Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought sampler at Genuine Tobacco in Columbia, PA Welcome to this weeks review of the Tatuaje Havana VI Lancero which I got in the 10 count lancero sampler as seen in the above picture. All of these cigars are 7.5×38. Cigar Short write […]
Casa Fernandez Aniversario 2014
Early last week I came home from work to find a package waiting for me on my front porch. I glanced at the shipping label and got all excited. It isn’t very often that I receive samples from Casa Fernandez but when they arrive, they tend to be a rare treat. I wasted no time […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 57
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, with a lot of time spent on the road. Much of that time out of state. It was one of those vacations where it’s harder to find time (and place) to smoke a cigar than it is at home. But I’ve been making up for it since I […]
Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 6
Its been excruciatingly hot this week with the temperatures in the high 90s and the heat index around 106-107, so my cigar smoking has, understandably, been reduced. Still, even with my cut back in smoking, I was able to smoke some pretty interesting cigars. Here is a good sampling of some of the cigars I […]
Tatuaje La Casita Criolla Lancero
Wrapper : Broadleaf Binder : Broadleaf Filler : Broadleaf Source : bought sampler at Genuine Tobacco in Columbia, PA Welcome to this weeks review of the Tatuaje La Casita Criolla Lancero which I got in the 10 count lancero sampler as seen in the above picture. All of these cigars are 7.5×38. Slight barnyard on […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 56
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
AJ Fernandez Pinolero Maduro Toro
AJ Fernandez released the Pinolero in 2012 as a more Cubanesque blend for their line up. In 2013, they released a maduro version with a special proprietary maduro wrapper grown in Nicaragua. The Toro retails for about $9.00 and the blend also comes in a robusto, churchill and torpedo. The cigar had a good draw […]
Tatuaje El Triunfador Original Lancero
Wrapper : Broadleaf Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought sampler at Genuine Tobacco in Columbia, PA Welcome to this weeks review of the Tatuaje El Triunfador Original Lancero which I got in the 10 count lancero sampler as seen in the above picture. All of these cigars are 7.5×38. Slight barnyard on […]
Pairings: CAO Flathead V450 Sparkplug & Flying Dog The Truth
Disclaimer: For full disclosure, CAO Cigars is a paid advertiser and supporter of Stogie Review. With that said, the cigars and beer for this pairing were purchased by me. Note: Initially this video was to be part of a single post that would compliment the Week in Smoke: Art of Craft Edition. Originally I was […]
BEN’S WEEK IN SMOKE NO. 5 – THE BAYOU EDITION
Drew Estate Unicos A This was a real treat for me. It was my birthday earlier last week and a good friend of mine gave me this cigar to celebrate my birthday. He won these from Drew Estate from a contest they were running at the Chattanooga Tweetup a few years ago and saved them […]