This week has been a bit of a mess. The east coast experienced a bit of a freak snow storm in October and it caused a lot of grief to the tune of two fallen trees, several broken branches, and 24 hours of living by candle light. I’ve spent practically all of last week dealing […]
Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2011 (First Impressions)
Last week I received a tweet from @czerbe asking if I was planning on attending a Studio Tobac event in the area. Initially I was on the fence about attending but decided to head out and make an evening out of it. I wound up having a great time and was handed a pre-release sample […]
EP Carrillo Maduro (Short Ashes)
This week, to put it simply, has been an absolute mess. After dealing with our massive data loss and the stress of getting everything up and operational again, I wasn’t much in the mood for recording a review for today. Because slacking off wasn’t an option (how could I possibly slack off when all of […]
Your Question, My Answers (YQMA) Episode 2.04
A few weeks ago, Jerry, Brian, Mike, and I sat down and recorded another episode of YQMA. Due to some time constraints it took us a little longer to get this episode put together than usual. Like most of our recent episodes of YQMA, this one has a variety of humorous moments in addition to […]
Black Pedro by Felipe Gregorio (First Impressions)
Earlier this week I received a surprise package from Felipe Gregorio containing three cigars. The cigars in the package were Black Pedro vitolas (Robusto, Torpedo, and Churchill). A quick Google search didn’t net much in terms of information but I did find a short Youtube video from Felipe Gregorio. In that video I learned that […]
Gurkha Cellar Reserve
A Note From Tom Ed and I got together last weekend to review the Gurkha Cellar Reserve. It boasts 15 year aged tobacco, Criollo 1998 wrapper, Dominican Olor binder and a 15 year old Criollo, Nicaraguan filler. I know a lot of people slam Gurkha as simply an overpriced brand. I’ve been guilty of it […]
Delaware Cigar Festival 2011
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Fifth Annual Delaware Cigar Festival. The is organized by Gary Griffith, brand owner of Emilo Cigars, and Premium Cigar Manager of the Delaware Cigars chain of stores (In excess of twenty stores in the state of Delaware). Tickets went on sale a few months ago and […]
Contest: Win an Angelenos Leather Travel Case and Cigars Courtesy of Prometheus
Last month we gave away a Prometheus Prize Pack which included a table torch and cigars. This month, Prometheus is back again with a black leather twin cigar case with Angelenos Logo. This case is designed to handle large ring gauge cigars and comes pre filled with a pair of large ring gauge Angelenos Cigars. […]
Women of Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival)
Unless you have been avoiding Stogie Review over the past two weeks, you are well aware that Mike and I attended the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnval) event. Like any event that we attend with attractive women working, we do our best to bring you photos of the lovely ladies. This time around […]
Tour of the New and Improved Famous Smoke Shop
Can you believe there is still video from the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival)? For a small two day event with crowds of people, I’m very happy with what we walked away with, in terms of video. In earlier posts, and in replies to comments, I made mention of getting video footage of […]