Last month I received a surprise letter from Oliva. I would seem that despite my vocal displeasure for the way the 2011 Studio Tobac Advisory Board was handled, I was nominated once again to hold a place on the 2012 Studio Tobac Advisory Board. In hopes that things would be different, I accepted the nomination […]
Los Blancos Nine (Short Ashes)
After a very hectic couple of weeks, which involved a totaled vehicle and non-stop phone calls from various insurance people, I am back with a cigar review. This time I revisit the Los Blancos Nine. I first tried this cigar a couple of years back at the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans. I fell […]
Stogie Review Update
Over the past couple of weeks Stogie Review has had a buzz of activity, behind the scenes. I wanted to take a few minutes, while I smoked my “A” Cigar from the CAO Last Stick Standing Promotion, to talk a bit about what is going on here at Stogie Review. StogieReview.com reliability issues Stogie Review […]
Nomad Cigars – Fugitive (Joint Review)
Over the last couple of months, Mike and I have been talking with Fred “Godfadr” Rewey, CEO of Nomad Cigar Company, on Twitter. Fred was kind enough to offer us some samples to try and Mike and I discussed doing a joint review with those samples. Like the well oiled machine that we are, Mike […]
Nub Connecticut 358
I think I just heard the collective sigh of every single Stogie Review reader around the globe. I know, we’ve covered Nub Cigars to death over the years and we are at the point now where it feels like beating a dead horse. With that said, there is a method to my madness. This isn’t […]
Sosa Underground (First Impressions)
Several years ago I used to frequent JM Cigars in Exton, Pennsylvania. It was a long drive (approximately 45 minutes) but this particular shop wasn’t far from a friends house and they had the largest walk-in humidor in the area. I used to love dropping in on a Friday afternoon and pacing up and down […]
Contest: Win a Stogie Review Travel Humidor
This weekend I began to feel a little under the weather. I made it through the weekend and crashed on Monday when I became “Full Blown Sick“. Being completely stuffed up, smoking a cigar would have been a complete waste. Here we are on Friday and I’m just about over whatever has my sinuses all […]
Ask The Readers: What do you do with Empty Cigar Boxes?
Ever since I started smoking cigars, I’ve been saving empty boxes. At first it was simply a matter of having a cool box. Eventually the empty boxes served as great organizational tools for inside my coolidor. I’ve been saving my boxes for so long that these days I do it out of habit. Every once […]
AKA Cigars – Respect
A few weeks back we received an email from AKA Cigars asking if we would be interested in reviewing their product. We were happy to give the cigars a try and a short time later, samples arrived at my doorstep. While I waited for cigars to arrive, I headed over to the AKA Cigars Website […]
Ortega Cigars Serie D No. 10
A couple of months back there was quite the buzz about Eddie Ortega separating himself from Rocky Patel. Not long after I learned that news, I learned that Eddie Ortega was striking out on his own with a line of cigars. I’ve known Eddie for a few years now and he is always a pleasure […]