Been a busy couple weeks. Two really great events in Maryland where I got to interview Ernesto Perez Carrillo at Davidus Cigars (Gaithersburg) and my yearly interview with Pete Johnson at W.Curtis Draper. Lots of smoking at both events. Then to top it off, I’m back in Atlanta and got to spend time with Brian […]
20:15 with Pete Johnson
It is that time of year again. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars visits W.Curtis Draper and we talk about what to look forward to in 2011. I’m sure some of you have heard about some of the new releases he has planned for 2011 and hopefully this video gives you more details and puts some […]
Thank You – 5 Year Anniversary
I wanted to take a moment to thank our loyal readership/viewership. Five years ago today, The Stogie Review was born. Two geeks (Walt & I) who played Battlefield 1942 online together discovered we had a similar love for the leaf and on a whim decided to start The Stogie Review to share our thoughts with […]
Catching up with Ernesto Perez Carrillo
I got word yesterday that our good friend Ernesto Perez Carrillo was going to be in my neck of the woods at the Gaithersburg location of Davidus Cigars. We last spoke to Ernesto back at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans so it was a great opportunity to spend a few minutes catching up with […]
El Triunfador SODO
I’d like to thank Brian Gulley for contacting me telling me about the El Triunfador SODO. Brian recalled my review of the original release of the El Triunfador and wanted me to try the SODO Edition that were made for his local B&M J&J Cigars in Seattle WA. Brian was gracious enough to send me […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
I’m writing this installment of Week in Smoke as I sit at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta GA waiting on stand-by for a flight home. Just so you know, the WiFi options in Concourse C are very sad. Luckily I have my jailbroken iPhone and a nifty app called MyWii and since I’m grandfathered into a […]
Buckhead Cigar Club – A Humidor Tour
We’ve posted reviews of cigar shops from across the country before. We’ve even reviewed Buckhead Cigar Club and thrown in some great still shots of the shop. Buckhead Cigar Club is the home shop of our own Brian “Mouth of the South” Hewitt and I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Buckhead on a few recent […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Another week is in the books and back by popular demand is the Week in Smoke – TGT Edition. I received a few questions this past week. The most popular question is what do I use to get my photos to look the way they do? I’m no professional or even amateur photographer. I’m that […]
Week In Smoke – TGT Edition
Stealing this idea from our own Brian “Mouth of the South” Hewitt. We get so many questions about what cigars we smoke when we aren’t reviewing. So this is a brief summary of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (give or take a few days). Some of these smokes have been reviewed before […]
La Aurora Broadway Series
Its great to be back to reviewing cigars and for my first review of 2011 I’m reviewing the relatively new La Aurora Broadway Series. Currently the Broadway is available in one size, a Sumo Toro (5.75 x 54) and features a double wrapper of Ecuadorian-grown, Sumatra-seed and Nicaraguan leaves, a Dominican Corojo binder and filler […]