Welcome to this weeks review of the JD Hightower cigar which is a collaboration between Victor Vitale and Jose Dominguez. This cigar is available in 3 sizes right now, 6×60, 6.5×62 torpedo and a 6×70, with a 7×70 due to be released in the beginning of next year. All of these cigars are box pressed […]
Pinolero by AJ Fernandez (IPCPR Sample)
Back in August, Jerry, Brian, Charlie, and I had the pleasure of attending the annual IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando. One of our earlier stops was the AJ Fernandez booth. We got to talking with one of the reps when he began handing out Pinolero samples. The cigar came with a warning “This is the […]
Liga Privada Unicos Feral Flying Pig
Its not a secret I’m a huge fan of the Liga Privada line, especially my beloved T52. I usually have a couple boxes in my humidor of different Ligas, mostly T52 Flying Pigs and Dirty Rats. I was really excited to hear about the release of the next in the Unicos series, Feral Flying Pig. […]
2012 Delaware Cigar Festival
Last Saturday, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the 2012 Delaware Cigar Festival at Delaware Park in Wilmington, DE. This is a terrific event put on each year by the Delaware Cigars chain of brick & mortar retail shops, managed by Gary Griffith from Emilio Cigars. The $125 admission fee included a large assortment […]
And The Empire Grows
I’d like to take a moment to welcome Ben Lee as the newest member of Team Stogie Review. If you follow cigar blogs, Ben is no stranger to you as he spent the last three plus years blogging and doing cigar reviews over at Nice Tight Ash. We’ve run into each other many times on […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
First week of graduate classes in the books. I mentioned on Facebook that it was a bit intimidating, fast paced and surrounded by those who seem more accomplished. I’m staying positive and hoping I didn’t bite off more than I can chew. Despite work and classes twice a week at night and a study group […]
Undercrown Flying Pig by Drew Estate – First Impressions
I have a lot going on so I am giving you a first impressions review of the Drew Estates Undercrown Flying Pig. This cigar is only available in Holland and only 205 boxes of 12 were produced with 10 staying at Drew Estates and 195 going to Holland. Pricing is hard to say as the […]
Guayacan by Noel Rojas Robusto
Up for review this week is a cigar you may not have heard of yet, the Guayacan Robusto by Noel Rojas. I was in the same boat until I met Noel Rojas at the Chattanooga Tweetup a few weeks ago. We didn’t have much time to talk, but he handed me some samples and a […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 9 (IPCPR edition)
If you’re like me, you’re having trouble keeping track of all the new cigars launched at last month’s IPCPR annual trade show. It was my first time attending “the show,” and between the information overload from all the manufacturers and palate fatigue brought on by smoking 7-10 cigars each day, it was a bit overwhelming. […]
Walt’s Week in Smoke
E by Esencia During the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we had the pleasure of talking to Marc Aub of Brother of the Leaf LLC. Towards the end of the interview, Marc showed off a new cigar called “E” (which comes from the E in Esencia). Marc went on to explain that this was a […]