Thanks to the generosity of Jesus Fuego, this week I bring you a pre-release review of the brand new J. Fuego Sangre de Toro. With a name like Sangre de Toro (which translates to “Bull’s Blood”) and the bright red lettering that looks like it could have been slashed into the band by a blade, […]
Cain FF (First Impressions)
Last week I began smoking through samples I received as a member of the Studio Tobac Advisory Board. I made the Nub San Andreas Maduro my first cigar of the day and followed it up with a Cain FF (Cain Double-F) roughly twelve hours later. My experience with the Nub was less than desirable, which […]
Ask The Readers: Do you use cigars as a motivational tool?
A few weeks ago I was reading through my cigar subscriptions in Google Reader and stumbled onto a very interesting series. Craig Vanderslice, of CigarCraig.com, posted an article entitled “Take A Cigar For A Walk”. In this article Craig introduces us to a man named Tommy. Tommy is overweight and gives us a look at […]
20:15 with Pete Johnson
It is that time of year again. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars visits W.Curtis Draper and we talk about what to look forward to in 2011. I’m sure some of you have heard about some of the new releases he has planned for 2011 and hopefully this video gives you more details and puts some […]
Cigar.com – Purple Label
Wrapper : Connecticut Binder : unknown but probably Dominican Filler : who knows – one place says Nic other Dom Source : cigar.com with my own money I am starting off another series review for your enjoyment. This time it is going to be the Cigar.com house blends. All of these will be in the […]
Thank You – 5 Year Anniversary
I wanted to take a moment to thank our loyal readership/viewership. Five years ago today, The Stogie Review was born. Two geeks (Walt & I) who played Battlefield 1942 online together discovered we had a similar love for the leaf and on a whim decided to start The Stogie Review to share our thoughts with […]
Catching up with Ernesto Perez Carrillo
I got word yesterday that our good friend Ernesto Perez Carrillo was going to be in my neck of the woods at the Gaithersburg location of Davidus Cigars. We last spoke to Ernesto back at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans so it was a great opportunity to spend a few minutes catching up with […]
Nub San Andreas Maduro (First Impression)
Over the past week you have probably seen a couple of reviews pop up across the cigar blogs which focus on new Studio Tobac Product. Outside of the Cain Daytona, which has hit stores, some of those cigars may not look familiar. The cigar I have for you today is another of those unfamiliar cigars, […]
Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut The Freak
This week I’m taking a look at the Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut line’s largest vitola named “The Freak”. According to the press release, it was created to address consumer demand for a Connecticut-wrapped cigars in the larger Maxx formats and started hitting the shops in August of 2010. We saw a lot of manufacturers adding […]
El Triunfador SODO
I’d like to thank Brian Gulley for contacting me telling me about the El Triunfador SODO. Brian recalled my review of the original release of the El Triunfador and wanted me to try the SODO Edition that were made for his local B&M J&J Cigars in Seattle WA. Brian was gracious enough to send me […]