A little more than two years ago, my wife and I were coming down the home stretch for our wedding. I had purchased a couple of odds and ends as Groomsman’s gifts, but I still wanted to get one more item to finish things off. Due to my interest in cigars, I wanted to include […]
Illusione Epernay
Brand: Illusione Epernay Blender: Dion Giolito Vitola: Le Ferm Ring Gauge: 48 Length: 5.25 Wrapper: Cafe Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Origin: Honduras MSRP: Aprox. $8.50 Purchased From: Gift from BigABoyd Brand: The Illusione Epernay is a creation of Dion Giolito. The blend of this cigar originally debut as the limited release ECCJ 15 cigar […]
San Cristobal by Ashton (Joint Review)
Brand: San Cristobal by Ashton Blender: Don Pepin Garcia Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: Between $7.25 and $12.00 Purchased From: Varies Brand: San Cristobal is a well known Cuban Cigar brand which has seen recent popularity as a Nicaraguan Brand. The Nicaraguan brand is made by the famed Don Pepin Garcia […]
Selecting and Using Cigar Cutters
You may find it hard to believe, but one of the most commonly asked questions I’ve come across revolves around cutting cigars. Thinking back to my early days of cigar smoking, I can completely understand why this would be a common question. Over and over again, I would clip my cigars and wonder why I […]
SR 12 Days of Christmas – Day 12 Winner
We are officially down to the wire on the Second Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The deadline for the last grouping of prizes has lapsed and all that is left is to show off the winners as we close in on Christmas Day. For the last grouping of prizes, we asked that you […]
Camacho Diploma
Brand: Camacho Diploma Blender: Christian Eiroa Vitola: Diploma Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Authentic Corojo Binder: Authentic Corojo Filler: Authentic Corojo Origin: Honduras MSRP: $8.95 Purchased From: Kensington Tobacconist Brand: The Camacho Diploma is a product of Christian Eiroa and utilizes what is called an Authentic Corojo leaf. Like most Camacho Product, these cigars […]
SR 12 Days of Christmas – Day 11 Winner
We are officially down to the wire on the Second Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The deadline for the last grouping of prizes has lapsed and all that is left is to show off the winners as we close in on Christmas Day. For the last grouping of prizes, we asked that you […]
SR 12 Days of Christmas – Day 10 Winner
We are officially down to the wire on the Second Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The deadline for the last grouping of prizes has lapsed and all that is left is to show off the winners as we close in on Christmas Day. For the last grouping of prizes, we asked that you […]
SR 12 Days of Christmas – Day 9 Winner
We are now coming down to the final stretch of the Second Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. In this phase of the contest, we asked everyone to submit Christmas Card style photos involving cigars. The only restriction we set in place was that there was to be minimal photo editing. Last year we […]
If Old Saint Nick was a Cigar Smoker
A few days back, we announced the winner of our Day 2 Contest for the Second Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. In that announcement, I made mention that we planned to share with you the other entries that we received. This post is going to do just that. Dave (dk_fxn): On Christmas Eve, […]