This review comes courtesy of Rich (BootyRock) from the Stogie Review Fan Forums The RC cigars (RC meaning “Retro Cuban”) are two unique figurados. They feature half of the cigar wrapped in foil (the head), and the names (numbers) relate to the size in millimeters. Blended to be milder than the regular Miami line. Little […]
Anatomy of a Cigar
Over the past year or two, we have seen an explosion in the way cigars are marketed. In addition to tying a persona to the brand, some manufacturers are giving you an inside look into what makes up their product. Two great examples of this can be seen during presentations by Jose Blanco, of La […]
Mederos Fifty 3
Brand: Mederos Blender: Carlos Mederos Vitola: Fifty 3 (Torpedo) Ring Gauge: 52 Length: 6.125 Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: Unknown Purchased From: Samples from Mederos Cigars & Jerry Cruz Brand: The Mederos Fifty line is one that features six sizes, all residing in the fifty ring gauge range. Up […]
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of Daniel (Dalamscius) from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Cigar: Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Drink: Messias 2004 Late Bottled Vintage Tawny Port Wrapper: Triple-Fermented Connecticut Binder: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan Filler: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan Vitola: Robusto 5×54 Price Range: $5.00 – $6.50 Burn Time: ~1.5 hours The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line was […]
Cigar Shop Primer
Over the past year, online cigar sales have been booming. As a result, some local cigar shops are experiencing a downturn in sales. In addition to tough times at the cash register, the popularity of discount online retailers have kept many would-be customers from ever visiting a local shop in the first place. Due to […]
Perdomo Reserve Champagne (Short Ashes)
Shortly after getting into the hobby of cigars, I discovered a brand that I came to smoke fairly frequently. That brand was Perdomo. I don’t recall which vitola it was that first attracted me to the brand, but I do recall ordering several samplers from Cigars International, in part, due to Perdomo being in the […]
Accessory Review: Travel Humidor (Otterbox and Xikar)
When it comes to the hobby of cigar smoking, we all tend to follow along the same path early on in our hobby. For me, I started off storing my cigars in a small desktop humidor that I purchased from ebay. Within a month or so, I outgrew that humidor and moved to creating a […]
CAO La Traviata (Short Ashes)
Back in August, Brian, Jerry, and I were fortunate enough to attend the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. One of the samples we were able to pick up was the highly anticipated CAO La Traviata. Some time after the trade show, Brian and Jerry got together for a Herfin’ Heads video where they […]
Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Cigar Club
This review comes courtesy of Rich (BootyRockRich) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Buckhead Cigar Club Date Visited: 01/11/10 (10am!) Street Address: 3400 Around Lenox Drive Suite 304 City: Atlanta State: Georgia Zip: 30326 Phone: (404) 844-0400 […]
Pairings 101: Cigars and Wine
Below is the third and final Guest Article we have for you on pairing cigars and alcoholic beverages. All three pieces have been written by Lindsay Heller and cover Spirits, Beer, and Wine. To prevent information overload, we have separated these articles by beverage type and have presented them in the same manner. After reading […]