A couple of months back I was at Kensington Tobacconist and bumped into my local CAO Cigars rep, Paul Spence. He was familiar with Stogie Review and we got to talking about a review of the W. Curtis Drapers Exclusive CAO MX3. When he learned that I hadn’t tried it yet, he offered to send […]
Perdomo Patriarch Corojo (Short Ashes)
Right around this time last year, the word was spreading about all of the new lines coming out of IPCPR 2008 in Las Vegas. One of the brands getting a bit of buzz was the Perdomo Patriarch. While none of us were able to get our hands on a sample, Brian did manage to get […]
Casa Magna Colorado Robusto (Short Ashes)
With the arrival of Jerry’s Petit Corona getting closer and closer, he has been dealing with a landslide of work at his day-job. He asked me if I could step in for him while he gets his head above water and I saw it as the perfect opportunity to finally smoke that acclaimed Cigar of […]
Davidoff Seleccion 702 – LE 09
Brand: Davidoff Facing: Seleccion 702 (Limited Edition 2009) Vitola: Toro Especial Ring Gauge: 48 Length: 6.625 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown 702 Binder: Unknown Filler: Piloto, Olor, San Vincente MSRP: $26.00 Brand: Each passing year Davidoff of Geneva releases a limited production cigar which is made available word wide. Each edition is hand crafted and packaged […]
We The People – Belicoso
Brand: We The People Maker: El Titan de Bronze Vitola: Belicoso Ring Gauge: 54 Length: 6.50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Miami, FL MSRP: $268.00 per box Brand: We The People is a brand that I was introduced to at the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. I was introduced […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2009
Its that time again, Ed and Tom are back once again for another review. This time the guys take on the Tatuaje Cojonu 2009.
Glen Case of Exclusive Cigars
Last year at the 2008 IPCPR Convention in Las Vegas, we had a chance to speak with Glen Case of Exclusive Cigars. Glen went over his line for us, which was most notable for the Kristoff offerings, and we very friendly and spent a fair amount of time with us. This year we met up […]
Benny Gomez of Casa Gomez Cigars
As we were wandering around the convention center floor at IPCPR 2009, we bumped into Benny Gomez of Casa Gomez Cigars. After talking with him for a couple of minutes we asked if he would be willing to record a quick video and he was eager to get started. The Casa Gomez line is crafted […]
Julia Lukash of We The People
After talking with Willy Herrera from El Titan de Bronze, we were introduced to Julia Lukash. Julia is the General Manager for a brand called “We The People” which is a cigar that is made for Bidwell Cigar by El Titan de Bronze. Julia briefly goes over the offerings of “We The People” and mentioned […]
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero (Short Ashes)
A couple of weeks ago I posted a very long writeup on the Cigar Expo put on by Famous Smoke Shop. In that writeup I mentioned that while there, I briefly spoke with Victor Vitale of the Cigar Agency. It was the first time I had the opportunity to speak with Victor in person and […]