Every year, I save certain special cigars to smoke on my birthday, wedding anniversary and Christmas. Well today is my birthday so I gathered up some cigars that I have been waiting to smoke all year due to price, rarity, etc. Without further ado, here is my line up to smoke today, in no particular […]
Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Candela Binder : Nicaraguan and Honduran Filler : Nicaraguan, Honduran and Panamanian Source : Bought at Genuine Tobacco Hello again my friends, it has been a while. Today I have for you the Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan. I have been wanting to review this cigar for a long time now but the […]
IPCPR 2013: Torano Booth Tour
In this video, Jerry checks out the Torano booth. The new addition this year appears to be a new Torano Vault in roughly 4 sizes. This Years IPCPR Coverage Sponsored By Drew Estate
Davidoff Nicaragua Toro – Contest time! – Winner Announced
Recently I was invited by Davidoff to attend their launch party of their new cigar line, Davidoff Nicaragua, in New York City. I went with my local shop owner, Paul Bertucci of The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS, as they are an appointed Davidoff White Label merchant. We flew in Thursday morning for the event […]
Alec Bradley Nica Puro
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought at local shop Welcome to this weeks review of the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. You should be able to tell by the name that this is a Nicaraguan puro that comes in six sizes, Bajito (4.2×52), Churchill (7×50), Gordo (6.2×60), Robusto (5×50), […]
J. Fuego Edicion de Familia 2012 Robusto Tubo
As frequent visitors to Stogie Review know, when J. Fuego releases a new cigar, it’s only a matter of time before I smoke it. But sometimes it takes a while. Case in point, this week’s cigar review, the Edicion de Familia 2012. Sure, I did try an IPCPR pre-release last year (as noted in an […]
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Lancero
The A. Fuente Don Carlos lancero is quite a rare cigar. Only available originally from Casa Fuente or Carlito himself, these cigars have recently been available in gift sets from Prometheus, limited edition humidors from Fuente Cigars or in boxes of 13 that were available to a very select few retailers. I was lucky […]
Placeres Reserva
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Costa Rican Filler : Nicaraguan and Honduran Source : Gifted by John (local broker/rep) This week I am doing a first impressions of the Placeres Reserva which was given to me by our local broker/sales rep, John. This cigar is box pressed and is about a 5 by 50 […]
Tatuaje TAA 2012
We all have our favorite cigar haunts, and part of the challenge of being on the road as much as I have been lately is finding a temporary replacement for the home shop. Or in some places, just finding a place you can smoke a cigar all you can hope for, forget the climate control […]
2008 Montecristo Petit Edmundo
The Montecristo Petit Edmundo was released in 2007 following the successful launch of the larger Edmundo size. Montecristo has always been a well respected line in the Cuban portfolio and these new vitolas are extensions of the successful brand to fit more of what today’s smokers want. Retailing for just under $8.00 a stick, its […]