Several months ago I received a message from Mike’s wife informing me of a surprise birthday party that she was putting together for her husband’s 40th Birthday. Like any awesome host, I was greeted with a smile and goodie bag filled with a variety of birthday candy and a couple of cigars. One of those […]
Pinar Del Rio 1878 – Cubano Especial Capa Natural (Short Ashes)
Last week I took a look at the Pinar Del Rio 1878 – Reserva Dominicana Capa Oscura. In that brief writeup, I mentioned that Abe Flores was kind enough to not only send me that stick, but a few Pinar Del Rio 1878 – Cubano Especial Capa Natural as well. With the same binder and […]
Pinar Del Rio 1878 – Reserva Dominicana Capa Oscura (Short Ashes)
Several weeks ago I received a text message from a good friend of Stogie Review, Abe Flores of Pinar Del Rio. Abe was contacting me to get ahold of my adress so that he could send me a couple of new cigars to try. Always looking forward to new Pinar Del Rio product, I graciously […]
Illusione Epernay Le Monde (Joint Review)
The Following Post comes courtesy of Tom from Tom’s Cigars It’s been awhile, but Ed and I are back home on the Stogie Review. Where were we? Well, Ed has been busy moving his shop into a new lot, expanding his inventory, and building a cigar lounge. Some of you already know that I’ve been […]
TORAÑO LAUNCHES SINGLE REGION TOUR
Sometime last week I was sorting through press releases when one caught my eye from Torano Cigars. The email talked about an upcoming Single Region Tour which featured the Torano Single Region and a coffee roaster with a very similar background, PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. The objective of the event is to showcase two products […]
Ask The Readers: Old School Blends
While the east coast was greeted by its second snow storm in less than a month, I sat warmly in my office working away. I decided to take advantage of my ability to work from home and opted not to venture out onto the snowy streets. My wife had the same thought cross her mind […]
The Cigar Network – Magazine Launch
Cigar magazines are an interesting piece of reading material. Some readers love them while others love to hate them. Each magazine has a different focus, making one more appealing than the others in the eyes of readers. When I got word from our friend Stephen Boyajian that he was releasing a magazine, my curiosity was […]
Walt’s Top 10 Cigars of 2010
Tis’ the season of the Top 10 Lists and things here at Stogie Review are no different. Over the last few days we have shared a variety of lists, including Mike’s Top 10 Cigars Smoked in 2010, Box Worthies: Brian’s Top 10 Cigars of 2010, and Top 10 Cigars of 2010: The Great Torpedo Edition. […]
Ask The Readers: What are your 10 Favorite Cigars from 2010
It is that time of year again, time for us cigar bloggers to bombard you with best-of lists until you can’t take it anymore! From Stogie Review, you can probably expect to see four lists in the coming days/weeks. Before you get completely tired of seeing these lists, I’d like you to weigh in and […]
3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 9 Winner
Prize Provided by United Tobacco Day 9 of the 3rd Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas is upon us. In this string of days we ask that you submit to us a Christmas Card Style photo. The initial results of this contest were pretty grim but the Stogie Review readers/viewers rallied in the end […]