Back in May, the good people at Davidoff surprised me with a sample tin of the latest Winston Churchill line extension, the diminutive Lancaster. I have fond memories of the larger cigars in the line, at one point the Blenheim ranked pretty highly on my list of favorite smokes. More recently, I’ve had the similarly […]
809 Connecticut
Today I have another bundle cigar review for you and that is the 809 Connecticut in the toro size. This cigar is made by the Pride Cigar Company but there is very little information available about it. I have found a couple other 809 flavors online also. I have been having computer problems so this […]
La Casita Criolla
The newly release La Casita Criolla has been the buzz in the online cigar world way before it was released at IPCPR. The all Connecticut broadleaf cigar interested many and perplexed others who weren’t quite sure if an all broadleaf cigar would work. Would the La Casita Criolla wbe one of those “too much of […]
Ask The Readers: What is the best 6×60 Cigar?
This morning I posted a status update on Facebook that sparked some interesting discussion. I wanted to expand on this discussion a bit and see what the Stogie Review community had to say on the matter. Facebook Status Update The above Facebook Status Update prompted me run an impromptu Twitter Poll where I asked what […]
Illusione Burn – First Impressions
Wrapper : Criollo 98 Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : was a gift Hopefully I have a nice treat for you today as I will be reviewing the Illusione Burn in the Toro Grande size (6×56). This cigar is made for Rocky Patel’s Burn Lounge in Naples Florida. There were only 50 boxes […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Where am I? It feels like forever since I actually did a review. Lancaster PA, Chattanooga TN, Atlanta GA, Seattle WA? Craziness I tell you. Before I get back on the review bandwagon I need to play catchup. This edition of Week in Smoke is hardly what I would call complete. Lots of missed opportunities […]
Jon Huber of Crowned Heads at the Chattanooga Tweetup
I ran a little short on time for the regular review, but have no fear, I have something even better for you this week: An interview of Jon Huber of Crowned Heads. The video that follows was recorded this past weekend at the Chattanooga Tweetup, and Jon speaks at length about selecting a factory to […]
RabbitAir – Sneak Peek unboxing
Welcome to a short and sweet unboxing video of the RabbitAir SPA-780A that I was kindly sent by them to do a review for all you guys and gals. This turned into a basic unboxing video with a couple details because they already had the whole thing set up for me to use. In the […]
Brigade by Carlos Torano
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Gifted from Jeff Whole Thing in a Nutshell First off I will apologize for this short write up and short video but I am running out of time and wanted to get something posted for today. Today I am doing the Brigade by Carlos […]
Viaje Oro (Humidor Diving)
Last week I debuted a new series which I called Humidor Diving (Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru was featured). In that video I made mention that I wanted to space out the videos going forward. With that said, you are probably wondering why I’ve got two Humidor Diving videos back to back? The answer to that […]