Brand: Nicaraguan Artisan Manufacturer: Tabacalera Protalasa Vitola: Robusto Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Origin: Nicaraguan MSRP: $23.99 per 5 pack Source: Free samples from Famous Smoke Shop Brand: The Artisan – Nicaraguan Edition is a product of Famous Smoke Shop. Produced by Tabacalera Protalasa, these cigars feature three […]
Smokin Tweets Published In Cigar Snob
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on my personal blog talking about the benefits of cigar manufacturers utilizing the Twitter service. After the article made the rounds on Twitter and a handful of people got a look at it, I was approached by Cigar Snob Magazine to write a similar article to […]
Avo Limited Edition 2010 Super Robusto
2010 has been around just about long enough now for me to get used to writing “10” instead of “09.” And a new year (I know, I’m really stretching the meaning of “new” at this point) means a new Avo limited edition. The Avo Limited Edition 2010, or “LE 10” as it is commonly called, […]
Alec Bradley Tempus (Guest Review)
Ed and I have returned for our monthly guest review here on The Stogie Review. This time around we review the Alec Bradley Tempus. This is Alec Bradley’s flagship cigar, and is my top pick for 2009. I find myself smoking them on a regular basis to this day. Brian and Walt reviewed the Tempus […]
CAO La Traviata (Animados)
So you’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, “another La Traviata review?” We’ve covered the CAO La Traviata a lot here on Stogie Review. I got a sneak peek before the 2009 IPCPR, then Brian and I reviewed it in a episode of The Herfing Heads, it made my Top 10 list for 2009, […]
Cigar Shop Review: Orange, CA – Maxamar’s Cigars
This review comes courtesy of Keith1911 If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Maxamar’s Cigars Date Visited: 09/12/09 Street Address: 3744 E. Chapman Ave. #E City: Orange State: CA Zip: 92867 Phone Number: 714-633-3000 Hours of Operation: M-F […]
Journeys – A Verticle Tasting
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Connecticut Binder : Sumatran Filler : 5-year aged Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Purchased from Famous Smoke Shop with my own funds I am going to do a little different write up for your reading pleasure today along with doing this vertical tasting of the Journeys line of cigars. Journeys […]
Malfetano
Brand: Malfetano Manufacturer: Alec Bradley Vitola: Corona Wrapper: Criollo 98 – (Trojes Viso) Binder: Criollo 98 – (Trojes Seco) Filler: Honduran (Trojes) and Nicaraguan (Jalapa) Origin: Honduras MSRP: $6.90 Brand: Up for review this week is a cigar that, until recently, I had never heard about. I was first introduced to this brand around Janaury […]
Camacho Select
Way back in 2007, Walt originally reviewed the Camacho Select. Fast forward to 2010 and the Camacho Select has been through a packaging and blending change. I originally scored two boxes of these Camacho Selects for my silence on not revealing who was behind the Black Band Project. Last year when I first smoked the […]
La Escepción 2009 Batet
Several weeks ago, completely out of the blue, a box arrived in the mail with a General Cigar mailing label. Inside were three Punch Upper Cuts (which I reviewed recently), and three La Escepción 2009 Batets. Ordinarily I don’t review cigars sent to me without warning, but I was looking at a week without a […]