In this last Cigar Safari video, Skip Martin takes us on a tour of the Nica Sueño cigar factory, home of RoMaCraft Tobac. In addition to showing us through the efficiently designed circular factory, Skip discusses the RoMaCraft timeline, production levels, future plans, his unique philosophy on cigar manufacturing and the flow of tobacco through […]
Camacho Diploma 11/18
In late 2013, Camacho rebranded their company including reblending some of their classics like the Camacho Diploma. They also got rid of a few lines to more streamline the brand. This was meet with a lot of contention with the large group of fans of Camacho. The Diploma had been one of my favorites for […]
The Tobacco Company – Chat and Tour
This week I took a trip up to Lemoyne Pennsylvania and had a chat with Mr. Greg Zimmerman from The Tobacco Company. They have two locations, one at 829 State Street, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania and the other at 239 West Chocolate Ave, Hershey, Pennsylvania (Chocolatetown USA!!!) with the Lemoyne store being their flagship. Some of you […]
Throwback Thursday: Steve Saka On Tobacco At Cigar Safari 2013
I don’t know how long “Throwback Thursday” has been a thing, but before people get tired of it, I’m using it to show some previously unpublished (and uncensored) video of Steve Saka from Cigar Safari 2013. This video covers some of the same ground as Wednesday’s video regarding Connecticut Broadleaf and Habano tobaccos, but from […]
Cigar Safari: Jonathan Drew & Nick Melillo Talk Tobacco
In this part of the Cigar Safari tour, Jonathan Drew and Nick Melillo take us to a room full of pilones to discuss tobacco. Specifically the broadleaf and habano grown in the Connecticut River Valley region that’s destined for use in Liga Privada blends. Toward the end of the video, they show us the clear […]
Nub Connecticut 464T
A few years back I was approached by Sam Leccia (The Face behind Nub Cigars at the time) about making a Rolling Table for him to take from event to event. I was happy to help out and got together with my Dad to make a couple tables. Part of the arrangement for making the […]
Cigar Safari 2014: Drew Estate II (DE-2)
This year Cigar Safari got rolling with a visit to the brand new Drew Estate II (DE-2) facility across the street from the original Drew Estate factory. Jonathan Drew and Nick Melillo lead the tour of the 64,000 square foot expansion that they’ve dedicated to storing, curing, sorting and aging their growing supply of tobacco. […]
Kristoff 685 Woodlawn
Hello once again and welcome to this weeks first impressions review of the Kristoff 685 Woodlawn. This cigar is named after Glen Cases’ address growing up. It is also a limited edition and what is out there is all there is from what I have been told, so grab them fast if you want to […]
Win a Cain F Table Torch
A couple of weeks ago, Jerry and I received a surprise email from a Stogie Review Fan. This individual was curious as to why he was no longer receiving email updates for new cigar reviews. When the email came through, my first thought was “Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen an […]
Psyko Seven
Wrapper : Dominican Hybrid Binder : Mexican Sumatra Filler : Nicaraguan, Peruvian, USA Broadleaf, Honduran and Dominican Republic Source : Bought at local shop Hello strangers and welcome to this weeks review of the Psyko Seven from the Ventura Cigar Company. This cigar is available in four sizes, robusto (5.5 x 50), toro (6.25 x […]