Hey everyone else has a limited edition, why can’t I, The Blog Father have one? By now many of you know Hewitt and I traveled to Nicaragua as guests of Drew Estate along with other members of the blogger community plus Thor from Cigar Press magazine (poor guy always gets lumped with us). I’m sure […]
An Afternoon with Bill Paley (Part One)
This is the first of two parts of An Afternoon with Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars filmed on April 21st with George Brightman at W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda). This follows the usual Q&A format on our ongoing series of interviews with many of the legends in the cigar industry. Bill and George discuss the past, […]
La Hermandad by El Primer Mundo
Today Sean Williams, owner of El Primer Mundo, shared with us his plans to release another new cigar this summer called La Hermandad. As you can see, this new line marks a departure from the previous map-and-coins design. La Hermandad being made in the Dominican Republic and in three sizes, Robusto (5 x 50), Sixty […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Now that we have all those lists out of the way lets get back to your usual fan favorite episode of Week in Smoke. A pretty interesting episode this week including a vertical tasting of the La Aroma de Cuba brand along with a few new things and some ole faithful stuff too. Life is […]
Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer
The Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer has been on my list to smoke since I reviewed the Molotov back in April. By now you know that the Q D’etat Series was created as a protest against increased restrictions on cigar smoking and higher tobacco taxes. The Howitzer, a massive 6×60, represents the second of three releases […]
CI Legends Giveaway
Welcome fans of Stogie Review to the giveaway I promised for the CI Legends Series of cigars. AUDIO –> Right-Click: Save As Links to all the reviews in the series: White Label Blue Label Red Label Green Label Green Label – Jerry’s Review Yellow Label Yellow Label – Jerry’s Review Maroon Label Purple Label Purple […]
Padilla Premier Cru Press Release and Invictus Prototype
Today Ernesto Padilla shared with us some pictures and information about his upcoming releases, the European exclusive Premier Cru and the domestically available Padilla Reserva. May 30, 2012 Padilla Cigar Company is proud to announce yet another collaboration with Oliva Cigar Company following the recently 93 rated Padilla Studio-Tobac Limited Edition. Since the inception of […]
It’s a Boy!
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 […]