Last week I had the pleasure of meeting up with Willy Herrera at the Cigars International Superstore Grand Opening in Hamburg, PA. While there, I spent some time talking with Willy about his new project with Drew Estate, the Herrera Esteli. I first learned about this cigar at the 2012 IPCPR Convention in Orlando, when […]
Oliva Serie V Melanio (Short Ashes)
When you see a review with the words Short Ashes tacked onto it, it implies that the review is a revisit of a cigar we’ve looked at in the past, or that it is a quick review in general. This time around, the review is a result of “I’m bored… oooh, look a camera!” I […]
Merlion by La Sirena – Arielle’s Personal Vitola
During the 2012 IPCPR Convention, in Orlando, Brian and I made our way over to the Miami Cigar booth to speak with friend and former blogger Barry Stein. After a complimentary cigar and an ice-cold Presidente, we waited patiently for Arielle, brand manager of La Sirena Cigars, to finish with a customer. Before long we […]
Cigars International Superstore Coming to Hamburg, PA
A few months ago I began to hear local rumors of a new Cigars International location coming to town. The initial buzz was that the new location would be a Cigar Bar, much like their Wooden Match location in Bethlehem. I didn’t care to much for this news (Cigars and Over-Priced drinks don’t go hand […]
Pinolero by AJ Fernandez (IPCPR Sample)
Back in August, Jerry, Brian, Charlie, and I had the pleasure of attending the annual IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando. One of our earlier stops was the AJ Fernandez booth. We got to talking with one of the reps when he began handing out Pinolero samples. The cigar came with a warning “This is the […]
Walt’s Week in Smoke
E by Esencia During the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we had the pleasure of talking to Marc Aub of Brother of the Leaf LLC. Towards the end of the interview, Marc showed off a new cigar called “E” (which comes from the E in Esencia). Marc went on to explain that this was a […]
Walt’s Week In Smoke – IPCPR Roundup
Leading up to and returning from IPCPR has been a whirlwind of activity. It has been tough to keep up with everything going on and try to smoke cigars for review. This has left me empty handed for a review this week. Instead, I thought I’d talk a little bit about some of the IPCPR […]
Keith Park of Prometheus & God of Fire (IPCPR 2012)
If you are sitting down to watch the latest Stogie Review Video from IPCPR 2012 – Stop right there! Go grab yourself a tasty beverage and a cigar because you are going to be here for a while. This video, featuring Keith Park of Prometheus and God of Fire Cigars, is rather lengthy. Keith takes […]
Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars
On the second day of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Brian and I headed over to the Espinosa Cigars booth talk to Erik Espinosa. Erik was busy with a customer, so we talked with one of the reps in the booth. During our short conversation, a lot of the confusion I had about […]
Lou Rodriguez (IPCPR 2012)
During the second day of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Brian and I were walking around when we stumbled into the Lou Rodriguez booth. I’m not familiar with the brand, however, Brian seemed to be. After a little chit chat, we made arrangements to come back and do a quick video interview. One […]