I’ve been asked countless times in the past few weeks what I thought of different cigars that premiered at this year’s IPCPR trade show. The thing is, with all the time spent tracking down interviews, I really didn’t smoke that many of the new releases. But I have been slowly working my way through the […]
CAO Concert pre-release (plus giveaway)
First of all, a disclaimer: this review is based on samples received at the IPCPR trade show earlier this month. We typically don’t like to use show samples for cigar reviews, since they often see a lot of unusual travel to & from the show floor and aren’t always a perfect reflection of what eventually […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Back into the swing of things. Thanks again for all the love and support on our IPCPR coverage. No slowing down for Stogie Review though. In September look forward to coverage of the Delaware Cigar Festival and Little Puff by W.Curtis Draper. No slowing down on the personal area either. Many of you know that […]
Montecristo Epic
Welcome one and all to this review of the Montecristo Epic in the toro size. This cigar is only available at brick and mortar stores and is availble in three sizes, Churchill (7×56), Toro (6×52) and Robusto (5×52). Prices go from $13-$15 MSRP from what I could find. Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan […]
Charlie Greenbacker on Kiss My Ash Radio
Mark your calendars, ladies and gentlemen. This Saturday, August 25th, I’ll be appearing live on Kiss My Ash Radio during their weekly Blogger’s Corner segment. In a sneak peak of my in-depth review coming next week on StogieReview.com, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the new CAO Concert with Abe & the rest of the […]
Walt’s Week In Smoke – IPCPR Roundup
Leading up to and returning from IPCPR has been a whirlwind of activity. It has been tough to keep up with everything going on and try to smoke cigars for review. This has left me empty handed for a review this week. Instead, I thought I’d talk a little bit about some of the IPCPR […]
The Blogger Question – In Their Own Words
I’m sure many of you noticed in our IPCPR Coverage we asked some manufacturers for their thoughts on bloggers. We didn’t set out to ask this question. It kind of just happened after our first video with Ernesto Perez Carillo where he took the time (unprompted) to give us some love. We then thought it […]
Cuenca y Blanco Lonsdale Club
Now that we’re back from IPCPR 2012, and our hours of video coverage have gone live, it must be time to get back to what we do the other 51 weeks a year: review cigars. And what better way to start than with one of the most talked about new cigars at the show? (And […]
Interview with Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars
This past weekend, I headed back up to my old stomping grounds to visit Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars at Cigar-ette City in Newark, Delaware. I bumped into Gary at the recent IPCPR trade show in Orlando, but he didn’t have a booth set up for Emilio this year and was busy running around placing […]
Rodrigo – La Fortaleza
Did you miss me? I had a bit of time off due to the awesome IPCPR coverage from Walt, Jerry, Brian and Charlie but I am back with a look at the Rodrigo La Fortaleza cigar. Getting right down to business. Woody spice right off the start with the spice really laying on the tongue. […]