The other week I was hanging out at W.Curtis Draper Bethesda with my pal @HumidorNotes and I made a blanket statement along the lines of ‘all 60+ ring gauge cigars suck’. Those may not have been my exact words but thats an accurate description of my sentiment towards bigger ring gauge cigars. This started an […]
Win a Sencillo Retro Lighter by Prometheus
Thanks to our good friend Keith Park, of Prometheus, Stogie Review has a few prizes that we are excited to give away. The first contest prize is a Sencillo Retro Lighter. The retro line of lighters is slim and features a flint ignition system. I reviewed the Retro Lighter by Prometheus last year and that […]
La Musa Melete by Emilio Cigars (first impressions)
Here I am again, late as usual with my weekly post. It seems like I’m always apologizing… but then again, you guys keep coming back, so I must be doing something right. You’ll probably be glad to see that I’ve actually got a video uploaded this week. I recorded this first impressions clip last Thursday, […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 20
It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. But before we get into it, I’d like to thank Matt for the generous cigar bomb, the source of many of the sticks featured this week. (And not just the CLE cigars.) In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised […]
EP Carrillo Cardinal 52 Natural
EP Carrillo Cigars has several lines of cigars to cover pretty much any type of cigar smoker. The one segment they were missing was a full bodied core line. The New Wave Connecticut was for mild-medium body smokers and the Core and Maduro lines were medium bodied. Nothing in the upper medium or full bodied […]
Asylum 13
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Bought locally for $5.60 a stick Today’s review is going to be a cigar that a lot of people are groaning about while reading this due to the size but fear not, I am doing it anyway. Today’s cigar is the Asylum 13 in […]
Diesel Unholy Cocktail (Short Ashes)
Last week I made mention in the Herrera Esteli Cigar Review that I was in attendance for the Cigars International Superstore Grand Opening in Hamburg, PA. What I didn’t mention was that while there, my wallet had a traumatic experience. I found myself walking around the store, placing cigars in my shopping basket, without a […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Where does the year go? Is it really mid-November? The past week I’ve received invitations from different cigar shows for me to come on before the end of the year and to discuss what are the top cigars of 2012. The attention whore that I am immediately accepted every invitation and ignoring the fact that […]
Alec Bradley Fine and Rare Torpedo (2012)
Last year Alec Bradley released the first edition of their ultra-premium limited edition cigar called “Fine and Rare”. Not realizing how popular or fast selling they’d be, I missed out. So when they released a second edition this year, I picked up the phone and called a retailer that I knew them in stock. The […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 11
These days, time seems to be a luxury I can’t afford. I was hoping to have a video recorded for today, but alas, it was not to be. I do have some interesting reviews and first impressions in the works, and will try to have something ready for next week. In the meantime, just because […]