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), […]
Celebratory Cigars and the Meaning Behind Them
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at my computer when an alert popped up. I had received an automated email from Indeed. Someone had found an old copy of my resume and wanted to contact me in regards to a job opening. Ordinarily, I simply delete messages like these but I was in an […]
Now Accepting Applicants for a new Everyday Smoke
Back when Jerry and I started Stogie Review, way back in 2006, I was an adventurous cigar smoker. I would seek out new sticks to try, eager to share my thoughts on our little cigar blog. No matter how the cigar turned out – good, bad, or indifferent, smoking and reviewing new cigars was a […]
MBombay Gaaja Toro
As you may have already heard, the MBombay Gaaja takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning Elephant. For fun I googled the name, and found it also has other meanings in Hindi, like lightning, bombshell and thunderclap. It kind of makes you wonder what you’re in for before lighting up the cigar. But the […]
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Exclusivo
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust announced the Muestra de Saka at the 2016 IPCPR. The cigar is meant to be an example of blending of unique blends from Steve Saka, owner and tobacco guru of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. The Muestra de Saka will be released every year but with a different blend. These cigars are blends […]
All Out Kings Smash
All Out Kings was one of the most high anticipated releases from IPCPR 2016. The All Out Kings is a collaboration with Caldwell Cigars and Drew Estate Cigars. Both companies are known to push the boundaries in the cigar world so them collaborating on a cigar is not a surprise. The brainchild of Robert Caldwell, […]
Le Veil iCigar® DCH-60b Electronic Humidifer
Well howdy, today I am going to take a look at a new humidifier I recently purchased, the Le Veil iCigar® DCH-60b. This humidifier is made for larger humidors and could fit nicely into a tower humidor or a large end table humidor. It has a MSRP of $199.95 but you can find it for […]
Cohiba Blue Robusto
This week I lit up the latest addition to the Cohiba brand, the more accessibly priced Cohiba Blue. When Ben and I were down in the Dominican Republic touring the General Cigar facilities we got to see the boxes being painted in the factory. The process was fascinating to watch and I’ve been looking forward […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 110
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), […]
Guaimaro Robusto
Guaimaro Cigars is the brainchild of Esteban Disla, co-owner of Nica Sueno, the cigar factory of RoMa Craft cigars. Disla partnered up with Skip Martin and Mike Rosales to create RoMa Craft Tobac which produces some of the hot cigars on the market. RoMa Craft’s most famous of which are the Cromagnon and Aquitaine lines, […]