When Eddie travels for work, he’s always on the lookout for solid cigar shops worth sharing with the Smoke and Steel community. On January 9th, Eddie, Eric, and Walt decided to do a local edition of Eddie on the Streets and stopped at Smokies Cigar Lounge on Lancaster Avenue in Reading, PA. What they found […]
A Room 101 Cigars Inspired Ashtray: From Humorous 2nds to Unexpected Art
Well, that escalated quickly… It’s a phrase we toss around fairly often on the Smoke and Steel Podcast. It usually happens right after a harmless joke snowballs into something real. This time, it all started with a casual comment: “Hey Mark, can you make us a Room 101 Cigars 2nds Ashtray?” He did. And what […]
Dan O’Brien Plays the Cigar Box Guitar at Sir Stogies
One of the most amazing aspects of a local Mom & Pop Cigar Shop is the family-like atmosphere that develops with the regulars. Guys (and Gals) from all walks of life come in, sit down, and talk while enjoying a cigar. Before long, the chatter goes from simple small talk to asking how each other’s […]
Patrick Martin of Patoro Cigars discussing his line of cigars
Recently, Patrick Martin of Patoro Cigars visited The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS for a Meet and Greet with our customers. I recorded him talking about his start in the business and how he developed his cigars. Enjoy. Fat-Ash.com also did a write and video of the event at The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS […]
72 Minutes with Pete Johnson
Ask The Readers: Impressive DIY Cigar Box Projects
If you’re a regular reader here at Stogie Review, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’ve been around the cigar scene long enough to have seen a variety of things done with cigar boxes. Clocks, Lamps, and even Guitars are pretty common DIY Cigar Box Projects. Just the other day I […]
Sir Stogies Cigar Crawl
One of the nicest things about having a local cigar shop to call home is the camaraderie. Imagine the well known scene from cheers as Norm walks through the door and all of the regular patrons call out his name in welcome. It isn’t quite that rowdy when you walk into Sir Stogies but everyone […]
Get Your Booger Hooker Off The Bang Switch
About seven or eight years ago I had my first experience with guns. It turned out to be a lot of fun and ultimately lead me down the rabbit hole. I went from shooting a gun for fun to buying my first gun, to getting licensed to carry, to shooting competitively, and so on and […]
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Experience
Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of sampling a variety of Beam Suntory product (Makers of Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Maker’s Mark, etc) due to a good working relationship that the local rep has with Sir Stogies. Last week I got a message from Tim (Owner of Sir Stogies) asking if I would […]
Win a Cain F Table Torch
A couple of weeks ago, Jerry and I received a surprise email from a Stogie Review Fan. This individual was curious as to why he was no longer receiving email updates for new cigar reviews. When the email came through, my first thought was “Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen an […]