Cigarfest 2010 – Show Floor Footage
During Cigarfest 2010, one of my duties was to wander the show floor shooting random footage. I wanted to give people a feel for what it was like to attend the event, even if you could only do so via your home computer. I didn’t record anything particular, with the exception of the cigar rolling […]
Zino Platinum Scepter Master Edition 2010 – First Impressions
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sungrown Criollo Binder : Connecticut Broadleaf Filler : Dominican Republic, Peruvian, Nicaraguan, Honduran Source : handed to me at CigarFest 2010 (1 2 3 4) Welcome to another adventure into the world of smoking cigars, with your host, Mike, taking on the Zino Platinum Scepter Master Edition 2010. […]
EP Carrillo Short Run 2010 Delirios
I know what you’re thinking. Wasn’t the next cigar released by EP Carrillo supposed to be their core line? A cigar named “Short Run” doesn’t sound like one that will be around for very long. You’re right on both counts, it seems that plans and production schedules have changed. The Short Run is indeed another […]
Cain Event at Kensington Tobacconist
A couple of weeks ago I was over at Kensington Tobacconist talking to the owner, Kurt. He was telling me that he lined up an event with Sam Leccia, of Cain and Nub Cigars, for the day before the Cigarfest activities kicked off. With Sam being in town, he made plans to hang out at […]
Cigar Shop Review: Gilbertsville, PA – Sir Stogies
Name of Shop: Sir Stogies Date Visited: 05/07/10 Street Address: 1237 East Philadelphia Avenue City: Gilbertsville State: PA Zip: 19525 Phone Number: (610) 473-2814 Hours of Operation: Mon: Closed Tues through Thurs: 11:00am – 8:00pm Fri: 11:00am – 9:00pm Sat & Sun: 11:00am – 6:00pm Website: N/A Location: Above Average Sir Stogies is located on […]
Women of Cigarfest 2010
After last years Cigarfest, we put together a sideshow featuring all of the models. It was a rather popular post (sex sells, go figure), so we thought we would do it once again this year. Mike and I took turns snapping pictures of the models. We did our best to get them all, but I’m […]
Arganese Uno Puro
Origin : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Dominican Republic Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic Source : Cigar.com Today’s smoke is the Arganese Uno Puro. As the name suggests, it is a pure Dominican Republic cigar. This cigar is said to be slightly infused with cognac and most places online i find it, it […]