Origin : Honduras Wrapper : Nicaraguan Binder : Mexican Filler : Nicaraguan and Dominican Cost : $5.50 – $7.25 by box purchase The Rocky Patel Ocean Club is an exclusive cigar to Holt’s Cigar Company. These cigars are available in four sizes, Robusto (50 x 5.00), Toro (52 x 6.00), Torpedo (52 x 6.50), and […]
CAO La Traviata (Short Ashes)
Back in August, Brian, Jerry, and I were fortunate enough to attend the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. One of the samples we were able to pick up was the highly anticipated CAO La Traviata. Some time after the trade show, Brian and Jerry got together for a Herfin’ Heads video where they […]
An Argument in Favor of Cigar Reviews
You can’t review cigars for any amount of time without encountering at least one cigar enthusiast who not only doesn’t read cigar reviews, but actively objects to anyone’s efforts to rate, evaluate or describe the experiences of smoking a particular cigar. I’m not talking about people who don’t trust reviews to be objective or accurate, […]
Zino Platinum Crown Series Emperor Edition 2009
Up for review this week is a cigar I’ve been interested in getting acquainted with for a while now, but didn’t think I’d ever be able to give a proper review. That changed recently when I came into possession of a few Zino Platinum Emperors by way of gift and trade. But I didn’t think […]
Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Cigar Club
This review comes courtesy of Rich (BootyRockRich) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Buckhead Cigar Club Date Visited: 01/11/10 (10am!) Street Address: 3400 Around Lenox Drive Suite 304 City: Atlanta State: Georgia Zip: 30326 Phone: (404) 844-0400 […]
Pairings 101: Cigars and Wine
Below is the third and final Guest Article we have for you on pairing cigars and alcoholic beverages. All three pieces have been written by Lindsay Heller and cover Spirits, Beer, and Wine. To prevent information overload, we have separated these articles by beverage type and have presented them in the same manner. After reading […]
Ask The Readers: Why Do You Smoke Cigars?
Photo Credit: Bryan Glynn of BG Pictures and Cigar Obsession Dear Stogie Review, I write this to inform you that you seem to be making a grave mistake when it comes to cigars. It is not often I spent time here, but every time I do, I find myself disgusted. The idea that you smoke […]
Rocky Patel Cameroon Especial
I am doing my first solo video review on the Rocky Patel Cameroon Especial for your viewing pleasure. These cigars are bundle cigars and come in 3 sizes, Robusto (50 x 5.00), Toro (52 x 6.00) and a Torpedo (5 x 5.50). These cigars are made in Honduras using a Dominican binder, a Honduran wrapper, […]
Oliva Connecticut Reserve (Short Ashes)
Over the past couple of weeks, you have probably taken a notice to the additional face in my video cigar reviews. That face belongs to Mike Forry (KnightRid) and he has joined me once again for a joint short ashes review on the Oliva Connecticut Reserve. We have been slowly incorporating Mike into reviews in […]
First Look: La Flor Dominicana Air Bender
Had the pleasure of getting together with doc8466 at W.Curtis Drapers today. Upon entering, we were greeted by the usual faces plus Litto Gomez, the man behind La Flor Dominicana. I knew Litto was in the area doing events at a few local cigar shops but didn’t see Drapers as one of his stops. So […]