Welcome to my diary thing. Yes, I kept forgetting to do it this year too until Walt told me. Just some thoughts on how Cigarnival or CigarExpo if you prefer, was going this year at Famous Smoke Shop. Writing all that made me tired. AUDIO –> Right-Click: Save As
Viaje Roman Candle
Summer and the Fourth of July is here once again, and for our readers in The States, that means it’s time to celebrate the birth of a nation by grilling, drinking adult beverages and smoking fine cigars. So it seems only right that I go a little overboard with my review this week. How about […]
Esteban Carreras 211 (first impressions)
You call that a storm? No, actually, they called that a “derecho.” Despite hurricane-force winds that arrived without warning on Friday night, I’m still here and kickin’. We lost power for about 16 hours, but actually suffered more damage the previous Friday caused by a lightning-induced surge. The heat wave continues, however (about “three degrees […]
Women of the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival
Starting in 2009, Stogie Review has had the pleasure of covering the annual Famous Smoke Shop Festivities. It started out as the Cigar Expo and has transformed into the Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival. The oddest thing about that coverage, especially since this is a male dominated website, is that the posts featuring the women of […]
Famous Smoke Shop – Cigarnival 2012: Day 2
Yesterday I posted the first video diary entry covering my thoughts of the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival. Today I have the second video from the event. This video is a bit shorter than the first and includes a little dedication to jjo at the end. More formal coverage will be posted in the coming […]
Famous Smoke Shop – Cigarnival 2012: Day 1
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 […]