Last month Stogie Review ran a contest to help selected a cigar related baby-nickname for my expected child. We asked that all entrants provide one name for a boy and one name for a girl because my wife and I did not want to know the gender before birth. Before the contest came to a […]
Tweets from the Cigar Expo
Last year Brian and I were fortunate enough to attend the 2009 Cigar Expo put on by Famous Smoke Shop. We had an absolute blast and I was eagerly awaiting the 2010 Cigar Expo. Unfortunately, neither Brian or I will be able to make it this year. The travel from Georgia to Pennsylvania is a […]
Stogie Review Update
Time was really tight this week, so instead of a video review, I decided to do a little Stogie Review update instead. In the video below I talk a little bit about some time off I’ll be taking when the baby arrives. In addition I also talk a little bit about what we have coming […]
Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Lancero (Short Ashes)
Last weekend I found myself with some spare time, which is getting harder and harder to come by with the baby so near, and wanted to use it wisely. Knowing that I was going to be in the vicinity of a cigar shop, I got in touch with a couple of people to hang out […]
Aeolus Cigar Spear
A few weeks ago I received an email from our good friend Mark Neff over at Cigarmony. Mark asked if I would be interesting in taking a look at a new product he was carrying and potentially reviewing it. I was more than happy to check it out and a few days later I had […]
CAO La Traviata Maduro (Pre-Release)
Brand: CAO La Traviata Vitola: Divino Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: Unknown Purchased From: Samples courtesy of Jon Huber Brand At Cigarfest 2010, Mike and I spent a little time talking to Jon Huber, Director of Lifestyle Marketing for CAO International, the […]
Contest: Win a Box of Pinar del Rio 1878 Cubano Especial Cigars
A few days ago I was on Facebook talking with Abe Flores of Pinar del Rio. We talked about a variety of things and Abe made mention of wanting to spread the word about his new line of cigars. I suggested that giving away a box would go a long way in spreading the word […]
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 – 50 Year
A few weeks ago I was hanging out at Kensington Tobacconist when the latest shipment from CAO Cigars arrived. Within that shipment of mostly CAO La Traviata’s were a couple of boxes of the Carlos Torano 1959 Exodus 50 Year cigars. At the time I didn’t think much of them as my interest in Torano […]
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial (First Impressions)
A few weeks ago, Mike and I were fortunate enough to attend the 2010 Cigarfest. While there we had the opportunity to speak with a number of manufacturers. One of those manufacturers is one that I’ve talked to on a number of occasions, Abe Flores of Pinar del Rio. We bumped into Abe as he […]
Alec Bradley Vice Press (Guest Review)
It is that time again folks, Tom and Ed join us once again for their monthly video review. This time the guys smoke the Alec Bradley Vice Press. From Tom: It wasn’t planned, but so far in 2010 Ed and I have only reviewed two brands – La Flor Dominicana and Alec Bradley. This time […]