Last year when Mike and I covered the 2011 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival, I tried something a little different and recorded a video diary as I went about the day. We were surprised by how well those videos were received and I wanted to do them again this year. The video below outlines my day, […]
5th Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day
We are less than a month away. This is always a bitter sweet time of year. I find myself always looking forward to this year but at the same time, dreading the emotional roller coaster it triggers. If you remember my post last year about Three Things I Know to Be True (Cigars Edition) you […]
Herfin’ Heads: Inferno by Oliva Robusto
Instead of your regularly scheduled Tower of Burn, this week Walt and I bring you a Herfin’ Heads-style dual video review of a cigar you may not have heard of yet: the Inferno by Oliva. The Inferno is a billed as a full-bodied blend that’s chock-full of “dark, savory ligero” while still carrying a surprisingly […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 7
Busy, busy, busy… but what else is new? People keep asking me what it’s like to be the first-time father of a newborn. I generally respond that it’s a lot like being back in military basic training: you hardly sleep, you’re constantly getting screamed at, and you have basically no idea what you’re doing half […]
ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta Robusto
Altadis’ new, bolder take on the Romeo y Julieta line has landed, and since I was the one that leaked a picture of the band and posted a pre-press release post about ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta, it seems only fitting that follow it up with a proper review. I covered a lot of the […]
My Father No. 1 (plus giveaway)
Yesterday, Jerry posted a review for a cigar that he was surprised to discover we had not yet reviewed before: the Liga Privada No. 9. Following his lead, today I’m doing something similar with the My Father No. 1. It should come as no surprise that this is a cigar I enjoy immensely — so […]
Liga Privada No. 9 by Drew Estate
In my Week in Smoke series I’ve been talking a lot about how great the Liga Privada No. 9 by Drew Estate has been smoking. It came as a bit of a surprise that none of us here at Stogie Review have actually reviewed it (we did publish a guest review). So this isn’t some […]
little boris by Tatuaje Cigars (pre-release)
I know its been a Tatuaje love fest here the past couple days. Let the love continue but first I have to get the “legal” notice out of the way. This sample was given to me by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars while he was in the area for a Father’s Day event at The […]
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro
A little while back, before my car accident, I received an email from Abe Flores of Pinar Del Rio. With me not making IPCPR or Cigarfest this year, it has been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Abe. The email was a surprise and I was thrilled to find out that […]
a little monster giveaway
You had to know this was coming. I was lucky enough to get my hands on two boxes of Little Monsters. One for me and one for…thats right, you! I was going to wait till I actually started reviewing the Little Monsters but seeing as Brian Hewitt performed a dick move by beating me to […]