Origin: Santiago, Dominican Republic Wrapper: Dominican Republic Binder: Indonesia Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic Size Name: Petit Belicoso Length: 5.00 Ring Gauge: 52 Strength: Medium A few weeks ago I stopped into a B&M in Reading on my way to class. Among the small handful I purchased was a Leon Jimenes. Lately I have read a […]
Carlos Torano – Virtuoso
A few weeks ago I got a very nice and unexpected package in the mail from a good friend of Stogie Review. Tom (cigarfan) from Keepers of the Flame took it upon himself to send me a care package. Among several very nice cigars was a Carlos Torano Virtuoso. Over the past several months Jerry […]
Rating Sheet
A couple of days ago, the topic of Cigar Journals and Rating Sheets were brought up at Club Stogie. Among the rating sheets that were shared, one was a combination of a flavor wheel and the Stogie Review rating sheet. The rating sheet works with a macro that is run within MS Excel. By running […]
Interview with Paul Shoberg
You may have noticed in past reviews we make mention of a web forum called Club Stogie. We make mention of this site due to the friendly atmosphere and open advice shared among the community. To be completely honest with you, I really feel as though Club Stogie is a home away from home in […]
K. Hansotia – Ancient Warrior
A few nights ago I was sitting in my basement trying to write my final speech for my Public Speaking class. As the term comes to a close at school I find myself getting stressed out due to the workload of night classes in addition to the normal forty hour work week. Now, more so […]
How to build a Coolidor
As a cigar smoker I am sure you have had the same conversations that I have in regards to humidor size. The most common advice given when a person is in the market for a humidor is “buy bigger than you need. This is very good advice as long as the size you are looking […]
Padron 1964 Anniversary – Natural
Origin: Danli Honduras & Esteli, Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size Name: Principe Length: 4.50 Ring Gauge: 46 Strength: Med – Full A couple of weeks ago I posted a reply in a Make a Wish thread over at Club Stogie. My wish was to try a Padron 1964. To my surprise I […]
Stogie Review adds another reviewer to the ranks.
Lately Jerry and I have been keeping an eye out for someone to help us with the site. Surprisingly enough, reviewing cigars and keeping things up to date on the site was more work than we originally anticipated. After speaking with Brian Tipton for a little while we decided he was the best fit and […]
Oliverous XL For Men
Origin: Santiago, Dominican Republic Wrapper: Brazil, Dominican Republic Binder: Indonesia, Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Length: 5.00 Ring Gauge: 52 Size Name: XL/52 Strength: Full A couple weeks ago I dropped bye my local cigar shop and took a look around in the walk in humidor. This was the first time I’ve been there […]
Cigar Register
Today I have a review for you that is a little different. Lately I have been toying around with different excel spreadsheets to try and keep track of my cigars. It just so has it that I got an email a couple weeks ago from Peter AGARDI, he asked me if Stogie Review could do […]