The Brick House by JC Newman Cigar Co. is not a stranger here on Stogie Review. The Brick House has made several appearances in episodes of Week in Smoke. In fact, it is one of my Top 7 Everyday Cigars that I reach for when I can’t decide what I feel like smoking. It is […]
Padilla Reserva Maduro
Wrapper : San Andres Maduro Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought locally at Genuine Tobacco Welcome to a cigar review, I know, it’s been a while. This week I am going to tackle the Padilla Reserva Maduro in the toro size. This cigar is available in four sizes, double toro (5 3/4×60), […]
Herfin’ Heads: H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Welcome to a brand new, and long overdue edition of Herfin’ Heads. And this isn’t just any installment of Herfin’ Heads, this is a southern-fried cigar review. That’s right, Brian from Atlanta teams up with Ben from Mississippi to get to the bottom of the new H. Upmann Legacy Toro. Grab a cigar and your […]
La Aurora Cien Años Edición Especial
It has been awhile. Call it my winter hibernation but I’m back with another exciting video cigar review. The La Aurora Cien Años Edición Especial is the Maduro version of the legendary Cien Años blend. Limited to 7,000 cigars, the La Aurora Cien Años Edición Especial features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper (which seems a bit […]
Opus X Chili Pepper
Fuente’s Opus X brand has long been a standard for high quality, rare cigars. They are sought after worldwide and include many special sizes that are highly coveted. One of those rare cigars is the Opux X Chili Pepper. Named that after the special shape the figurado is rolled into, it has long been something […]
La Hermandad by El Primer Mundo
Imagine my surprise when I sat down to record a Short Ashes Review of the La Hermandad, by El Primer Mundo, and realized that we haven’t done an in-depth review of this cigar yet. How is that even possible, Brian Hewitt and Sean Williams are in the same area and see one another regularly? While […]
Inception Cigars (plus giveaway)
A while back, I received some samples of a newly released brand called Inception Cigars. If there’s some confusion over the name “Inception,” these Inception Cigars come from the folks at JSR Cigar Distributors in Houston. I believe there is at least one other brand from a separate company offered under the name “Inception,” but […]
Diesel Wicked
A couple of months back I reviewed the Diesel Unholy Cocktail. Shortly after that review I was talking with Jerry, trying to flush out some ideas for future reviews. He suggested that I put together a series and go through all of the available Diesel Cigars. I thought Jerry’s idea was great and began the […]
Accessory Review: Xikar Mayan Table Top Light and Xikar VX Metal V Cutter
I’ve had several people ask me to do some accessory reviews, especially of items I use regularly. I thought that was a good idea and something that seems neglected by us and many of our other brother and sisters of the leaf reviewers. For the first review, I had to use two of my most […]
La Aurora Corojo
Years ago, when I first began visiting local cigar shops, I developed a bad habit of avoiding anything from La Aurora with the old-school-looking lion band. No matter what size or shape I tried, I just couldn’t enjoy it, no matter how hard I tried. That early distaste for the cigar still causes a bit […]