My wife Kate and I are proud to share the joyous news that our son, Charles Francis Greenbacker IV, was born at 10:17pm last night. Everyone is doing quite well: mother and child are resting peacefully, and dad is over the moon. Birth stats: 8 lbs 6 oz, 20.75 inches Since there are already several […]
Nub USA (First Impressions)
Right about now, Brian probably has his feet up, puffing on a cigar, and drinking some form of alcoholic beverage at the Drew Estate Compound in Nicaragua. As a result, I’m filling in for him and have to warn you, if you were looking for a Tower of Burn, you’ll have to check back next […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 6
No baby yet, though his arrival is expected any day now. Fortunately, I’ve got a coolidor full of cigars to help me anxiously pass the time. It hasn’t quite been a month since my last entry in this series, but I figure no one’s keeping score exactly, so it should be ok. Here’s a recap […]
Studio Tobac ST-EFG01 (First Impressions)
Last month I received a surprise letter from Oliva. I would seem that despite my vocal displeasure for the way the 2011 Studio Tobac Advisory Board was handled, I was nominated once again to hold a place on the 2012 Studio Tobac Advisory Board. In hopes that things would be different, I accepted the nomination […]
Los Blancos Nine (Short Ashes)
After a very hectic couple of weeks, which involved a totaled vehicle and non-stop phone calls from various insurance people, I am back with a cigar review. This time I revisit the Los Blancos Nine. I first tried this cigar a couple of years back at the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans. I fell […]
CI Legends – Black Label
Welcome to the last of this series review with the CI Legends Black Label by La Aurora Starting out there is a sweet tobacco scent on the wrapper and just plain tobacco on the foot and cold draw. First couple puffs give a woody note but the spice ramps up very quickly and takes over […]
Win a RoMa Craft Tobac Logo T-Shirt
Listen up! I just added a pretty cool giveaway to my review of the Intemperance BA XXI: The good folks over at RoMa Craft Tobac contacted me via Twitter to set up another awesome giveaway for our loyal Stogie Review readers. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post […]
EP Carrillo Short Run 2012 Invictos
I’m back again with another installment of what we’ll call Brian plays catchup. Wherein I take a look at a cigar I should have reviewed weeks, if not months ago. This time, it’s the EP Carrillo Short Run 2012. I bought one on a whim a while ago and smoked it while I was taking […]
Intemperance BA XXI (plus giveaway)
First, an apology: I’m sorry for being such a deadbeat last week. Between a huge proposal at work and a very demanding 9-months-pregnant wife, I’ve had my hands full recently and wasn’t able to get this review finished in time for my weekly slot last Tuesday. Once I make the long-awaited transition from expectant father […]
CI Legends – Copper Label
This weeks cigar is the CI Legends Copper Label by Drew Estates. Giving the wrapper a whiff I get a scent of a coffee with a lot of creamer in it. Foot gives off sweet tobacco and the cold draw has a nice vanilla taste to it. It does have a sweetened cap, just so […]